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Mozambique

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 07:26:21 GMT
Tanzania Accused of Expelling 3,800 Mozambicans
[AIM] Maputo -- The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), citing the Mozambican border authorities, says that in May Tanzanian forcibly expelled almost 3,800 Mozambicans who were seeking refuge from terrorist attacks against Palma dist...

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 15:00:32 GMT
Strengthen Coastal Resilience to Protect Communities
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Augusta Maita, said on Monday that cyclones Idai and Kenneth, which hit the country in 2019, raised the urgency of placing coastal resilience at the top of the marine go...

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 15:00:29 GMT
Forests Being Lost to Produce Wood Fuel
[AIM] Maputo -- The southern Mozambican province of Inhambane is losing about a thousand hectares of forest a year, mostly for the production of wood fuel, reports Monday's issue of the independent daily "O Pais".

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 15:00:31 GMT
Us Finances Medical Courses for Mozambican Military
[AIM] Maputo -- 40 Mozambican soldiers and health professionals have completed two training programmes on emergency lifesaving tactics on the battlefield, according to a Monday press release from the United States embassy.

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 15:00:26 GMT
Covid-19 - 32 New Cases, but No Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities reported no deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease on Sunday, the third consecutive day when there have been no Covid-19 fatalities.

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 07:09:32 GMT
Mozambique and Tanzania Should Address Transnational Threats
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Defence Minister, Jaime Neto, said on Saturday that both Mozambique and Tanzania need to develop renewed investigative capabilities which allow them to identify vulnerabilities, so as to reduce or eradicate the transnationa...

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 07:09:31 GMT
Nyusi Challenges Isced to Commit to Distance and Online Training
[AIM] Maputo -- Chimoio (Mozambique), 5 Jun (AIM) - Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi challenged on Friday the Resource Centre of the Higher Institute of Science and Distance Learning in Chimoio (ISCED), in the central province of Manica, to commit t...

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 07:09:30 GMT
Covid-19 - 54 New Cases, but No Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Friday reported a further 54 cases of the Covid-19 respiratory illness, bringing the number of Covid-19 cases diagnosed in Mozambique to 71,019.

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 07:09:28 GMT
Provincial Director Sentenced to Five Years
[AIM] Maputo -- The Cabo Delgado Provincial Court in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado on Friday sentenced the former administrator of Mueda district, Maria Nhalivilo to five years imprisonment for crimes of corruption.

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 13:53:13 GMT
Mozambique Starts Friendly Tournament With Win Over Lesotho
[CAF] Mozambique's national team, The Mambas, started the three-team friendly tournament by defeating Lesotho 5-0 on Wednesday at Estádio Nacional do Zimpeto in Maputo.

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 14:22:38 GMT
Lawyer Unable to Contact Abducted Rwandan Refugee
[AIM] Maputo -- The lawyer for Rwandan refugee Nyamuhanga Cassien, who was allegedly kidnapped from Inhaca island in the Bay of Maputo on 23 May, has been unable to establish contact with his client, and believes he has been handed over to the Rwanda...

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 14:47:48 GMT
Government Appeals for Increased Humanitarian Aid
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government on Wednesday reiterated its appeal to the international community to mobilise more humanitarian assistance for the victims of terrorism in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 14:47:48 GMT
Reduction in Cases Does Not Mean End of Pandemic
[AIM] Maputo -- The reduction in the number of new cases of Covid-19 in recent weeks, and in the number of deaths and hospitalisations from the disease does not mean the end of the pandemic, warned Mozambican Health Minister Armindo Tiago on Wednesda...

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 14:47:47 GMT
Covid-19 - Number of Cases and Positivity Rate Rising
[AIM] Maputo -- According to the Mozambican health authorities, a further 72 people were diagnosed with the Covid-19 respiratory disease on Wednesday.

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 14:47:44 GMT
New Water Treatment Station Will Ease Restrictions
[AIM] Maputo -- Moamba (Mozambique), 3 Jun (AIM) - Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday said that the new and modern water treatment plant, inaugurated in Moamba district, about 60 kilometres northwest of the capital, will reduce restrictio...

