Mozambique

Fri, 17 May 2024 18:41:53 GMT
Gaza and Inhambane Ghosts Will Have 7 Seats in Parliament
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Ghosts can register and vote without being seen and Gaza ghosts will have 6 seats in parliament and Inhambane ghosts 1 seat. But candidates for parliament must be real people who can be seen, so these 7 seats w...

Fri, 17 May 2024 17:47:21 GMT
Government Asks for Lethal Equipment to Fight Terrorists
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government has asked the European Union (EU) for lethal equipment to fight Islamist terrorists in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.

Wed, 15 May 2024 07:06:20 GMT
Child Soldiers Used in Raid On Cabo Delgado Town
[HRW] Johannesburg -- Islamist Armed Group Deploys Boys as Young as 13 in Attack on Macomia

Wed, 15 May 2024 10:38:01 GMT
George Building Collapse - South Africa Appeals to Embassies for Money to Repatriate Foreign Workers
[New Zimbabwe] The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) said it is working with embassies and high commissions of countries including Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique to facilitate the repatriation of foreign nationals who los...

Tue, 14 May 2024 14:30:16 GMT
Timely Outbreak Response, Enhanced Surveillance Halts Wild Poliovirus Transmission in Southern Africa
[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville/Lilongwe/Maputo -- Following thorough assessments in Malawi and Mozambique, an independent Polio Outbreak Response Assessment Team (OBRA) today recommended the closure of the wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) outbreak in Malawi and...

Tue, 14 May 2024 12:21:36 GMT
Insurgent Food Raid on Macomia Was Big and Well Organised
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] The insurgent raid on Macomia town Friday morning 10 May was the largest and best organised since the insurgents took the coastal town of Mucojo, 40km east of Macomia town, on 10 February. The raid was mainly i...

Wed, 15 May 2024 12:43:33 GMT
At Least Three Mozambicans Die in Building Collapse in South Africa
[AIM] Maputo -- At least three Mozambicans have died after a building under construction collapsed, last Monday, in the South African city of George.

Mon, 13 May 2024 16:03:56 GMT
Terrorists Murder Ten and Loot Food and Vehicles in Macomia
[AIM] Maputo -- Islamist terrorists killed at least ten people, looted food, and stole 15 vehicles during their attack on Friday against the town of Macomia, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.

Mon, 13 May 2024 16:03:02 GMT
In the North of the Country - Two Jihadist Attacks Within Two Days
[Agenzia Fides] Maputo -- Jihadists fighters linked to the Islamic State carried out two major attacks within two days in the Cabo Delgado province, northern Mozambique. The attack on Macomia (capital of the district of the same name) on May 10 (see ...

Mon, 13 May 2024 13:32:15 GMT
Big Rise in Insurgent Activity in Past Month
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] A major insurgent attack on Macomia town at 05.00 Friday morning (10 May) underlined the increase in insurgent activity since the end of Ramadan a month ago. An estimated 100 insurgents entered the town on the ...

Mon, 13 May 2024 13:46:34 GMT
Who Profits From the Climate Emergency?
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] "Hundreds of the world's leading climate scientists expect global temperatures to rise to at least 2.5ºC above preindustrial levels this century", compared to the agreed target of 1.5ºC, a Guardian (8...

Mon, 13 May 2024 13:44:29 GMT
What About The Gas?
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Mozambique's huge off-shore gas field is controlled by two consortia. Area 1 nearest the coast is led by the French TotalEnergies and area 4 further off-shore by the US ExxonMobil, both of which have highest le...

Mon, 13 May 2024 16:02:23 GMT
Terrorists Driven Back From Macomia
[AIM] Magude -- The Mozambican defence and security forces have driven back the islamist terrorists who, on Friday morning, attacked the town of Macomia in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

Mon, 13 May 2024 07:26:01 GMT
Mozambique Battles Islamist Attack in Cabo Delgado
[DW] President Nyusi said that the military was embroiled in a fight against insurgents in the northern town of Macomia. The town is in a gas-rich province where Islamic State-linked militants launched an insurgency in 2017.

Mon, 13 May 2024 16:01:51 GMT
Confirms Terrorist Occupation of Macomia
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Friday morning confirmed that islamist terrorists have occupied the town of Macomia, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

Mon, 13 May 2024 16:01:15 GMT
Jihadist Attack At Dawn in the Macomia District - the Population Flees Into the Forest
[Agenzia Fides] Maputo -- Since the early hours of today, May 10, an attack carried out by jihadists linked to the Islamic State has been underway in the district of Macomia, in the province of Cabo Delgado, north of Mozambique. Local sources describ...

