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Mozambique

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:36:20 GMT
Hidden Debts - Guebuza's Private Secretary Insists She Was Not Bribed
[AIM] Maputo -- Ines Moiane, the private secretary of former Mozambican President Armando Guebuza, on Thursday admitted to receiving 750,000 euros from the Abu Dhabi based Privinvest group, but denied this was a bribe.

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:24:03 GMT
Hidden Debts - Trial Remains Public, Insists Judge
[AIM] Maputo -- Judge Efigenio Baptista, of the Maputo City court, on Thursday insisted that the current trial of 19 people accused of crimes in connection with Mozambique's "hidden debts" scandal must remain open to press and public.

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:35:49 GMT
Over 3,000 Patients Under New TB Combined Therapy
[AIM] Maputo -- 3,413 patients across Mozambique are undertaking the new tuberculosis preventive therapy, coupling strong doses of isoniazid (H) and rifapentine (P), to prevent simple and non-contagious cases from worsening and increasing the number ...

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:26:29 GMT
Health Service Receives Oxygen Concentrators
[AIM] Maputo -- The US government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has donated 15 state-of-the-art oxygen concentrators to assist Mozambique's efforts to increase oxygen supply in several health units.

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:30:53 GMT
Montfort Group Acquires Mozambian Oil Storage Terminal
[AIM] London -- The global commodity trading and investment company Montfort has announced that it has acquired equity in the Matola Terminal de Armazenamento de Petróleos SA, which operates oil tanking storage at the Matola Terminal (part of the Po...

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:28:29 GMT
First Lady Reaffirms Commitment to Reduce Illiteracy
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican First Lady Isaura Nyusi on Wednesday stated that the Action Plan to Accelerate Youth and Adult Literacy in Mozambique (PAAAJAM) 2021/29, a presidential initiative to fast-track literacy, will reduce illiteracy levels from t...

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:21:59 GMT
Covid-19 - 108 New Cases, and Three Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Wednesday reported 108 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and three deaths.

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 13:44:03 GMT
Barefooted Scholar Now a Joint Phd Candidate
[UCT] It wasn't the prospect of rogue soldiers, wild animals or muti killers that worried the young Bongai Munguni on her four-hour walk from primary school each day, reaching the hearth long after the cooking fire had gone out - it was the chance of...

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:58:47 GMT
Terrorist Groups Remain Faceless, Says Nyusi
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Tuesday appeared to rule out any negotiations with the terrorist groups active in parts of the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 07:12:56 GMT
Soldiers Have Reclaimed Areas Seized By Militants - President
[Nation] Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi on Tuesday announced that the country's armed forces, with the help of Rwanda and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) forces, have reclaimed nearly all areas that were seized by militants in Ca...

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:58:46 GMT
Government Hails Maputo Trade Fair Outcome
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government has expressed its satisfaction at the performance of the exhibitors at the 56th edition of Maputo International Trade Fair (FACIM), held under a hybrid model, part face-to-face and part virtual, due to the re...

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:58:46 GMT
Hidden Debts - Boustani Says He Will Testify, but Not in Person
[AIM] Maputo -- By Paul Fauvet

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:58:46 GMT
Sernic Arrests Two Angolans for Currency Forgery
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) on Wednesday presented to reporters in Maputo two Angolan citizens accused of involvement in the crime of counterfeiting US dollars.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:58:43 GMT
Covid-19 - 390 New Cases. Mostly in the North
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday reported 390 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, mostly in the north of the country.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 06:08:23 GMT
Aid-for-Sex Alleged in Cabo Delgado
[HRW] Investigate Abuses, Hold Violators to Account

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 07:45:47 GMT
Tunisia Wins in Zambia to Top Group B, As Malawi Downs Mozambique
[CAF] Wahbi Khazri's ninth minute goal and Anis Slimane's strike in the fourth minute of added time at the tail end of the game saw Tunisia move top of Group B in the qualifiers of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup with a 2-0 win away to Zambia.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 14:57:09 GMT
Achievements of Veterans Have No Price - Nyusi
[AIM] Maputo -- Nampula (Mozambique), 7 Sep (AIM) - Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi declared on Tuesday that the achievements of the veterans of the country's war for independence from Portuguese colonial rule are priceless.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 14:57:09 GMT
Nyusi Urges Nampula Residents to Follow Covid-19 Prevention Measures
[AIM] Maputo -- Nampula (Mozambique), 7 Sep (AIM) - Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Monday deplored the current state of the fight against Covid-19, in the northern province of Nampula.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 14:57:09 GMT
Covid-19 - Just Two Days Left in Current Vaccination Phase
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Health Ministry on Monday warned that there are just two days to go before the end of the current phase of the national vaccination campaign against Covid-19, in which all those who have received one dose of the Chinese...

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 14:57:06 GMT
Nyusi Launches Professional Education Initiative
[AIM] Maputo -- Nampula (Mozambique), 7 Sep (AIM) - Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Monday launched a presidential initiative entitled "Reference Centres for Technical and Professional Education", in the northern city of Nampula.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 17:24:49 GMT
Three Arrested for Kidnap, Murder and Mutilation
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican police have arrested three people accused of kidnapping and murdering a woman in order to extract her genitals in the western province of Tete.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 17:24:49 GMT
Hidden Debts - Defendant Breaks Into Tears
[AIM] Maputo -- At the start of the third week of the trial of 19 people facing charges in connection with Mozambique's largest financial scandal, the case of the "hidden debts", one of the defendants, businessman Sergio Namburete, burst into tears a...

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 17:24:44 GMT
Covid-19 - 138 New Cases Reported
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Sunday reported 138 new cases of the respiratory disease Covid-19.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 09:34:36 GMT
Gonçalves - 'We Were Nervous Facing Côte d'Ivoire'
[CAF] Mozambique coach Horácio Gonçalves has given a candid analysis of his Mambas' displays, saying they were nervous during their home meeting with star-studded Côte d'Ivoire on Friday.

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 06:30:00 GMT
Covid-19 - Most Cases Now From Northern Provinces
[AIM] Maputo -- The latest statistics from the Mozambican health authorities once again show that the epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic has shifted to the north of the country, with the number of new cases in southern and central Mozambique dropping...

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 06:29:41 GMT
'I Don't Want Corrupt Commanders', Warns Nyusi
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Friday warned senior military and police officers that he does not want to hear any complaints about corrupt or lazy platoon commanders, or those who "lead desertion" within the tanks of the defenc...

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 12:26:52 GMT
Why 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 GMT
Hidden 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 GMT
Covid-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?



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