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Fri, 02 Apr 2021 07:27:21 GMT
Southern African Leaders Promise Action On Mozambique Islamist Insurgency
[VOA] Harare -- Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi says member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will respond in a "meaningful manner" to the deadly Islamist insurgency in northern Mozambique. Masisi made the comments We...

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 16:09:00 GMT
Tourism Institute Must Be 'Increasingly Creative'
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario on Wednesday challenged the National Tourism Institute (INATUR) to be increasingly creative, in order to meet that challenges facing the tourism area.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 16:09:00 GMT
Nyusi Appoints Raul Domingos to Council of State
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday appointed Raul Domingos, the former number two in the main opposition party, Renamo, to the Council of State, an advisory body to the President.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 16:09:00 GMT
Thousands Flee From Terrorists in Palma
[AIM] Maputo -- So far, according to United Nations figures, cited in Thursday's issue of the independent newssheet "Mediafax", 3,361 people have escaped from the town of Palma, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, which was attacked ...

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 16:08:59 GMT
Covid-19 - Over 750 Recoveries Reported
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Wednesday reported that a further 758 people have made a complete recovery from the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 16:08:53 GMT
Police Commander On Trial for Corruption
[AIM] Maputo -- The trial began on Tuesday, on corruption charges, of Jorselio Pinto, the 41 year old commander of the Macossa district police command, in the central Mozambican province of Manica, reports the independent daily "O Pais".

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 14:27:08 GMT
More Than 1,000 Survivors of Mozambique Hardline Islamist Attack Reach Safety
[RFI] Some 1,000 survivors of a deadly attack by jihadists arrived in Mozambique's Pemba port on Thursday, assisted by aid workers who distributed food to those getting off the crowded ferry.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:22:20 GMT
SADC Talks Tough On Mozambique Bandits
[The Herald] SADC member states are not going to stand aside and watch while terrorists and non-state actors threaten regional peace and security as well as the integrity and sovereignty of Mozambique where insurgents have been killing innocent peopl...

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 16:09:00 GMT
Nyusi Inaugurates New Brewery
[AIM] Maputo -- Marracuene (Mozambique), 1 Apr (AIM) - Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Thursday inaugurated the new brewery owned by Cervejas de Mocambique (CDM - Beers of Mozambique), which is the local subsidiary of AB InBev, the world's leadi...

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 05:35:38 GMT
South African Military Company Will Not Extend Contract with Mozambique
[Daily Maverick] The South African private military company credited with saving many lives during a major attack by Islamic State-linked insurgents in the northern Mozambican town of Palma over the last week seems to be on its way out. The Dyck Advi...

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 11:22:20 GMT
Cabo Delgado Insurgency Has Mozambique On a Knife Edge
[ISS] Last week the world witnessed a dramatic attack on the Mozambican town of Palma in the country's northern Cabo Delgado province. The death toll is still unknown. Many foreigners were also attacked, which has led to heightened international atte...

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 18:11:50 GMT
Thousands Will Flee Cabo Delgado Violence, Predicts UN
[allAfrica] United Nations alarmed at Cabo Delgado 'horror' in Mozambique

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 11:37:56 GMT
Writing About Sexuality in Maputo, Mozambique in Contemporary Times
[African Arguments] Debating Ideas is a new section that aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African contin...

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:22:37 GMT
Body of South African Killed in Mozambique Attack Repatriated
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has expressed gratitude to the Mozambican government for the assistance provided to South African citizens affected by the recent terrorist attacks.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 04:58:07 GMT
Offshore Gas Finds Offered Major Promise - What Went Wrong
[The Conversation Africa] Recent events in Palma, a town in the volatile Cabo Delgado province in the north of Mozambique, have taken bloodshed in the region to new levels. Dozens of people were killed when hundreds of Islamist militants stormed the ...

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:12:30 GMT
Fisheries Closed Season Should Not Be Seen As Penalty
[AIM] Maputo -- The Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Augusta Maita, said on Wednesday that the closed season for surface water prawns should not be seen as a penalty, but a move intended to safeguard the importance of fishing resourc...

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:12:29 GMT
Defence Forces Say They Are Hunting Down Militants
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican defence and security forces say they have launched a manhunt against any terrorists who may still be left in the town of Palma, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:12:25 GMT
Covid-19 - Three Deaths, 174 New Cases, and 280 Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday reported a further three deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease, 174 new cases, and 280 full recoveries.

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 15:58:09 GMT
Portugal Mobilises Military to Fight Mozambique's Militants
[RFI] Portugal will send a team of 60 troops to former colony Mozambique after an attack by an Islamic State-linked jihadist group against a northern town, the country's minister of foreign affairs said on Tuesday.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:12:30 GMT
Don't Lose Focus, Nyusi Urges
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday called on Mozambicans to remain calm and not to "lose focus" in response to the islamist terror attack against the town of Palma, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:34:38 GMT
UN Scaling up Aid for Victims of Brutal Attack
[VOA] Geneva -- The UN.'s International Organization for Migration said Tuesday that more than 3,360 deeply traumatized survivors of last week's massacre in Palma District in northern Mozambique have arrived in Pemba, the capital of Cabo Delgado prov...

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 16:43:49 GMT
Renamo Demobilisation Complete in Manica
[AIM] Maputo -- The demobilisation of the militia of Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, has now been completed in the central province of Manica, according to a statement issued on Tuesday by Mirko Manzoni, the personal representative to Moz...

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 16:43:48 GMT
Islamic State Claims Attack On Palma, and Uses Fake Photo
[AIM] Maputo -- The international terrorist network calling itself "Islamic State" has claimed responsibility for Wednesday's attack against the town of Palma in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 05:43:35 GMT
The 'Million-Dollar Question' - Who are Cabo Delgado's Insurgents?
[DW] In just three years, an Islamist insurgency in northern Mozambique has killed an estimated 2,600 people. Last week's attack on the town of Palma, which lasted days, should worry neighboring countries, experts say.

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 04:24:17 GMT
Between 10 and 15 South Africans Still Missing in Palma Attacks
[Daily Maverick] Pretoria has accounted for 43 of the South Africans caught up in the major insurgent assault on the northern Mozambique town of Palma over the past few days -- but 10 to 15 citizens still remained unaccounted for.

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 16:43:48 GMT
Inae Promises That Bread Price Will Not Rise
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government's National Inspectorate of Economic Activities (INAE) has announced that it is working to ensure that the price of bread does not rise on 1 April, as threatened by the National Association of Mozambican Baker...

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 16:43:48 GMT
No Minimum Wage Negotiations Until June
[AIM] Maputo -- Negotiations on an increase in the Mozambican minimum wage will not resume until June, according to a report in Tuesday's issue of the independent newssheet "Mediafax".

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 16:43:48 GMT
Avoid Crowds Over Easter, Health Ministry Warns
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Monday urged all Mozambicans and tourists to avoid crowds during the impending Easter festivities.

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 12:33:33 GMT
Mozambique Attack - 43 South Africans Accounted for, One Dead
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African High Commission in Maputo on Monday said it has accounted for the 43 South Africans affected by the recent attacks in northern Mozambique.

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 12:15:52 GMT
Cne Spokesperson Resigns
[AIM] Maputo -- The spokesperson of Mozambique's National Elections Commission (CNE), Alice Banze, has resigned only three days after she was elected to the post.



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