Vol 59 No 14 | MOZAMBIQUE New Islamists on the block 13th July 2018 A wave of savage attacks in the northern province of Cabo Delgado by self-styled Islamist gangs is posing another threat to Mozambique's embattled government. Last weekend, a raid ...
Vol 59 No 11 | MOZAMBIQUE An untimely death 1st June 2018 The Renamo leader’s demise is an opportunity for the party to re-invent itself but Frelimo could still abandon reconciliation The opposition Resistencia Nacional Moçambicana (Renamo) is going through a difficult rebalancing act in the wake of the death of its leader, Afonso Dhlakama, on 3 May. In the run-...
Vol 59 No 10 | MOZAMBIQUE Peace in peril as Dhlakama dies 18th May 2018 The death of Afonso Dhlakama, the commander of Resistencia Nacional Moçambicana (Renamo) who turned the guerrilla movement into a political party, contains risks to long-del...
Vol 59 No 6 | MOZAMBIQUE Maputo's haircut 23rd March 2018 On 20 March Mozambican officials met London creditors of its previously hidden US$2 billion loans to try to convince them to accept a major restructuring of the debt. They told hol...
Vol 59 No 3 | MOZAMBIQUE Slow track for loans case 9th February 2018 Public pressure remains as high as ever on the governing Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (Frelimo) to see justice done over the $2 billion hidden loans scandal. However, party h...
Vol 59 No 1 | MOZAMBIQUE Maputo faces off with the Fund 12th January 2018 Frelimo believes it can stare down donors and lenders, avoiding reforms and hanging tough over the secret loans The final year of Filipe Nyusi's difficult tenure as President of Mozambique is unlikely to end on a high note. As the 2019 elections approach, a dose of cold reality is in store f...
Vol 58 No 24 | MOZAMBIQUE Honeypot on wings 1st December 2017 While Mozambique's poor struggle with austerity and inflation, President Filipe Nyusi will be soaring comfortably over them in his Canadair Challenger 850 private jet, acquired las...
Vol 58 No 22 | MOZAMBIQUE Party debts hold back Nyusi 3rd November 2017 The president has a better grip on power now but still has much to do before confidence in him improves President Filipe Nyusi needs to build on his recent assertion of control over party and state, analysts are saying. He is still hamstrung when it comes to the economy and relations...
Vol 58 No 21 | MOZAMBIQUE Team Nyusi wins a point 20th October 2017 The ruling party's new politburo boosts the President's authority, but the two billion dollar debt scandal still casts a shadow It has not been an easy journey for President Filipe Nyusi, who does not inspire the same personal loyalty as his predecessor, the redoubtable Armando Guebuza. The first Mozambican...
Vol 58 No 18 | MOZAMBIQUE Stalemate and stand-off 8th September 2017 The leak of the full Kroll audit has revealed the extent of Maputo's lack of cooperation and leaves both sides unable to move forward The audit of the US$2 billion of secret loans by the corporate investigations and risk consultancy Kroll was supposed to clear the air between the governing Frente de Libertaçao de...