Mozambique
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 19:01:59 GMTMozambique Makes First Export of Liquefied Natural Gas
[The Exchange] President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi announces first export of Liquefied Natural Gas from Cabo Delgado
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 18:58:09 GMTRussia Pushes Military Diplomacy in Africa Amid Ukraine War
[DW] Troop training, arms sales and mercenaries are the pillars of Russia's security support in Africa. But analysts say the war in Ukraine has exposed the risks to African nations of relying on Russian military support.
Fri, 18 Nov 2022 09:30:51 GMTNEC Boss in Maputo
[New Dawn] A two-day international electoral forum on "Building Resilience of Electoral Management Bodies to Safeguard Democracy in Africa", has ended in Maputo, Mozambique with a call to leaders of Electoral Management Bodies in Africa to chart inno...
Thu, 17 Nov 2022 05:11:29 GMTCan Mozambique's March to Authoritarianism Be Stopped?
[ISS] With outside attention focused on violent extremism and gas exports, Mozambique's democratic backsliding is proceeding apace.
Wed, 16 Nov 2022 07:49:55 GMTSpecial Advisor On International Disability Rights Minkara's Trip to Mozambique
[State Department] Special Advisor on International Disability Rights Sara Minkara will travel to Maputo, Mozambique, November 16-18 to meet with government officials, civil society leaders, university students, members of the business community, and...
Wed, 16 Nov 2022 05:20:36 GMTJournalist Arlindo Chissale Faces Lesser Charge After Terrorism Accusation
[CPJ] At 4 a.m. on October 29, Arlindo Chissale, editor of privately owned outlet Pinnacle News, which specializes in reporting on the insurgency in Cabo Delgado province, was detained by police in Balama, west of the provincial capital of Pemba, and...
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 12:42:33 GMTMozambique Starts Shipping Gas to Europe
[New Times] Mozambique has started exporting its liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Cabo Delgado province, a region affected by Islamist militants, until 2020 when Rwandan forces alongside the Mozambican army launched military operations to pacify the ...
Mon, 14 Nov 2022 04:37:36 GMTIs the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Good for Mozambique's Aluminium Exports?
[The Exchange] If accepted, the funding could be applied to support the implementation of a green industrialization process in the country fuelled by accelerated investments in Mozambique's unique renewable energy assets.
Fri, 11 Nov 2022 11:39:56 GMTFunds Dry Up As Hunger Looms in Mozambique's North
[WFP] This is a summary of what was said by Antonella D'Aprile, WFP's Country Director in Mozambique - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. GENEVA - The United Nations Wor...
Sat, 05 Nov 2022 11:13:33 GMTAbout 90 Per Cent of Renamo Residual Force Demobilised
[AIM] Maputo -- Over 800 ex-combatants from Renamo, the largest opposition party in Mozambique, have been demobilised, over the last four weeks, which brings the total number to about 90 per cent of total disarmament, demobilisation, and reintegratio...
Sat, 05 Nov 2022 09:37:35 GMTPresident Nyusi Has Good Reason to Keep Ex Finance Minister Chang Out of a U.S. Court
[ISS] But would Chang prefer to testify in the US rather than return to Mozambique to an uncertain fate?
Fri, 04 Nov 2022 07:02:44 GMTNegotiations to Avert Medical Doctor's Strike End in Deadlock
[AIM] Maputo -- Negotiations between the Mozambican government and the Medical Association (AMM), which sought to find a solution to avert a doctor's strike that is set to begin on Monday next week, have ended in a deadlock.
Fri, 04 Nov 2022 07:02:35 GMTSADC Calls for Lifting Sanctions On Zimbabwe
[AIM] Maputo -- The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is, once again, calling for unconditional and immediate lifting of sanctions imposed on individuals and institutions in Zimbabwe.
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 11:07:56 GMTIMF Praises Government Efforts for Economic Recovery
[AIM] Maputo -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) welcomes the efforts being made by Mozambican government to improve people's living standard and stabilise economic and social development indicators.
Fri, 04 Nov 2022 07:02:45 GMTGovernment Committed to Improve Financial Status of State Business Sector - PM
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government reiterates its commitment to continue adopting and implementing measures and initiatives that will allow State business sector to improve its competitiveness in the market and financial status.
