The fragility of the Mozambican state
Cyclone Idai exposed a state weakened by an extractivist development model and captured by global capital, exposing ordinary Mozambicans.
Mozambique
The untimely death of Afonso Dhlakama
Mozambicans feel the death of the former leader of Renamo could put a wrench in the path towards a peaceful, democratic future.
In a film about war, can you leave out the politics?
The violence of Mozambique's civil war between 1976 and 1992 is generally silenced. Very little of the war’s history has been written down.
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.
The Ghost of the IMF’s Past
The IMF’s latest tussle with the government of Mozambique and Voodoo Economics are among our #WeekendSpecials
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.
Thoughts on xenophobia from a South African in Mozambique
On Mozambican TV, South Africa is divided between the people of good will with their pots of rice, and the people of Goodwill with their knobkieries and pangas.
The wounded buffalo
President Filipe Nyusi's government will be more remembered for preventing protests by an increasingly disenfranchised Mozambican public.
Eu Sou Cistac
What the murder of a well known constitutional lawyer and professor means for Mozambique.
Maputo’s masked Mapiko dancers
A new film about how Mozambican youth express and negotiate the country's post-socialist modernity through dance.
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.
Guerilla-core or militant image? On Göran Olsson’s ‘Concerning Violence’
How do you tell a story about African liberation through the lens of an outsider? Concerning Violence:
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.
Friendship Forever
China is building new football stadiums in Africa. If its “agenda” of stadium diplomacy has been concealed, it hasn’t really been hidden very far from view.
When Salazar met one of Lumumba’s murderers
António Oliveira Salazar founded Portugal’s New State dictatorship in 1933. Some Portuguese still remember him fondly.
The Black Panther
Before Eusebio, it was unthinkable for a European national team to be dominated by or build around players of African origin.
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.