Mozambique
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 12:26:52 GMTWhy Mozambique May Have to Rebuild Northern Region From Scratch
[Nation] The greatest concern in Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado province, which has been hit by a bloody and violent insurgency for over three years now, has mostly been about the lives lost and people displaced.
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 09:33:44 GMTHidden Debts - International Arrest Warrant for Jean Boustani
[AIM] Maputo -- An international arrest warrant has been issued for the Lebanese businessman Jean Boustani, one of the key executives in the Abu Dhabi-based group, Privinvest, and is currently in the hands of Interpol, according to a report in Thursd...
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 09:33:43 GMTCovid-19 - More Than a Million Fully Vaccinated
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities announced on Wednesday that to date more than a million people have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
Thu, 02 Sep 2021 05:38:38 GMT'Hidden Debt' Trial Exposes Depth of Corruption
[DW] A corruption scandal has shaken Mozambique to the core and turned it into an international pariah. This week, legal proceedings against 19 defendants have kicked off. But are the real culprits on trial?
Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:36:26 GMTZandamela Re-Appointed Governor of Central Bank
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Monday appointed Rogerio Zandamela to a second five year term of office as governor of the Bank of Mozambique.
Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:36:24 GMTCovid-19 - 11 Deaths and 263 New Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday reported a further 263 cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease and 11 Covid-19 deaths.
Wed, 01 Sep 2021 07:35:08 GMTNyusi Pledges to End Terrorism
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government has reaffirmed its commitment to continue the actions under way to eliminate terrorism, in order to make the business environment not only attractive and competitive, but also favorable to private investment ...
Wed, 01 Sep 2021 07:35:07 GMTHidden Debts - Guebuza's Son May Face Tax Evasion Charges
[AIM] Maputo -- Ndambi Guebuza, the oldest son of former Mozambican President Armando Guebuza, may have laid himself wide open to charges of tax evasion, given his refusal to answer questions about his financial affairs.
Wed, 01 Sep 2021 07:35:08 GMTHidden Debts - Court Wants Boustani to Testify
[AIM] Maputo -- The Maputo City Court on Tuesday decided to call Jean Boustani, a senior executive of the Abu Dhabi based group Privinvest, to give testimony in the current trial of 19 people in connection with the scandal of Mozambique's "hidden deb...
Wed, 01 Sep 2021 07:35:00 GMTCovid-19 - Significant Improvements Reported in August
[AIM] Maputo -- The situation of the Covid-19 pandemic improved significantly in Mozambique in August, with a reduction in new cases of almost 50 per cent, in comparison with July.
Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:36:27 GMTCourt Officials Arrested in Inhambane
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican authorities have arrested eight officials of district courts in the southern province of Inhambane, for allegedly stealing 31 million meticais (about 485,000 US dollars, at current exchange rates) from public funds betw...
Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:25:08 GMTGhost 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 GMTMozambican 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 GMTHidden 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 GMTHidden 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 GMTCovid-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 GMTMozambique 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 GMTMozambican/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 GMTHidden 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 GMTCovid-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 GMTBusinesses 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 GMTPeacebuilding in Mozambique - When Talking is the Surest Path to Peace
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Fri, 27 Aug 2021 11:02:26 GMTDisplaced 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
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Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:41:47 GMTEffects 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 GMTFlames' 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 GMTEmbraer 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 GMTNyusi 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 GMTCovid-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...