In the coastal town of Pemba in northern Mozambique, women and girls in colourful sarongs gather beneath the shade of mango trees to escape the mid-morning heat. Seated on woven mats, some silently ...

Performances in N.Y.C. This year’s DanceAfrica festival at BAM features Song & Dance Company of Mozambique, which a member likened to a mirror for the nation. Georgina Lourenço, center, and other ...

Only two women have been directly elected by their populations to the presidency in African countries: President Ellen Sirleaf Johnson of Liberia in 2006 and President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of ...

Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo party may have hoped that the High Court confirmation of their highly disputed election victory on 23 December would settle the matter. Instead, the court’s ruling ignited ...

The governments of Mozambique and South Africa have joined efforts in order to discourage xenophobic acts committed by South African citizens against foreigners of African origin.In recent months, ...