Local incidents and anecdotes from Mozambique
The article Mud in Mozambique by Colin Murphy in Le Monde Diplomatique is very interesting with lots of local incidents and anecdotes. It really is worth going to and reading the full article.
Mozambique ranks 168 out of 177 countries in the United Nations development index, with 54% of its people below the poverty line. Yet the statistics are improving – the economy has a steady annual 8% growth rate and there are megaprojects coming on line.
A girl runs down a dust path, Santa hat on her head, whistle in her mouth. Ahead, Maputo’s lumpen-expatriate community disperses through the shantytown, shouting to each other. “Are you?” “Checking, checking.” “On on!” Locals emerge from their houses, of corrugated iron sheeting or adobe, to watch a convoy of white people, flaunting their white skin in skimpy running gear, flowing past. The runners carry sweets and peanuts, and throw them to the barefoot children who stop to watch and cry out “Azungo!”
Suggested Books
- Do Bicycles Equal Development in Mozambique?
- Facing the Development Challenge in Mozambique: An Economywide Perspective (Research Report 126 – International Food Policy Research Institute – IFPRI) … Food Policy Research Institute), 126,)
- Mozambique, 4th: The Bradt Travel Guide<
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