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Sat, 28 Aug 2021 06:39:48 GMT
Mozambique Proud of Their Debut in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
[CAF] After their elimination in the group stage of FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Russia 2021(TM), the national team of beach soccer in Mozambique, the only newcomer to the World Cup taking place in Russia, consider their participation positive and tha...

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:18:19 GMT
Peacebuilding in Mozambique - When Talking is the Surest Path to Peace
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- PODCAST TRANSCRIPT - LISTEN HERE

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 11:02:26 GMT
Displaced People Demand Rapid Return to Homes
[AIM] Maputo -- Metuge (Mozambique), 26 Ago (AIM) - The thousands of internally displaced people who fled the terror attacks in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, and are currently living in settlements in Metuge district, have express...

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 04:50:14 GMT
'Most Egregious Corruption Case of the 21st Century' Gets Little Coverage
[AfricaFocus] Editor's Note

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:41:47 GMT
Effects of Taliban's Victory 'Ll Be Worse in Nigeria, Mozambique, Yemen, Others, UK-Based Economist Warns
[Vanguard] Nigeria, Pakistan, Yemen, Syria, Mali, Somalia and Mozambique may experience more daring jihadist activities following the triumph of the Taliban in Afghanistan, London-based Economist magazine warned.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:46:23 GMT
Flames' FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Qualifiers Against Cameroun and Mozambique Live On Azam TV
[Nyasa Times] Malawi national football team's 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Cameroun in Yaoundé on Friday, September 3 and against Mozambique in Johannesburg, South Africa on September 7 will be beamed live on Azam TV.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 11:02:26 GMT
Embraer Bribe - Court Postpones Verdict
[AIM] Maputo -- The Maputo City Court on Thursday again postponed delivering its verdict on the "Embraer bribe" case to September 13, following some technical constraints which hampered the printout of the court judgment.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 11:02:26 GMT
Nyusi Warns Public Managers Against Corruption
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday urged senior managers in the public administration to take no part in acts of corruption.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 11:02:22 GMT
Covid-19 - Positivity Rate Lowest Since Mid-June
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities reported on Wednesday that the Covid-19 positivity rate detected in that day's tests had fallen to 10.6 per cent: in other words, almost nine out of ten people tested on Wednesday were not infected by...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 07:23:28 GMT
High Court Orders Minister to Halt Extradition of Manuel Chang to Mozambique
[Daily Maverick] Former Mozambican finance minister Manuel Chang -- wanted in both Mozambique and the US on corruption charges -- will stay in jail at least until Friday.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 09:17:45 GMT
Hidden Debts: Translator, Consultant or Unofficial Intelligence Collaborator
[AIM] Maputo -- One of the allegedly key participants in Mozambique's "hidden debts" scandal, Teofilo Nhangumele, admitted on Wednesday that he had obtained a residence visa for Abu Dhabi on false pretenses.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 07:00:33 GMT
Hidden Debts - Chang Extradition Delayed
[AIM] Maputo -- Contrary to initial expectations. Mozambique's former finance Minister, Manuel Chang, was not extradited to Mozambique on Wednesday.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 07:00:28 GMT
Hidden Debts - Court Will Call Chang As Witness
[AIM] Maputo -- The Maputo City Court has agreed to call Mozambique's former Finance Minister, Manuel Chang, as a witness in the case of the country's largest financial scandal, the so-called "hidden debts".