Mon, 13 May 2024 13:24:58 GMT
Assembly Candidates Must Be Submitted by 10 June; Presidential Deadline Extended to 25 June
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] 43 parties, coalitions and citizens' lists have registered with the National Elections Commission (CNE) for the 9 October election, the CNE said today in a press conference. The full list is on https://bit.ly/M...

Mon, 13 May 2024 13:26:36 GMT
Frelimo Not Returning Voter Cards Collected Two Weeks Ago in Alto Molócuè
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Frelimo political leaderships in many places have been collecting voters' cards, which supposedly belong to voters. In the municipality of Alto Molócuè, and in five villages in Zambézia province ...

Thu, 09 May 2024 15:32:36 GMT
University Students Condemn New Telecommunication Tariffs
[AIM] Maputo -- A group of university students have submitted a letter to the Mozambican National Communications Institute (INCM), the regulatory body for telecommunications, contesting the new tariffs for voice, data and SMS services, which they cla...

Thu, 09 May 2024 15:34:37 GMT
Angolan and Namibian Troops Leave Mozambique After 3 Years
[AIM] Maputo -- According to the South African platform "DefenceWeb', a farewell ceremony for the Angolan and Namibian contingents, held at the airport in the Cabo Delgado provincial capital, Pemba, saw soldiers honored with mission service medals as...

Thu, 09 May 2024 15:33:44 GMT
Civil Society Call for Strategies to Balance Savings and Consumption
[AIM] Maputo -- Civil society organizations have called for the adoption of strategies that allow for a balance between savings and consumption in implementation of the Sovereign Wealth Fund in Mozambique, so that the revenues resulting from the expl...

Wed, 08 May 2024 16:07:08 GMT
Mozambique - Daniel Chapo, 47, Announced As Ruling Party's Candidate in October Presidential Election
[New Times] The ruling party in Mozambique, Frelimo, has announced Daniel Franciso Chapo, a member of its Central Committee, as the party's candidate in the presidential election in October, state media reported on Monday, according to Xinhua.

Wed, 08 May 2024 04:50:39 GMT
Ruling Party Nominates Presidential Candidate
[VOA] Maputo -- Mozambique's ruling Frelimo party picked Daniel Francisco Chapo, the 47-year-old governor of a southern province, to be its candidate for October's presidential election, after heated internal debates that lasted three days.

Mon, 13 May 2024 16:00:21 GMT
Rwandan Forces Kill Terrorists in Mocímboa DA Praia
[AIM] Maputo -- Rwandan troops, who are helping the Mozambican Defence and Security Forces (FDS) to fight islamist terrorism in the northern Province of Cabo Delgado, have killed an unspecified number of jihadists in Calugo and Ulo, in Mocímboa ...

Mon, 06 May 2024 11:25:24 GMT
Armies Pursue Terrorists in Mozambique's Nampula Province
[New Times] After dislodging Islamic State-linked terrorists from major towns and villages in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique's northernmost province, Rwandan and Mozambican troops continued to pursue the terrorists southwards into the neighbouring province...

Mon, 06 May 2024 15:19:42 GMT
Women and Girls in Mozambique to Benefit From New Initiative Combatting Gender-Based Violence
[World Bank] WASHINGTON -- Women and girls in Mozambique are set to benefit from a new initiative to address Gender-based Violence (GBV), approved by the World Bank Board of Directors on April 30. The Capacity Building for Improved Gender-based Viole...

Mon, 06 May 2024 15:13:31 GMT
Terrorists Raid Mazeze Administrative Post
[AIM] Maputo -- A group of Islamist terrorists has raided Mazeze administrative post, in Chiúre district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.

Fri, 03 May 2024 16:35:55 GMT
CNE Admits Huge Fake Registration - More Than Half a Million Ghosts Can Vote in October
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] There are 587,941 more registered voters than there are voting age adults in Mozambique, the National Elections Commission admitted this morning. And it stressed that the figure is really larger, because comm...

Wed, 01 May 2024 15:37:12 GMT
Assembly Amends Election Laws
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on Tuesday passed a series of amendments to the electoral legislation, some of which might increase transparency and avoid fraud.

Wed, 01 May 2024 15:36:42 GMT
- Government to Register 15 Million Undocumented Women
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Justice Ministry intends to register and issue birth certificates and identity cards to about 15 million women.

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