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Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:21:57 GMT
SADC Condemns Mozambique Insurgency
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi has labelled heinous acts of cowardice the continued terrorist attacks in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 05:54:45 GMT
Armed Forces Take Control of Palma After Attack by Insurgents
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican armed forces have taken full control of the town of Palma, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, driving out the remaining islamist terrorists who had attacked the town on 24 March.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:48:56 GMT
Government Regains Control of Key Coastal Town
[VOA] Maputo -- Mozambique's government said it is reclaiming territory from Islamic State-affiliated insurgents that besieged the key northern coastal town of Palma, with some of the thousands of civilians who fled now going back to take stock of th...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:46:55 GMT
SA Repatriates Nationals Trapped in Northern Mozambique
[SAnews.gov.za] Government has deployed support to the South African High Commission for the repatriation of its citizens trapped in Cabo Delgado, in northern Mozambique, amid concerns over the security situation in that region.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:45:06 GMT
SADC to Determine Course of Action On Mozambique Security Situation
[Botswana Daily News] Harare -- SADC will ensure that the integrity and sovereignty of Mozambique is not assaulted by dissident, rebellious and non-state forces that undermine the democratic credentials of peace in the region, says President Dr Mokgw...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 08:19:30 GMT
Mozambique Axe Coach Goncalves After Nations Cup Failure
[Cosafa] Mozambique coach Luis Goncalves became the second victim of African Cup of Nations failure when he was sacked on Thursday, the country's football federation said.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 06:15:55 GMT
Fisheries to Collect Over Six Million Usd in Revenue
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's Ministry of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries (MIMAIP) plans to collect 425 million meticais (over six million US dollars) in revenue during the 2021 fishing campaign, which was recently opened across the country.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 06:15:53 GMT
Second Day in a Week With No Covid-19 Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Sunday recorded no deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease, over the previous 24 hours.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 05:58:04 GMT
SADC Troika Heads to Maputo
[The Herald] President Mnangagwa will on Thursday join SADC leaders that make up the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation to explore avenues of putting an end to the terrorist attacks that have rocked Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 05:57:07 GMT
Regional Leaders to Meet in Maputo for Talks On Response to Insurgency
[Daily Maverick] Regional leaders will discuss the crisis in Mozambique on Thursday at a 'double troika' summit of the Southern African Development Community.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 05:56:06 GMT
Tanzanian Police Reaction to Palma - 'We're Safe'
[AIM] Maputo -- The Tanzanian police have claimed that the islamist terrorists operating across the border in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado pose no threat to Tanzania.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 05:55:17 GMT
SADC to Discuss Cabo Delgado Situation
[AIM] Maputo -- The Organ on Politics, Defence and Security of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will meet some time in the coming week, to discuss the terrorist attacks in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 11:27:45 GMT
Caution Needed in Mozambique
[The Herald] The SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security meets this week to discuss the growing security problem in north-eastern Mozambique, which last week saw a serious attack on the town of Palma right on the Tanzanian border.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 11:26:40 GMT
Violence in Cabo Delgado - "Many Have Seen Dead Bodies Along the Way"
[MSF] Amparo Vilasmil is MSF mental health activity manager in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. She is part of a team operating in Montepuez, the second most populous city in the province and one of the destinations for people fleeing recent attacks in the ...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 08:29:17 GMT
Govt Sends Troops to Evacuate Nationals in Mozambique
[RFI] South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa held an urgent meeting with his Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapsia-Nqakula on Saturday following his announcement that he had sent troops to Mozambique to evacuate South Africans trapped in the wake of rec...

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 21:48:12 GMT
Firm Abandons Construction Site in Cabo Delgado
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Total on Friday abandoned its installations on Afungi peninsula. All Total staff have been withdrawn, unlike the closure on 1 January when a skeleton staff was left behind. This suggests that Total expects the ...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 08:06:09 GMT
French Gas Giant Total Closes Plant After Mozambique Jihadist Attacks
[RFI] French energy giant Total has shut its operations and withdrawn all staff from a site in northern Mozambique following last week's deadly jihadist attack in the area, security sources said.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 07:53:13 GMT
Survivors From Mozambique Attack Stream Into Pemba Safe Haven
[VOA] Pemba -- More than a week after jihadis staged a deadly raid on the northern Mozambican town of Palma, survivors streamed Thursday into the port of Pemba, the capital of gas-rich Cabo Delgado province.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 06:31:49 GMT
Tanzania, Mozambique Ink Broadband Deal
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- The government has signed a contract worth Sh2.4 billion with Mozambique that will see Tanzania's National ICT Broadband Backbone being extended to the southern African nation, a minister said.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 06:31:47 GMT
Mtwara Police Allays Fears Over Attacks in Mozambique
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Police have assured security to residents of Mtwara Region after reports of deadly attacks by militants in northern Mozambique, which borders Tanzania to the south.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 06:29:31 GMT
Covid-19 Positivity Rate Falls to Below Five Per Cent
[AIM] Maputo -- The daily Covid-19 positivity rate (the proportion of people tested found to be carrying the virus) on Saturday fell to below five per cent for the first time this year.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 16:42:07 GMT
Mozambican Armed Forces Secure Palma Airstrip
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican armed forces (FADM) on Saturday took full control of the aerodrome in the small town of Palma, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, according to a report on the independent television station, STV.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:26:58 GMT
Over 9,000 Known to Have Fled From Palma
[AIM] Maputo -- The number of people known to have fled from the town of Palma, in the northern Mozambicans province of Cabo Delgado, following the attack by islamist terrorists on 24 March, has now risen to over 9,000.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:26:08 GMT
Covid-19 - Three More Deaths and 194 New Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- After a day in which no deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease were reported, on Friday the disease killed once more.

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 14:31:39 GMT
Thousands On the Move After Brutal Attacks in Northern Mozambique, UN Office Reports
[UN News] Thousands of people in Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado are on the move in search of safety, as the security situation remains volatile, after last week's brutal attacks by armed groups in Palma district, according to the UN O...

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 14:23:32 GMT
Total Decides On Total Recall of All Staff From Troubled Afungi Gas Project
[Daily Maverick] The future of the $60-billion project is now in doubt.

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 11:38:41 GMT
Mutare Eyes Moza Deal for Pungwe Water
[New Zimbabwe] MUTARE city is considering entering into some negotiations with Mozambique to draw some water from Pungwe River which is shared by the neighbouring countries, if the proposal to construct a new water treatment plant through Odzi River ...

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 17:23:35 GMT
Islamic State Falsely Claims Cabo Delgado Attack
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Islamic State (IS) claimed credit for the attack on Palma, but the claim is clearly fake and, indeed, it seems likely that IS was never in contact with the insurgents about Palma.

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 13:45:51 GMT
Beach Soccer - Mozambique Faces Comoros With Eyes On Senegal 2021
[CAF] After winning 7-5 against Comoros in Moroni, in the 1st leg of the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations Senegal 2021 qualifications, Mozambique began its preparation for the second leg this weekend, 10 April in Maputo.

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 11:52:53 GMT
UNFPA Statement On Attacks in Palma, Mozambique
[UNFPA] UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, joins other United Nations agencies in expressing its grave concerns regarding the heinous attacks in Palma district, Mozambique. The attacks have further uprooted the lives of ...



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