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As of Monday morning, the Election Administration Technical Secretariat (STAE), the electoral branch of the Mozambican civil service, had processed almost 90 per cent of the polling station results sheets from Wednesday's general elections. (AllAfrica)

Afonso Dhlakama, leader of Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, has once again threatened an "incendiary revolution", because of the alleged "theft of votes" in last week's general elections.

Mozambicans voted today in elections reported to have had a massive youth turnout.

As Mozambique heads to the polls on Wednesday, the country's ruling party looks set for an easy victory over an opposition that has been battered by a recent split and bruised by a series of election losses.

With Mozambique's opposition divided by a recent split, getting out the vote is seen as crucial in a race where turnout will be the measure of satisfaction for incumbent President Armando Guebuza and Frelimo, which has governed Mozambique since independence in 1975.

The Election Observer Mission from the SADC (Southern African Development Community) Parliamentary Forum on Saturday issued an interim statement concluding that the Mozambican general elections held on Wednesday "were a true reflection of the will of the people of Mozambique". (AllAfrica)

Mozambique political process bulletin A highly unlikely 66% turnout in Tete suggests massive ballot box stuffing.

Mozambique will host a regional summit on Zimbabwe on Thursday in hopes of breaking a deadlock that threatens Harare's fragile unity government, the foreign ministry spokeswoman said.

Incumbent President Armando Guebuza leads in Mozambique's elections by a wide margin, with more than 80 percent of votes counted.

'The Mozambicans are coming to the polls calmly. The electoral campaign has been fairly tranquil, although there have been a few low-key incidents,' Agenzia Fides has been told by local Church sources in Mozambique, where today , nearly 10 million voters are electing a president and legislative and provincial leaders .

After South Africa, Malawi and Botswana the 2009 southern Africa election express rolls into the region's rising star, Mozambique, this week.

By Charles Mangwiro Maputo - Mozambique President Armando Guebuza looks set to win re-election this week, with splits within the opposition ranks precluding any serious challenge to the millionaire businessman and his ruling Frelimo party.

A visit from Dutch contractors to Niassa Province, in northwestern Mozambique has got communities excited about the prospect of a carbon credit scheme in the area. (AllAfrica)

Afonso Dhlakama, leader of Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, has once again threatened an "incendiary revolution", because of the alleged "theft of votes" in last week's general elections. (AllAfrica)

The results from last week's general elections in the western Mozambican province of Tete, show overwhelming victories for incumbent President Armando Guebuza and the ruling Frelimo Party - but also an anomalously high turnout. (AllAfrica)

In transmitting the provincial results from last week's general elections, AIM inadvertently substituted the figure for Renamo votes in the northern province of Nampula with the figure from the neighbouring province of Zambezia. (AllAfrica)

Mozambique's National Elections Commission (CNE) is continuing to sort through hundreds of thousands of votes declared invalid at the polling stations during last week's general and provincial elections. (AllAfrica)

Maputo Mayor David Simango said in Maputo on Thursday that this city needs urban planning that includes measures to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change. (AllAfrica)

Mozambican Health Minister Ivo Garrido said in Maputo on Thursday that his Ministry's target is to have every child, up to two years of age, vaccinated against the main killer diseases during the next vaccination campaign. (AllAfrica)

A group of tiny Mozambican extra-parliamentary political parties announced in Maputo on Friday that they are forming a new coalition to work for "democratic change". (AllAfrica)

President Armando Guebuza and his party have won the national elections in Mozambique with more than two-thirds majority in parliament. (AllAfrica)

This paper examines how environmental objectives are pursued by donors in a context where aid delivery mechanisms are changing. It cites General Budget Support (GBS) as an example of an increasingly important aid instrument that emphasises domestic commitment to achieve better environmental outcomes. Examples of the use of GBS are given for the cases of environmental mainstreaming in Mozambique and donor harmonisation in Ghana. Five key areas are highlighted which require varying blends of aid instruments for (eldis.org)

How might open, distance and flexible learning (ODFL) mitigate the affects of HIV and AIDS on young people and help meet their learning needs? This study explores the possibilities of ODFL through an examination of some of the key initiatives being undertaken to translate national HIV/AIDS policy into practice in Mozambique and South Africa. It draws on interviews and focus groups with young people affected by HIV/AIDS many of whom are out of school along with policy and strategy documents, agency reports and (eldis.org)

The document reports on a fisheries access agreements workshop that was conducted in June 2005 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This workshop was the fourth in a series designed to promote sustainable access agreements and regional collaboration. The report gives a background on the African Marine EcoRegion and the rights of coastal States as well as highlighting national and international perspectives and experiences with fisheries access agreements. The countries affected by fisheries access agreements in (eldis.org)

This report is the outcome of a FAO workshop on 'Effective and Sustainable Seed Relief Activities', convened 2628 May 2003. The aim of the workshop was to improve the effectiveness of seed relief interventions and the contribution they can make to sustainable improvements in seed, food and livelihood security. The report underlines the importance of farmer choice about crops and varieties for improving the effectiveness of seed relief efforts by the UN and other agencies. The report includes: a (eldis.org)

Cotton is a rare economic success story in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), generating cash incomes for millions of smallholder households and allowing the continent to capture a rising share of world trade in the crop. There are, however, concerns that declining prices and costs of inputs could threaten these positive outcomes. With cotton sector reform in much of SSA a decade old, it is now possible to begin learning from experience. This paper assesses the record of five countries in southern and eastern Africa: Tanzania, (eldis.org)

Charities and private agents collect large volumes of used clothing from consumers in developed countries. Although much of this is sold back to customers in charity shops, a certain amount is exported. In fact, 64.5% of used clothing exports are absorbed by poor countries - often generating incomes and yielding government revenues. It has recently come under attack from charities and governments, who argue that the trade discourages the growth of local textile markets. This paper seeks to document the channels and (eldis.org)

The paper suggests that nutritional monitoring needs to be complemented by information on the sustainability of household coping behaviour. Unfortunately, very little such information has become publicly available. Food prices and market impacts varied widely across the region. Malawi created a major problem of oversupply, whilst in Zambia the private sector imported substantial quantities of grain when needed. Mozambique provides evidence that private sector import can happen on a regular basis (eldis.org)

This report presents the findings of an internal progress review of two projects being implemented within the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park (BANP) in Mozambique. The two projects under review are the Multiple Resource Use Project (MRUP) and the Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) project. The aim of the review was to assess the progress of the two projects towards their stated objectives and outputs, to document what has been done, to identify any constraints hindering progress, and to provide (eldis.org)

What role can a traditional tree crop play in food and nutrition security in arid regions? This joint study reviews and documents the local knowledge base on the Mungomu tree in the district of Macossa, Mozambique, and establishes whether it varies according to gender, socio-economic status and generational differences. The study also looks at how the nut from the tree is used by local people and at its importance for food security.. The nut, known in English as the Manketti Nut, is known to supply up to three quarters of the (eldis.org)

Assesses the process of land registration in peri- urban areas of Mozambique and its outcomes for poor and marginalised groups. The research finds that there is little awareness of land registration processes on the part of low-income groups. The individual registration process is slow and bureaucratic with high transaction costs and corrupt practices on the part of state institutions. Unlike the case of rural land, specific regulations governing the use of urban land are not yet in place. Some farmer associations (eldis.org)