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Sun, 15 Aug 2021 09:44:28 GMT
Search for Elusive Skinks Is Filling Gaps in Mozambique's Biodiversity Data
[The Conversation Africa] Every morning the phone buzzes, many times in short succession, as the students send photo after photo of the snakes, frogs and lizards that have been caught in various traps the previous day. We scroll through the images. A...

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 07:26:20 GMT
Return of Peace in Cabo Delgado Now Likely
[East African] The rapid gains made by Mozambican and Rwandan government forces against Islamic insurgents in the country's northern Cabo Delgado region is giving new hope to thousands of civilians who have been trapped in the conflict for over a yea...

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 07:46:53 GMT
Fire Victims in Chamanculo Receive Assistence
[AIM] Maputo -- Maputo, 13 Ago (AIM) - The Maputo municipality on Friday donated a wide variety of building materials as well as consumer goods including rice, cooking oil, maize flour, and sugar to the 22 households made homeless, when their houses ...

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 07:46:50 GMT
Number of New Covid-19 Cases Drops to Below 1,000
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities announced on Friday that the number of new Covid-19 cases reported that day had fallen to below 1,000.

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 16:25:05 GMT
Third Wave of Pandemic Not Nearing Its End, Warns Nyusi
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Friday warned that, despite apparent stabilization in parts of the country, the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is still "far from its end".

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 16:25:05 GMT
Edm Connects Panjane and Messano to the National Grid
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's publicly owned electricity company, EDM, on Friday connected to the national grid the administrative posts of Panjane and Messano, in the districts of Magude and Bilene, in southern provinces of Maputo and Gaza.

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 16:25:04 GMT
Nyusi Inaugurates New Factory of 'Beleza Mocambique'
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Friday inaugurated the factory of "Beleza Moçambique", a large-scale manufacturer of synthetic hair products, located in Beluluane Industrial Park on the outskirts of Maputo.

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 16:25:04 GMT
Mozambican and Rwandan Forces Hunt Terrorist Leader
[AIM] Maputo -- The joint Mozambican and Rwandan forces in the northern province of Cabo Delgado will do all in their power to capture terrorist leader Bonomar Machude Omar, promised the commander of the Mozambican army, Maj-Gen Cristovao Chume, cite...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 16:25:03 GMT
Fourth Day With More Recoveries Than New Covid-19 Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- According to the Mozambican health authorities, on Thursday more recoveries from Covid-19 were reported than new cases of the disease.

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 08:06:07 GMT
Documents and Equipment Captured From Terrorists
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican defence and security forces on Wednesday showed reporters from the independent television station STV weaponry, other military equipment and documents captured from ISIS terrorists in the town of Mocimboa da Praia, in t...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 07:44:29 GMT
Mozambique Rejects Granting AU Observer Status to Israel
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique has joined the growing list of African countries protesting against the decision to grant Israel observer status at the African Union.

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 08:06:08 GMT
Hcb to Increase Its Discharges
[AIM] Maputo -- Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB), the company that operates the Cahora Bassa dam on the Zambezi River, on Wednesday warned that it will open one of the dam's floodgates at 50 per cent as from 1 September.

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 08:06:07 GMT
International Truckers Threaten Blockade
[AIM] Maputo -- Truck drivers from across southern Africa are threatening to blockade Mozambican border posts, in protest at corrupt behaviour by the Mozambican traffic police, according to a report in Thursday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticiasa"...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 08:06:06 GMT
Health Minister Calls On Stakeholders to Boost HIV/Aids Response
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Minister of Health Armindo Tiago on Wednesday called on stakeholders in the health sector to strengthen preventive actions against HIV/AIDS so as to achieve progress towards universal access to prevention, care and treatmen...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 08:06:04 GMT
Largest Number of Covid-19 Recoveries in Single Day
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Wednesday reported the largest number of recoveries from the Covid-19 respiratory disease so far, in a single 24 hour period.

