Renamo closes ranks and loses ground
Expelling António Muchanga leaves the leadership with fewer critics and the party with fewer voices to help it rebuild
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Gorongosa National Park cuts 212 jobs as USAID funding ends
USAID funding cuts trigger layoffs at one of Mozambique’s best-known conservation projects
Mozambique holds its first ruby auction on home soil
Four lots of rough stones from Fura Gems’ Montepuez concession go under the hammer in Nacala, the first time the country’s rubies have been sold inside Mozambique rather than in Bangkok
The state prepares for unrest Mondlane says he will not call
The authorities are preparing to contain the reaction to Mondlane’s trial. Winning public confidence in the proceedings will take more than guards and patrols
Floating power plant off Maputo re-emerges as gas-fired project after HFO plan blocked
A new proposal for the 415MW powership would run on natural gas from the outset, after the government blocked an earlier version using heavy fuel oil
Licensing the plant, policing the farmer
A legal cannabis industry could leave small growers facing the same criminal penalties, unless reform reaches beyond the licence
The state must do its share
Mozambique wants investors to process more minerals locally. The government must deliver the roads and electricity that make those factories viable
Accountability cannot wait for peace
The government’s concern for civilians in Cabo Delgado must extend to the conduct of its own forces and the protection of communities still exposed to attack
Protected until minerals are found
Frelimo-linked interests can turn access to mineral rights into valuable partnerships, while conservation boundaries are moved out of their way
New minister, old debts
Chapo has replaced a minister who alienated teachers. His government still owes them payment and children a better education
Insurgents abduct civilians in Mocímboa da Praia, wound three in Chai
The abductees were reportedly freed after a ransom payment, while a family seeks answers over a young man’s detention by the navy
A toll gate on the food supply
ICM’s new powers over agricultural trade could generate tens of millions of dollars in charges ultimately borne by consumers and producers
Freedom, privately arranged
A private deal brought three Niassa hostages home. The families of those still missing need more than appeals for calm
Who pays for the ride
The government wants fares kept low but can no longer guarantee the compensation that holds them there
The battle for Nacala
The choice of a new port operator will test whether the government intends to confront the interests profiting from Mozambique’s northern gateway
The battle for Nacala
The choice of a new port operator will test whether the government intends to confront the interests profiting from Mozambique’s northern gateway
Parties in the dock
Mozambique's parties increasingly ask the courts to settle disputes their own institutions cannot, but the courts do not answer them all alike
Parties in the dock
Mozambique's parties increasingly ask the courts to settle disputes their own institutions cannot, but the courts do not answer them all alike
