Vol 63 No 4 | MOZAMBIQUE The jihadists show staying power 17th February 2022 A badly coordinated foreign intervention has made it easier for insurgents to keep fighting, and spread into new areas despite losing many recruits The fighting between a regional alliance and Islamist rebels in the northernmost Cabo Delgado region of Mozambique looks far from over. In January, heads of state from the...
Vol 63 No 1 | MOZAMBIQUEAFRICA IN 2022 Tales of adversity weigh on Nyusi 7th January 2022 Embattled by the insurgency in the north and the hidden loans scandal, President Nyusi faces a bruising year Another troubled year is in store for President Filipe Nyusi as his unpopularity in the ruling Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (Frelimo) grows due to his deep involvement...
Vol 62 No 24 | MOZAMBIQUE Extradition mission 2nd December 2021 South Africa cannot make up its mind what to do with former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang, in jail for nearly three years since his arrest in December...
Vol 62 No 22 | MOZAMBIQUE Probe focus shifts to Nyusi 4th November 2021 The US authorities have fined the two foreign banks in the tuna bond scam. Now Maputo's politicians are in the frame in court Five years after Mozambique's economy sank into a quagmire of bad debt, Credit Suisse faces at least US$747 million of penalties for its part in the country's $2...
Vol 62 No 19 | MOZAMBIQUE The President did it 23rd September 2021 The trial of 19 state officials and ruling party members accused of corruptly benefiting from the US$2 billion hidden loans scandal continues to grip the country and embarrass...
Vol 62 No 19 | MOZAMBIQUERWANDA Capital crimes 23rd September 2021 The assassination of the exiled Rwandan businessman Revocant Karemangingo in a hail of bullets in Maputo on 13 September has shocked the country and prompted strong international protests....
Vol 62 No 18 | MOZAMBIQUE Mega fraud trial grips nation 9th September 2021 A live stream of the court hearings on the $2 billion hidden loans scandal yields drama and spotlights a distinctly uncomfortable President Nyusi The criminal trial in Maputo of many of the state and ruling party officials accused of involvement in the creation and theft of part of the US$2 billion...
Vol 62 No 18 | MOZAMBIQUETANZANIA Samia the securocrat 1st September 2021 The new president supports her security establishment’s policies on the Mozambican insurgency as well as harsh repression of the civil opposition Although it is the neighbouring country most affected by the Islamist insurgency in Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado, Tanzania's response to the conflict is the most misunderstood....
Vol 62 No 17 | MOZAMBIQUE Taking the stand 26th August 2021 The long–awaited trial of 19 defendants on charges including abuse of public office, embezzlement and money laundering related to the US$2 billion hidden loans scandal has finally begun....
Vol 62 No 15 | MOZAMBIQUERWANDA Nyusi annoys the neighbours 22nd July 2021 While 1,000 Rwandan police and troops, widely admired for their military qualities, have arrived on the Afungi peninsula to defend the liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure against Cabo...