Mozambique
Sun, 20 Feb 2022 12:21:18 GMTEleven Elephant Tusks Seized in Tete
[AIM] Maputo -- Officers of Mozambique's National Criminal Investigation Service (Sernic) have seized eleven elephant tusks in a house in the western city of Tete, according to a report in Sunday's on-line issue of the independent daily "O Pais".
Sun, 20 Feb 2022 12:20:10 GMTCovid-19 - Four Consecutive Days Wthout Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- According to the Mozambican health authorities, Saturday was the fourth consecutive day when no deaths were reported from the Covid-19 respiratory disease.
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 06:42:57 GMTEducation Ministry Withdraws 'Unsuitable' Content From Text Book
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Ministry of Education has decided to withdraw from the grade seven natural science school text book supposedly "unsuitable" content for 12 year old school children, addressing masturbation and sexual orientation.
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 06:42:54 GMTCovid-19 - 1.2 Million Vaccine Doses From Canada
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique has received from Canada 1,168,800 doses of vaccines against the Covid-19 respiratory disease.
Sat, 12 Feb 2022 06:14:51 GMTHarare, Maputo Deepen Economic Ties
[The Herald] Beira -- Zimbabwe and the rest of SADC countries are set to benefit from infrastructural development being undertaken by Mozambique, with President Mnangagwa and President Felipe Nyusi committing to facilitate the emancipation of their p...
Sat, 12 Feb 2022 05:07:09 GMTMozambique - Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Boosted in Wake of Storm Ana
[UN News] Mozambique may have been spared by Tropical Cyclone Batsirai, but it is still reeling from the devastating impacts of Tropical Storm Ana.Humanitarians are continuing to support the country's recovery, and the UN's sexual and reproductive he...
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:37:50 GMTPresident Heads to Maputo
[The Herald] Kudakwashe Mugari Deputy News Editor
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:14:53 GMTEU Pledges Support to Fight Terrorism in Cabo Delgado
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique will receive from the European Union (EU) multiple forms of support, including the supply of equipment, training and capacity building for the Defence and Security Forces fighting terror attacks in the northern province of ...
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:14:53 GMTHidden Debts - 'The Enemy Captured Our Security'
[AIM] Maputo -- The crisis of Mozambique's "hidden debts" arose because "the enemy captured our security and we are suffering from this", declared former Interior Minister Alberto Mondlane on Thursday.
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:14:52 GMTInflation of Over Two Per Cent in January
[AIM] Maputo -- The average level of prices in Mozambique rose by 2.18 per cent in January, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE), drawing on the consumer price indices of the three largest cities (Maputo, Nampula and Beira).
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:14:52 GMTHidden Debts - Renato Matusse Must Find Another Lawyer
[AIM] Maputo -- Judge Efigenio Baptista of the Maputo City Court on Wednesday advised Renato Matusse, one of the 19 people accused of financial crimes in the case of Mozambique's "hidden debts", that he needs to find a new lawyer, following the expul...
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:14:52 GMTCaptured Terrorists Assisting Armed Forces
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Defence Minister Cristovao Chume told reporters on Wednesday that terrorists captured in operations in the northern province of Cabo Delgado are cooperating with the Mozambican Armed Forces (FADM) and their allies.
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:14:50 GMTCovid-19 - 60 New Cases and 196 Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Wednesday reported a further 60 cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and 196 recoveries.
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 05:26:31 GMTKagame, Mozambique's Nyusi Meet in Kigali
[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Thursday morning hosted his Mozambican counterpart Filipe Nyusi for a meeting under which discussions revolved around ongoing efforts to secure Cabo Delgado Province.
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 05:24:33 GMTWinning Peace in Mozambique's Embattled North
[Crisis Group] Rwandan and southern African troops have helped authorities fight an Islamist insurgency in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique's northernmost province. The threat is greatly lowered but not yet gone. Maputo will need more military assistance as ...
Thu, 10 Feb 2022 05:01:28 GMTRwanda - a Force for Good in Mozambique's Battle with Insurgents?
