Mozambique

Africa's Relationship With China Is Ancient History

In 2002 South Africa's Parliament unveiled a digital reproduction of a map - of China, the Middle East and Africa - that some speculated could be the initial map of the African continent. The Da Ming Hun Yi Tu - the Comprehensive Map of the Great Ming Empire - was drawn up around 1389 during the Ming Dynasty, according to historian Hyunhee Park.

Climate change laws around the world

There has been a 20-fold increase in the number of global climate change laws since 1997, according to the most comprehensive database of relevant policy and legislation.

The database, produced by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and the Sabin Center on Climate Change Law, includes more than 1,200 relevant policies across 164 countries, which account for 95% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Mozambique banking sector attracts the attention of major international banks

The Mozambique banking sector, which has high increase and good business prospects arising from foreign investment in exploration of natural resources, is attracting the attention of major international banks, according to Eaglestone Securities.

Hydropower projects in Mozambique attract Chinese groups Three Gorges and State Grid

Mozambique is a target country in the internationalisation of China Three Gorges and China National Grid and two major hydroelectric projects that are being launched are of interest to these Chinese groups and their Portuguese subsidiaries.

Paul Muxanga, chairman of the Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric Dam (HCB), said recently that the long-awaited construction of the northern plant of the Cahora Bassa hydroelectric facility should be initiated any minute at this time, a project which, according to the Portuguese financial daily Diário Económico, is “in the sights” of the two Chinese groups.

Mozambique to 2018 - Managers, Mediators and Magnates

Mozambique's ambitious new executive must find ways to bridge a set of gaps: between the core and the periphery; between political parties - established and new; and between the interests of business and the stark fact that Mozambique remains extremely poor, according to a new statement.

Recent political developments in Mozambique mark the beginning of an significant era. The party of government, the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO), is clearly anxious to back the newly elected chief of national, Filipe Nyusi, who - following an initial tussle with his predecessor - is apparently keen to open a different style of dialogue with his rivals both part the country's opposition parties and within FRELIMO itself. This apparent political maturing comes at a time at the same time as the prospect of significant economic transition is gaining ground.

Africa: Making Things Happen at the Bank - 'Not a Talk Shop' - Akin Adesina

Dr. Akinwumi Adesina is focusing on five areas to achieve the African and world goals for a prosperous continent since becoming president of the African Development Bank - Africa's major public financial institution in September 2015. He was a keynote speaker at this month's Corporate Council on Africa's U.S.- Africa Business Summit in Washington D.C. and moderated a lively panel with five African government ministers. He as well received the Gene White Lifetime Succcess Award from the World Child Nutrition Foundation. This week, he was named the 2017 recipient of the World Food Prize, a prestigious honor that includes a $250,000 award. In an interview in Washington, DC, Adesina discussed the Development Bank's ambitious schedule and his vision for attracting the increase capital Africa needs. Posting questions for AllAfrica was Noluthando Crockett-Ntonga.

Rosário Mualeia Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mozambique's Ports and Railways

The consensus reached between Mozambique’s public and private sectors is a shared vision to utilise the recently found natural resources to invest in its social infrastructure, as well as its physical infrastructure such as ports and railroads. What is your opinion on this new path Mozambique is following and what is the role of CFM to turn the development plans into a reality?

Alberto Clementino A. Vaquina, Prime Minister of Mozambique

Arão Nhancale President of the City Council of Matola

Twenty years next the Rome Accords, Mozambique began with a deep process of peace building. Throughout these years, Mozambique has made an outstanding update of its economy to catch up with other African nations. But today, the country is growing in a different way and at a much faster speed than most neighbors. Where do you believe the economy is heading at the moment?

Interwaste Mozambique Lda

Arnaldo Tembe, Director of waste management and environmental services provider Interwaste Mozambique Lda, speaks to Globus Vision about what is behind the country’s ongoing successful development and how persistence, faith and confidence have kept his company on track and aiming to become the industry’s point of reference in southern Africa.