Mozambique
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:23:59 GMTWhat You Need to Know About Tropical Cyclone Batsirai
[allAfrica] Harare -- Barely a week after Tropical Storm Ana brought winds, heavy rains, damage and destruction to parts of Madagascar, Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, Tropical Cyclone Batsirai continues to strengthen as it approaches a Madagascar l...
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:04:14 GMTAttacks and Violence in Cabo Delgado Displace Thousands As Cyclone Season Begins in Mozambique
[MSF] A recent surge in violence in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province has displaced thousands of people already affected by five years of conflict. At the same time, Mozambique is currently at great risk of extreme weather events, with an annual tro...
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 14:54:35 GMTMilitants Attack Five Villages in Cabo Delgado
[AIM] Several villages in the northern province of Cabo Delgado came under renewed attack by islamist terrorists during the last week of January, according to a report in the newssheet "Mediafax" on 31 January.
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 15:23:24 GMTPort of Maputo Sets New Cargo Record
[AIM] The Port of Maputo on 26 January revealed that in 2021 it set a new record for handling cargo.
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 14:57:45 GMTBank of Mozambique Maintains Interest Rates
[AIM] The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Mozambique (CPMO), meeting in Maputo on 26 January, decided to leave the bank's main interest rate unchanged.
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 14:55:29 GMTLeader of Poaching Ring Sentenced to 30 Years
[AIM] The Maputo Provincial Court, sitting in the southern city of Matola, has sentenced the leader of a gang of poachers, Admiro Chauque, to 30 years imprisonment, according to a press release from the National Administration of Conservation Areas (...
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 14:53:01 GMTPresident Nyusi Calls for Support for UN Security Council Seat
[AIM] President Filipe Nyusi on 20 January requested diplomatic support for Mozambique's bid to become a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 14:52:02 GMTGovt to Investigate Infrastructure Resilience
[AIM] The Mozambican government is to investigate the poor resilience of infrastructure following the damage caused by cyclone Ana which swept through the central and northern provinces on 24 and 25 January. In particular, roads and bridges, some of ...
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 14:51:05 GMTPrime Minister Stresses Importance of Adaptation to Climate Change
[AIM] Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario has warned of the need to adapt to climate change as the country will remain vulnerable to extreme events such as the latest cyclone, Ana, which swept through much of the northern and central provinces...
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 14:50:36 GMTTwenty Die As Cyclone Ana Hits Mozambique
[AIM] Twenty people have so far been confirmed dead and 196 injured following the passage of tropical cyclone Ana across northern and central Mozambique on 25 and 26 January. According to the government's relief agency, the National Disaster Manageme...
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 14:49:58 GMTMOU Signed Between Government and TotalEnergies
[AIM] The Mozambican government and the French oil and gas company TotalEnergies on 31 January in Maputo signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which the two sides will establish a training programme for 2,500 young people who will contribu...
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:58:23 GMTCabo Delgado Threat Identified A Decade Ago - Did Govt Listen?
[allAfrica] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) launched a military initiative in July 2021 in response to violent extremism and terrorist activity in Mozambique, marking the second time in its history that the regional bloc opted for m...
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 08:00:38 GMTCovid-19 - 94 New Cases, 29 Recoveries and Six Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Wednesday reported a further 94 cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, but only 29 recoveries, thus reversing the trend over most of January for the number of recoveries to outstrip the number ...
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 08:00:38 GMT'Anonymous Heroes' Fight Against Terrorism - Nyusi
[AIM] Maputo -- Mueda (Mozambique), 3 Feb (AIM) - Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi declared on Thursday that Mozambique in general, and the northern district of Mueda in particular, remain places where "anonymous heroes" are sparing no effort, day a...
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 08:00:36 GMTPM Demands Profitable Airports
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario on Wednesday stressed that the country's airports should be profitable in order to guarantee their economic sustainability.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 08:00:33 GMTNyusi Inaugurates Photo-Voltaic Power Station
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday inaugurated a photo-voltaic power station in the Ngapa administrative post, in Mueda district in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 14:56:48 GMTMaputo Ring Road Toll Gates Open As Injunction Overruled
[AIM] The four toll gates on the Maputo Ring Road opened on 1 February and began to collect the tolls from the users of the road, despite the injunction obtained in the previous week by the Centre for Development and Democracy (CDD), a civil society ...
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 14:55:51 GMTPresident Nyusi Calls for Inclusive Education
[AIM] President Filipe Nyusi on 31 January formally opened the 2022 academic year and urged stakeholders to ensure an inclusive, patriotic, and quality education that leaves no one behind across the country.
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 08:42:13 GMTPresident Cyril Ramaphosa Undertakes Working Visit to Mozambique
[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa, will undertake a Working Visit to the Republic of Mozambique on Thursday, 03 February 2022, at the invitation of President Filipe Nyusi, President of the Republic of Mozambique.
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 07:50:09 GMTMozambican and U.S. Forces On Joint Exercises
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican and US governments launched joint military exercises on Monday, according to a press release from the US embassy.
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 07:50:08 GMTGovernment Deactivates Accomodation Centres
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government has deactivated the accommodation centres opened last week in Zambezia and Nampula provinces, to shelter dozens of people driven from their homes by tropical cyclone Ana that caused the deaths of at least 21 ...
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 07:50:07 GMTMine Collapse Kills Five Gold Miners
[AIM] Maputo -- Chimoio (Mozambique), 2 Feb (AIM) - At least five artisanal miners died and two others were injured in the collapse on Monday of a gold mine in Sussundenga district, in the central Mozambican province of Manica.
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:52:06 GMTGovt Seeks Review of Terrorism Laws
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Tuesday said that the government will deliver, later this year, a package of proposals to the country's parliament, the Assembly of the Republic (AR), seeking a review of the structural laws agains...
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:42:43 GMTUnicef Fails to Secure Funding for Its Work in Mozambique
[AIM] London -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) lamented in its latest situation report that, during 2021, it had to cope with a shortfall of just under 56 million US dollars for its life-saving and life-sustaining work with children and ...
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:40:10 GMTHidden Debts - Ematum Boats Full of Defects
[AIM] Maputo -- The Maputo City Court heard on Monday that the first five fishing boats of Ematum, (Mozambique Tuna Company), built in a shipyardsin the French port of Cherbourg, failed a health and hygiene inspection in May 2014.
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:55:07 GMTFinance Minister Maleiane Optimistic About Talks With IMF
[AIM] Maputo -- There are "good prospects" for the current talks between the Mozambican government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to the Minister of Economy and Finance, Adriano Maleiane, cited by the independent television stat...
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:48:37 GMTRing Road Toll Gates Open As Injunction Overruled
[AIM] Maputo -- The four toll gates on the Maputo Ring Road opened on Tuesday, and began to collect the tolls from the users of the road, despite the injunction obtained last week by the Centre for Development and Democracy (CDD), a civil society bod...
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:36:33 GMTMOU Between Mozambican Government and Totalenergies
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government and the French oil and gas company Total Energies on Monday in Maputo signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which the two sides will establish a training programme for 2,500 young people, who will ...
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 14:59:18 GMTAdministrative Tribunal Suspends Ring Road Tolls
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's Administrative Tribunal (TA) has suspended the start of charging motorists tolls to use the 70 kilometre long Maputo Ring Road.
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 14:59:18 GMTNyusi Urges Stakeholders to Ensure Inclusive Education
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Monday formally opened the 2022 academic year, urging the various stakeholders to ensure an inclusive, patriotic and qualitative education, which leaves no one behind across the country.