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February 25
Mozambique: IMF Navigates Economic Policy Strains With Govt
IMF thinks the money pot is empty and collapse is nigh, but Frelimo is 'cautiously optimistic' Read more »
February 18
Mozambique: IMF Dashes Chapo's Hopes and Sets the Course for Hard Times
Chapo's hopes for IMF approval were dashed today (17 February) by the IMF Executive Board, with no discussion of a new loan or programme. President Daniel Chapo has publicly put… Read more »
January 19
Mozambique: Huge Flood Hits Mozambique
A flood as bad as the one in 2000 is hitting southern and central Mozambique and is worsening. More rain is expected today and tomorrow, and more flood waters will come in rivers… Read more »
Mozambique: Former Prime Minister Luisa Diogo dies
Luisa Diogo died in Lisbon Friday 16 January after an illness. Born in 1958 in Tete she joined the Ministry of Finance in 1980 while still a student. She became Deputy Minister of… Read more »
October 29, 2025
Mozambique: TotalEnergies Demands Billions of Dollars More Profit to Turn On the Gas - But Will Negotiate
TotalEnergies says it will only end force majuere and restart the gas project if the government pays the $4.5bn cost of the closure, takes on more of the risks, and allows… Read more »
October 19, 2025
Mozambique: Will Promises Be Kept This Time?
The new government of President Daniel Chapo repeated the promises of past governments. The press and public have become cynical and ask why this time will be any different. Read more »
Mozambique: Expanding War Displaced 72,000 in Cabo Delgado in Just 3 Weeks, Plus 40,000 in a New Move into Nampula
There has been a major escalation of the Cabo Delgado insurgency in the past month, with insurgent activity in 12 Cabo Delgado districts and a major push south into Memba in… Read more »
October 08, 2025
Mozambique: Gas Companies Demand a Foreign-Controlled Fortress
A meeting in Maputo Thursday 10 July between TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne and President Daniel Chapo did not lead to agreement on restarting the giant gas project in Cabo… Read more »
Mozambique: Jose Pacheco Named SISE Head, With Brief to Deal With Cabo Delgado
Jose Pacheco was named head of intelligence services on 17 June and was specifically told by President Daniel Chapo to deal with the Cabo Delgado insurgency. (O Pais 18 June) He is… Read more »
October 06, 2025
Mozambique: Can Mozambique Avoid a 'Jacaranda Revolution'?
The editor of this newsletter, Joseph Hanlon, is the keynote speaker at the OMR conference tomorrow (7 October) at 08.30 in Indy Village, Maputo. This is a summary of what I expect… Read more »
Mozambique: First CNE Head Says STAE, CNE and CC 'Manipulate' Election Results and 'Decide Who Wins'
"Those who organise elections, including the Technical Secretariat for Electoral Administration (STAE), the National Electoral Commission (CNE) and the Constitutional Council (CC),… Read more »
Mozambique: Saying the Unsayable Abroad Chapo Calls for Negotiations and for Growth to Benefit All
There is a long tradition of senior Mozambicans saying things abroad that they would not say in Mozambique or in front of the Frelimo elite. These are reported in Mozambique, and… Read more »
Mozambique: Mining Banned in Manica in Chapo's First Attack on Oligarchs
All mining in Manica province was banned on Tuesday 30 September by the Mozambique Council of Ministers, which ordered the army to enforce the ban. The action was taken to stop… Read more »
Mozambique: New Book Launched This Week
The book by Joseph Hanlon is in Portuguese only, and will be available at the OMR (Observatório do Meio Rural) annual conference tomorrow (7 October) where author Joseph… Read more »
September 10, 2025
Mozambique: No Agreement Yet on Gas Resumption
Despite repeated promises that work would resume "soon" on the Cabo Delgado gas, little is happening. Offshore Area 1 is shared by consortia headed by the French TotalEnergies and… Read more »
Mozambique: Cabo Delgado War Intensifies
Seven people were killed when insurgents attacked Filipe Nyusi (30 de Junho) neighbourhood in Mocimboa da Praia town Sunday night (7 September). This is the first attack in the… Read more »
Mozambique: National Dialogue Began Today
Mozambique's "Inclusive National Dialogue" was launched this morning, Wednesday 10 September, by President Daniel Chapo. Proposed by Chapo in March in response to the… Read more »
Mozambique: Archbishop Blames Frelimo for Land Seizure
Archbishop Inacio Saure of Nampula gave a press conference on 3 September denouncing the illegal occupation of Catholic church land. The land was occupied during the protests early… Read more »
Mozambique: No Agreement Yet on Gas Resumption
Despite repeated promises that work would resume "soon" on the Cabo Delgado gas, little is happening. Offshore Area 1 is shared by consortia headed by the French TotalEnergies and… Read more »
Mozambique: Cabo Delgado War Intensifies
Seven people were killed when insurgents attacked Filipe Nyusi (30 de Junho) neighbourhood in Mocimboa da Praia town Sunday night (7 September). This is the first attack in the… Read more »
Mozambique: IMF Demands Austerity and Devaluation
There will be no IMF agreement or loans this year, said the IMF team which visited Mozambique 21-29 August. It simply said negotiations "will continue in the coming months". And it… Read more »
Mozambique: National Dialogue Began Today
Mozambique's "Inclusive National Dialogue" was launched this morning, Wednesday 10 September, by President Daniel Chapo. Proposed by Chapo in March in response to the… Read more »
Mozambique: Archbishop Blames Frelimo for Land Seizure
Archbishop Inacio Saure of Nampula gave a press conference on 3 September denouncing the illegal occupation of Catholic church land. The land was occupied during the protests early… Read more »
Mozambique: IMF Demands Austerity And Devaluation
There will be no IMF agreement or loans this year, said the IMF team which visited Mozambique 21-29 August. It simply said negotiations "will continue in the coming months". And it… Read more »
July 16, 2025
Mozambique: Cabo Delgado War Continues So Gas Companies Demand a Foreign-Controlled Fortress at Afungi
A meeting in Maputo Thursday 10 July between TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne and President Daniel Chapo did not lead to agreement on restarting the giant gas project in Cabo… Read more »
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