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Mozambique

Mixed fortunes for Russian businesses in Maputo

Despite some successes in the cultural sphere, Moscow is struggling to develop better trade relations with Mozambique. Some Russian companies are nevertheless managing to prosper.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Diplomacy 22.02.2024

SADC special forces begin Cabo Delgado withdrawal

A first SADC military contingent has withdrawn from northern Mozambique, and the rest are due to follow suit by the end of July.

Subscribers only Defence Running story - Cabo Delgado 15.02.2024

Bigger defence budget rekindles race for combat drone contract

The military budget hike for 2024 has combat drone industry leaders pushing for a supply contract with the Mozambique armed forces, needing to increase its airborne capacities.

Subscribers only Defence 13.02.2024

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi in Prague, Czech Republic on 8 August 2023. © Katerina Sulova/CTK Photo/Alamy

Nyusi in urgent security talks with Kagame

The Mozambican president recently made a discreet trip to Kigali to meet his Rwandan counterpart. Their positive working relationship is centred around security and gas issues in Cabo Delgado.

Subscribers only Defence, Energy Running story - Cabo Delgado 05.02.2024

The President of Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi, in Washington, DC, on 13 December 2022. © Shawn Thew/EPA/MaxPPP

Nyusi seeks to weaken RENAMO in lead-up to presidential election

Mozambique's president is exploiting all the levers of power at his disposal to undermine the electoral prospects of the main opposition party.

Subscribers only Politics 30.01.2024

TotalEnergies CEO & Chairman Patrick Pouyanné in Paris on 8 January 2024. © Xose Bouzas/Hans Lucas via AFP

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Mozambique LNG: TotalEnergies decision on force majeure imminent

The level of activity at the huge gas project in Cabo Delgado province suggests that legal barriers to an official resumption of work there could soon be lifted. But the French major is facing reservations from financial backers.

Subscribers only Energy Running story - Cabo Delgado 22.01.2024

How opposition prevented FRELIMO from taking their strongholds in local polls

After weeks of contestation, the mayors of Mozambique's 65 local authorities will finally be sworn in on 7 February. Of these, 61 will come from the ruling FRELIMO party. The opposition RENAMO and MDM parties have however managed to hang on to two of the country's key cities.

Subscribers only Politics 06.02.2024

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From Maputo to Antananarivo, new graphite sector in turmoil

Following the introduction of restrictions on graphite exports by China, buyers are turning to Madagascar and Mozambique, which have substantial reserves. Development is being hampered, however, by the security situation in Cabo Delgado and governance problems in Madagascar.

Subscribers only Mining 17.01.2024

An origami crane made of graphene at Zhejiang University, China, 14 June 2017.

What next for EU training mission in Cabo Delgado?

The Mozambique mission has reached the end of its mandate and is waiting for new orders from the European Council.

Subscribers only Defence 04.01.2024

Portuguese president's nephew kick-starts trade relations with Africa

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is hoping Luis Rebelo de Sousa can breathe new life into Portugal's economic and trade links with Lusophone countries in Africa after the damage wreaked by Covid.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 21.12.2023

Harare serves as Minsk's stepping stone into southern Africa

Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has been making connections in Zimbabwe with a view to building ties with other southern African countries.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.12.2023

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and his Zimbabwean counterpart Emmerson Mnangagwa at a ceremony to hand over Belarusian agricultural machinery in Harare on 31 January 2023.

Saudi Arabia lays groundwork for embassy openings in SADC

The majority of UAE embassies to be opened in 2024 in Africa will be located in the Southern African Development Community.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.12.2023

Junior minister Zacharopoulou to visit Maputo, Lusaka and Lilongwe

France's Minister of State for Development, the Francophonie and International Partnerships Chrysoula Zacharopoulou will be touring Southern Africa in mid-December.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.12.2023

Chinese firm to build new water distribution centre in Beira

The Chinese state-owned company Jiangsu Geology & Engineering has signed a contract with the government of Mozambique to build a new water distribution centre in Beira, the country's second most populous city.

