Mozambique
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 08:12:28 GMTMSF Improves People's Access to Healthcare in Wake of Cyclone Chido
[MSF] Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has launched an emergency response, alongside the Ministry of Health, to ensure people have access to healthcare in the most affected area of northern Mozambique, following the devastation caused by cyclone Chido. ...
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 05:45:45 GMTSouth Africa Sends Special Envoy to Mozambique
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African government says it remains committed to ensuring the safety and security of its citizens and upholding regional stability, amid protests in Mozambique.
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 05:08:44 GMTSouth Africa Reroutes Mozambique Trade, Travel to Eswatini Border Amid Violence
[VOA] Mbabane, Eswatini -- As Mozambique grapples with a political crisis following a disputed national election and violent protests, the situation at its southern border with South Africa is increasingly volatile, affecting trade and travel.
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 05:46:14 GMTInformal Militias Patrol Maputo Neighbourhoods
[AIM] Maputo -- Informal militias have sprung up in several neighbourhoods in Maputo and the neighbouring city of Matola as panic-stricken residents seek to protect themselves against gangs of mysterious "homens-catana' ("machete men').
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 05:46:13 GMTMondlane Prepares His Spearhead
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's self-exiled presidential candidate, Venancio Mondlane, on Friday announced that yet another round of turmoil will begin next week.
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 08:50:49 GMT1,500 Prisoners Escape Prison Amid Escalating Violence
[allAfrica] Monrovia -- More than 1,500 inmates have escaped a prison in Mozambique amid escalating post-election violence in the country, reports the BBC. The escapees, dozens of whom have been rearrested, are said to have taken advantage of the det...
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:49:59 GMTAU Calls for Calm As Mozambique Faces Post-Election Violence
[The Herald] The African Union (AU) has appealed for a peaceful resolution to the escalating violence in Mozambique following the general elections held on October 9.
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:18:22 GMT'Respect Moza's Sovereignty'
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Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:52:07 GMTMozambique's Highest Court Upholds Victory for the Ruling Frelimo Party
[VOA] Maputo -- Mozambique's top court has declared election victory for the country's ruling Frelimo Party and its 47-year-old presidential candidate, Daniel Chapo, in an election process marred by widespread rigging that sparked nearly two months o...
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 04:35:25 GMTCC Gives Frelimo Landslide Victory Despite Major Fraud
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] The Constitutional Council (CC) today gave Frelimo president, a majority in parliament, and all provincial governors. The CC confirmed major fraud, taking 6% of presidential votes and 26 parliament seats away f...
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:11:19 GMTCyclone Chido Leaves 94 Dead in Mozambique
[AIM] Maputo -- The known death toll from tropical cyclone Chido, which hit several districts in the northern provinces of Cabo Delgado and Nampula last weekend has risen from 34 to 94.
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 04:38:23 GMTWhy Should Anyone Believe Any of the Election Results?
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] The National Election Commission (CNE) did not follow the law. The Constitution Council (CC) did not order a recount so there was no comparison with actual ballot papers. Instead the CC spent eight weeks compar...
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:37:51 GMTJapanese Bank Criticized for Financing Mozambique LNG Project Blamed for Displacement
[IPS] Nairobi -- Climate and environmental activists from Japan have criticized the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) for financing the controversial Mozambique Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project to the tune of USD 3 billion in a loan ...
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 07:04:12 GMTChaos on Monday? Big Money at Stake, But Youth Can Bring Change
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Demonstrations cost big projects $1.7 bn but give local people more power, and may encourage renegotiation
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 08:05:53 GMTBaubles of Gratitude - Good Wishes for South Africa's Bright Future
[Daily Maverick] Never mind the machinations that brought us here, we can be grateful that peace won out, especially when you cast your gaze to our neighbours in Mozambique or further afield to Georgia.
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:25:11 GMTExam Boycott Affected About 35,000 Students
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's National Association of Teachers (ANAPRO) has claimed that the teachers' boycott of final exams in primary and secondary schools affected about 35,000 students across the country.
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:08:33 GMTConstitutional Court Reject Recount Request, Call for New Polls
[RFI] The highest court in Mozambique, the Constitutional Council, confirmed the disputed October election results that extended the Frelimo party's 50-year grip on power.
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:13:56 GMTOpposition Leader Mondlane Calls for General Strike After ConCourt Decision
[AIM] Maputo -- The Constitutional Council, Mozambique's highest body in matters of constitutional and electoral law on Monday proclaimed the candidate of the ruling Frelimo Party, Daniel Chapo, as the winner of the presidential election held on 9 Oc...
Sun, 22 Dec 2024 21:13:28 GMTMondlane Threatens More Unrest
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane has again threatened to bring the country to a standstill in the pursuit of what he calls "the truth about the elections'.
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 07:07:38 GMTMozambique Begins Building Shelter for Victims of Cyclone Chido
[VOA] Maputo, Mozambique -- Mozambique began constructing homes for victims of Cyclone Chido this week after the storm swept through three of the country's northern regions Sunday, killing at least 70 people and injuring 600 others as it left behind ...
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 07:08:49 GMTMozambique in Negative Highlights of 2024 Election Year - Mo Ibrahim Foundation
[AIM] Maputo -- The International NGO, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation believes that Mozambique is one of the negative highlights of the 2024 election year in Africa as a result of the "political process that excludes the will of the people.'
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 07:08:32 GMTPresident Assures the Country He Will Leave Office in January
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Thursday assured the nation he has no intention of staying in office beyond the end of his current term, in mid-January 2025.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:29:00 GMTCyclone Chido - Death Toll Rises to 73 in Mozambique
[New Times] The death toll from Cyclone Chido in Mozambique has climbed to 73, with 543 individuals reported injured, the country's disaster relief agency announced on Thursday, December 19, Xinhua reports.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 05:11:25 GMTMondlane Accuses Nyusi of Wanting to Cling On to Power
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane has accused the current president, Filipe Nyusi, of attempting to cling on to power.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 05:15:17 GMTWas 'Disproportionate Use of Force' Against Demonstrators
[AIM] Maputo -- A consortium formed by the Mozambican Ombudsman, Isaque Chande, the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH), and the Central Commission for Public Ethics (CCEP), has claimed that the security forces committed excesses and used disprop...
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 05:15:16 GMTMozambique and South Africa to Strengthen Security Measures
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican and South African governments have decided to strengthen security measures along the highway which links the two countries and the Ressano Garcia border in order to mitigate disruptions of trade during any further mass ...
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 05:15:12 GMTLiteracy Workers in Beira Go On Strike
[AIM] Maputo -- Over a hundred adult education and literacy workers, in the central Mozambican city of Beira, on Wednesday went on strike in protest at the non-payment of overtime allowances that the government has allegedly owed them for the past th...
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 04:59:43 GMTGovernment Postpones Payment of Overtime Debt to 2025
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government on Tuesday admitted that it does not have the money to pay education and health professionals for the overtime worked in 2023 and 2024.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 07:42:14 GMTUN Responds to Cyclone in Mozambique, Earthquake in Vanuatu
[UN News] Humanitarians continue to assess the impact of Tropical Cyclone Chido in Mozambique and to support affected families, the UN reported on Wednesday.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 06:15:47 GMTSouth Africa, Mozambique Find Ways to Mitigate Disruptions At Border Posts
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa and Mozambique have agreed to enhance diplomatic channels for continuous engagement to minimise disruptions to trade and supply chains amid the ongoing post-election turmoil in the neighbouring country.