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 08:48:36 GMT
Car Stolen From SA Destined for Mozambique Intercepted
[The Herald] Beitbridge Bureau

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 15:16:23 GMT
Govt Alters Water Prices
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government announced on Tuesday that it is altering the tariffs charged for drinking water, by both public and private suppliers - but declined to say how much the new tariff will be.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 15:13:40 GMT
Pakistani Drug Traffickers Sentenced
[AIM] Maputo -- The Cabo Delgado provincial court in northern Mozambique, sitting in the provincial capital, Pemba, on Tuesday sentenced 11 Pakistani nationals to between ten and 19 years imprisonment for drug trafficking.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 15:18:37 GMT
Priinvest Indulges In Delaying Tactics, Serving A Notification On Nyusi And Others
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Attorney General's Office (PGR) has confirmed to the independent television station, STV, that a London court has indeed allowed the Abu-Dhabi based company, Privinvest, to serve a notification on President Filipe Nyusi...

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 15:17:06 GMT
Despite Terrorism, Macomia Celebrates Its Anniversary
[AIM] Maputo -- Although it is on the front line of the struggle against islamist terrorism in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, the town of Macomia on Tuesday celebrated the 56th anniversary of its elevation to the status of a town, ...

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 15:14:39 GMT
Covid-19 - No Deaths and 55 New Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- According to the Mozambican health authorities, a further 55 cases of the respiratory disease Covid-19 were diagnosed on Tuesday, but there were no deaths.

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 16:22:08 GMT
Mozambique Among the Top Four Countries for New HIV Infection Rates
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Health Minister Armindo Tiago said on Monday that the country ranks in fourth position on the list of countries with high rates of HIV infections, with a national average rate of new infections estimated at 364 cases a day.

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 14:05:12 GMT
Govt Signs Gas and Energy Deals
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government and cooperation partners on Monday in Maputo signed the technical and commercial agreements for the Temane Gas and Energy Projects, in the southern province of Inhambane, paving the way for the start, by the ...

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 13:50:54 GMT
Former Rwandan Journalist Ntamuhanga Cassien Abducted
[AIM] Maputo -- Men wearing Mozambican police uniforms have kidnapped a former Rwandan journalist, Ntamuhanga Cassien, who was living in exile in Mozambique, according to a report carried by Monday's issue of the independent newssheet "Carta de Mocam...

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 16:22:08 GMT
Mozambican Debt Remains Unsustainable
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's public debt remains "unsustainable", according to the latest annual report on the debt from the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and hence the country remains debt distressed.

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 16:22:07 GMT
Shortage of Vaccines Compromises Covid-19 Vaccination
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's Deputy National Director of Public Health, Benigna Matsinhe, warned on Monday that the late arrival of vaccines against the Covid-19 respiratory disease could compromise the Ministry of Health's vaccination calendar.

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 16:22:07 GMT
Electronic Sealing and Tracking System Detects 25 Violation Attempts
[AIM] Maputo -- At least 25 violations of transit procedures have been recorded between January and May, since the installation of an electronic sealing and tracking system for goods in transit along the Beira Corridor in the central Mozambican provi...

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 16:22:04 GMT
Third Consecutive Day With No Covid-19 Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Monday reported the third consecutive day without any deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

Mon, 31 May 2021 13:53:33 GMT
South Africa Says Send Troops; Tanzania Says No Troops, Instead Negotiate, Develop
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] South Africa is pressing for urgent military intervention in Cabo Delgado, South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor told Reuters (21 May) in a telephone interview. Since 2008 SADC has had a regional defence...

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 13:56:58 GMT
Tractors Distributed to Nampula Farmers
[AIM] Maputo -- 42 of the 115 emerging small commercial farmers (PACEs), integrated into Mozambique's flagship agricultural development programme Sustenta, have now received tractors and other equipment in the northern province of Nampula.



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