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Insurgents have attacked towns and villages in Cabo Delgado, the poorest province in Mozambique. The government has responded by sending in the military to stamp out the assailants, using ‘whatever it takes’, amid suspicions that foreign fighters from Tanzania have radicalised local youth who are behind the violence. Other measures to counter the violence include an extra-judicial state of emergency and the suppression of information.

Este artigo analisa o fenómeno da radicalização islâmica no Norte de Moçambique, explorando a complexidade das dinâmicas não só na origem do grupo dos Al-Shabaab como também na estrutura do próprio conflito e violência em Cabo Delgado. Os autores consideram que o fenómeno exige uma pesquisa multidisciplinar aprofunda­da que tome em conta uma multiplicidade de factores de ordem histórica, social, política, económica e religiosa. Acesso à versão inglesa aqui.

Research has highlighted disparities in family planning outcomes by wealth and by region separately. This analysis examines regional disparities within specific poverty groups. Twelve USAID family planning priority countries with recent DHS or AIS surveys were selected for the analysis, including 11 DHS surveys (Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, Malawi, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda Uganda, and Zambia) and one AIS survey (Mozambique). The measure of absolute...

In this paper, we discuss and assess the input subsidy programmes in Mozambique, as part of the larger agriculture policy landscape, the impact this has had on the agricultural sector in Mozambique, and particularly on smallholder farmers. Input subsidy programmes in Mozambique are fragmented and operate more along the lines of projects and pilots. Therefore, this paper selects a few key projects to explore approaches being taken by the Mozambican government, along with international donors,...

Neste artigo, discutimos e avaliamos os programas de subsídios em insumos em Moçambique, como parte do panorama mais amplo da política agrícola, o impacto que estes têm tido no sector agrícola em Moçambique e particularmente nos pequenos agricultores. Os programas de subsídios em Moçambique são fragmentados e operam mais ao logo das linhas de projectos e pilotos. Este artigo selecciona, portanto, alguns dos projectos principais para explorar abordagens que estão a ser usadas pelo governo...

Proposed Development Objective(s) Parent The project development objective is to integrate rural households into sustainable agriculture and forest-based value chains in the Project area and, in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Components Agriculture and Forest-Based Value Chain Development Securing Land Tenure Rights and Increasing Natural Resources Resilience Project Coordination and Management Contingency Emergency Response

O Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) apresenta nesta publicação os resultados definitivos do IV Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação de 2017 (Censo 2017) referentes a Moçambique. Como é do conhecimento geral, o Censo 2017 tinha por objectivo estabelecer o conhecimento estatístico, quantitativo e qualitativo, tão exacto quanto possível, da população moçambicana e de todos os demais residentes e presentes no território nacional, bem como do parque habitacional (Lei do...

O presente relatório resume os resultados do Inquérito Nacional sobre Indicadores de Malária em Moçambique, conduzido pelo Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS), em colaboração com o Programa Nacional de Controlo da Malária (PNCM) e o Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE). O inquérito contou com a assistência técnica da ICF, através The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program. O inquérito foi financiado pela Agência dos Estados Unidos para o Desenvolvimento Internacional (USAID) através...

O presente estudo pretende entender como a violência político-militar no país afectou as mulheres e as raparigas e que medidas foram tomadas de forma a apoiar as mulheres víctimas da violência. O estudo visa trazer à luz os diferentes tipos de violações de direitos humanos e de violência cometidos contra as mulheres e raparigas no contexto dos conflitos armados considerando que, e segundo Moura, Silva et all (2012) “A inexistência de dados, estudos e análises sobre violências (directas)...

WHAT IS SOCIAL COHESION? Social cohesion is a concept with various interpretations.2 Some definitions emphasize social harmony and inclusion, human solidarity in diversity, and the inclusive wellbeing of a community or society. Others focus on the social fabric: the abundance of connections and associations in a society, and the presence of linkages and counterbalances that shape the relationship between citizen and the state. CRS views social cohesion as the strength, quality and diversity...

On October 5, 2017, a group of armed men attacked three police stations in Moçimboa da Praia, starting nearly two years of violence and insecurity that still show no sign of ending. Between the first October incident and August 27, 2019, extremists conducted 173 attacks—79 percent of which were committed against civilians—resulting in over 350 deaths, according to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Database (ACLED).1 There is no consensus on the name or construct of the group committing...

This is the ninth report reconciling payments made by companies operating in the extractive industry and receipts from the State. 97% of tax revenues from the extractive industry were reconciled. The differences between the payments by the companies and the receipts from the State correspond to 0,17% of the amounts confirmed by the State in 2019

À semelhança das edições anteriores, o Anuário Estatístico 2018 contém informações que permitem traçar um perfil sintético da realidade sócio-económica de Moçambique em seus múltiplos domínios.

O Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) apresenta nesta publicação os resultados definitivos do IV Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação de 2017 (Censo 2017) referentes a Moçambique. Esta publicação encontra-se estruturada em duas partes: • A primeira inclui principais conceitos e definições necessári os para a interpretação dos resultados; • A segunda é composta por quadros que foram definidos como prioritários para as publicações em suporte de papel.

As uniões prematuras constituem um dos principais problemas sociais na África Austral que, pelas suas consequências negativas em cadeia: gravidez precoce,desnutrição crónica,fístula obstétrica,abandono escolar,se tornam um problema igualmente económico, uma barreira ao desenvolvimento socioeconómico. No caso de Moçambique, o problema afecta cerca de metade das raparigas com menos de 18 anos, o que faz do país um dos cinco mais afectados a nível da Comunidade dos Países da África Austral...

Key messages: 1. The envelope of resources for the 2019 State Budget is set to increase to MT 340 billion (from MT 303 billion in 2018), representing Mozambique’s largest nominal budget; however, once factoring in the depreciated currency and high inflation of recent years as well as high debt servicing payments, the purchasing power of this envelope –including for priority sectors– no longer represents a historical high. 2. The share of resources dedicated to investment in Mozambique has...

This study was conducted as part of the Citizen Engagement Programme (Programa Cidadania e Participação (CEP)) in Mozambique – an empowerment and social accountability initiative to improve the quality of education and health services by increasing citizens’ influence on the management of schools and health units, the formulation of education and health policies, and the provision of education and health services. In education, CEP enabled citizen monitoring of services through the...

Coastal livelihood interventions can help communities by providing additional incomes, while protecting and maintaining resources and the environment. The identification and promotion of resilient and diversified livelihood opportunities are crucial to enhance communities’ adaptive capacity to respond to the multiple stresses and shocks in a changing coastal environment. Coastal livelihood opportunities are especially important in their support for biodiversity conservation in and around...

Final JICA report on Nacala Corridor Development Project, whose objectives include: to clarify organizations for promoting and coordinating the implementation of development strategies for the Nacala Corridor Region in accordance with PEDEC-Nacala and to prepare for the implementation of high priority projects in accordance with PEDEC-Nacala. The study project commenced in April 2012 and the final study report was produced in April 2015.