Renewed attacks in Cabo Delgado

Recent attacks in northern Mozambique suggest that the capture and prosecution of alleged militants in the region last year has failed to solve the problem. Workers related to the emerging liquefied natural gas [LNG] industry have been attacked for the first time and foreign investors are concerned about the violence, while human rights NGOs are worried about the tactics they have employed.

Seven factories to be sold at the launch of Angola´s privatization program

 Banks, stakes in oil wells and  agricultural farms, among others, are to be sold under Angola´s upcoming privatization program.

Should Brazil face towards Washington or Beijing?

There has been a lot of discussion whether Brazil will have to choose between China and the U.S. as its main trading partner. Yet despite Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s praise of his U.S. counterpart and anti-Chinese

Mozambique’s window on the world

While new coal and LNG port terminals in the northern half of Mozambique attract most international attention, the port of Maputo continues to grow rapidly. The more northerly projects are designed to handle domestic exports but, in contrast, Maputo has managed to regain its historic role as an important entrepôt for South African trade.