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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.

Perguntas e método de pesquisa Contexto: • Dados da primeira fase de uma pesquisa programática no norte de Moçambique Pergunta: • Como operacionalizar operacionalizar a noção de coesão social em Moçambique? • Que subsídios a noção de coesão social pode oferecer para a compreensão da violência política em Moçambique? Recolha de dados • Período: Abril e Maio de 2019 • Locais: Cidade de Maputo, Chiúre (Cabo Delgado), Chimbunila (Niassa) e Mussuril (Nampula) • Entrevistas: Representantes e...

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...

O Movimento de Educação para Todos (MEPT) em coordenação com o Ministério da Educação e Desenvolvimento Humano (MINEDH), realizou nos dias 6 e 7 de Junho do corrente ano, em Maputo, a Conferência Internacional Sobre a Educação da Rapariga com o lema “Desafios, Partilha de Experiências e Boas Práticas para Assegurar a Retenção da Rapariga no Sistema de Ensino.” Esta conferência tinha como objetivos: → Troca de experiências em torno de políticas e práticas existentes a nível nacional e...

Alguns jovens do distrito de Mecula, no Niassa, norte de Moçambique, são recrutados para integrarem o grupo de malfeitores que protagonizam ataques armados nos distritos do norte da vizinha província de Cabo Delgado.

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 Censo foi realizado em todo o País de 1 a 15 de Agosto de 2017.

Since the start of the reform in the late 1990s, Indonesia has implemented an ambitious decentralization policy. One of its aims is to foster regional development from below by giving subnational governments a greater discretion in determining programmes that are more aspirational to the interests of the community and to local and regional development objectives. The decentralized government system has been implemented for almost two decades, yet limited studies have been conducted to...

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...

Bureaucratic reform is an effort to improve the system of government administration, especially institutional aspects, management, and human resources of the apparatus. One of the bureaucratic reforms in Indonesia is the establishment of the One-Stop Service (OSS) office which handles and integrates all forms of licensing. This article examined how the implementation of public service reform and how the change of management practices had been implemented in the OSS of Bone Regency. Data were...

In March and April 2019, Southern Africa was hit by two subsequent cyclones that left a trail of destruction in their path, and close to 2.2 million people in need urgent assistance in Mozambique alone. On the night of 14 to 15 March Tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall near Beira City, Sofala Province, in central Mozambique. The cyclone brought torrential rains and winds to Sofala, Zambezia, Manica and Inhambane provinces. Cyclone Idai continued across land as a Tropical Storm and hit...

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)...

This paper examines the development of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Indonesia. It has three research issues, namely the role of MSMEs, their constraints, and the importance of MSMEs for the creation of business opportunities for women. More specifically, the study aims to answer the following research questions. First, how important are MSMEs in Indonesia? Second, what are their main constraints? Third, how important are they, especially micro and small enterprises (MSEs),...

With the heavy involvement of the United Nations (UN) and the international community, the Rome General Peace Agreement of 1992 ended more than 16 years of civil war in Mozambique. The peace agreement and post-conflict initiatives by the international community was successful in transforming the Mozambique National Resistance (Renamo) from a rebel group into a viable political party. Key components of the United Nations and the broader international community success in negotiating peace and...

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...