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Thu, 29 Apr 2021 08:50:36 GMT
SADC's Summit On Mozambique Postponed
[SAnews.gov.za] The Extraordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security which was scheduled for today in Mozambique has been postponed.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:35:39 GMT
Trial Starts of Killers of Portuguese Businesswoman
[AIM] Maputo -- The trial began in Beira on Tuesday of three men accused of murdering Portuguese citizen Ines Bota on 28 December 2017, by drowning her in the Pungue river.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:32:04 GMT
Mozambique 'Politically Stable', Says Nyusi
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi said on Tuesday that, despite the activity of terrorists in parts of the northern province of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique enjoys political stability and its institutions are functioning normally.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:31:35 GMT
58 People Charged With Terrorism Offences
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican prosecutors charged 58 people with crimes of terrorism in 2020, Attorney-General Beatriz Buchili told the country's parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on Wednesday.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:31:02 GMT
Covid-19 - Five Deaths, 47 New Cases, 1,561 Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday reported a further five deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease, 47 new cases, but also 1,561 recoveries.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 05:28:45 GMT
SADC Ministers Agree to Deploy a Regional Force in Mozambique
[Daily Maverick] But a summit for heads of state to ratify the plan has been postponed.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 08:38:14 GMT
SADC Acts On Mozambique Terrorism
[The Herald] SADC is committed to achieving lasting peace, security, reconciliation and development in Mozambique with the ongoing Extraordinary Troika Summit, which will culminate in the meeting of Heads of State and Government tomorrow, an expressi...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 06:52:50 GMT
Ministers in Maputo
[Botswana Daily News] Maputo -- Minister of International Affairs and Cooperation, Dr Lemogang Kwape and Minister of Defence, Justice and Security, Mr Kagiso Mmusi toured the Botswana High Commission premises in Mozambique yesterday.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:14:39 GMT
SADC May Propose Response Force For Cabo Delgado
[AIM] Maputo -- According to the South African paper, the "Daily Maverick," military officials from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are expected to recommend this week that a regional rapid response force, almost 3,000 strong, be de...

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:52:34 GMT
Focus on Fighting 'Terrorists' Ignores Real Humanitarian Needs in Cabo Delgado
[MSF] Three important developments took place in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province in less than six weeks, all of which will have a significant future impact on human lives.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:20:18 GMT
25 Kilos of Cocaine Seized in Pemba
[AIM] Maputo -- The criminal investigation services in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado have seized about 25 kilos of cocaine in the provincial capital, Pemba, and have charged three Mozambican citizens with drug trafficking.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:20:18 GMT
Association for Malaria Fund Mobilises Three Million Usd
[AIM] Maputo -- The Association for Malaria Fund has announced the mobilisation of over three million US dollars to enhance Mozambique's efforts in the fight against the disease which remains among the main causes of death in the country, particularl...

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:20:17 GMT
Ringleader of Illegal Miners Arrested
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) has arrested a Tanzanian woman, accused of heading the network of illegal miners who operate within the concession granted to the company, Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM), in t...

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:20:12 GMT
426 Recoveries From Covid-19 Reported
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's Deputy National Director of Public Health, Benigna Matsinhe, announced at a Maputo press conference on Monday that, over the previous 24 hours, 426 people were declared fully recovered from the Covid-19 respiratory diseas...

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 11:51:58 GMT
SADC Escalates Mozambique Intervention
[The Herald] The SADC region is escalating operational modalities for decisive intervention in war-torn Mozambique with Ministers meeting in Maputo tomorrow to map the way forward.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:55:34 GMT
Fuel Giant Total Pulls Staff From Mozambique Gas Project
[DW] French energy company Total has withdrawn workers from a $20 billion gas project in the southern African country after a nearby jihadi attack.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:35:34 GMT
Stalemate Continues - Only Private Food is Reaching Palma, With No UN or Official Help
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] The stalemate continues, with government insisting it must distribute humanitarian assistance in Palma, but having no system to do so. Meanwhile government has barred anyone leaving by sea, and will not even al...

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 10:21:30 GMT
Second Wave of Coronavirus Infections Over
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's National Health Institute (INS) announced on Friday that the second wave of coronavirus infections is over.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 10:25:39 GMT
Businessman's Son Kidnapped in Chimoio
[AIM] Maputo -- Unknown assailants on Saturday night kidnapped the son of a businessman in the central Mozambican city of Chimoio, according to a report carried by the independent television station STV.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 10:08:44 GMT
The Low Road to Economic Ruin, As Illustrated By a Trip Through Mozambique
[Daily Maverick] Our five-day journey across Mozambique reminded us of how little progress has been made in that country, of the cost of war, the extent of the carelessness of its political leadership, and of the relative impotence of donors to enabl...

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 19:22:32 GMT
SADC Technical Deployment to Mozambique
[Africa In Fact] Has Zimbabwe changed SADC's messaging approach?

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 12:04:28 GMT
Escalating Conflict in Northern Mozambique Pushes Thousands Into Hunger and Desperation
[WFP] Pemba, Cabo Delgado -- Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province is in the grips of a spiralling crisis as thousands of people flee their homes amidst violence, warns the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:51:49 GMT
Limited Legal Options for SADC Military Action in Cabo Delgado
[ISS] The five-day terror attack on the coastal town of Palma last month once again stressed the severity of the conflict in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province. In its fourth year, the insurgency shows no signs of dissipating and exposes Mozambique's...

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:59:21 GMT
Cabinet Welcomes Efforts to Assist Mozambique
[SAnews.gov.za] Cabinet has welcomed the efforts of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to bring about lasting peace and security, as well as reconciliation and development in Mozambique.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 07:40:56 GMT
No Risk From Enh Guarantee, Says Finance Minister
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Minister of Economy and Finance, Adriano Maleiane, has told the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, that there is only a "minimal" risk that the Mozambican state will have to pay any money arising from ...

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 07:40:55 GMT
'We Have No Choice but to Defend Our Country', Says PM
[AIM] Maputo -- Terrorists are attacking Mozambique, "and we have no choice but to come together and defend our country", declared Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario on Thursday, in the country's parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, at t...

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 07:40:54 GMT
Public Works Minister Defends Toll Gates
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's Minister of Public Works, Joao Machatine, has vigorously defended the government's plan to lease out major roads to private operators, who will collect money for maintenance through toll gates.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 07:40:53 GMT
Number of New Covid-19 Cases On the Rise
[AIM] Maputo -- After a period in which the number of cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease appeared to be on the decline, the Ministry of Health on Wednesday announced a further 128 cases, and three deaths.

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:40:24 GMT
Number of Displaced Rises to 723,000
[AIM] Maputo -- The number of displaced people in Mozambique has risen to 723,000, Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario announced on Wednesday.

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:40:22 GMT
Foreign Troops - Renamo Supports, Frelimo Opposes
[AIM] Maputo -- Ossufo Momade, the leader of Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, on Tuesday called on the government to bring foreign forces into the country to help fight islamist terrorists in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.



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