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Mozambique

EU set to finance deployment of Rwandan army in Cabo Delgado

In recent weeks, the European Union has been considering what shape financial support for the Rwandan army in Cabo Delgado might take. This would complement the decision by Brussels to dispatch instructors to train the Mozambican army.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy Running story - Cabo Delgado 08.11.2021

From Kivu to Cabo Delgado, miner Rutagarama takes advantage of Rwandan diplomacy

Jean Paul Rutagarama is actively involved in the mining industry and has followed in Paul Kagame's footsteps in Maputo, having already signed a partnership in gold refining with Kinshasa, thanks to the Rwandan head of state.

Subscribers only Mining, Business Running story - Cabo Delgado 08.11.2021

Cabo Delgado: Washington gives Mozambique's army a helping hand

By sending the humanitarian aid organisation The Halo Trust to oversee the management of arms stocks of the Mozambican forces fighting in Cabo Delgado, Washington has entered into a tentative partnership with Maputo on security matters. Yet its involvement remains modest in the turmoiled gas-producing province.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 03.11.2021

Mining magnate Mike Nunn embarks on paradise island venture

Far from the mining world where he is best known, Mike Nunn has embarked on a new tourism venture on the small Mozambique island of Chilonzuine, protected from the Indian Ocean by a large sandbar.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 01.11.2021

TotalEnergies seeks to clear air with Saipem over LNG

TotalEnergies' plans to resume its LNG project in the north of the country are up against deep-rooted security issues around the site but also frustrating relations with one of its main service providers, Saipem.

Subscribers only Energy Running story - Cabo Delgado 28.10.2021

The Dai family's ubiquitous Trust Holding turns towards Beijing

Former Mozambican defence minister Tobias Dai is one of the most well-connected members of Frelimo with China and now his son, Joaquim Dai, is making use of those networks to increase trade between Beijing and Maputo.

Subscribers only Business 25.10.2021

Inner circles
The band of diplomats relaying Nyusi's messages on Cabo Delgado across Africa and beyond

Since arriving in power in 2015, President Filipe Nyusi has little by little restructured his diplomatic corps, which serves as a vital tool for conveying to the international community justification for the army's lack of results in the conflict-hit region of Cabo Delgado.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.10.2021

Mozambican president Filipe Nyusi during the extraordinary SADC summit in Pretoria, South Africa, 5 October 2021.

SADC vies with Rwanda for Cabo Delgado spotlight

Mpho Molomo, head of the SADC mission in Mozambique and ex-adviser to President Mokgweetsi Masisi, is working to make the organisation's intervention and Botswana's role in the situation in Cabo Delgado known.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.10.2021

The head of the SADC Mission in Mozambique (Samim) Mpho Molomo.

Maputo wants to make better use of its surplus electricity

The Mozambican authorities have secured funds from the Swedish government ($17m) and the German development agency KfW ($21.2m) to finance the construction of a national control centre for the electricity transmission network.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 18.10.2021

Maputo seeks to boost wind power in the south of the country

Keen to increase the proportion of renewables in its energy mix, the Mozambican government is working on a new wind power project.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 13.10.2021

Newcomer Brent & Camden hopes to curry favour with armed forces

The freshly-founded security and intelligence firm headed by two businessmen with contacts in the highest ranks of the ruling Frelimo party are seeking a contract with the country's army.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 11.10.2021

Ex-intelligence boss hires top-notch lawyers for Privinvest hidden loans trial

Gregorio Leão is the main defendant in the so-called "hidden loans" trial, alongside the son of former president Armando Guebuza. The former intelligence chief has hired legal heavyweights to conduct his defence.

Subscribers only Politics 07.10.2021

TotalEnergies shows first signs of rapid return

TotalEnergies will hold a meeting with its Mozambican partners on the Mozambique LNG liquefaction project on October 7 in Pemba, Cabo Delgado province's capital.

Subscribers only Energy 07.10.2021

Elon Musk continues great trek into satellite Internet

The US tech mogul originally from Pretoria, Elon Musk, is working on bringing his services to southern Africa.

Subscribers only Business 06.10.2021

Military engineer CADG hopes to build garrisons in Cabo Delgado

Specialising in engineering projects in conflict zones, CADG is set to carry out programmes for the Mozambican army.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 30.09.2021

Spotlight
Angola provides air transport for SADC operation in Cabo Delgado

The SADC member countries fighting terrorist groups in Cabo Delgado province have each taken on a different role in the operation. Angola has been tasked with delivering equipment to the troops on the ground.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.09.2021

Privinvest patrol boat deal broker to publish tell-all book in Paris

Jean Boustani, the sales director of Privinvest, which in 2013 sold 24 trawlers and six patrol boats to Mozambique in a $2bn contract denounced by the IMF and a US court, will not testify at the trial that opened last month in Maputo.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 27.09.2021

78-year-old ex-president Guebuza makes comeback with data centres

His son and his former private secretary may be at the heart of the high-profile hidden loans trial that opened in Maputo in August, but former president Armando Guebuza is continuing to expand his business interests through Intelec Holdings.

