Mozambique
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:03:46 GMTMbumba - an Attack On Mozambique Is an Attack On Us
[New Era] Despite not having committed troops to Mozambique to help battle an Islamic extremist insurgency in northern Cabo Delgado province, vice president Nangolo Mbumba says Namibia remains committed to the SADC goals, aspirations and policies.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 07:30:28 GMTSADC Examines Progress of SADC Mission in Mozambique
[Government of Mauritius] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government took place on 12 January 2022 in Lilongwe, Republic of Malawi. The Summit, chaired by the President of the Republic of M...
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 06:22:04 GMTSADC Leaders Pledge Continued Fight Against Insurgents in Mozambique
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- A summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has ended in Malawi with a pledge from member states to continue fighting insurgents in Mozambique. SADC sent troops to Mozambique last year after the Islamist ra...
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 07:24:31 GMTSADC - Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government to Review Progress of SADC Mission in Mozambique
[Government of Mauritius] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government is taking place, today, in Lilongwe, Republic of Malawi.
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 06:55:30 GMTRwanda, Mozambique Security Chiefs Discuss Current Cabo Delgado Situation
[New Times] Rwandan defence and security chiefs alongside their Mozambican counterparts on Sunday agreed to establish joint security teams that will among others design new strategies to improve the stabilization and security sector reform process in...
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 11:41:48 GMTTop Politicians Look Set to Escape Justice
[ISS] The hidden debt scandal trial won't boost governance if those who designed and concealed the scheme are not prosecuted.
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 09:21:40 GMTSADC Extraordinary Summit to Review Mozambique Progress
[Daily News] THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) will tomorrow hold a virtual Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government to review the progress and mandate of the SADC Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM).
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 06:16:47 GMTMozambican Refugees Start Flooding Mangochi
[Nyasa Times] About 17 Mozambicans have sought refuge in a village of Chief Bwananyambi's area in Mangochi District after they fled from their Lichinga Province in that country on December 21, 2021 following Al- Shabaab insurgency.
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 13:43:21 GMTMozambique Society Sceptical of Manuel Chang Facing Justice Over Hidden Debt Scandal
[Daily Maverick] The corruption trial won't boost governance if those who designed and concealed the scheme are not prosecuted.
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 13:21:54 GMTSyrah Resources to Supply Processed Graphite to Tesla
[AIM] The Australian mining company Syrah Resources on 23 December announced that it has entered into a binding agreement with Tesla under which the electric car and battery manufacturer will buy "Active Anode Material" produced out of graphite from ...
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 13:21:53 GMTFloating Platform Anchored Off Cabo Delgado Coast
[AIM] The floating platform to be used in the production of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in the Coral South gas field, within Area Four of the Rovuma Basin, off the coast of the northern province of Cabo Delgado, has reached Mozambican waters from Sou...
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 13:21:47 GMTMix and Match Covid-19 Vaccine Study to Take Place in Mozambique
[AIM] Mozambique's National Health Institute (INS) will carry out research to investigate the effectiveness of mixing two approved Covid-19 vaccines.
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 10:34:52 GMTSADC - Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government to Review Progress of SADC Mission in Mozambique
[Government of Mauritius] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will on 7th January 2022 hold a virtual Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government to review progress and mandate of the SADC Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM).
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:12:47 GMTMozambique Receives Covid-19 Debt Service Relief From IMF
[AIM] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has provided debt service relief for Mozambique to help it cope with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, covering repayments of US$55 million.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:12:46 GMTAgreement Reached On New Port in Gaza
[AIM] A private logistical company, Mozambique STT, has signed an agreement with the Chinese consortium PowerChina Hubei Engineering to finance the construction of a deepwater port at Chonguene, in the southern province of Gaza, budgeted at US$324 mi...
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:12:46 GMTMomade Promises to End Pensions Delay for Former Fighters
[AIM] The leader of Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, has promised two thousand former militiamen that their pensions will soon be regularised.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:12:46 GMTWorld Bank Support for Social Protection
[AIM] The World Bank has approved a grant of US$167.5 million to support the Mozambican government's Social Protection and Economic Resilience Project.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:12:46 GMTWorld Bank Support for Rural Energy and Broadband
[AIM] The World Bank has approved a grant of US$300 million that will support the government of Mozambique's projects to increase access to energy and broadband services.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:12:46 GMTWorld Bank Grant for Water in Zambezia and Nampula
[AIM] The World Bank on 14 December approved a US$150 million grant to support the Mozambican government's projects to improve water supply and sanitation in the provinces of Nampula and Zambezia.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:12:46 GMTTender Launched to Select Mphanda Nkuwa Strategic Partner
[AIM] The Mozambican government, through the Office for the Implementation of the Mphanda Nkuwa Hydroelectric Project (GMNK), on 13 December launched an international tender for the selection of a strategic partner for the construction of the Mphanda...
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:12:45 GMTFuture of Samim to Be Decided in January
[AIM] President Filipe Nyusi announced on 30 December that the mandate of the SADC Military Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) could be extended. Speaking in Pemba, capital of the northern province of Cabo Delgado where the Mozambican defence and security...
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:12:45 GMTWFP Transitioning to Recovery Activity in Northern Mozambique
[AIM] The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) on 23 December announced that it has started to gradually transition from life-saving food assistance to recovery and resilience activities in northern Mozambique.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:12:45 GMTStudy Finds Anti-Malaria Drive Promotes "Remarkable Economic Benefits"
[AIM] An academic study published in the peer-reviewed journal "Economics and Human Biology" has found that a drastic reduction in the incidence of malaria leads to improved outcomes in education.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:12:45 GMTLions Return to Zinave National Park
[AIM] A lion has been spotted in the Zinave National Park, in the southern province of Inhambane, for the first time in several decades, according to a press release from the South African-based Peace Parks Foundation.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:12:45 GMTVale Announces Sale of Mozambique Coal Assets
[AIM] The Brazilian mining company Vale has announced that it is selling its Mozambican coal assets and the associated Nacala Logistics Corridor to the Indian company Vulcan for US$270 million. In addition, the two companies have agreed to a ten-year...
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:12:45 GMTFinance Secured for Cuamba Solar Project
[AIM] The London-based independent power producer Globeleq (an institution formed by Norwegian and British funds) on 21 December announced that it has reached financial close on the 19-megawatt peak Cuamba Solar photovoltaic project in Mozambique. Th...
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:12:45 GMTIMF Praises Mozambique for Prudent Policies
[AIM] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised Mozambique's prudent economic management at a time when the country faces severe challenges.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:12:44 GMTEdm Connects Nhamadzi to National Grid
[AIM] Residents of the administrative post of Nhamadzi, in the central district of Gorongosa, have had their homes linked to the national electricity grid following the inauguration of a new supply system under the government's "Energy for All" proje...
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:12:44 GMTEuropean Commission Considers Classifying Natural Gas As "Green"
[AIM] The European Commission has opened consultations on whether natural gas and nuclear power projects should be considered as "green" investments, in a move that could have major implications for the development of Mozambique's hydrocarbon industr...
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:12:44 GMTMayor of Quelimane Appears Before Anti-Corruption Body
[AIM] The mayor of the central city of Quelimane, Manuel de Araujo, appeared before the Zambezia provincial branch of the Central Office for the Fight against Corruption (GCCC) on 28 December to answer questions about allegedly illegal expenditure in...