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This case study analyses the interactions between conflict and private sector development in Mozambique. In the 42 years following its independence, Mozambique faced a 16-year civil war from 1976/77 to 1992, an interim period of peace that lasted 20 years, and recurring, low-level conflict involving the same belligerents since 2013. This case study examines the conflict dynamics in post-independence Mozambique, and how the private sector has developed in response to both conflict and peace.

This paper explores the current state of thinking among a range of aid actors (multilaterals, bilateral, applied scholars and international non-governmental organisations) on how to promote empowerment and accountability in fragile, conflict and violence affected settings. It seeks to identify trends, gaps and weaknesses in that thinking, and propose research questions and hypotheses to test. Three underlying sources of confusion are identified that are hindering progress on both...

A presente colectânea reúne uma série de textos de natureza diferente, mas que tratam todos da mesma temática, as revoltas populares do final da primeira década dos anos 2000 em Moçambique. Partindo de diferentes disciplinas das ciências sociais e de abordagens teóricas diferenciadas, todos têm em comum a intenção de contribuir para a compreensão não só das causas e dos elementos desencadeadores das manifestações populares violentas, mas sobretudo do seu significado mais profundo no actual...

This report uses a political economy analysis to shed light on some of the paradoxes that characterise Mozambique mid 2017: Entrenched poverty, the resuscitated armed conflict/war, the trust crisis between the Mozambican (Frelimo) government and its development partners, the spiralling debt and the party-state.

A partir de um modelo de previsões sobre dominância e a dinâmica de recrutamento nos partidos da oposição em sistemas de partido dominante, pretendeu-se perceber as dinâmicas do conflito político em Moçambique que culminaram com o agravamento da tensão militar entre as forças armadas do Governo moçambicano, e o maior partido da oposição, a RENAMO. Pode-se tomar como hipóteses que a assimetria de recursos entre o partido dominante no poder, a FRELIMO, e o maior partido da oposição, bem como...

Em Fevereiro de 2008 e Setembro de 2010, as cidades de Maputo e Matola foram palco de protestos violentos contra a subida do custo de vida, protagonizados por grupos de populares. Tais protestos foram logo depois replicados em algumas outras cidades do país, mas numa dimensão bem mais restrita e rapidamente controlados pelas forças policiais. Em Novembro de 2012, um novo protesto se desenhou, mas a acção repressiva imediata nos locais críticos de concentração dos populares pelas forças da...

Este documento foi comissionado pelo Departamento de Desenvolvimento Internacional do Reino Unido (DfID) com o objectivo de ajudar a desenvolver, em todo o governo britânico, uma melhor compreensão dos desafios à paz e à segurança em Moçambique. O documento foi concebido principalmente para contribuir para o desenvolvimento da política do governo britânico (e correspondente estratégia de influência) em relação a Moçambique, bem como para aprofundar a consciência dos riscos potenciais...

This research adds depth to our understanding of development as a political process, provides rich evidence based on country experience, and points to the questions which aid agencies must address in order to be effective – including in more fragile countries. It demonstrates that durable reforms need to be constructed, nationally and locally, in a way that fits each political context and it challenges donors to build the capacity to contribute to this effectively

Despite the fact that the liberation war occurred in northern Mozambique, where a considerable number of Muslims lived, their contribution to the independence struggle has been little studied. This paper focusses on their participation in two nationalist liberation movements, Mozambican African National Union (MANU) and Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (FRELIMO), and demonstrates that the prevailing idea in scholarship about Muslims’ aloofness from the liberation struggle is unjustified....

The major cross-cutting issues which featured prominently in all the thematic areas are highlighted below. A comprehensive approach is needed to address these issues as they have wider ramification for the various dimensions of governance in Mozambique. The following are the major thirteen crosscutting issues emerging from this report: Poverty and Inequality; Party/government/business dichotomy; HIV/AIDs; Land Ownership; High levels of illiteracy; High aid dependency; Information flow and...

This report forms part of a portfolio of work on youth focussed on two interconnected thematic areas: youth, jobs and growth and on youth exclusion, fragile states and conflict and complements work being conducted to develop a Youth Participation Guide for DFID staff. It is intended to inform a DFID Policy Briefing and a practical Guidance Note on addressing youth exclusion and unemployment. The objectives of the study are: (i) To scope out existing evidence and analysis on the links between...

This study on power and participation in post-conflict settings analyzes a rural development project in Mandimba District of Northern Mozambique. The purpose is to gain understanding of the dynamics and possibilities of participatory approaches for increasing the influence of previously excluded actors in decision-making processes. The methodology for this study reflects two broad yet intertwined approaches. For the first component, the Mozambique in-depth case study research, I draw on my...

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The article discusses some of the economic effects of war in northern Mozambique. It indicates how the historical and structural features of the economy of northern Mozambique restricted post-war reconstruction and post-war poverty alleviation. These features include the dominance of only a few cash crops for export, the absence of much rural trading, poor communication infrastructure, and weak political and state institutions. The specific nature of the internal war further weakened the...

Durante muitos anos, a ideia de que a guerra civil que assolou Moçambique era conduzida por um exército mercenário ao serviço de interesses externos foi considerada inquestionável, desconhecendo-se que a Renamo possuía uma base social de apoio rural e que a produção agrícola constituía uma das fontes de financiamento da guerra. Após a independência, o partido-Estado Frelimo provocou uma desestruturação social, económica, política e cultural das sociedades rurais, conduzindo um projecto de...

What can political economy analysis contribute to humanitarian aid interventions? How can agencies undertake such analysis in difficult environments? This chapter introduces the findings of a study (2001-2002) of four cases: Afghanistan, the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Sierra Leone and the Casamance in Senegal. Political economy analysis is best conducted alongside existing humanitarian operational activities via integration into existing analytical tools.

It is now part of received wisdom that humanitarian assistance in conflict and post-conflict situations may be ineffective or even counterproductive in the absence of an informed understanding of the broader political context in which so-called ‘complex political emergencies’ (CPEs) occur. Though recognising that specific cases have to be understood in their own terms, this article offers a framework for incorporating political analysis in policy design. It is based on a programme of...

Despite significant problems with urban criminal gangs and highway robbers, Mozambique is a country at peace since 4 October, 1992. Under the auspices of the Italian religious congregation of Santo Egidio,4 Joaquim Alberto Chissano, president of the Republic and of the Frente de libertagao de Mozambique (FRELIMO), once the 'Marxist-Leninist' single-party of the country, and Afonso Dhlakama, president of the Resistencia national de Mogambique (RENAMO), the former guerrilla group and longtime...

English Situation Report on Mozambique about Camp Coordination and Camp Management, Health, Epidemic and more; published on 19 Apr 2021 by IOM

MSF is working in Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique, where a little-known conflict and very few organisations working on the ground results in poor access to healthcare for people.