Mozambique has made significant progress in its fight against poverty despite recent economic and political challenges
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To improve, African countries need to find a balance between political and economic matters. This is where leadership becomes particularly important. But this is currently lacking on the continent.
Increasing legume production can turn the tide for African farmers who struggle with poor soils, declining farm yields and worsening nutrition in one fell swoop
Economic growth alone won’t end hunger. Good policies and programmes are needed, too. Scientists and researchers have a role to play in these initiatives.
Narendra Modi’s first trip to Africa has widely been heralded as a success, but his brand of diplomacy has left the most pressing issues for the continent unaddressed.
It is important to nurture local companies and increase domestic participation in Africa’s emerging oil economies.
Mozambican civilians are again bearing the consequences of war between the government and opposition party Renamo. How has Renamo mobilised popular support for a new uprising?
It’s important to interrogate the key factors that pushed countries from Third World to First World status in the 20th century. Asia’s experiences hold many lessons for Africa.
Grassroots protesters are questioning the logic of export-led ‘growth’ and renewed fiscal austerity pushed through the ‘Africa rising’ narrative. They want policies that meet their basic needs.
Mozambique returns to the limelight following controversy over its external debt. How can the country contain this situation and avoid a downward spiral?
It is normal for resistance movements to adopt rough survival strategies and techniques while fighting an oppressive regime. Unfortunately that culture takes root and is permanently nurtured.
Economic growth forecasts for Mozambique are being revised down. The country needs to safeguard economic stability by taking steps to break with the past.
Lula led an unprecedented shift in the country’s foreign policy towards the global South. He also helped elevate Brazil to the status of a global player. But, six years on, disillusionment reigns.
India is pursuing numerous energy interests in Mozambique, where many people are without energy access. But this has come with a high carbon output.
Mozambique has long standing energy challenges and widespread energy poverty. To change this, particularly for people living in rural areas, it needs to democratise the way it supplies energy.
Citizen science will ensure that the skies have no limit when it comes to research, as ordinary people are encouraged to take part in simple acts of exploration.
Dropping fences can help the fight against poaching by inviting the people living in surrounding areas to take care of the animals.
Agriculture, which employs about 80% of the working population, and political stability are key to Mozambique’s rapid economic and social progress.
Top contributors
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Reader in African history, Queen's University Belfast
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Research Fellow, World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), United Nations University
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Senior lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Studies and Governance, University of the Free State
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Post-doc, University of Copenhagen
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Senior Director, Transformation Strategies Department, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), CGIAR System Organization
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Associate Professor, Security Institute for Governance and Leadership In Africa (SIGLA), Stellenbosch University
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Research Coordinator, Security Institute for Governance and Leadership in Africa, Stellenbosch University
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Director of the Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre, University of Gothenburg
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Professor of Climate Urbanism, University of Sheffield
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Editor-in-Chief of the South African Journal of Science and Consultant, Vice Principal for Research and Graduate Education, University of Pretoria
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Director and Professor of International Human Rights Law, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor of History, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Lecturer in Human Geography and Environmental Studies, University of York
