Mozambique
Wed, 03 Aug 2022 05:47:47 GMTFormer Mozambique President Chissano in 30-Member Observer Mission in Next Week's Election
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former President of Mozambique Joaquim Chissano and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Ambassador Johnnie Carson have been named in a 30-member joint international election observation mission deploye...
Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:15:33 GMTCovid-19 - 21 New Cases, No Deaths or Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Monday reported a further 21 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease.
Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:15:33 GMTEdm Announces Electrification of Machoca in Cabo Delgado
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's publicly owned electricity company, EDM, on Tuesday announced the electrification of the headquarters of the Machoca administrative post, in Namuno district, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.
Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:15:30 GMTCriminals Vandalise Metallic Bridge
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Police (PRM) last week arrested a group of five individuals accused of vandalizing a metallic bridge in the locality of Sabelua, in Milange district, in the central province of Zambezia.
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 13:42:06 GMTWar in North Expands as Displaced Hit 950,000
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Rwandan forces have dispersed the insurgents, leading to more widespread and audacious insurgent attacks. Government, Rwandan and SADC forces have become more active and effective. But they are not keeping Moci...
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 15:46:24 GMTInspectors Claim Errors Detected in the School Textbook Were Criminal
[AIM] Maputo -- The General Inspectorate of Public Administration has found evidence of crime in the case of errors detected in the 6th grade social science textbook in Mozambique and, it has therefore submitted its reports to the Central Office for ...
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 06:24:42 GMTSADC and Rwandan Troops Disperse Mozambique Insurgents - but Displace More Civilians
[Daily Maverick] The US has stepped up humanitarian aid to a growing number of internally displaced persons in Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado province amid successful efforts to disperse Isis-affiliated insurgents.
Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:23:57 GMTUnited States Pledges U.S.$116 Million for Food and Nutrition Assistance
[AIM] The United States will disburse US$116 million for food and nutritional assistance to over 800,000 people displaced due to the terrorist attacks in the northern province of Cabo Delgado. This sum is intended to meet needs in health, water, and ...
Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:23:56 GMTHalf a Million HIV-Positive People Abandon Anti-Retroviral Treatment
[AIM] About 500,000 people living with HIV in Mozambique have abandoned anti-retroviral treatment in the last two years, which is an estimated 25 per cent of all HIV-positive people in the country.
Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:23:57 GMTEU Approves ?89 Million for Fight Against Terrorism
[AIM] The European Union (EU) has approved an ?89 million (US$89.4 million) package for the fight against terrorism that has been plaguing parts of Cabo Delgado, since October 2017. This sum will be invested in the training of the Defence and Securit...
Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:23:57 GMTCentral Bank Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged
[AIM] The Bank of Mozambique on 21 July decided to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged. A statement from the Central Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (CPMO) stated that the Monetary Policy Rate (MIMO), used by the bank for its interventions on...
Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:23:57 GMTPresident Nyusi Inaugurates Electrification of Macuse
[AIM] President Filipe Nyusi on 27 July inaugurated the connection to the national electricity grid of the Macuse administrative post in Namacurra district, in the central province of Zambezia.
Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:23:57 GMTPiped Domestic Gas Expansion to Cost U.S.$470,000
[AIM] The Mozambican government intends to invest 30 million meticais (around US$470,000) to pipe cooking gas in several neighbourhoods of Maputo City including Coop, Munhuana, and the 25th June neighbourhoods. Currently, work is underway so that by ...
Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:23:57 GMTUN Envoy - Appointment of Raul Domingos Strengthens Reconciliation
[AIM] Mirko Manzoni, the personal envoy to Mozambique of United Nations General Secretary Antonio Guterres, believes that President Filipe Nyusi's appointment on 18 July of Raul Domingos as Ambassador to the Vatican is a measure that will strengthen ...
Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:23:57 GMTMore Renamo Officers Join the Police
[AIM] A further 36 officers, demobilised from the militia of the main opposition party, Renamo, have been recruited into the police force, under the Demobilisation, Disarmament and Reintegration (DDR) programme agreed upon between the government and ...
Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:23:57 GMTU.S.$300 Million Grant From World Bank
[AIM] The Board of Directors of the World Bank on 13 July approved a grant of US$300 million to Mozambique to support Mozambican institutions and the "Economic Transformation Development Policy Financing (DPF) operation".
Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:23:56 GMTPresident Nyusi Invites Italy to Invest in Northern Mozambique
[AIM] President Filipe Nyusi has expressed interest in seeing Italy support the Programme for Resilience and Integrated Development of the Northern Region (PREDIN) which aims to promote the recovery of basic conditions for sustainable economic and so...
Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:23:54 GMTWage Reform Will Not Solve Cost of Living Problems
[AIM] President Filipe Nyusi has recognised that the Single Wage Table (TSU), introduced this month in public administration, does not constitute a solution to the rising cost of living.
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:57:36 GMTUnited States Announces $116 Million in Additional Assistance for Mozambique
[State Department] Maputo, Mozambique -- July 20, 2022 - My name is Uzra Zeya and I am the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights at the United States Department of State. I want to thank you, President Nyusi, for the warm...
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:21:20 GMT4th Round of Polio Vaccination to Take Place Soon
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities are preparing a fourth round of the polio vaccination campaign for children aged between zero and 59 months, a measure considered to be effective in cutting the transmission of the virus and protectin...
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:21:20 GMTHidden Debts - Decision On Chang Extradition Not Yet Definitive
[AIM] Maputo -- Contrary to the impression given in some of the Mozambican media, the decision by the South African authorities to extradite Mozambique's former finance minister, Manuel Chang, to the United States is not yet definitive.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:21:16 GMTGreater Efforts Needed to Combat Human Trafficking
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's Assistant Attorney General, Amabélia Chuquela, has called for greater joint efforts between the public sector, the private sector, civil society and companies operating in the area of information and communication techno...
Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:36:17 GMTHidden 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 GMTElections 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 GMTCovid-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 GMTBank 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 GMTUnder 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 GMTSenegal, 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 GMTDeaths 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 GMTTrade 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.