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Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:57:43 GMT
Reports Grow of Children Being Abused in Armed Conflict, Says UN
[allAfrica] Geneva -- United Nations officials have received increasing reports of the use of children in armed groups and violations, including abduction and sexual violence by militant Islamist groups in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado region.

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 06:13:47 GMT
Cabo Delgado - Military Action Begins to Bear Fruit, but Fears That Insurgents Will Move to Other Areas
[Agenzia Fides] Cabo Delgado -- The efforts of the Mozambican government, in collaboration with Rwandan soldiers and soldiers stationed in the country by the countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), to regain control of the ter...

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 15:30:20 GMT
Geingob As Incoming SADC Security Chair Travels to Pretoria to Discuss Situation in Mozambique
[Namibia Economist] The President, His Excellency Dr Hage Geingob (right) travelled to Pretoria on Monday to meet the other members of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation to discuss the military operations in Cabo Delgado in ...

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 05:57:04 GMT
How ADF, Is Are Linked to Insurgents in Mozambique
[New Times] In October 2017, armed extremists linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) launched an insurgency in Cabo Delgado, the northernmost province of Mozambique, purportedly in a bid to establish a caliphate.

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 06:57:53 GMT
Civil Aviation Losses Amount to 78 Million Us Dollars
[AIM] Maputo -- The operators and service providers of Mozambique's civil aviation sector recorded financial losses amounting to 78 million US dollars in 2020, following the severe impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Minister of Transport and Commun...

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 06:57:52 GMT
Renamo Accuses Frelimo of Undermining Peace
[AIM] Maputo -- Ossufo Momade, leader of Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, has accused the ruling party, Frelimo, of handling matters in bad faith and of showing a lack of political will to solve problems, which undermines peace and reconci...

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 06:57:52 GMT
Hidden Debts - Former Intelligence Chief Caught Lying
[AIM] Maputo -- The Maputo City Court on Tuesday caught Gregorio Leao, the former head of the Security and Intelligence Service (SISE), in a blatant lie concerning whether Proindicus, one of the fraudulent companies set up as part of the scandal of M...

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 06:57:51 GMT
Covid-19 - Only Three Cases Reported On Monday
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Health Ministry reported on Monday that the number of positive cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease identified in the previous 24 hours had fallen to just three.

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 06:05:35 GMT
UNICEF - Mozambique Insurgents Recruiting Children to Fight in Cabo Delgado
[VOA] Geneva -- The U.N. Children's Fund reports that Islamist insurgents are recruiting young children to fight in northern Mozambique's volatile, oil-rich province of Cabo Delgado.

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 05:39:29 GMT
Children 'Indoctrinated' to Fight for Insurgents - UNICEF
[UN News] In northern Mozambique, worrying reports emerged on Tuesday that children as young as five have been shown how to handle weapons and indoctrinated to fight with insurgents.

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 15:57:16 GMT
Banyana Banyana Display Depth but Fall Victim to Complacency in Mozambique Clash
[Daily Maverick] South Africa are through to the last four of the Cosafa Women's Championship. However, coach Desiree Ellis cautioned against complacency if they are to successfully defend their crown.

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 15:49:06 GMT
President Ramaphosa Convenes SADC's Summit On Mozambique
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa will today chair an Extraordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ Troika Plus the Republic of Mozambique in Pretoria.

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:28:58 GMT
President Cyril Ramaphosa Chairs Extraordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community Organ Troika Plus the Republic of Mozambique, 5 Oct
[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa will chair an Extraordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community Organ Troika Plus the Republic of Mozambique in Pretoria, today 5 October 2021.

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 07:24:13 GMT
Nyusi Urges Terrorists to Surrender
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Monday urged the terrorists operating in parts of the northern province of Cabo Delgado to turn themselves over to the authorities.

