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Mozambique

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 16:21:55 GMT
Rule of Law Prevails On Chang Extradition – but At a Price
[ISS] The decision that Mozambique's former finance minister be extradited to the US will test Pretoria's relations with Maputo.

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 08:48:49 GMT
The Farmers Navigating Conflict, Climate Change and Covid #AfricaClimateCrisis
[African Arguments] Despite facing a triple threat with little government support, female farmers have proven surprisingly resilient.

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 11:47:48 GMT
Zimbabwe, Mozambique Push for One-Stop Border Posts
[The Herald] Zimbabwe and Mozambique are pushing for the implementation of agreed projects including the setting up of a pair of one-stop border posts at Forbes-Machipanda and Nyamapanda-Cuchamano and the construction of a second pipeline from Beira ...

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 04:36:44 GMT
Mozambique's Ex-Finance Minister to Be Extradited to U.S. for Corruption Trial
[RFI] A South African court has ordered the extradition of former Mozambican finance minister Manuel Chang to the United States to face charges related to a $2 billion debt scandal, overturning a decision by South Africa's justice minister to send hi...

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 06:43:42 GMT
Mozambique Optimistic About COP26 Climate Conference
[AIM] The Mozambican government is optimistic about the possible outcome of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) which is taking place in the Scottish city of Glasgow. Speaking on 31 October to journalists in Glasgow, Deputy Foreign M...

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 05:20:02 GMT
High Court Orders Mozambique's Ex-Finance Minister Manuel Chang to Stand Trial in U.S.
[Daily Maverick] Judge Margaret Victor has overturned Justice Minister Ronald Lamola's decision to extradite Manuel Chang to Mozambique, calling it 'irrational'.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 07:03:24 GMT
Maputo Corridor Offers Importers New Prospects
[CAJ News] DP World Maputo, the supply chain logistics company, has opened new trade opportunities for South African commodity importers.

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 09:24:46 GMT
Four Ways Mozambique Is Adapting to the Climate Crisis #AfricaClimateCrisis
[The New Humanitarian] Beira, Mozambique -- 'Everyone has to fight a war to stay here on Earth.'

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:49:34 GMT
Zimbabwe, Mozambique Strengthen Trade Ties
[The Herald] Panashe Nyamudeza and Sandra Maziwisa

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 13:36:23 GMT
One Sentence in a Book Leads Researchers to a Species Not Seen in Over 100 Years
[The Conversation Africa] It's been more than 100 years since a live montane skink, Proscelotes aenea, was last spotted. Since then, it hasn't been clear whether the lizard was extinct or just very good at hiding.

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 13:30:51 GMT
COP26 Could Get Hot, but Southern African Region Needs It to Be Cool and Committed
[IPS] Johannesburg -- COP26 is almost upon us, and dire warnings abound that it's boom or bust for a greener future. Meanwhile, everybody boasts about what they will do to cool down our planet, but there is a disjuncture between talk and action. Even...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 16:38:43 GMT
Climate Change Has Already Hit Southern Africa. Here's How We Know
[The Conversation Africa] Many people still think of climate change as a phenomenon that we will only face in the distant future. Perhaps that's partly because climate change projections about rising temperatures and extreme weather events are tied t...

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 07:33:50 GMT
President 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 GMT
Malawi-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 GMT
Mozambique Universal Periodic Review Outcome Statement
[HRW] Item 6 - Universal Periodic Review

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:16:41 GMT
Hidden 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 GMT
South 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 GMT
Mozambique 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 GMT
Covid-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 GMT
Hidden 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 GMT
Mozambique, 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 GMT
Anti-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 GMT
Hidden 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 GMT
Hidden 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 GMT
Renamo 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 GMT
Inae 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 GMT
Correia 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 ...

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:14:50 GMT
Ministry 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 GMT
Hidden 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 12:19:00 GMT
Hidden 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...



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