Recent security incidents have highlighted the ability of opposition parties to threaten government efforts to develop resource-rich areas of the country.

Maputo will need to accommodate the opposition to develop new natural resources and infrastructure.

Stratfor explains how the failure to align Mozambique's borders with ethnic boundaries, coupled with recent discoveries of natural resources, will test the country's unity.

Modern Indian industries, both state and private, view East Africa as a natural extension of their domestic business activities.