Mozambique Country Report 2014
latest news & developments
New kid may shake up Mozambique’s party politics
Tired of the fighting between Renamo and Frelimo, voters could turn to the Mozambique Democratic Movement on October 15.
Mozambique: New president, same old guises?
Incoming president Filipe Nyusi says he seeks continuity, but he is unlikely to dance to Armando Guebuza’s tune.
The do’s and don’ts of land rights in Mozambique
Legal frameworks protect the land rights of communities in Mozambique, while duats allow their holders to use land for authorised purposes.
Polarised Mozambican media at the state’s mercy
Public mouthpieces favour Frelimo but the others root largely for the opposition parties.
Mozambique’s port of slums
Most of the citizens in capital city Maputo don’t have access to basic municipal services, and malnutrition is rife.
For policy, suffer the little children of Mozambique
Mozambique needs to invest in its children if the resource curse is to be transformed into a mineral wealth dividend.
Mozambique’s mining boom damns the poorest
The Mozambican mining industry has joined the list of resource curses that hit the country’s poorer citizens.
New wildlife commission targets rhino horn syndicates
A new international justice commission based in The Hague is to deal with criminals who smuggle rhino horns through Mozambique.