Ignorance, denial and insurgency in Mozambique
A new and different state is necessary to manage the complex problems in the region, but is it possible under the current regime that has fed the conflict?
22 Articles by:
Corinna Jentzsch
Corinna Jentzsch is assistant professor of International Relations at Leiden University in the Netherlands.
Is environmental philanthropy still a white man’s game?
The dominant approach to revitalizing national parks is one-dimensional and sees local residents as obstacles rather than partners.
A Luta Continua
In what is a victory for media freedom, a Mozambican judge rules it is “perfectly acceptable in a democracy” to criticize your leaders.
Maputo’s masked Mapiko dancers
A new film about how Mozambican youth express and negotiate the country’s post-socialist modernity through dance.
The limits of African autonomy
Achille Mbembe on how the Ebola Crisis exposed Africa’s dependency on the West.
How Frelimo rehabilitated Renamo in time for Mozambique’s Elections
An interview with political scientist Domingos Manuel de Rosário, of Universidade Eduardo Mondlane in Maputo, about the October 2014 elections.
What is it like to be a refugee in Germany?
The general trend has been to make immigration more difficult, rather than improving the conditions for asylum seekers and refugees.
Germany has its own “Sinterklaas Scandal”
Why is it so difficult to understand when we Africans say that it’s offensive?
New Sounds from Mozambique
High school students, a women’s choir, traditional instrumentalists, bands using hand-made instruments, and a tour guide whose nom de guerre is Harry Potter.
How serious is Renamo’s pro-war rhetoric?
One mitigating factor: The Mozambican opposition movement is weak—in terms of political impact, financial resources, popular support, and military resources.
Mozambique’s Pandza Music
A digital, more lo-fi interpretation of local Marrabenta mixed with dancehall and hip-hop, combined with a mid-tempo, laid-back vibe.
Mozambican Occupations
The work of photographer Felipe Branquinho, which portrays workers and working class people in their urban surroundings in Mozambique.
Mobile Music
For young musicians in Mozambique, “a career in music is a pipe dream.” The project, Wired for Sound, wants to change that.
What is the new image of Africa?
“Africa is finally seizing control of its image” goes the mantra. But which Africa and which image?
Germany’s African “Big Five”
Germany’s a new campaign to educate Germans about what development policy is, has little to do with Africa and more with local electoral politics.
The Last Prostitute
Licínio Azevedo’s “Virgin Margarida” is a critical look into Mozambique’s past–its re-education camps.