Mozambique: Secret Peace Accord Signed

President Filipe Nyusi and Renamo head Ossufo Momade signed a peace accord yesterday, 6 August, in Maputo, in a public ceremony attended by various international dignitaries,… Read more »

Mozambique: New Cabo Delgado Attacks Revealed

An insurgent group raided a village 9 km from the town of Macomia on 1 August. They burnt most of the houses, but the local people had time to flee and there were no casualties. On… Read more »

Mozambique: Insurgency Continues in Cabo Delgado

The insurgency continues in Cabo Delgado. In 10 days, 28 people were killed. (Carta de Mocambique, AIM 3,4,8 July) Read more »

Mozambique: Legal Actions on Secret Debt in Maputo and South African Court

Officials in Mozambique who violated the law in contracting the secret debts may be sued, Deputy Attorney-General Angelo Matusse told journalists. (Lusa 10 July). The Budget… Read more »

Mozambique: Constitutional Council Refuses to Consider Renamo Gaza Protest

Renamo says it will submit a formal complaint to the Attorney General's office (PRG, Procuradoria-Geral da Republica) this week against members of the electoral administration who… Read more »

Mozambique: Donors Not Releasing Promised Cyclone Aid

"We are in a situation in which bombastic and beautiful announcements were made, but the aid promised has not arrived," President Filipe Nyusi said in Portugal on 4 July. "Much of… Read more »

Mozambique: Extreme Inequality Constraining Growth

"An imbalanced growth path disproportionally benefitted the better-off and caused increasing inequality, especially in more recent years, curbing the necessary reduction of… Read more »

Mozambique: Diogo Praises Constitutional Council Action Against Ematum Debt

Former Prime Minister and Finance Minister Luisa Diogo on 10 July lauded the decision of the Constitutional Council to declare the first Ematum bond "null", and thus that legally… Read more »

Mozambique: Electoral Body Further Muddies Provincial Waters

There will be district lists for the provincial assemblies (AP), even though parliament abolished them, the National Elections Commission (CNE) announced Monday. The law itself is… Read more »

Mozambique: Voters' Roll Stirs Controversy

Manipulation of the registration process could give Frelimo candidate Filipe Nyusi up to 370,000 extra votes - 6% of the expected total vote - according to Bulletin calculations.… Read more »

Mozambique: Opposition Members Accuse Elections Boss of Sabotage

Equipment failures linked to power supply problems badly affected voter registration in Nampula, Zambezia, Sofala. This was the result of a deliberate decision by the Technical… Read more »

Mozambique: Constitutional Council Declares Secret Debt Illegal

"The constitutional council declares the nullity of the acts inherent to the loan contracted by Ematum SA, and the respective sovereign guarantee granted by the government in 2013,… Read more »

Mozambique: Tropical Cyclone Kenneth Death Toll Rises to 38

Heavy rain and likely flooding are predicted for Tuesday in Nampula and Cabo Delgado, exacerbating problems caused by Cyclone Kenneth. Many areas in central Cabo Delgado remain… Read more »

Mozambique: Massive Flooding and Torrential Rain Slam Cabo Delgado

Category 4 cyclone Kenneth hit Thursday night (25 April) and has destroyed thousands of houses on the islands and in the districts of Macomia, Quissanga and Mocimboa da Praia.… Read more »

Mozambique: Observers Confirm Rocky Start to Voter Registration

Only 75% of the target of 1.25 million voters was registered in the first week, admitted STAE (Election Technical Secretariat; Secretariado Tecnico da Administracao Eleitoral) in a… Read more »

Mozambique: Voter Registration Still Has Not Started in Many Places

One week after the official start of registration, our correspondents report that people are unable to register at many posts. Some posts have never opened, while others closed in… Read more »

Mozambique: Dozens of Registration Posts Not Open Due to Cyclone Idai

Flooded roads and neighbourhoods, destroyed schools and power lines down have prevented registration brigades from starting work in some parts of Sofala and Manica in zones… Read more »

Mozambique: Chevron Buys Anadarko Petroleum for U.S.$33 Billion

U.S. oil major Chevron swallowed up Anadarko on Friday, but the US press stresses it is mainly to obtain Anadarko's interests in shale gas and and Gulf of Mexico oil. Anadarko's… Read more »

Mozambique: Voter Registration Begins

Most registration posts had opened by 8.00 this morning, the first day of registration, according to our correspondents in all districts. In Mueria (Nacala à Velha),… Read more »

Mozambique: 90,000 in Sofala Flood Zone; Water Dropping Only Slowly

Edinburgh University researchers estimate that 90,000 people were caught in the giant flood west of Beira. This "inland sea" is 120 km long and up to 30 km wide. This is the area… Read more »

Mozambique: 20 Charged in Secret Debt Case

Twenty people were formally charged in the $2 bn secret debt case on Friday (22 Mar) the Attorney General's office (Procuradoria-Geral da Republica, PGR) announced, and the case… Read more »

Mozambique: Cabo Delgado Insurgency Continues

Four attacks have been reported since Friday in Macomia, Ancuabe and Meluco districts of Cabo Delgado. Bengala II in Macomia was attacked twice, even though there is a strong… Read more »

Mozambique: Is Distrust of Govt Delaying Aid

The government has zero credibility, and there were two warnings today that aid is being delayed because of distrust of a seriously corrupted government. Both call for civil… Read more »

Mozambique: Cyclone Idai Aftermath - Election Registration Delayed

A week after the Cyclone Idai hit, the extent of devastation is still unclear. The government disasters body said today that 90,000 people are now in 109 accommodation centres.… Read more »

Mozambique: Climate Change Making Storms Like Idai More Severe

Cyclone Idai cannot be blamed on climate change, but the scale of the disaster probably can be. Climate change is predicted to intensify climatic events, making extreme events… Read more »