November 13
Mozambique: Mozambique in Post-Election Turmoil - Economic Policies That Could Make a Difference
Turmoil following presidential and parliamentary elections in Mozambique has been severe. Preliminary official results from the 2024 elections indicated a landslide win by the… Read more »
October 16
Mozambique: Mozambique's 2024 Elections - 9 Major Challenges That Will Face the New President
Daniel Chapo, Mozambique's incoming president, faces an array of interconnected problems deeply rooted in historical, socioeconomic, and political dynamics. Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique's 2024 Elections - 9 Major Challenges That Will Face the Next President
The incoming president of Mozambique faces an array of interconnected problems deeply rooted in historical, socioeconomic and political dynamics. He must balance meeting immediate… Read more »
October 15
Mozambique: 9 Million Mozambicans Live Below the Poverty Line - What's Wrong With the National Budget and How to Fix It
Mozambique ranks in the bottom 20 of the human development index. This measures a country's progress based on key dimensions such as a long and healthy life and a decent standard… Read more »
August 21
Mozambique: Mozambique Forest Stores Huge Amounts of Carbon - Laser Technique Puts New Value On Miombo Woodlands
Dry, tropical forests are often overshadowed in popular and scientific perception by wet and tall rainforests. They are less obviously charismatic or exotic and so may seem less… Read more »
August 02
Mozambique: Mozambique's Transgender History Is On Display in a Powerful Photo Exhibition
A pioneering queer photo exhibition that was staged 20 years ago in Mozambique and South Africa has found new life and a new audience. Manas 2000-2024, by the Danish photographer… Read more »
April 02
Mozambique: Jihadism in Mozambique - Southern African Forces Are Leaving With Mixed Results
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) military mission in Mozambique (Samim), which was deployed on 15 July 2021 to fight the Islamic insurgents terrorising the… Read more »
March 12
Africa: What's Behind the Worldwide Shortage of Cholera Vaccines? for Starters, They're Only Made By One Company
In February 2024 the World Health Organization announced southern Africa was suffering the deadliest regional outbreak of cholera in at least a decade. At the epicentre of the… Read more »
February 26
Mozambique: Mozambique's Unstable and Expensive Power Supply Is Devastating Small Businesses
Inside a small bakery in Maputo, the morning's batch of 150 loaves of bread has just gone into the oven. But there's a problem: the electricity has gone out without warning for the… Read more »
January 17
Mozambique: Mozambique's Cyclone Flooding Was Devastating to Animals - We Studied How Body Size Affected Survival
Anyone who watches the news will have seen the devastation that tropical cyclones can cause when they reach land, with very strong winds, high rainfall and flooding. A cyclone like… Read more »
December 11, 2023
Mozambique: Queer Life in Africa Is Also Full of Joy - Remembering the Carnival in Mozambique
In late colonial Mozambique, in the city of Lourenço Marques (today's Maputo), a carnival festival was held almost every year. From the 1950s to the 1970s, the event was… Read more »
November 27, 2023
Mozambique: Rwanda's Troops in Mozambique Have Done Well to Protect Civilians - The Factors At Play
Rwanda's involvement in peacekeeping operations for the United Nations (UN) and African Union (AU) has increased since 2004. Read more »
October 15, 2023
Mozambique: New Book Explores the Turbulent History of Islamic Politics in Mozambique
Mozambique is a multi-religious southern African nation with excellent relations between faiths. Relations between Muslims and the state have been good too. But the situation… Read more »
July 05, 2023
Mozambique: Mozambican Terror Group Is Strikingly Similar to Nigeria's Deadly Boko Haram
Terrorism is a global problem affecting many countries. Until 2017, however, southern Africa was largely spared from this phenomenon. The bloody conflict sparked by Ansar al-Sunna… Read more »
July 04, 2023
Mozambique: Paulina Chiziane, Mozambique's Grand Novelist, Finally Receives Her Prestigious Award
Paulina Chiziane, the first woman to publish a novel in Mozambique, has become the first African woman to receive the most important award for Portuguese literature, the… Read more »
June 29, 2023
Mozambique: Dung Beetles - Expedition Unearths New Species On Mozambique's Mount Mabu
Mount Mabu in north central Mozambique supports the largest continuous block of rainforest in southern Africa. Read more »
May 28, 2023
Africa: What Makes Peace Talks Successful? The 4 Factors That Matter
Peace talks that seek to end armed conflicts are underway in several African countries. Because very few conflicts are resolved on the battlefield, negotiations are fundamental.… Read more »
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