Manuel de Araújo is a Mozambican politician[1] for the constituency of central Zambezia. He was educated in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and in the UK at the School of Oriental and African Studies. He is currently studying for a PhD at the University of East Anglia.
Manuel de Araújo worked for Amnesty International at its headquarters in London as Campaigner for the Portuguese and Spanish African Speaking countries and then as The Campaign Coordinator for the Southern African Development Community Human Rights and Policing Project. Manuel de Araújo was Deputy Chair of the International Affairs Committee in the Mozambican Parliament. He is currently the Vice-President of the Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons and also the Founder and Chairperson of the Centre for Mozambican and International Studies (CEMO).