Mozambique has been officially classed as in a ‘fragile situation’ by the World Bank for the first time, after its Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) score fell below the cut-off for what used to be known as ‘fragile states’. Membership of the list of ‘fragile situations’ means the World Bank will “pay greater attention…...

The Praça da Independência, Maputo, features a statue of Mozambique's first president, Samora Machel, in front of the city hall. Photo © Tom Bowker / Zitamar News