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Fri, 25 Feb 2022 04:25:14 GMT
Mozambique's Insurgency Spreading to Other Provinces - Study
[DW] The insurgency in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province is surging and spreading to neighboring regions, according to a new study. This comes despite the intervention of SADC and Rwandan troops.

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 17:12:41 GMT
Fisheries to Expand Inspections Along the Coastline
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Augusta Maita, declared in Maputo on Wednesday, that the country is losing 60 million dollars a year because of illegal fishing.

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 17:12:41 GMT
Hidden Debts - Session On Seizure of Assets Postponed Again
[AIM] Maputo -- Judge Efigenio Baptista, of the Maputo City Court, on Thursday postponed for the second time the session of the "hidden debts" trial that would deal with the Public Prosecutor's request for the seizure of property from several of the ...

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 17:12:41 GMT
Sugar Workers' Strike Degenerates Into Violence
[AIM] Maputo -- A strike for higher wages at the Xinavane sugar plantation, some 90 kilometres north of Maputo, degenerated into violence on Wednesday, with the strikers setting fire to buildings and vehicles.

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 17:12:41 GMT
Sernic Arrests Alleged Kidnappers
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) has arrested three individuals, accused of involvement in the wave of kidnappings of business people which have been rocking Maputo city.

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 15:10:04 GMT
Hackers Demand Ransom
[AIM] Maputo -- Unknown hackers, calling themselves the "Yemen Cyber Army", who on Sunday cyber-attacked several web pages from various Mozambican government institutions, including the Defence Ministry, are demanding an unspecified amount of ransom ...

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 17:12:39 GMT
Covid-19 - 116 Recoveries and 46 New Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Wednesday reported a further 116 full recoveries from the Covid-19 respiratory disease - 48 in Tete, 30 in Nampula, 25 in Maputo province and 13 in Maputo city.

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 15:10:43 GMT
Police Officers Arrested for Corrupt Behaviour
[AIM] Maputo -- Two police officers in Maputo are now under custody for extorting 5,000 rand (330 US dollars, at the current exchange rate) from a traveller, who on Tuesday morning was about to board a minibus to neighbouring South Africa, according ...

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 15:08:49 GMT
Economy Expected to Rebound Strongly
[AIM] London -- The Fitch ratings agency expects Mozambique's growth to accelerate this year as investment and production in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) ramps up.

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 15:06:24 GMT
Norwegian Embassy Supports Inclusion of Disabled People
[AIM] Maputo -- The Norwegian embassy in Maputo announced on Tuesday that it is making available 23 million US dollars to support and draw up strategies that can encourage disabled people to participate in development programmes.

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 15:04:59 GMT
Police Must Be Implacable Against Kidnappers
[AIM] Maputo -- The police force must be implacable in its fight against kidnap gangs, insisted the General Commander of the Mozambican police, Bernadino Rafael, on Tuesday.

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 14:56:26 GMT
Covid-19 - 57 Recoveries, 17 New Cases and No Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday reported a further 17 cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, the same number as on Monday.

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 05:35:52 GMT
South Africa Sending Fresh Troops to Mozambique to Fight Insurgents
[VOA] Cape Town -- South Africa is sending fresh troops and armored vehicles to Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado province as part of efforts to fight Islamic State-connected insurgents.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 07:25:55 GMT
Renamo Demands Nyusi's Presence in Court
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, on Monday demanded that President Filipe Nyusi should also testify in the trial underway of 19 people accused of financial crimes arising from the scandal of the "hidden debts".

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 07:25:53 GMT
Special Forces Sergeant Detained Smuggling Guns
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican authorities have detained a sergeant in the Special Operations Command of the Mozambican Armed Forces (FADM) as he was transporting weapons from the northern province of Cabo Delgado to the neighbouring province of Namp...

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 12:21:18 GMT
Eleven 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 GMT
Covid-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 GMT
Education 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 GMT
Covid-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 GMT
Harare, 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 GMT
Mozambique - 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 GMT
President Heads to Maputo
[The Herald] Kudakwashe Mugari Deputy News Editor

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:14:53 GMT
EU 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 GMT
Hidden 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 GMT
Inflation 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 GMT
Hidden 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 GMT
Captured 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 GMT
Covid-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 GMT
Kagame, 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 GMT
Winning 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 ...



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