Mozambique
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 08:59:13 GMTHidden Debts - the Forgers Are Out to Get Me, Claims Rosario
[AIM] Maputo -- Antonio Carlos do Rosario, the former head of economic intelligence in the Mozambique security service (SISE), on Friday insisted that much of the evidence against him in the current case arising out of the scandal of Mozambique's "hi...
Fri, 15 Oct 2021 06:58:35 GMTMozambique Honours Dimitri Tsafendas, While SACP Vows to Erect Tombstone
[Daily Maverick] The Greek Orthodox Church in Maputo has commemorated the life and memory of Dimitri Tsafendas, with a service that coincided with the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution.
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 09:19:34 GMTMozambique Forces Kill Opposition Rebel Leader
[East African] The leader of a rebel faction of Renamo, Mozambique's main opposition party, has been killed by the army.
Wed, 13 Oct 2021 08:02:56 GMTRwandan Forces Liberate Civilian Captives in Cabo Delgado
[New Times] After pushing back armed extremists linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Cabo Delgado, the northernmost province of Mozambique, Rwandan and Mozambican forces continue to mop up operations as well as liberating more...
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 07:50:13 GMTForces Kill Opposition Rebel Leader
[Nation] The leader of a rebel faction of Renamo, Mozambique's main opposition party, has been killed by the army.
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 05:31:24 GMTConflict, Extreme Weather Threaten Public Health in Cabo Delgado - Red Cross
[ICRC] Massive displacement in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique's northern province, has put an enormous strain on existing water and health facilities, some of which were previously damaged by extreme weather events. As a result, a concerning shortage of sa...
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 10:48:45 GMTFunding for SANDF's Extended Deployment in Mozambique Must Be Clarified
[DA] Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Thandi Modise, should immediately provide clarity on how the South Africa National Defence Force's (SANDF) extended deployment in Mozambique will be funded.
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 07:16:09 GMTHidden Debts - Rosario Calms Down, but Denies Authenticity of Evidence
[AIM] Maputo -- Judge Efigenio Baptista, of the Maputo City Court, on Thursday warned Antonio Carlos do Rosario, former head of economic intelligence in the Mozambican Security and Intelligence Service (SISE), that, if he continues to show disrespect...
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 07:16:08 GMTPrivate Companies Threaten to Switch Off Water Supply
[AIM] Maputo -- The Association of private Mozambican Water Suppliers (AFORAMO) has threatened to switch off and abandon water supply in several parts of Maputo, as from 6 November, following what they claim are unlawful moves by the government's Wat...
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 07:16:08 GMTCovid-19 - 48 New Cases, and No Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Wednesday reported a further 48 cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases diagnosed in Mozambique to 150,874.
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 07:16:03 GMTCovid-19 - Government Closes Beaches Again
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government on Wednesday announced that it has ordered the closing of the country's most popular beaches for the next 15 days, because of general disobedience of the restrictive measures imposed to halt the spread of the...
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:46:37 GMTHidden Debts - Former Secret Police Official Insults Judge
[AIM] Maputo -- Judge Efigenio Baptista, of the Maputo City Court, on Tuesday night carried out his threat to start contempt of court proceedings against Antonio do Rosario, the former head of economic intelligence in the country's Security and Intel...
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 05:43:16 GMTMozambican Slave Descendants Fight for Snatched South African Land
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Durban -- The Makua are one of many African communities still battling the after effects of colonial-era slavery and land grabs
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 17:16:40 GMTSADC Military Mission Extended for Further Three Months
[AIM] Maputo -- The mandate of the Southern African Development Community Military Mission (SAMIM) in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado has been extended for a further three months, in a bid to ensure a consolidation of security in the...
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:57:43 GMTReports 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.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 05:52:52 GMTRwanda, Mozambique Ink Trade, Investment Pact
[New Times] Rwanda and Mozambique have signed an agreement that will boost their economic development through trade and investment activities.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 17:16:37 GMTCovid-19 - 19 New Cases and No Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday reported a further 19 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 13:50:38 GMTSADC Renews Military Intervention in Mozambique
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Southern African Development Community will continue to support Mozambique in its efforts to fight terrorism in the State's Cabo Delgado province.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 10:25:23 GMTPresident Nyusi Urges Insurgents to Surrender
[AIM] President Filipe Nyusi on 4 October urged the ISIS-linked terrorists operating in parts of the northern province of Cabo Delgado to turn themselves over to the authorities. Speaking to reporters in Maputo, immediately after laying a wreath at t...
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 06:13:47 GMTCabo Delgado Military Action 'Bearing Fruit' Amid of Insurgence Spreading
[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...
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 05:57:04 GMTHow 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 09:55:39 GMTSADC Leaders Extend Mozambique Military Mission to Combat Insurgency
[Daily Maverick] South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa says the intervention still faces a few critical months.
Tue, 05 Oct 2021 15:30:20 GMTGeingob 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 06:57:53 GMTCivil 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 GMTRenamo 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 GMTHidden 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 GMTCovid-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 GMTUNICEF - 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 GMTChildren '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 GMTBanyana 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.