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Mozambique

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:25:08 GMT
Ghost of Omar Al-Bashir May Have Stopped South Africa's Justice Minister in His Tracks in Manuel Chang Extradition Saga
[Daily Maverick] On Friday, 27 August, the South African and Mozambican governments surprisingly withdrew their demands that former Mozambican finance minister Manuel Chang should be sent home immediately and so Judge Molahlehi extended the order tha...

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 07:24:44 GMT
Mozambican Forces Seize Suspect Boat
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican armed forces (FADM) last Thursday intercepted a sail boat laden with seven tonnes of assorted foodstuffs and hygiene products off the coat of Mocimboa da Praia district, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 07:24:44 GMT
Hidden Debts - Guebuza's Son Denies It All
[AIM] Maputo -- Ndambi Guebuza, the oldest son of former Mozambican President Armando Guebuza, told the Maputo City Court on Monday that he had nothing to do with the project, designed in 2011, to set up a scheme to protect Mozambique's Exclusive Eco...

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 07:24:44 GMT
- Ronguane Submits His Candidacy for Mdm Presidency
[AIM] Maputo -- Silverio Ronguane, a parliamentary deputy for the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), the country's second largest opposition party, on Saturday submitted his nomination papers to become the Party's next President, who will be elect...

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 07:24:44 GMT
Hidden Debts - Pesticides in the Pudding, Accuses Guebuza
[AIM] Maputo -- The trial in the case of Mozambique's "hidden debts" took an unexpected turn on Monday afternoon, as one of the best-known of the accused, Ndambi Guebuza, the oldest son of former President Armando Guebuza, lost his temper and claimed...

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 07:24:43 GMT
Covid-19 - 139 New Cases, and Nine Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- According to the Mozambican health authorities, the number of people diagnosed with the Covid-19 respiratory disease on Sunday slumped to 139.

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 11:12:58 GMT
Mozambique Insurgency - Focus Needs to Shift to Preventing Criminality At Sea
[The Conversation Africa] The insurgency in the Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique has been placed firmly in the international spotlight since radicals linked to Islamic State launched their audacious attack on the town of Palma in March, killing ov...

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 06:57:55 GMT
Mozambican/Rwandan Forces Seize Former Guerrilla Base
[AIM] Maputo -- Joint Mozambican and Rwandan forces on Friday retook Base N'tchinga, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, from the hands of the ISIS terrorists who had occupied it.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 06:57:55 GMT
Hidden Debts - Chang Extradition Postponed
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican civil society coalition, the Budget Monitoring Forum (FMO), won a victory in the Johannesburg High Court on Friday when the court intervened to prevent the extradition to Maputo of former Mozambican Finance Minister Man...

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 06:57:55 GMT
Covid-19 - Face-to-Face Classes to Resume Across the Country
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has authorised the resumption, from Monday, of face-to-face classes throughout the country's education system, with the exception of pre-school institutions.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 06:57:52 GMT
Businesses Protest Fiscalstamps On Beer
[AIM] Maputo -- The Confederation of Mozambican Business Associations (CTA) has asked the government to revoke the new regulations imposing fiscal stamps on alcoholic drinks and tobacco products.

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.

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...

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.



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