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 07:00:30 GMT
Hidden Debts - Trial Remains Open to Press, Declares Judge
[AIM] Maputo -- Judge Efigenio Baptista, of the Maputo City Court, on Wednesday insisted that the trial of the 19 people accused of involvement in Mozambique's "hidden debts" will remain open to the press.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 07:00:19 GMT
Covid-19 - Is Focus of Pandemic Switching to the North?
[AIM] Maputo -- The latest figures from the Mozambican health authorities suggest that the main focus of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country has switched from the southern and central provinces to the north.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:25:22 GMT
Hidden Debts: Intelligence Office Admits Negotiating Huge Bribes With Privinvest
[AIM] Maputo -- A high-ranking Mozambican intelligence officer on Tuesday, admitted that he had negotiated bribes of millions of dollars with Lebanese businessman, Jean Boustani, a salesman for the Privinvest group.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 06:15:58 GMT
'Hidden Debt' Scandal - Trial Opens in Maputo
[RFI] Nineteen suspects -- including the son of Mozambique's ex-president -- have gone on trial over the so-called 'tuna bonds' affair which plunged the country into its worst-ever financial crisis.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:53:11 GMT
Watchdog in Urgent Bid to Stop South Africa From Extradicting Ex-Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang
[Daily Maverick] Lawyers involved in the case suspect that Pretoria might pre-empt the courts by putting Manuel Chang on a plane at 7am Wednesday morning.

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 12:29:39 GMT
Anti-Corruption Watchdogs Aim to Block Former Finance Minister's Extradition
[Daily Maverick] Anrti-corruption watchdog authorities believe he will escape justice in Mozambique and should be sent to face trial in the US instead.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:09:02 GMT
Cabo Delgado - Rwanda, Mozambican Forces Surround Terrorists in 'Last Military Push'
[New Times] Rwandan and Mozambican forces have surrounded the Islamic State-linked terrorist group's last major areas of operation, Siri I and Siri II, according to reports.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 06:54:44 GMT
Hidden Debts - Lawyers Complain Not Notified of Compensation Demand
[AIM] Maputo -- Defence lawyers at the trial of Mozambique's largest financial scandal, the case of the "hidden debts", on Tuesday complained they had not been notified of the demand for compensation appended to the indictment.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 06:54:43 GMT
Hidden Debts - Chang Will Be Extradited to Mozambique
[AIM] Maputo -- The South African Minister of Justice, Ronald Lamola, on Monday authorized the extradition of Mozambique's former Finance Minister, Manuel Chang, to Maputo, rather than to the United States.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 06:54:41 GMT
Covid-19 - More Cases in North Than South
[AIM] Maputo -- For three out of the last four days, the majority of cases of the respiratory disease Covid-19 diagnosed in Mozambique were reported from the four provinces north of the Zambezi.

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 12:45:50 GMT
Hidden Debts: Prosecution Demands Compensation of Three Billion Dollars
[AIM] Maputo -- The prosecutor in the case of Mozambique's largest ever financial scandal, known as the case of the hidden debts, on Monday demanded that the 19 accused should be ordered to pay compensation to the state of 2.902 billion US dollars, p...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:07 GMT
Top-Level Talks Were Needed Before Troops Marched Into Mozambique
[ISS] Rwanda and SADC took the high road, but should they have invited the African Union on the journey?

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:36:01 GMT
Rwanda's Military Intervention in Mozambique Raises Eyebrows
[DW] Rwandan forces have driven out Islamist militants in Mozambique's gas-rich Cabo Delgado province. Their success underlines the failure of Mozambique's army, but some observers want Rwanda to state when they will leave.

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 12:47:29 GMT
Hidden Debts - Defence Demands Special Status for Sise Agents
[AIM] Maputo -- As the trial opened in Maputo of the 19 people charged with embezzlement, money laundering corruption and other crimes in the case of Mozambique's largest ever financial scandal, known as the "hidden debts", defence lawyers demanded t...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 11:12:58 GMT
Justice and Correctional Services Confirms Extradition of Mr Manuel Chang
[Govt of SA] On 27 December 2018, the Pretoria Magistrate's Court authorised the arrest of Mr Manuel Chang in accordance with the Extradition Act No. 67 of 1962. He was intercepted and arrested at OR Tambo International where he was on bound for Duba...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 11:59:46 GMT
Covid-19 - 15 More Deaths and 261 New Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Sunday reported 261 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and a further 15 deaths.

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 12:00:41 GMT
Hidden Debts - Massively Corrupt Scheme Will Be Tried As From Monday
[AIM] Maputo -- The definitive charge sheet from the Public Prosecutor's Office against 19 people accused of involvement in Mozambique's largest ever financial scandal gives exhaustive details of bribes paid by the Lebanon-based company Privinvest, a...



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