Mozambique Wrestles with Drought, Debt, Conflict

Two years ago, the nation of Mozambique was riding high after a peaceful presidential election, the promise of offshore natural gas wealth, and what looked like an end to a long-simmering conflict that arose from decades of civil war. And then El Nino hit. The irregular weather phenomenon began in 2015 and battered this heavily agricultural nation with severe floods followed by severe drought. As if that weren't enough, a resumption of fighting in the nation's center and...

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