What’s ahead for Mozambique?

For the period of 16 to 31 March 2017, there were 56 critical incidents in Mozambique, resulting in 22 deaths. Truce between the Mozambican government and the RENAMO rebel movement remained intact, providing a clean path to a political resolution to the conflict...

Mozambique: End of February 2017 stability check

For the period of 16 to 28 February 2017, there were 51 critical incidents recorded in Mozambique, resulting in 33 deaths and 56 arrests as recorded by MEA Risk’s Critical Incidents Tracker. The deaths are largely the result of Cyclone Dineo and its aftermath,...

Mozambicans seek peace forward, as economy continues to weaken

For the period of 1 to 15 January 2017, there were 33 critical incidents in Mozambique, resulting in 15 deaths and 16 arrests. These figures represent a major drop in the general country risk, considering that a temporary ceasefire has led a de-escalation of tension...

Mozambique’s economy facing the bad and the potential good

First the bad.  The Mozambican economy is facing tremendous negative pressure originating from two major sources:  first, the country has long depended on revenues from key mining products and commodities such as coal and petroleum exports. With demand for such...