Fri, 04 Nov 2022 07:02:45 GMTElections 2023 - Cne Admits That It May Postpone Voter Registration
[AIM] Maputo -- The Chairperson of the National Elections Commission (CNE), Carlos Matsinhe, admits that voter registration may be postponed due to shortage of funds, but guarantees that the local elections will not be compromised.
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:26:36 GMTMaputo Province Exports Over 220,000 Tonnes of Bananas
[AIM] Maputo -- Maputo, 24 Out (AIM) - Exports of bananas from the southern Mozambican province of Maputo reached 223.603 tonnes in 2021, which amount to 80 percent of the total 279,504 tonnes produced last year.
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:26:36 GMTMozambique / Attempted Suicides Worry Healthy Authorities
[AIM] Maputo -- Maputo, 25 Out (AIM) - The Maputo Central Hospital (HCM), the largest health unit in Mozambique, is concerned with increasing number of suicides and attempted suicides across the country, particularly among children and adolescents.
Fri, 04 Nov 2022 07:02:45 GMTMozambique / Business Robustness Index Shows Slight Growth
[AIM] Maputo -- The Confederation of Business Associations (CTA) says that technical and financial indicators used to gauge performance of the business sector in Mozambique show an improvement of one percentage point in the Business Robustness Index ...
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:00:22 GMTNyusi Rejects Imposition of Policies
[AIM] Maputo -- Maputo 31 Oct (AIM) - Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Monday called for genuine partnership between sovereign peoples and states without any unilateral imposition of policies on developing countries.
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:00:25 GMTMozambique / World Bank Invests 165 Million Usd in Sanitation Projects
[AIM] Maputo -- The World Bank is investing 165 million US dollars in sanitation projects for the town of Beira, in the central Mozambican province of Sofala.
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:00:24 GMTGovernment Approves New Land Policy and Implementation Strategy
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government this Tuesday approved the new Land Policy and its implementation strategy, which aims at ensuring and guarantee access to use and exploitation and possession of land for both Mozambicans and foreigners nation...
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:00:24 GMTMocÍmboa DA Praia /Over 135,000 Victims of Terrorism Return Home
[AIM] Maputo -- Over 135,000 people, who were forced to flee the district of Mocímboa da Praia, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, following terrorist attacks, have returned to their homes.
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:00:23 GMTMozambique / New Model for Minimum Wages Under Consideration
[AIM] Maputo -- The Labour Consultative Commission (CCT), a forum that brings together the government, trade unions and employers, has started discussions to design a new model to set minimum wages in Mozambique.
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 04:27:24 GMTMozambique - Defying Debt Trap to Become Africa's South Korea
[The Exchange] Mozambique, during the years 2000 to 2015, had one of the highest rates of economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Mon, 07 Nov 2022 07:20:39 GMT'Reclaiming My Dignity' - Breaking the Cycle of Violence in Mozambique
[Spotlight Initiative] Sarudzai Saize, 26, was able to break the cycle of violence and become an inspiration to other women in her village. She lives in her own house, runs her hairdresser business and is the president of the local enterprise group. ...
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:00:22 GMTNew Cotonou Agreement Will Help Fight Terrorism By Creating More Jobs
[AIM] Maputo -- The Chair of the European Parliament delegation to the Africa-Caribbean-Pacific/European Union Joint Parliamentary Assembly (PCA-EU), Carlos Zorrinho, advocates the creation of more jobs for the youth through the Cotonou Agreement as ...
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:00:22 GMTEU Grants Over 148 Million Euros to Finance Projects in Mozambique
[AIM] Maputo -- The European Union (EU) on Monday pledged to disburse the sum of 148.2 million euros for the implementation of projects in six sectors in Mozambique, including education, building resilience in the northern region of the country, wate...
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:00:21 GMTFake Iphone Factory Dismantled in Maputo
[AIM] Maputo -- A multi-sectoral team on Friday dismantled an illegal fake iPhone factory in the Mozambican capital Maputo city, where they seized 1,165 counterfeit handsets.
Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:00:08 GMTHealth Minister Asks Doctors to Reconsider Strike
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Health Minister, Armindo Tiago, on Saturday asked the Mozambican Medical Association (AMM) to reconsider its call for on a nationwide strike, starting on 07 November, due to the negative impact it could have on people.