In this seminar I propose to map the dynamics of social mobilization in Mozambique, exploring the intersection of two concomitant processes: (1) the mobilizations – from NGOs to peasant associations, communal protests and platforms – around new extractive projects in Mozambique, in the context of the current debates on the energy transition; and (2) the post-electoral recent uprisings in Maputo and across the country. Through examples taken from field research in Maputo, Cabo Delgado and online, I will seek to explore the specificity of the "field" of social mobilization in Mozambique, both in terms of the size, the directionality and the focus of protest. Also, based on previous and ongoing research on protests in Angola, this will also enable a speculation concerning the political landscape of former Portuguese colonies in Africa, in the framework of their upcoming celebration of 50 years of independence.

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