Briefing Paper

‘I didn’t Struggle to be Poor’: the Interwovenness of Party, State and Business in Mozambique

“The African Peer Review Mechanism
(APRM) Country Review Report (CRR)
for Mozambique, published in July 2010,
indicates that the interwovenness of party, government, state and business is a serious issue in the country. An increasingly common phenomenon in Africa, the interwovenness and overlapping of political party officials, government officials and the business sector
needs to be addressed. Although Mozambique – like many African countries – is saturated with anti-corruption
initiatives, these are often poorly implemented and enforced. In order for the country to address the negative effects of interwovenness, additional measures need to be taken by civil society, the APRM Panel of Eminent Persons and the government.”