[African Arguments] While Rwandan troops have helped stabilise the Cabo Delgado conflict, some are concerned by the lack of transparency around their involvement.
Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:27:33 GMTMozambique to Restore 185,000 Hectares of Mangrove
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government and its partners plan to restore 185,000 hectares of mangrove forest in the central provinces of Sofala and Zambezia, as part of efforts under way and international commitments to sustainable management of ec...
Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:27:31 GMTCourt Orders Seizure of Startimes Assets
[AIM] Maputo -- The Maputo City Court has ordered the seizure of assets of the Chinese owned company Startimes Mozambique, to pay off a debt of three million dollars to the firm Development Distribution Services (DDS).
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 04:30:54 GMTMozambique Shifts Gear With Its New Strategy for the North
[ISS] But can FRELIMO's elites accept responsibility for youth frustrations and agree to share the country's riches?
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 08:30:35 GMTCabo Delgado - Rwandan, Mozambican Forces Flush Militant Remnants Out of Palma District
[New Times] Over the last two days, joint operations were conducted by Rwandan and Mozambican security forces in the general areas Pundanhar and Nhica do Ruvuma to flush out remnants of the Islamic State-linked insurgency in northern Mozambique
Mon, 07 Feb 2022 14:39:53 GMT'We Birthed Triplets While Tropical Storm Ana Was Ripping Away Parts of the Roof' - Nurse
[UNFPA] Zambezia -- "On the night the storm hit, we assisted a mother as she gave birth to triplets, while the health centre was flooding and intense wind was ripping away parts of the roof. The situation was scary but we were very lucky. The mother ...
Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:27:29 GMTCovid-19 - 87 New Cases. 112 Recoveries and Two Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday reported a further 87 cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and 112 recoveries.
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 08:46:05 GMTCovid-19 - Positivity Rate Falls to Below Two Per Cent
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities reported on Monday that the number of new daily cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease has fallen to single figures, and the positivity rate (the percentage of those tested found to be carrying the...
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 08:46:05 GMTGunmen Kidnap Businessman in Maputo
[AIM] Maputo -- An armed gang of criminals kidnapped on Monday afternoon in Maputo a Turkish businessman and rushed him to unknown whereabouts, according to a report in Tuesday's issue of the independent daily "O Pais".
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 08:46:05 GMTEU Pledges Further Support to Mozambique
[AIM] Maputo -- The European Union (EU) on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Mozambique to mitigate the severe impacts caused by natural disasters, which have regularly affected the country.
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 08:46:05 GMTPM Urges UAE Businessmen to Invest in Mozambique
[AIM] Maputo -- Speaking in Dubai on Monday, Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario urged business people from the United Arab Emirates to seize investment opportunities in Mozambique in areas such as hydrocarbons, renewable energies, ...
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 04:53:53 GMTLong-Haul SADC Action Needed to Counter Insurgency and Humanitarian Crisis
[IPS] Johannesburg, South Africa -- Ongoing insecurity and an unfolding humanitarian crisis in northern Mozambique need a strategically planned response to deal decisively with the insurgency that has plagued the area since October 2017.
Mon, 07 Feb 2022 15:31:30 GMTMilitants Behead Four in Macomia
[AIM] Maputo -- A terrorist group on Saturday beheaded four people in the Bengala 2 village, a few kilometres from Macomia town, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, according to a report on the "Voice of America" radio station, cited...
Mon, 07 Feb 2022 15:33:45 GMTEducation Ministry Warns Schools Against Unlawful Moves
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Ministry of Education on Monday threatened to hold criminally accountable any public school managers who prevent children from attending classes, because their parents have not yet paid the supplementary fees some schoo...
Mon, 07 Feb 2022 15:30:13 GMTAfrican Leaders Hail Mozambique's Anti-Terrorism Approach
[AIM] Maputo -- African leaders at the weekend summit of the African Union held in Addis Ababa praised Mozambique's approach to terrorism in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, involving troops from Rwanda and the Southern African Development Comm...