Subscribers only Business 27.11.2023

Russian diamonds row paralyses Kimberley Process annual meeting

The annual meeting of the international certification body was split on whether or not Russian diamonds should be considered as conflict diamonds. The stalemate prevented the organisation from appointing a new secretary general and setting up its secretariat in Gaborone.

Subscribers only Mining 21.11.2023

Manuel Chang's US lawyer to be grilled over potential conflict of interest

US authorities want to know why a mysterious third party is paying the legal bills of the former Mozambican finance minister, who is on trial in New York in the so-called "hidden debts" scandal. They suspect a conflict of interest.

Subscribers only Finance 15.11.2023

Former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang in Washington, 21 April 2012.

TotalEnergies eyes January for Mozambique LNG relaunch

TotalEnergies is tentatively planning to relaunch Mozambique LNG next January if the security situation permits the long-awaited resumption of work on the site in Cabo Delgado province .

Subscribers only Energy 13.11.2023

Claudia da Conceicao, the woman behind IFC's Southern Africa goals

The International Finance Corporation, the World Bank's private sector arm, wants to build its presence in Southern Africa to counter Chinese influence and win new projects in the region. To that end, it has called on banking sector veteran, Claudia da Conceicao.

Free access Finance 07.11.2023

Kyiv's bid to win over Portuguese-speaking countries

Ukraine would like to become an observer of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries as it works on reviving its relations with African nations to counter Russian influence - and it already has Angola's support.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.11.2023

Portuguese president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, Ukraine, 24 August 2023.

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Mozambique LNG: army chief and defence minister's differing views on lifting of 'force majeure'

An announcement from French major TotalEnergies that it is ready to restart work in the Afungi Peninsula has been expected for months but does not have unanimous support among the Mozambican authorities, particularly those responsible for the country's security forces.

Subscribers only Energy 17.10.2023

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi, wearing military fatigues, on 24 September 2021 in Pemba, Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique, during a visit with Rwandan President Paul Kagame.

Maputo lobbies EU for lethal arms to combat Cabo Delgado insurgents

The Mozambican armed forces are hoping to obtain lethal weaponry in addition to the military equipment that the Europeans are already supplying.

Free access Defence, Diplomacy 06.10.2023

Discord between TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil on LNG in Afungi

TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil, the two majors operating the two gas projects in Cabo Delgado, are unable to find common ground. The French company would like to reopen negotiations, unlike the American company.

Subscribers only Energy 18.09.2023

Serbia to contribute to EU military training mission in Mozambique

Serbia has been given the green light to contribute to the EU military training mission in Mozambique to which it is expected to provide either equipment or trainers.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 15.09.2023

Mozambique seeking attack drones for Cabo Delgado

To support its troops battling insurgents in Cabo Delgado, the Mozambican military is looking for attack drones. After rejecting Turkish UAVs because of supply delays, it is now looking at Chinese suppliers. France's I-SEE Group may also throw its hat into the ring.

Subscribers only Defence 11.09.2023

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TotalEnergies pressured into restarting work on Mozambique LNG

French oil major TotalEnergies should end the suspense in a matter of weeks. The resumption of work on its gas liquefaction plant is now expected shortly by its numerous contractors and the Mozambican government.

Subscribers only Energy 05.09.2023

Patrick Pouyanné in Paris, 29 August 2023.

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TotalEnergies eyes January for Mozambique LNG relaunch

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Maputo lobbies EU for lethal arms to combat Cabo Delgado insurgents

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Serbia to contribute to EU military training mission in Mozambique

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Junior minister Zacharopoulou to visit Maputo, Lusaka and Lilongwe

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

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Mozambique LNG: TotalEnergies decision on force majeure imminent

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From Maputo to Antananarivo, new graphite sector in turmoil

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Mozambique LNG: army chief and defence minister's differing views on lifting of 'force majeure'

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TotalEnergies pressured into restarting work on Mozambique LNG