Mozambique
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:32:36 GMTSA Strikes Deal to Buy Gas From Mozambique
[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy President David Mabuza says government has reached an agreement with Maputo that will see South Africa getting a supply of gas from Mozambique.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:12:32 GMTMozambican Business Delegation Interested to Invest in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] A business delegation from Mozambique has expressed interest to invest in various areas of trade in Malawi.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:43:40 GMTPolio Vaccination Surpasses Target
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Health Ministry on Wednesday announced that it has surpassed the target set for vaccinating children under the age of five against polio.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:43:41 GMTPromise of U.S.$1.5 Billion From the U.S
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican and United States governments signed on Thursday in Maputo an agreement under which 1.5 billion dollars of aid will be provided to Mozambique over the next five years.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:43:40 GMTTaipo Trial - Accused Admits Forging Documents
[AIM] Maputo -- The National Directorate of Migrant Labour (DTM), in the Mozambican Labour Ministry, sent to the Central Office for the Fight against Corruption (GCCC) forged invoices and receipts to justify the disappearance of 17 million meticais (...
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:43:40 GMTGovernment Intends to Slash Mozambique's Debt
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's Minister of Economy and Finance, Max Tonela, told reporters on Wednesday that the government is embarking on a programme to slash the country's indebtedness.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:43:39 GMTCovid-19 - Five New Cases and No Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Wednesday reported five more cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease.
Thu, 31 Mar 2022 11:52:02 GMTA Long Way From Home - the Human Toll of Mozambique's War
[The New Humanitarian] Pemba, Mozambique -- 'Even if I tell them 'I'm tired' and ask them to go back home, what home? There is war there.'
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:36:13 GMTFirst Agreement With IMF Since Hidden Debts Scandal
[AIM] Maputo -- A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday announced that it has reached "a staff-level agreement with the Mozambican authorities on a new arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for 2022-2025 to suppo...
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:36:13 GMTFinnish Support for Vulnerable Children in Nampula
[AIM] Maputo -- The Finnish government on Monday pledged to provide 2.5 million euros (about 2.8 million US dollars) to support poor and vulnerable children in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula over the next two years.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:36:08 GMTCovid-19 - No New Cases Reported On Monday
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Monday reported no new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease anywhere in the country.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:37:18 GMTCovid-19 - Two New Cases and No Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Sunday reported a further two new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:37:18 GMTUN Praises Mozambique Gender Parity in Government
[AIM] Maputo -- The United Nations has praised Mozambique for achieving gender parity in its government.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:37:18 GMTMigrant Workers to Register for INSS
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Labour Minister Margarida Talapa on Saturday launched a campaign to register more than 28,000 Mozambican workers resident in South Africa into Mozambique's social security system.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:37:18 GMTNyusi Launches Groundbreaking Work for Temane Thermal Plant
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Monday officially laid the foundation stone for the construction of the Temane Thermal Plant (CTT), the country's largest power station built post-independence, which will generate 450 megawatts (M...
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:37:18 GMTOil Companies Table Proposals for Hydrocarbon Prospection
[AIM] Maputo -- At least 13 oil companies have delivered bids for the prospection and exploration of hydrocarbons in Mozambique, in response to the sixth licensing round for exploration and production concessions launched by the Mozambican government...
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:37:18 GMTBakers Raise Bread Prices in Maputo and Matola
[AIM] Maputo -- Some bakers in Maputo and the neighbouring city of Matola have increased the price of bread by up to 25 per cent - but the Mozambican Bakers' Association (AMOPAO) says it was not consulted, according to a report by the independent tel...
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:37:18 GMTCovid-19 - Six New Cases, Six Recoveries and No Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Saturday reported a further six new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:37:18 GMTAgro-Processing Project to Revolutionise Northern Mozambique
[AIM] Maputo -- Cuamba (Mozambique), 27 Mar (AIM) - Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Saturday launched in the city of Cuamba, in the northern province of Niassa, the Special Agro-Processing Zone of the Pemba-Lichinga Integrated Development Corrid...
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:37:14 GMTMunicipal Elections Budgeted At Over U.S.$100 Million
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's National Elections Commission (CNE) on Friday in Maputo said that the country's sixth municipal elections, scheduled for 11 October 2023 in all 53 municipalities, will cost 9.7 billion meticais (over 100 million US dollar...
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 08:15:34 GMTTaipo Trial - Migrant Labour Directorate Avoided Public Tenders
[AIM] Maputo -- The management of the Migrant Labour Directorate (DTM) in the Mozambican Labour Ministry opted for direct purchasing of goods and services, rather than public tenders, in order to facilitate theft of the DTM's funds.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 08:15:34 GMT- Mozambique and Zimbabwe Renew Electricity Supply Deal
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's publicly owned electricity company, EDM, and the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) have renewed the bilateral agreement for power supply, over the next three years, under which EDM will provide 50 Megawatts of ...
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 08:15:33 GMTCovid-19 - Four New Cases and No Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday reported a further four cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 08:15:33 GMTMesquita Warns About Poor Access to Water
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Minister of Public Works, Carlos Mesquita, has expressed concern over the low coverage rate for access to drinking water across the country, where 66 per cent of the most vulnerable population are not yet benefiting fro...
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 08:15:33 GMTPower Supply Fully Restored in Nampula
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's publicly owned electricity company, EDM, has restored power supply to all 20 districts of the northern province of Nampula, struck by the recent tropical cyclone Gombe, leaving over 300,000 clients without power and cause...
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 07:56:52 GMTAid Rushed to Mozambique Cyclone Survivors
[VOA] Geneva -- The U.N. refugee agency and partners are working with Mozambique's government to aid thousands of families devastated by Cyclone Gombe, which struck the island nation earlier this month.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 06:25:01 GMTThousands Continue to Flee Violence in Cabo Delgado
[UN News] One year after brutal attacks by suspected Al Shabab militants began in northern Mozambique, thousands continue to flee ongoing violence in Cabo Delgado province, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 08:15:33 GMTCovid-19 - One New Case and Zero Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Monday reported just one new case of the Covid-19 respiratory disease.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 08:15:33 GMTTransport Operators Demand Higher Fares
[AIM] Maputo -- Transport operators in the northern Mozambican city of Nampula went on strike on Monday, demanding the right to increase their fares by 50 per cent, to compensate for last week's rise in the price of fuel.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 08:15:33 GMTNyusi Challenges New Minister to End "Ghost" Veterans
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Tuesday in Maputo demanded that the new Minister for Veterans' Affair, Jossefina Mpelo, unmask "ghost veterans" and the fraudulent networks that have enabled them to thrive.