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The unrest in Mozambique plus restrictions on trade need to be resolved for South Africa and other countries in the region to boost agricultural production
Coming on the heels of seven coups since 2020, 19 countries held elections but with mixed outcomes
Some elections show signs of progress — youth-driven political transitions and active citizen involvement — others reveal systemic problems, including political manipulation and disenfranchisement
Swapo, which has been in power since the country gained independence from South Africa in 1990, is likely to retain parliamentary dominance but the presidential race is uncertain
There is a shift in the region away from the traditional dominance of liberation parties such as the ANC in South Africa and Frelimo in Mozambique
South Africa was always concerned that strife in a neighbouring country could spill over to its soil, the international relations minister said
The destruction of indigenous forests, which act as carbon sinks, is also driven by foreign demand
Interest in dugong conservation is surging beyond Mozambique, with regional initiatives being launched to protect the sea mammals
Outgoing President Filipe Nyusi’s Frelimo party has held power since independence from Portugal in 1975
Only five of the 15 countries in the region have signed the International Convention on Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
Regional peace in Southern Africa requires a political and military solution working in tandem
With the change in leadership of Frelimo, the country is likely to have a new president after the elections on 9 October
The SADC mission shows how difficult and costly it is to launch and run a large scale military operation, especially if the host government is not taking full ownership and supporting the operation
Corruption flourishes when justice systems are captured by the wealthy and powerful
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High tariffs have turned the power utility away
South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola, Zambia, Malawi and Eswatini were singled out as countries of crucial concern
Rerun-elections have painfully exposed the country’s institutional weaknesses
TotalEnergies is preparing for the resumption in early 2024 of its stalled $23 billion liquified natural gas project
Bonomade Machude Omar was one of the leaders of the insurgency that has sought to impose Islamic law in the north of Mozambique
Much of the enthusiasm for a new financial order might well be misaligned
The dark and dangerous world fuels international criminal syndicates that control the illicit gold economy and as organised crime grips the country, it infiltrates our political landscape with dire consequences
The former Mozambican finance minister will stand trial in New York for his alleged central role in a debt scandal that triggered a sovereign default
A US government jet is waiting at Lanseria to fly the former Mozambican finance minister implicated in an international fraud scandal to New York to face fraud charges
The apex court has denied the government of Mozambique leave to appeal a high court ruling ordering the government to surrender Chang to the United States