Manuel de Araújo

Mayor Manuel de Araujo was first elected in Quelimane City (Municipality) in 2011, and has since been a strong advocate for sustainable urban development and climate change. Previously, he worked at Amnesty International (Headquarter in London, UK) both as Campaign Coordinator for the Human Rights and Policing Project in 14 countries, and as a Campaigner for the Portuguese and Spanish speaking African Countries (Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde). He is a member, board member and Vice- president of several global organizations, such as Parliamentarians for small Arms (Stockholm). Mayor Araujo holds a Doctorate degree from the University of East Anglia (PhD in International Development), and two master degrees, one from the University of London (SOAS) MSc in Development Studies, and another from the University of Zimbabwe. He lectured Economics, Development Studies, Micro and Macro Economics, International Relations, Theory and Comparative Foreign Policy at several Universities including Pedagogic University, Higher Institute for International Relations (ISRI), Mozambican Higher Institute for Science and Technology (ISCTEM) and the A Politecnica University , and is currently a Lecturer at Catholic University.


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