Vol 52 No 11 | MOZAMBIQUE Coal train blues 27th May 2011 Vast coal mines are ready to export millions of tonnes to Asia but disputes over transport and contracts are holding back the trade Mining companies with a stake in Mozambique’s 23 billion tonnes of coal reserves are seeking alternative export routes to Asia because of disputes between the government and Indian...
Vol 4 (AAC) No 4 | MOZAMBIQUEASIA It’s mine 28th February 2011 Asian mining companies, from India’s state-owned giants to the opaque China International Fund, are taking up their positions for Mozambique’s great mining rush. The Indian governm...
Vol 51 No 18 | MOZAMBIQUE The President is for turning 10th September 2010 The people’s protests against ruinous rises in food prices may have ended Guebuza’s efforts to extend his rule A week of street demonstrations has checked the confidence of the ruling Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (Frelimo). After describing a 30% rise in bread prices as ‘irreversible’...
Vol 51 No 18 | MOZAMBIQUE The real cost of Maputo’s aid 10th September 2010 Mozambique receives more aid per head than neighbouring – and similar – countries like Malawi and Tanzania. This is partly because of its long-past ‘post-conflict status’ but also ...
Vol 51 No 6 | MOZAMBIQUE Aid strike in Maputo 19th March 2010 Relations between President Guebuza’s government and the West are deteriorating fast – that will mean less aid Diplomats and foreign aid organisations are due to meet in Maputo on 19 March to decide whether to call off what amounts to an aid strike against President Armando Guebuza’s govern...
Vol 51 No 3 | MOZAMBIQUE The country gets richer, the party gets stronger 5th February 2010 The new Prime Minister backs the President’s push for a state-run economy and a tougher line against the opposition President Armando Emílio Guebuza never fails to seize an opportunity. After his controversial landslide election victory in October, he plans to reinforce his dominance of the gov...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 12 | MOZAMBIQUECHINA Maputo opens its markets 21st October 2010 If it comes to fruition, China Tong Jian’s multibillion-dollar agreement promises to bring in Mozambique’s largest-ever investment Mozambique has a new Trade and Industry Minister following the sacking on 12 October of Antonio Fernando. President Antonio Guebuza has selected a young economist, Armando Inroga, ...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 12 | MOZAMBIQUECHINA Building a Chinatown in Catembe 21st October 2010 When Prime Minister Aires Aly and Planning and Development Minister Aiuba Cuereneia met the delegation from China Tong Jian Investment Corporation in late August, they signed a me...
Vol 50 No 22 | MOZAMBIQUE A dominant party – not a one-party state 6th November 2009 Accusations of bias and irregularities tarnish the success of Frelimo in national elections and may prompt cuts in investment and aid The decisive re-election of President Armando Guebuza on 27 October delivered all that the governing Frente de Libertação de Moçambique wanted: victory with over 75% of the vote in...
Vol 50 No 22 | MOZAMBIQUE Brand new MDM will challenge Frelimo 6th November 2009 Established just six months before the elections, the Movimento Democrático de Moçambique has come further than any other third party in Mozambique's history and will be well place...
