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Mon, 28 Nov 2022 13:06:33 GMT
'Girls Should Be Able to Focus Only On Their Studies' - How Activism Changes Girls' Lives in Mozambique
[Spotlight Initiative] Mogovolas -- With notebooks in her arms and a bright smile, Maria*, 16, is getting ready for another school day. She is in the 9th grade in Mogovolas district, Nampula province, Mozambique, and dreams of becoming a nurse.

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 06:24:30 GMT
"Girls Should Focus On Their Studies" - How Activists Are Changing Girls' Lives in Mozambique
[UNFPA] With notebooks in her arms and a bright smile, Maria*, 16, is getting ready for another school day. In the 9th grade in Mogovolas district, Nampula province, she dreams of becoming a nurse.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 07:19:25 GMT
Mozambican Authorities Deport 80 Malawians
[Nyasa Times] Immigration authorities in Mozambique have deported at least 80 Malawians who went to the country without travel documents.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 15:25:17 GMT
IMF Executive Board Concludes the First Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for the Republic of Mozambique
[IMF] Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the first review under the three-year ECF arrangement for Mozambique. [1] The Board also completed the financing assurances review and approved the authoriti...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 19:01:59 GMT
Mozambique 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 GMT
Russia 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 GMT
NEC 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 GMT
Can 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 GMT
Special 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 GMT
Journalist 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 GMT
Mozambique 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 GMT
Is 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 GMT
Funds 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...

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 07:53:14 GMT
Overseas Buildings Operations Awarded Leed® Gold for New U.S. Embassy in Maputo, Mozambique
[State Department] In recognition of the Department's commitment to environmental leadership and sustainable design, the new U.S. Embassy in Maputo, Mozambique, achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold certification from t...

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 11:13:33 GMT
About 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 GMT
President 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 GMT
Negotiations 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 GMT
SADC 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 GMT
IMF 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 GMT
Government 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 GMT
Elections 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 GMT
Maputo 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 GMT
Mozambique / 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 GMT
Mozambique / 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 GMT
Nyusi 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 GMT
Mozambique / 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 GMT
Government 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 GMT
MocÍmboa 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 GMT
Mozambique / 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 GMT
Mozambique - 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.



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