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GDI Public Policy Analysis discussant

Maputo: Jan 2008

President Guebuza on his end of the year and New Year eve speech highlighted three areas of concentration for 2008. These include: (i) the promotion of factors that contribute to political stability, (ii) more commitment to the production and productivity in the context of the Green Revolution, and (iii) the combat of obstacles of our development :
The first area, the promotion of factors contributing to political stability, aroused interesting discussions in the country including suggestions that time has come for the building of a constructive political engagement between the two main political parties’ leaderships. However, some political analysts in Maputo including media and academia maintained the believe that the mentioning of that area did not mean anything than as part of a formal political discourse framed to entertain the audience gathered in the Presidential Palace, specially, the international community. Substantiating their argument, they recalled the case of “an inclusive government” the president had promised to pursue when in 2005 was sworn in, but that contrary to the high expectations, what the Mozambican society has been witnessing to date has been the opposite – social and economic exclusion along the lines of party politics. Continue reading →

In fulfilling our promise of contributing to the creation of institutional environment and capacity for business development in the country, we are promoting the building of the Institute of Directors of Mozambique (IoDmz) Continue reading →

GDI Public Policy Analysis discussant

Maputo: 19 Oct 2006 – 20 years after Machel’s departure.

Instead, what we think our country leadership should be doing?

GDI Public Policy Analysis discussant

Maputo: 04 Dec 2006 – at the dawn of 2007

Aid Conditionality, as an instrument inducing policy change, seems to be something of the past. However, questions on what alternatives in a polity where checks and balances do not function, democratic accountability has not taken root and the voice of citizens does not count to the conduct of public affairs, remain to be answered. Traditional donor communities now competing with the Chinese miracle seem less interested in maintaining the conditionality. But does this means that through the current budget support system they are prepared to give their money no matter how it is spent? Continue reading →

Um olhar critico à cultura Zambeziana.

Senhora Primeira Ministra;

Senhor Governador da Província da Zambézia;

Distintos convidados;

Minhas Senhoras e meus Senhores:

Caros congressistas:

Quem somos nós?

Nós somos Instituto de Apoio à Governação e Desenvolvimento, abreviadamente também designado por GDI, uma associação de moçambicanos, sem fins lucrativos, licenciada pelo Governo, cujos despacho e estatutos estão publicados no BR no 12 III série de 19 de Março de 2003. Continue reading →

COMUNICADO

Através dos meios de comunicação social que não estão sob controlo do Estado, soubemos do macabro assassinato do jovem Abdul Faruk. Posteriormente, foi-nos dado a ler que o Senhor Presidente da República, teve ele próprio que mandar deter os elementos da «Casa Militar» envolvidos nesse criminoso acto de espancamento e fuzilamento dum cidadão indefeso. Continue reading →