Subscribers only Business 24.09.2021

Former Mozambican president Armando Guebuza.

Kagame and Nyusi stage 'pacification' show for media in Cabo Delgado

This weekend the Mozambican armed forces are preparing to take a group of international journalists to Cabo Delgado, where an Islamist insurrection has been simmering since 2017.

Subscribers only Politics 24.09.2021

SEC keeps up the pressure on Rio Tinto over coal project

The US financial markets watchdog has appealed against a New York court decision to limit the scope of the charges it can make against Rio Tinto. The mining group has been accused of raising $5bn on the US financial markets after making false statements about the potential of a coal mining project in Mozambique.

Subscribers only Mining 20.09.2021

Nyusi launches his Security Council campaign

The only declared candidate for the African seat on the UN Security Council for 2023-2024, Mozambique is now looking to garner support in Europe.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 17.09.2021

Inner circles
Foreign forces struggle to establish communications with Mozambican army top brass

The speedy start of Rwandan army operations in Cabo Delgado has finally enabled Mozambique to reclaim the territories it had lost. The government's other military partners were not given the same opportunities to bring their troops into the conflict so quickly, however, and are struggling to establish contact with Mozambican army command structure which has been entirely reorganised by Filipe Nyusi.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 10.09.2021

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Mozambique

EU set to finance deployment of Rwandan army in Cabo Delgado

From Kivu to Cabo Delgado, miner Rutagarama takes advantage of Rwandan diplomacy

Cabo Delgado: Washington gives Mozambique's army a helping hand

Mining magnate Mike Nunn embarks on paradise island venture

TotalEnergies seeks to clear air with Saipem over LNG

The Dai family's ubiquitous Trust Holding turns towards Beijing

Inner circles
The band of diplomats relaying Nyusi's messages on Cabo Delgado across Africa and beyond

SADC vies with Rwanda for Cabo Delgado spotlight

Maputo wants to make better use of its surplus electricity

Maputo seeks to boost wind power in the south of the country

Newcomer Brent & Camden hopes to curry favour with armed forces

Ex-intelligence boss hires top-notch lawyers for Privinvest hidden loans trial

TotalEnergies shows first signs of rapid return

Elon Musk continues great trek into satellite Internet

Military engineer CADG hopes to build garrisons in Cabo Delgado

Spotlight
Angola provides air transport for SADC operation in Cabo Delgado

Privinvest patrol boat deal broker to publish tell-all book in Paris

78-year-old ex-president Guebuza makes comeback with data centres

Kagame and Nyusi stage 'pacification' show for media in Cabo Delgado

SEC keeps up the pressure on Rio Tinto over coal project

Nyusi launches his Security Council campaign

Inner circles
Foreign forces struggle to establish communications with Mozambican army top brass

In Cabo Delgado, Rwandans fight, SADC troops sit tight, Mozambicans look to the future

Spotlight
TotalEnergies veteran picked to reignite gas project

Taipei launches charm offensive in Maputo through business networks

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Mozambique

EU set to finance deployment of Rwandan army in Cabo Delgado

From Kivu to Cabo Delgado, miner Rutagarama takes advantage of Rwandan diplomacy

Cabo Delgado: Washington gives Mozambique's army a helping hand

Mining magnate Mike Nunn embarks on paradise island venture

TotalEnergies seeks to clear air with Saipem over LNG

The Dai family's ubiquitous Trust Holding turns towards Beijing

Inner circles The band of diplomats relaying Nyusi's messages on Cabo Delgado across Africa and beyond

SADC vies with Rwanda for Cabo Delgado spotlight

Maputo wants to make better use of its surplus electricity

Maputo seeks to boost wind power in the south of the country

Newcomer Brent & Camden hopes to curry favour with armed forces

Ex-intelligence boss hires top-notch lawyers for Privinvest hidden loans trial

TotalEnergies shows first signs of rapid return

Elon Musk continues great trek into satellite Internet

Military engineer CADG hopes to build garrisons in Cabo Delgado

Spotlight Angola provides air transport for SADC operation in Cabo Delgado

Privinvest patrol boat deal broker to publish tell-all book in Paris

78-year-old ex-president Guebuza makes comeback with data centres

Kagame and Nyusi stage 'pacification' show for media in Cabo Delgado

SEC keeps up the pressure on Rio Tinto over coal project

Nyusi launches his Security Council campaign

Inner circles Foreign forces struggle to establish communications with Mozambican army top brass

In Cabo Delgado, Rwandans fight, SADC troops sit tight, Mozambicans look to the future

Spotlight TotalEnergies veteran picked to reignite gas project

Taipei launches charm offensive in Maputo through business networks

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Inner circles
The band of diplomats relaying Nyusi's messages on Cabo Delgado across Africa and beyond

Spotlight
Angola provides air transport for SADC operation in Cabo Delgado

Inner circles
Foreign forces struggle to establish communications with Mozambican army top brass

Spotlight
TotalEnergies veteran picked to reignite gas project