- Vol 54 No 10
- 10th May 2013
A new conflict of interest law forces some politicians to resign but Frelimo still dominates the economy
- Vol 54 No 10
- 10th May 2013
The main opposition party, the Resistência Nacional Moçambicana, wants its share of the riches currently benefiting the ruling Frente de Libertação de Moçambique and its senior members. Renamo leader Afonso Dhlakama wrote to Frelimo on 26 April complainin...
- Vol 54 No 8
- 12th April 2013
Energy and infrastructure investment could transform the neglected north and affect the presidential succession
- Vol 54 No 8
- 12th April 2013
General Alberto Joaquim Chipande’s key business move was the formation of Quionga Energia SA this January. Also involved are his long-time ally Gen. Raimundo Pachinuapa and former Finance Minister Abdul Magid Osman’s company Epsilon Investimentos SA. Quio...
- Vol 54 No 8
- 12th April 2013
An intervention force from the Southern African Development Community will soon deploy in eastern Congo-Kinshasa. It looks like a rerun of the 1998-2003 Congo war but some key participants will change (AC Vol 39 No 19, Militants and monarchs). SADC may a...
- Vol 54 No 7
- 29th March 2013
Leaders of the Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (Frelimo) are poised to benefit personally from the expected bonanza from the development of Nacala port, Africa Confidential has learned. The latest move involves a change in the role of the company that ...
- Vol 53 No 25
- 14th December 2012
Negotiations over the planned gas plant could put Anadarko and ENI on a collision course with government
- Vol 53 No 24
- 30th November 2012
Foreign mining companies await clarification of the regulations after a bill goes before Parliament next month. The mining bill will also open the door to direct ownership by companies owned by the elite of the governing Frente de Libertação de Moçambiqu...
- Vol 53 No 21
- 19th October 2012
President Armando Guebuza has underlined his command of party and state by removing Prime Minister Aires Ali from his government job after he failed to hold on to his party post. Alberto Vaquina, the Governor of Tete Province since 2010 who was elected to...
- Vol 53 No 20
- 5th October 2012
The President maintained his grip on the party at the Pemba Congress but there were still some surprises