Tag Archives: Armando Guebuza

Africa and the succession trap

January 8, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Tim Kelsall Mozambique’s Samora Machel built a strong consensual party with a succession tradition. Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni has not. 2012 was a tough year for African leaders: one resigned, one was sacked, two were overthrown in coups, two were … read more »

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Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika, who died of a heart attack earlier this month, buried

April 23, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

BLANTYRE, Malawi — Malawi’s president, who died of a heart attack earlier this month, has been buried after a funeral service that drew African leaders and thousands of Malawian mourners. Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, Mwai Kibaki of Kenya and Armando … read more »

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15 Ethiopians go missing

September 15, 2011 by benim

The Mozambican police and immigration authorities have been asked to locate 15 Ethiopians who have disappeared from the Ethiopian delegation to the 10th All Africa Games. At a Maputo press conference on Wednesday, Penalva Cesar, the deputy director of the … read more »

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Vale opens new coal mine in Mozambique

May 8, 2011 by benim

Brazilian mining giant Vale opened a new $1.7 billion coal mine in Mozambique on Sunday, tapping the southern African country’s thermal and coking coal reserves of around 23 billion tonnes. “Vale celebrates today the beginning of mining activities at its … read more »

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Mozambique builds $102 million airport

April 14, 2011 by benim

Mozambique is building a $102 million (70 million euros) airport in the northern city Nacala in an effort to expand infrastructure to attract tourists and investment, an official said Thursday. Construction has already started on the Nacala International Airport, deputy … read more »

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Tsvangirai meets Guebuza on Zimbabwe tensions

March 16, 2011 by benim

Maputo – Zimbabwe’s prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Tuesday met with Mozambican President Armando Guebuza to discuss problems in his unity government with President Robert Mugabe. “There are a few problems developing in terms of cohesion,” Tsvangirai told reporters after … read more »

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Zimbabwe PM meets Mozambican president on tensions

March 15, 2011 by benim

Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Tuesday met with Mozambican President Armando Guebuza to discuss problems in his unity government with President Robert Mugabe. “There are a few problems developing in terms of cohesion,” Tsvangirai told reporters after the brief … read more »

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Facts about Mozambique

October 22, 2010 by benim

Since independence from Portugal in 1975, Mozambique has been battered by civil war, economic mismanagement and famine. A peace deal in 1992 ended 16 years of civil war, and the country has made much progress in economic development and political … read more »

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