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Mozambique: Effective Delivery of Public Services in the Education SectorOSISA and AfriMAP 25 April 2012 The report argues that Mozambique’s commitment to providing access to education in a country scared by years of conflict, with an illiteracy rate of 90% in the 1970’s, has yielded strong results. However the sector still faces several difficulties that it must tackle urgently if it is to attain the MDG goal on education and gender parity.
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The APRM Process in Mozambique07 November 2011 The report tracks Mozambique’s progress since it acceded to the APRM process in March 2003 up to when it was eventually peer reviewed in June 2009. The authors, Marcello Mosse, director of Centre for Public Integrity and Jonas Pohlmann, associate researcher at the institute for Social and Economic studies in Mozambique, argue that whilst the challenges faced by Mozambique is not new to APRM member states, the Country Review Reports and the National Programmes of Action, are comprehensive documents that the government should utilise in its policy making processes. This should include a wide dissemination to stakeholders, so as to enable civil society to monitor implementation of promises made in these documents, which aim to govern the populace well, and empower the citizenry to hold government to account. They urge the government of Mozambique to show political will and act upon the pronouncements made in their National Programme of Action document to ensure that governance is strengthened and democracy is deepened, by addressing corruption, and promoting plural participation in public institutions and processes as well as reducing over dependency on foreign aid.
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Public Broadcasting in Africa Series: Mozambique01 October 2010 Tomas Vieira Mario, a Mozambican media and freedom of expression lawyer and a long-time media activist, explores the country’s media landscape, where an array of laws regarding ‘national security’, introduced during the 16-year civil war, are still on the statute books. He argues that because the culture of secrecy in the public administration is still very strong, the tendencies for impunity, corruption, and lack of transparency could threaten rights of citizens as guaranteed by the constitution. Other aspects of media reform are explored in this publication as well as programming, funding, digital migration, and legislation of media. The report has put forward 43 recommendations aimed at improving public broadcasting and press freedom in Mozambique.
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Mozambique: Democracy and Political ParticipationAfriMAP & OSISA 13 August 2009 Perhaps the greatest challenge that Mozambique faces in establishing a stable and accountable democratic government is the increasing dominance of a single political party in its political system. Thus, as important as ensuring free and fair elections, is the struggle to maintain internal democracy within that dominant party, FRELIMO, the Frente de Libertação de Moçambique that led the country in the struggle for independence from Portugal. This task, moreover, must be placed in the context of a country with high levels of poverty, where national politics risks becoming the province of a wealthy elite, without connections to the ordinary people. This is the principal conclusion of this comprehensive report on the Mozambican political system. The full text is available in both English and Portuguese.
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Mozambique: Justice Sector and the Rule of LawAfriMAP / OSISA 29 September 2006 Mozambique faces significant challenges in providing access to justice for the majority of its citizens, and in meeting constitutional and international standards of justice, according to this report, Mozambique: Justice Sector and the Rule of Law, published in September 2006. The report recognises the considerable progress that government has made since the agreement of peace that ended the post-independence civil war. Significant law reform has been undertaken, the 2004 Constitution further consolidates provisions for the protection of fundamental human rights, and there have been substantial increases in the number of trained judges and advocates. However, serious challenges remain. For the majority of Mozambicans, access to formal justice is non-existent; courts are too far away to reach, and they lack the financial means to pay for legal representation and other associated costs. The community courts that are closest to the people are orphaned from the main judiical court system and as a consequence underfunded and their contribution disregarded. Meanwhile, the criminal justice system routinely fails to respect constitutional standards on fair trial, police abuse is still found, and prison overcrowding is endemic. In many areas, implementation of new laws and policies has not matched aspirations on paper. Finally, while respect for the independence of the courts has increased, executive disregard for court orders and interference in the legal process remains too common. The report and discussion paper are available in both English and Portuguese.
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Mozambique: Effective Delivery of Public Services in the Education Sector - Discussion Paper
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| Launch of report on Public Service Delivery: Education in Mozambique 25 April 2012 On 25th April, AfriMAP launched its report Mozambique: Effective Delivery of Public Services in the Education Sector. The launching, which was done during the Education For All week, was attended by more than 60 people from various CSOs, international development organizations and government as well as stakeholders in the education sector. The chief launcher was the vice Minister more... |
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| Mozambique: launch of report on democracy and political participation 13 August 2009 On 13 August AfriMAP and OSISA in collaboration with Mozambican civil society organization-Centre of Studies in Democracy and Development – CEDE, launched a report on democracy and political participation. The report, which involved the participation of policy and law makers, civil society, politicians and academics, focused on challenges of democratization, rights of citizenship, elections, political more... |
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| AfriMAP interactions with Mozambique APRM country review mission March 2009 From 7 February to 3 March 2009, the APRM Country Review Mission to Mozambique travelled the country in order to discuss the process and prepare its independent evaluation of governance in the country. The mission was led by Ambassador Bethuel Kiplagat, a member of the APR Panel of Eminent persons, who was accompanied by ten thematic experts and representative partners from the African Development Bank, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and the APRM Secretariat. more... |
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| Maputo Conference on the APRM 22 October 2008 AfriMAP was cosponsor of a conference on the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) held in Maputo, Mozambique, 21-22 October 2008. The meeting was organised by EISA, the Electoral Institute of Southern Africa, as the third symposium in its annual series. The aim of the symposium was to debate the successes and shortcomings of the APRM process so far, draw lessons for future participants in the APRM from early country experiences, and provide more... |
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Justice sector report launch, Maputo 29 September 2006 AfriMAP's report on the justice sector and rule of law in Mozambique was launched on 29 September 2006 at the faculty of law, University of Eduardo Mondlane. The proceedings were presided over by Abdul Carimo, the head of the government’s technical unit for law reform and also a board member of the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA). Also in attendance were members of the Supreme Court, the bar association, civil society organizations, and OSISA Board members and staff. more... |
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