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Tue, 27 Sep 2022 07:57:56 GMT
Media Accreditation Window Opens for Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations Mozambique 2022
[CAF] The media accreditation window for the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations Mozambique 2022 is now open.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:31:09 GMT
COSAFA Beach Soccer Championship - Perfect Rehearsal Before Afcon in Mozambique
[CAF] Mozambique will be hoping to successfully defend their regional title when the Cosafa Beach Soccer Championship gets underway in Durban, South Africa on Sunday. The competition will see eight teams battle it out for the crown of the Southern re...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:36:51 GMT
The Forgotten Conflict in the North Is Increasingly At the Centre of the Interests of African and Non-African Powers
[Agenzia Fides] Maputo -- Northern Mozambique where the Comboni missionary Sister Maria De Coppi, among others, was killed on September 6 during the attack on the Chipene mission (see Fides, 7/9/2022), is increasingly at the center of the interest of...

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 11:46:29 GMT
Exciting 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 GMT
President 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 GMT
Insurgents 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, ...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 06:58:50 GMT
We Must Give Young People a Future - Bishop of Pemba
[Agenzia Fides] Maputo -- "There cannot be first class and second class victims". "The response to jihadists cannot be solely military but it is necessary to give hope to young people who would otherwise be tempted to recruit into jihadist ranks". Th...

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...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 06:56:43 GMT
The Attack On the Chipene Mission Is Part of a Larger Offensive
[Agenzia Fides] Maputo -- The attack on the Chipene mission in which Sister Maria De Coppi was killed (see Fides, 7/9/2022) is not an isolated event, but is part of a progression of attacks by insurgents (likely linked to the self-declared Islamic St...

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 07:41:07 GMT
EU Leader Should Prioritize Rights During Mozambique Visit
[HRW] Conflict in the North Spreads, Causing Massive Flight

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 04:23:06 GMT
The 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 GMT
Population 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 GMT
High 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 GMT
Insurgents 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 GMT
Militant 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 GMT
Militants 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 GMT
Nyusi 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 GMT
Government 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 GMT
Italian 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 GMT
Government 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 GMT
Nyusi 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 GMT
SADC 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 GMT
NGOs 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 GMT
Mozambique 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 GMT
Access 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 GMT
Portuguese 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 GMT
Government 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 GMT
Agreement 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 GMT
Report 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 GMT
Mozambique 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...



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