Mozambique
Fri, 22 Oct 2021 07:33:50 GMTPresident Nyusi Announces Death of Terrorist Leader
[AIM] President Filipe Nyusi on 7 October declared that the defence and security forces have killed a man described as an influential leader of the terrorist groups operating in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.
Thu, 21 Oct 2021 06:41:54 GMTMalawi-Mozambique Interconnector Starts - Foreign Companies Share Contracts
[Nyasa Times] Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has awarded key contracts for the construction of the 218 Kilometres transmission interconnector and Matambo Substation under the Mozambique - Malawi Interconnection Project (MOMA).
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:44:44 GMTMozambique Universal Periodic Review Outcome Statement
[HRW] Item 6 - Universal Periodic Review
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:16:41 GMTHidden Debts: Ematum Was Security Operation Disguised As Fishing Boats, Claims Rosario
[AIM] Maputo -- The former head of economic intelligence in Mozambique's security service (SISE), Antonio Carlos do Rosario, on Tuesday claimed that some of the work of the Mozambique Tuna Company (Ematum) was in reality done for the country's defenc...
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:01:52 GMTSouth Africa, Mozambique to Commemorate Passing of President Samora Machel
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Mozambican counterpart, President Filipe Nyusi, are expected to address an event to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the death of former Mozambican leader Samora Machel on Tuesday.
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 09:01:37 GMTMozambique Receives Funds for Reducing Carbon Emissions #AfricaClimateCrisis
[AIM] London -- Mozambique has become the first country in the world to receive a payment from the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) for reducing carbon emissions.
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 11:28:37 GMTCovid-19 - Third Consecutive Day With No Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Thursday reported a third consecutive day with no deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease.
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...
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:07:20 GMTMozambique, Rwanda and SADC Coordinate Operations
[AIM] Maputo -- Military commanders from Mozambique, Rwanda and the SADC Military Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) met on Wednesday and agreed "to enhance intelligence sharing in the fight against Islamic State linked terrorists", and coordinate operati...
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:01:08 GMTAnti-Graft Body Arrests Nine Migration Officials
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's Central Office for the Fight against Corruption (GCCC) has arrested nine out of 48 officials accused of mismanagement of State funds in the country's consulate in the city of Nelspruit, in South Africa.
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 11:30:02 GMTHidden Debts - Rosario Accuses the Government of Sabotage
[AIM] Maputo -- The former head of economic intelligence in the Mozambican Security Service (SISE), Antonio Carlos do Rosario, on Thursday accused the current Mozambican government of "sabotaging" the companies Proindicus, Ematum (Mozambique Tuna Com...
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 09:03:59 GMTHidden Debts - Former Secret Policeman Denies Taking Bribes
[AIM] Maputo -- Antonio Carlos do Rosario, the former head of economic intelligence in Mozambique's Security Service (SISE), on Thursday denied taking bribes from Privinvest, the Abu Dhabi based group which became the sole contractor for the three fr...
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:10:14 GMTRenamo Urges Military Junta Members to Join DDR
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, has urged the remaining members of the self-styled Renamo Military Junta to join the Demobilisation, Disarmament and Reintegration (DDR) of the Renamo militia, so as to pave the way for last...
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:09:34 GMTInae Tightens Inspections to Halt Violations of Covid-19 Measures
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's National Inspectorate of Economic Activities (INAE) has promised to tighten its inspections, taking into account that the recent lifting of some restrictive measures has been commonly understood as the end of the Covid-19...
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:08:52 GMTCorreia Warns Farmers About Misuse of Tractors
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Minister of Agriculture Celso Correia has warned that any beneficiary who attempts to divert tractor of the government's flagship agricultural development programme, Sustenta, for the wrong purpose will face the heavy hand ...
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.
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:14:50 GMTMinistry of Land and Amopao to Ensure Sustainable Firewood Exploitation
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Ministry of Land and Environment and the Association of Bakers (AMOPAO) signed on Tuesday in Maputo a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which establishes the terms and guidelines for sustainable exploitation of firewood...
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:13:17 GMTHidden Debts: Ematum Was Security Operation Disguised As Fishing Boats, Claims Rosario
[AIM] Maputo -- The former head of economic intelligence in Mozambique's security service (SISE), Antonio Carlos do Rosario, on Tuesday claimed that some of the work of the Mozambique Tuna Company (Ematum) was in reality done for the country's defenc...
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...
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:19:00 GMTHidden Debts - Defence Wants Audit Report Ruled Invalid, Judge Refuses
[AIM] Maputo -- A defence lawyer in the trial of 19 people before the Maputo City Court, accused of crimes connected with the scandal of Mozambique's "hidden debts", on Monday demanded that the independent audit of the three fraudulent, security-rela...
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:18:09 GMTPsychologists Warn About Cabo Delgado Traumas
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's Association of Psychologists has warned of the danger of neglecting the mental health of internally displaced people (IDPs) in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, reports the independent television station STV.
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:17:19 GMTNearly 6,000 Labour Conflicts Mediated in 2020
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government's Commission on Mediation and Labour Arbitration (COMAL) has mediated 5,966 labour conflicts out of 6,141 cases submitted to the body in 2020, covering 15,057 workers across the country.
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...