Mozambique
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:20:45 GMTAssembly Will Debate Foreign Troops - but Only in October
[AIM] Maputo -- The governing board of the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, its Standing Commission, on Tuesday decided to table for debate at the next full parliamentary sitting the question of foreign military support in the fig...
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:29:39 GMTRwandan, Mozambican Forces Take Control of Strategic Awasse City in Cabo Delgado
[New Times] Reports from Mozambique indicate that Rwandan and Mozambican forces are now in full control of the key base of Awasse after repulsing the retreating Islamic State-linked insurgency in Cabo Delgado, the northernmost province of Mozambique.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:20:46 GMTNyusi Urges Mozambicans to Join Covid-19 Mass Vaccination Campaign
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday urged all eligible adult Mozambicans to join the National Mass Vaccination Campaign against Covid-19, intended to reduce greatly the number of serious cases of the disease, and of the hos...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:20:45 GMTGovernment Approves Strategy for Managing Displaced
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government on Tuesday approved the policy and strategy for managing internally displaced people.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:20:41 GMTCovid-19 Death Toll Reaches 1,500
[AIM] Maputo -- The number of deaths in Mozambique from the Covid-19 respiratory disease has now reached 1,500, according to a Tuesday press release from the Ministry of Health.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:22:28 GMTPemba Bay Not Contaminated By Fuel Spill
[AIM] Maputo -- A multi-sector government team sent to investigate a spill of fuel in the Bay of Pemba, off the coast of the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, has ruled out the possibility of contamination of the waters of the bay.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 16:00:16 GMTNo Observer Status for Israel, Urges Palestinian Ambassador
[AIM] Maputo -- The Palestinian ambassador to Mozambique, Fayez Abdul Jawwad, has urged the Mozambican government to oppose the granting of observer status at the African Union to Israel.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:22:28 GMTChinese Arrested for Illegal Possession of Firearm
[AIM] Maputo -- Chimoio (Mozambique), 3 Aug (AIM) - The Mozambican police in the central province of Manica have arrested a 53 year old Chinese citizen for illegal possession of a firearm.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:22:28 GMTNyusi Inaugurates INSS Delegation in Angonia
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Monday inaugurated a delegation of the National Social Security Institute (INSS) in Ulongue, capital of Angonia district, in the western province of Tete.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:22:27 GMTCompetition Regulator Told to Protect Consumers
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario on Monday urged the new chairperson of the Competition Regulatory Authority (ARC), Iacumba Ali Aiuba, to focus on activities that protect the purchasing power of consumers.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:22:27 GMTIreland to Support Women's Empowerment Programmes
[AIM] Maputo -- Ireland will support the Mozambican government in mobilising financial resources to ensure the implementation of gender capacity building at the Women's Empowerment Centre (CEM) in the southern province of Maputo.
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:22:25 GMTAlmost 5,000 Covid-19 Recoveries Reported
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Monday reported 4,970 full recoveries from the Covid-19 respiratory disease, by far the largest number of recoveries reported in a single 24 hour period.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 14:44:07 GMTSADC Closing in On Mozambique Terrorists
[The Herald] SADC ground and naval forces have arrived in Mozambique's troubled northern province as part of a combined regional force to quell insurgents who have caused much suffering and whose presence in a member state presents a threat to the wh...
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 11:02:00 GMTNyusi Inaugurates Solar Power Station in Niassa
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Friday inaugurated the Matchedje solar power station, in the northern province of Niassa, which can supply power to around 400 households.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 07:03:12 GMTNo Elephant Poaching Recorded in Niassa Reserve
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi announced on Saturday that, for the third consecutive year, no elephants have been poached in the Niassa National Reserve in the far north of the country, or in the Gorongosa National Park in the cent...
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 07:03:12 GMTHalf a Million Doses of Covid-19 Vaccines Arrive
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Health Ministry on Monday received a further half a million doses of the Verocell anti-Covid-19 vaccine, manufactured by the Chinese pharmaceutical company, Sinopharm.
Tue, 03 Aug 2021 07:03:06 GMTMore Covid-19 Recoveries Than New Infections On Sunday
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Sunday reported more recoveries from Covid-19 than new cases of the disease in the previous 24 hours.
Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:08:26 GMTMozambique Making Progress in Women's Empowerment
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Minister of Gender, Children and Social Welfare, Nyeleti Mondlane, on Saturday declared that the country is continuing to make progress in promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:08:20 GMTOver 2,000 Covid-19 Cases a Day Five Times in July
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican authorities reported on Saturday that, for the fifth time in July, the number of new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease exceeded 2,000.
Sat, 31 Jul 2021 08:50:54 GMTGovt Says Influx of African Troops Will Target Cabo Delgado Insurgents
[VOA] Mozambique's defense minister says South African troops are expected this week to join operations meant to counter insurgents in northern Cabo Delgado province.
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 15:56:54 GMT304 ZNA Troops to Join Mozambique Mission
[The Herald] Zimbabwe is sending a team of 304 defence instructors to Mozambique to train Mozambican troops as its commitment to the SADC Standby Force Mission in Mozambique under the SADC Protocol on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation.
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 14:01:31 GMTNyusi Inaugurates Itepela Electricity System
[AIM] Ngauma -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi declared on Thursday that the effort made by the government to bring electricity to the homes of all 30 million Mozambicans seeks to stimulate development, and ensure that families can prosper through...
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 14:00:25 GMTLeader of 'Renamo Military Junta' Still Wants Talks
[AIM] Maputo -- The leader of the self-styled "Renamo Military Junta", Mariano Nhongo, has broken a silence that lasted for months to proclaim that he is open to a dialogue to reach peace with the Mozambican government.
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 14:00:01 GMTCovid-19 - 21 More Deaths and 1,774 New Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Thursday reported 1,774 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and 21 deaths.
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:46:14 GMTInhambane Youths Demand Jobs From Sasol
[AIM] Maputo -- Dozens of young men blocked Mozambique's main north-south highway (EN1), in the southern province of Inhambane, between the Inhassoro and Pande areas, on Tuesday, demanding that the South African petrochemical gaunt Sasol provide them...
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 12:48:42 GMTRDF Allays Fears of Reprisal Attack From Mozambique Islamic Militants
[New Times] Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) has moved to ease concerns that its recent deployment in Mozambique could potentially attract retaliation from the Islamic militants.
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:46:14 GMT15 Terrorists Killed On Border With Tanzania
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican defence and security forces have killed at least 15 alleged terrorists who were trying to cross the Rovuma river into Tanzania, according to a report in Thursday's issue of the independent newsheet "Carta de Mocambique"...
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:46:12 GMTLargest Number of New Covid-19 Cases in a Day
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Wednesday reported a further 2,460 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, setting a new record for the largest number of cases diagnosed in a single 24 hour period.
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 00:29:06 GMTNyusi Invites U.S. Businesses to Invest
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday invited businesses from the United States to invest in southern Africa, and particularly in Mozambique, in key sectors for development.
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 00:27:54 GMTSouth Africa Sending 1,495 Troops to Cabo Delgado
[AIM] Maputo -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the deployment of 1,495 South African troops to Mozambique, to join the standby force of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) assisting the Mozambican government in t...