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Mozambique

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:36:17 GMT
Hidden Debts - Credit Suisse Obliged to Compensate Ematum Bondholders
[AIM] Maputo -- The bank Credit Suisse has admitted that much of the money supposedly intended to create a Mozambican tuna fishing fleet was in fact diverted into bribes and kickbacks and has agreed to compensate some of the American investors who pu...

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:35:21 GMT
Elections Body Plans Monitoring and Management System
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's National Elections Commission (CNE) plans to set up a monitoring and management system, costed at about 81,000 US dollars, for electoral risks which could come from a possible budget deficit, natural disasters, lack of ac...

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 14:27:39 GMT
Covid-19 - 92 New Cases and 36 Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Thursday reported 92 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease and 36 recoveries.

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 14:26:53 GMT
Bank of Mozambique Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged
[AIM] Maputo -- The Bank of Mozambique on Thursday decided to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged.

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 07:22:44 GMT
Under Secretary Zeya's Travel to Mozambique and Namibia
[State Department] Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel to Mozambique and Namibia from July 18-24. During her trip, she will advance U.S.-African partnerships on food security and support for refuge...

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 10:20:37 GMT
Senegal, Mozambique Squeeze Into Semis
[Namibian] WEST African guest nation Senegal and Mozambique booked their places in the semifinals of the Hollywoodbets Cosafa Cup 2022 after penalty shoot-out victories in their quarterfinal clashes at the King Zwelithini Stadium on Wednesday.

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 17:04:50 GMT
Deaths of Prisoners Blamed On Security Lapses
[AIM] Maputo -- The deaths of five prisoners, shot dead while trying to escape from the Milange district jail, in the central Mozambican province of Zambezia, was due to failure to implement basic security norms, according to the commission of inquir...

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 16:15:40 GMT
Trade Unions Denounce Government's Transport Plans
[AIM] Maputo -- The main Mozambican trade union federation, the OTM (Mozambican Workers' Organisation), has denounced the government's plans for passenger transport, in unusually strong language.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 16:16:31 GMT
Polio Vaccination Campaign Extended
[AIM] Maputo -- The Maputo city health authorities have extended the third round of the polio national vaccination campaign by a further 24 hours, in an attempt to cover all children under the age of five in the Mozambican capital.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 16:16:07 GMT
Beira Minibus Drivers Go On Strike
[AIM] Maputo -- The operators of the minibuses (known as "chapas") that provide much of the passenger transport in the central Mozambican city of Beira pulled their vehicles off the roads on Monday morning, demanding that new fares take effect immedi...

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 06:02:12 GMT
Dhlakama Family Threatens to Sue Sibindy
[AIM] Maputo -- The family of Afonso Dhlakama, who led Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, from 1979 until his death from diabetes in 2018, is threatening to sue a minor opposition figure, Yaqub Sibindy, for using Dhlakama's name without the ...

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 09:01:03 GMT
From Fighting to Farming - Supporting Peacebuilding in Mozambique
[UN News] As Mozambique looks to move on from its violent past, a UN-led programme is supporting efforts to reintegrate former combatants, and give them a chance to lead productive, peaceful lives in their communities.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 06:02:12 GMT
Covid-19 - 77 New Cases and 101 Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Saturday reported a further 77 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and 101 recoveries.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 06:02:11 GMT
Nyusi Calls for Redoubling of Solidarity
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi declared on Saturday that the Muslim celebration of Idul Ad'Ha should serve as a source of inspiration for the current crucial moment in the country's history, in which the Covid-19 pandemic has not y...

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 11:04:12 GMT
Three New Developments in the Cabo Delgado Crisis
[MSF] The northern province of Cabo Delgado is one of Mozambique's most volatile regions, the scene of an intense conflict since October 2017, resulting in some 800,000 people fleeing from their homes. These are the latest developments.

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 16:44:27 GMT
Truckers Block Mozambique-South Africa Motorway
[AIM] Maputo -- Truckers from South Africa on Wednesday morning blocked the motorway between South Africa and Mozambique, on the South African side of the border, in the latest protest against rising fuel prices.

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:16:11 GMT
Nyusi Invites Italy to Invest in the Northern Region
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has expressed interest in seeing Italy finance the Programme for Resilience and Integrated Development of the Northern Region (PREDIN) which aims to promote the recovery of basic conditions for sustai...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:16:11 GMT
Senior Frelimo Official in Tete Charged With Embezzlement
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Public Prosecutor's Office is charging the First Secretary of the ruling Frelimo Party in the western province of Tete, Goncalves Jemusse, of acts of corruption, dating from when he was administrator of the Tete distric...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:16:11 GMT
Covid-19 - 91 New Cases, No Deaths, No Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday reported a further 91 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:16:11 GMT
Third Round of Polio Vaccination Campaign Launched
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Health Ministry on Tuesday launched the third round in the national campaign of vaccination against polio.

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:16:09 GMT
Fuel Suppliers Warn of Risk of Stock Rupture
[AIM] Maputo -- Fuel distribution companies in Mozambique believe that the climate of uncertainty that characterizes the current business environment in the sector could lead to a rupture in supplies in the coming months.

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 18:14:25 GMT
Urban Transport Crisis Persists, Amid Doubts as to Viability of 'Passenger Subsidy'
[AIM] Maputo -- Even after the government and operators of the minibuses, commonly known as "Chapas", which provide much of the passenger transport in Mozambican cities, claimed they had reached an agreement, the transport crisis has persisted at the...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:17:15 GMT
Mozambique and Italy Sign Agreement to Reinforce Bilateral Cooperation
[ANGOP] Mozambique and Italy signed this Tuesday, July 5, in Maputo, an agreement of general principles to strengthen bilateral cooperation, as part of a working visit that Italian head of state, Sergio Mattarela, is making to the African country.

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:09:22 GMT
District Electon Chairpersons Take Office
[AIM] Maputo -- The chairperson of the Maputo City Provincial Elections Commission, Ana Chemane, on Tuesday urged the chairpersons of the city's seven district elections commissions (CDEs) to refrain from party political activities.

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:09:21 GMT
PM Wants Better Supervision of Natural Gas Projects
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Prime Minister, Adriano Maleiane, on Monday challenged the National Petroleum Institute (INP) to improve the inspection of the natural gas exploration and production projects, currently under way.

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:09:21 GMT
Labour Ministry Ensures 21,000 Jobs in South Africa
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Ministry of Labour, through the National Directorate of Migrant Labour (DTM), ensured the maintenance of more than 21,000 jobs for Mozambicans in neighbouring South Africa in 2021, according to Labour Minister Margarida...

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:09:21 GMT
Nyusi Asks China to Help Rebuild Main North-South Road
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government has requested assistance from China for the rehabilitation of the country's main north-south highway (EN1).

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:09:21 GMT
Covid-19 - 43 New Cases and 185 Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Monday reported a further 43 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and 185 recoveries.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 14:33:22 GMT
Over 300 Police Officers Expelled Due to Involvement in Crimes
[AIM] Maputo -- At least 326 officers of the Mozambican Police force (PRM) were expelled from the corporation in 2020 for being involved in crimes, including actions of excessive force and violence against citizens.

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 07:43:40 GMT
6,000 People Uprooted From Their Homes Receive Household Essentials
[ICRC] Maputo -- To respond to a new wave of displacement in Northern Mozambique the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) distributed this week household essentials to 6,000 people. The displaced families arrived in Mieze, Cabo Delgado pro...



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