Mozambique
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:47:39 GMTSix Militants Killed in Nangade
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican defence and security forces killed six islamist terrorists last Thursday night near Luneke village, in Nangade district, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, according to a report in Wednesday's issue of the indepe...
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:21:24 GMTLabour Authorities Seek to Unveil Unreported Work Accidents
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Labour Ministry launched on Monday in Maputo the first edition of an Award on Good Practices about Health and Safety at Work, after expressing concern about the underreporting of work accidents, the consequences of whic...
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 16:09:10 GMTBar Association Urges Police to Halt Detentions
[AIM] Maputo -- The Human Rights Commission of the Mozambican Bar Association (OAM) on Wednesday urged the police stop detaining citizens and holding them in police cells, under risky health conditions, merely because they were found on the streets o...
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 16:05:09 GMTAlbano Carige Chosen As New Mayor of Beira
[AIM] Maputo -- The new mayor of the central Mozambican city of Beira, filling the position left vacant by the death of Daviz Simango, will be Albano Carige, who is currently the city councillor for construction and urbanisation.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:59:47 GMTMaputo Trade Fair Will Be Virtual This Year
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government announced on Tuesday that this year's edition of the Maputo Trade Fair (Facim) will be virtual.
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:46:05 GMTOver 1,300 Recover From Covid-19 in a Day
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday reported that 1,384 people had made a full recovery from the Covid-19 respiratory disease in the previous 24 hours.
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:36:34 GMTMozambican Fisheries Exports Slumped By 56% in 2020
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's fisheries exports fell by 56 per cent in 2020 when compared with the previous year, as a result of a decline of catches by the industrial and semi-industrial fleets.
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:45:56 GMTMore Disease and Death in February Than January
[AIM] Maputo -- Despite claims that the Covid-19 situation in Mozambique is improving, the harsh statistics show that February, although a shorter month than January, was worse in terms of Covid-19 cases, hospitalisations and deaths.
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:34:37 GMTMatsangaissa Junior Surrenders to Govt
[AIM] Maputo -- André Matsangaíssa Junior, one of the key figures in the dissident Renamo Military Junta, has surrendered to the Mozambican defence and security forces.
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 06:22:25 GMTAmnesty Report Details Human Rights Violations in Which Hundreds Died
[AI London] Hundreds of people killed as conflict continues to rage in Cabo Delgado Indiscriminate attacks carried out by Dyck Advisory Group More than half-a-million civilians displaced to date
Tue, 02 Mar 2021 17:42:34 GMTInfrastructure Spend - Insights From the Effect of a Bridge Across the Zambezi On Maize Prices
[The Conversation Africa] Investments in infrastructure - such as roads - typically aim to reduce transport costs, stimulate trade and make new production activities viable. Across sub-Saharan Africa, the need for such investments is widely acknowled...
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 09:42:20 GMTHealth Ministry Needs Ten Days to Prepare Vaccination
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Ministry of Health needs a further ten days to complete its preparations for vaccinating health professionals against the Covid-19 respiratory disease, according to Health Minister Armindo Tiago.
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 09:41:38 GMTCovid-19 - Recoveries Continue to Outstrip New Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities announced on Saturday that, for the fifth time within a week, the number of people who have made a full recovery from the Covid-19 respiratory disease has outstripped the number of new cases.
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 08:35:38 GMT'Simango Was the Servant of His Country', Says Nyusi
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi declared on Saturday that the late mayor of Beira, and leader of the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), Daviz Simango, "was more than just a political leader - he was the servant of his country".
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 08:35:35 GMTCovid-19 - Over 1,100 Recoveries On Friday
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities reported on Friday a near record number of recoveries from the Covid-19 respiratory disease.
Fri, 26 Feb 2021 05:58:05 GMTMozambique Gets First Batch of Covid-19 Vaccines From China
[East African] Mozambique received 200,000 doses of Covid-19 inoculations from China on Wednesday, but the country is yet to disclose its vaccination plan.
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:52:37 GMTMayor of Beira Dies
[AIM] Maputo -- Daviz Simango, the Mayor of Beira, and leader of the country's second largest opposition party, the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), died on Monday morning in South Africa from health problems related to the Covid-19 respiratory ...
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:47:46 GMTGovt Cracks Down to Curb Reporting On Cabo Delgado War
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Zitamar editor Tom Bowker, partner and journalist Leigh Elston, and their two children left Mozambique today, expelled by the Minister of Interior, Amade Miquidade. They are not allowed to return for 10 years. ...
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:29:41 GMTNew Killings in Cabo Delgado
[AIM] Maputo -- Islamist terrorists have murdered four people in the Quionga administrative post, in Palma district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, according to a report in Monday's issue of the independent newssheet, "Carta de ...
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:55:55 GMTGovt Bans British Journalist for 10 Years
[CPJ] New York -- Mozambican authorities should reverse their decision to expel journalist Tom Bowker and allow him to work freely in the country, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:06:18 GMTTotal Says Mozambique LNG Project On Track
[AIM] Maputo -- The French oil and gas company Total has insisted that its liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado is on track, despite attacks by islamist terrorists in the area.
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 07:37:53 GMTSAEF Statement on the Deportation of Zitamar Editor Tom Bowker
[Southern African Editors' Forum] The Southern African Editors (SAEF) condemns the deportation of Mozambican editorTom Bowker, his partner and journalist Leigh Elston, and their two children by thegovernment through a letter written by Minister of In...
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 07:33:42 GMTMozambique Beat Kenya Morans in Afrobasket Qualifiers
[Nation] Yaounde -- Kenya Morans on Sunday put up a lacklustre performance to go down 71-44 in their last group B game of the second round of the Afrobasket qualifiers at the Palais Polyvalent des Sports Complex here in Yaounde.
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 16:08:21 GMTAnglican Bishop Is New CNE Chairperson
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's new National Elections Commission (CNE) on Friday elected the Anglican Bishop of the Lebombos diocese in southern Mozambique, Carlos Matsinhe, as its chairperson for the next six years.
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:26:14 GMTHealth Ministry Preparing New Covid-19 Centre in Beira
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Ministry of Health is preparing to transform the ophthalmology block in Beira Central Hospital into an additional isolation ward for Covid-19 patients.
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:25:16 GMTTerrorists Reportedly Running Out of Food
[AIM] Maputo -- The islamist terrorists operating in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado are reportedly releasing hostages because they are no longer able to feed them.
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:20:40 GMTChief of Staff of Military Junta Surrenders
[AIM] Maputo -- The Chief of Staff of the dissident "Renamo Military Junta", 65 year old Paulo Nguirangue, has surrendered to the Mozambican defence and security forces, according to a report in Friday's issue of the independent daily "O Pais".
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:52:56 GMTHead of Armed Forces Dies
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Defence Ministry has announced that Gen. Eugenio Mussa, Chief of Staff of the Mozambican Armed Forces (FADM), died of illness in Maputo on Monday.
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 15:37:41 GMTCourt Seizes Bus Company Workshops
[AIM] Maputo -- The Nampula provincial court in northern Mozambique has ordered the seizure of two workshops belonging to the company Nagi Investments, after Nagi failed to compensate passengers injured in a serious traffic accident, according to a r...
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 15:31:47 GMTMilitants Driven Back From Position in Mocimboa da Praia
[AIM] Maputo -- A terrorist group on Tuesday attacked a position of the Mozambican defence and security forces at the village of Roma, in Mocimboa da Praia district, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, but were driven back by the defenders, acc...