Mozambique
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 11:46:29 GMTExciting Clashes in the Group Stage of Mozambique 2022
[CAF] The first round of the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations Mozambique 2022, scheduled for 21-28 October, will be hotly contested.
Thu, 15 Sep 2022 13:24:43 GMTPresident Assures Western Energy Companies of Security in Troubled Region
[VOA] Maputo -- Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi has called on Western energy companies to resume work in Cabo Delgado Province, saying security has improved around the town of Palma. But clashes are continuing between federal forces and other Afr...
Tue, 13 Sep 2022 19:43:54 GMTInsurgents Move South, Mounting Attacks in Nampula Province
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Insurgents attacked in two districts of Nampula province, Erati and Memba, in the past two weeks, in the biggest move south from Cabo Delgado. They moved from Ancuabe thorough Chuire districts in Cabo Delgado, ...
Wed, 14 Sep 2022 07:40:07 GMT'We Can Eliminate Violence If We Work Together' - Multi-Sectoral Teams Are Eliminating Gender-Based Violence in Mozambique
[Spotlight Initiative] Judite Nota is 36 years old and has been a Mozambican Government employee for over 13 years. She has always worked to eliminate gender-based violence (GBV) as her primary professional and personal goal. Today, she is Head of th...
Mon, 12 Sep 2022 07:41:07 GMTEU Leader Should Prioritize Rights During Mozambique Visit
[HRW] Conflict in the North Spreads, Causing Massive Flight
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 04:23:06 GMTThe Many Roots of Mozambique's Deadly Insurgency
[ISS] New field research in Cabo Delgado sheds light on one of Africa's least understood violent conflicts.
Mon, 12 Sep 2022 07:43:09 GMTPopulation Is Disoriented - Archbishop of Nampula
[Agenzia Fides] Maputo -- "She is a martyr of the Faith", says His Exc. Msgr. Inacio Saure, Archbishop of Nampula, upon hearing the message of vindication of the self-styled Islamic State (ISIS) about the murder of four Christians, including the Comb...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:11:22 GMTHigh Representative Josep Borrell Travels to Mozambique and Kenya
[The Point] The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, will travel to Mozambique and Kenya on 8-10 September.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 12:04:50 GMTInsurgents Kill Italian Nun in Attack On Mission Station
[Daily Maverick] The killing of a nun in Mozambique has raised concerns that the Islamic State-linked insurgency is now taking hold in a new province -- Nampula.
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 14:50:53 GMTMilitant Group Attacks Village in Memba
[AIM] Maputo -- Terrorists attacked the coastal district of Memba, in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, on Sunday, shortly before dawn, according to the independent television station STV.
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 06:38:17 GMTMilitants Have Killed Six in Nampula - President
[VOA] Maputo, Mozambique -- Mozambique's president said Islamist militants in the country's northern Nampula province have killed six people, all by beheading, and abducted three others. The Islamist militant movement in northern Mozambique is spread...
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 14:49:26 GMTNyusi Confirms Militant Attacks in Nampula
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday confirmed that, over the previous two days, terrorists have attacked several villages in Erati and Memba districts in the northern province of Nampula.
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 14:49:22 GMTGovernment to Monitor Use of NGOs for Money Laundering
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government has approved a bill focused on regulating the creation, organization and operation of Non-Profit Organizations, in order to fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism through this type of i...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 07:30:03 GMTItalian Comboni Nun Killed in Attack on a Mission in the City of Chipene
[Agenzia Fides] Maputo -- A Comboni nun was killed in the attack in a mission in the city of Chipene in the province of Nampula in northern Mozambique, which took place on the night between September 6 and 7. Sister Maria De Coppi, an 84-year-old Com...
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:59:41 GMTGovernment to Invest Over 26 Million Dollars in Widening Motorway
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Minister of Public Works, Carlos Mesquita, launched on Monday work on the rehabilitation and widening of Section 17 of the motorway from Maputo to South Africa (National Highway Number 4 - EN4).