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 21:31:09 GMT
United States Names Five African Jihadis As Specially Designated Global Terrorists
[CFR] The practical consequences of the U.S. Department of State adding five terrorist leaders operating in Africa to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists is likely to be limited.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 10:16:00 GMT
Dutch Company Fined for Role in 'Hidden Debts'
[AIM] Maputo -- A Dutch appeals court has upheld a fine imposed by the Dutch central bank "De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)" against the TMF group for failings in due diligence related to the scandal of Mozambique's "hidden debts", according to a report p...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 09:07:04 GMT
Cabo Delgado Governor - Rwanda-Mozambique Troops Collaboration Gives Us Hope
[New Times] The Governor of Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado, Valige Taliabo, on Thursday, August 12, thanked the troops and government of Rwanda for helping his country's military fight the Islamic-State linked terrorists.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:13:08 GMT
'Most Important Mission Yet to Come', Says Army Commander
[AIM] Maputo -- The commander of the Mozambican army, Maj-Gen Cristovao Chume, interviewed on Tuesday by the public television station TVM, in the town of Mocimboa da Praia, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, stressed that "the most important ...

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:13:05 GMT
Daily Number of Covid-19 Cases Over 1,000 Again
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities reported on Tuesday that the number of new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease diagnosed that day once again surpassed 1,000.

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 05:50:09 GMT
Mozambique President Unveils Troops to Fight Insurgents
[VOA] Maputo -- Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi on a visit to the troubled northern Cabo Delgado province Monday, unveiled the Southern African troops sent to fight the region's insurgents. The Southern African Development Community's Standby Force...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:44:01 GMT
Capture of Mocimboa da Praia Only 'The First Stage'
[AIM] Maputo -- The commander of the Mozambican army, Maj-Gen Cristovao Chume, on Monday declared that the capture by Mozambican and Rwandan forces of the town of Mocimboa da Praia from the islamist terrorists of ISIS was only "the first stage", and ...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:44:01 GMT
Misa Warns Against Threats Posed in Draft Press Law
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican chapter of the regional press freedom body MISA (Media Institute of Southern Africa) has warned that several provisions of the draft press law currently before the country's parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, pos...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 05:30:35 GMT
Govt Should Ensure Aid Reaches Mocimboa da Praia Residents - Human Rights Watch
[HRW] Ensure Civilian Safety, Provide Humanitarian Aid

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:44:01 GMT
Kidnapping in Central Maputo Foiled
[AIM] Maputo -- Four armed men attempted to kidnap an Indian businessman in central Maputo on Monday afternoon, but the crime was foiled by the victim's family, according to a report on the independent television station, STV.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:44:00 GMT
Investors Will Return to Cabo Delgado, Says Minister
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Minister of Mineral Resurces and Energy, Max Tonela, speaking to reporters on Monday, said that the re-establishment of security conditions in the northern province of Cabo Delgado will be determinant for the resumption...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:44:00 GMT
About 1000 Renamo Militia Demand Overdue Allowances
[AIM] Maputo -- Maputo, 10 Ago (AIM) - Nearly 1000 former guerrillas from Renamo, Mozambique's main opposition party, in the central province of Sofala, have expressed concern at the non-payment of their allowances for about six months, reports the i...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:44:00 GMT
Half a Million Vaccine Doses Arrive
[AIM] Maputo -- A further 500,000 doses of the VeroCell vaccine, produced by the Chinese company Sinopharm, for the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, arrived in Maputo on Monday.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:43:55 GMT
More Recoveries Than New Covid-19 Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Monday reported many more recoveries from the Covid-19 respiratory disease than new cases, thus bringing down the number of active Covid-19 cases.

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 18:56:32 GMT
Troops Recapture Key Northern Port From Insurgents
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican and Rwandan forces on Sunday recaptured the port town of Mocimboa da Praia, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, which had been held by terrorists affiliated to the "Islamic State" (ISIS) network for the past year.



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