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:42:20 GMT
President Ramaphosa Convenes Extraordinary Summit of SADC Organ Troika Plus Mozambique
[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa will tomorrow, Tuesday, 5 October 2021, chair an Extraordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community Organ Troika Plus the Republic of Mozambique in Pretoria.

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 07:24:11 GMT
Covid-19 - New Daily Cases Fall to 14
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Sunday reported only 14 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease - the lowest figure since 29 May, when seven cases were reported.

Sun, 03 Oct 2021 14:51:19 GMT
Religious Leader Sheikh Njile North, 18 Fighters Killed in Mozambique - Report
[Nation] The military mission of the Southern African Development Community in Mozambique (SAMIM) said Saturday it killed the insurgent's religious leader in Cabo Delgado.

Sun, 03 Oct 2021 14:55:15 GMT
SADC Forces Kill Militant Leader
[AIM] Maputo -- The SADC (Southern African Development Community) Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) on Saturday announced that it has killed a leader of the ISIS terrorists operating in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

Sun, 03 Oct 2021 14:43:13 GMT
Covid-19 - 31 New Cases and No Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- According to the Mozambican health authorities on Saturday, for the second day running, Cabo Delgado, in the far north, was the only province where new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease ran into double figures.

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 08:58:17 GMT
Nyusi Calls for Professional Armed Forces
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Friday declared that it has become urgent to professionalise the armed forces (FADM), so that they can improve their performance and their ability to respond to threats.

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 08:58:14 GMT
Covid-19 - Astrazeneca Vaccine Second Dose As From Tuesday
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Health Ministry announced on Friday that people who have received the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 should, as from next Tuesday, go to the nearest vaccination post to receive their second and f...

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 14:13:28 GMT
Al-Shabaab Deploying Child Soldiers in the North - Human Rights Watch
[East African] Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday that children are being trained and deployed to fight against the government forces in northern Mozambique.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 09:29:54 GMT
Hidden Debts - No Evidence That Presidents Nyusi Or Guebuza Took Money From Privinvest
[AIM] Maputo -- Maputo, 30 Sep (AIM) - The reason that neither President Filipe Nyusi, nor his predecessor, Armando Guebuza, are facing charges in relation to the scandal of Mozambique's "hidden debts" is that prosecutors have not found any evidence ...

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 14:24:40 GMT
U.S. Establishes New Diplomatic Base in Mozambique
[CAJ News] Maputo -- THE United States (US) has deepened its ties with Mozambique after it officially opened its new embassy in the Southern African country.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:52:18 GMT
Human Rights Watch Denounces Use of Child Soldiers
[AIM] London -- The international NGO, Human Rights Watch (HRW), on Wednesday denounced the use of child soldiers by the Islamic State linked terrorist group in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:58:10 GMT
Minister Pledges No Chicken Scarcity At Christmas
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Minister of Agriculture Celso Correia has pledged that there will be no scarcity of chickens during the coming festive season, despite the constraints caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, reports the independent television stat...

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:50:48 GMT
Hidden Debts - 'Ask My Wife', Says Former Security Chief
[AIM] Maputo -- The former head of Mozambique's Security and Intelligence Service (SISE), Gregorio Leao, on Thursday told the Maputo City court that he knows nothing about the various real estate deals struck by his wife, Angela Leao, using bribes pa...

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:45:31 GMT
Covid-19 - 90 New Cases, Mostly in the North
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Wednesday announced a further 90 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, overwhelmingly in the north of the country.

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:16:14 GMT
The Department of State Celebrates the Dedication of the New U.S. Embassy in Maputo
[State Department] In a display of the enduring friendship and strategic partnership with Mozambique, U.S. Ambassador Dennis Walter Hearne, Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) Managing Director Tracy Thomas, Mozambican Minister of Mineral R...

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 05:37:33 GMT
Govt Needs U.S.$300 Million to Rebuild Cabo Delgado
[Nation] Mozambique needs $300 million to rebuild insurgency-hit Cabo Delgado Province, the country's Prime Minister said Monday.



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