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:59:44 GMTNyusi Wants Municipalities Committed to the Welfare of Citizens
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has called on municipalities to continue working for the welfare of their citizens, in order to boost the economic and social development of the country.
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:59:44 GMTSADC Seeks Robust Solutions to Natural Disasters
[AIM] Maputo -- The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has pledged to seek robust mechanisms to reduce the risks of natural disasters, in order to respond to the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events and to protect c...
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:35:52 GMTNGOs Warn of Shortage of Funds for Cabo Delgado
[AIM] A group of 23 international Non-Governmental Organisations led by Save the Children have warned of the risk of "forgetting" the humanitarian crisis caused by terrorism that has been plaguing the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:58:37 GMTMozambique to Introduce Express Train to South Africa and Eswatini
[AIM] Maputo -- The Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Mozambique's publicly-owned ports and rail company (CFM), Miguel Matabele, has announced the introduction of an express train to South Africa and Eswatini, to facilitate the mobility of peo...
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:09:00 GMTAccess to Healthcare Made Easier Though a Mobile Clinic
[ICRC] To provide easier access to health care for Tânia and her community, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) opened a mobile clinic.
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:41:33 GMTPortuguese PM Congratulates Government for DDR
[AIM] The Portuguese Prime Minister, Antonio Costa, on 1 September expressed his appreciation at the progress made in the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) of the residual forces of Renamo, the largest opposition party in Mozambique...
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:41:33 GMTGovernment to Transform Informal Sector to Boost Economy
[AIM] The Ministry of Industry and Trade is seeking the formalisation of informal enterprises to boost the Mozambican economy, making it sustainable for development.
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:41:33 GMTAgreement to Pay Miners' Wages Via Bank
[AIM] The Mozambican Labour Ministry of Labour and the South African Mine Labour Recruitment Agency (TEBA) have signed a memorandum of understanding to enable the delayed payment of miners' wages to be paid via banks. The initiative aims to reduce th...
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:41:32 GMTReport of Delays to Coral South LNG Project
[AIM] The information company Energy Intelligence has reported that the Coral South Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal has run into technical issues that could delay the shipment of the first cargo of LNG from Mozambique.
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:41:32 GMTMozambique Receives Covid-19 Vaccines for Adolescents
[AIM] Mozambique on 29 August received 1,333,800 doses of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine and associated goods valued at US$36.5 million from the COVAX Initiative. The vaccines are to be used for the immunisation of the adolescent population (children aged...
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:41:32 GMTThree Billion Meticais for Agricultural Research
[AIM] President Filipe Nyusi announced in Maputo on 31 August that his government plans to spend three billion meticais (about US$47 million) on agricultural research over the next two and a half years.
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:41:32 GMTNorway Disburses U.S.$10 Million for Humanitarian Aid
[AIM] The Norwegian Embassy and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on 30 August in Maputo signed a US$10 million funding agreement to support a project on learning, protection and empowerment of children and adolescents in northern Mozambiqu...
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:41:32 GMTWorld Bank Approves U.S.$250 Million for Urban Transport
[AIM] The World Bank has approved a grant equivalent to US$250 million to improve mobility and accessibility in the Maputo Metropolitan Area (AMM), a region that includes the cities of Maputo and Matola, and the neighbouring districts of Boane and Ma...
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:41:32 GMTPresident Inaugurates Maize Processing Plant
[AIM] President Filipe Nyusi on 25 August inaugurated a food processing plant in the northern city of Nampula that can process 24,400 tonnes of maize a year.
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:41:32 GMTPresident Nyusi Opens Maputo Trade Fair
[AIM] President Filipe Nyusi on 29 August opened the 57th edition of the Maputo Trade Fair (FACIM) with the anticipation that the fair will stimulate competition between Mozambican and foreign companies, and open space for mutually advantageous partn...