Mozambique
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.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 04:59:51 GMTOfficial Detained in Nampula
[AIM] Maputo -- The former director of Infrastructure Services in the northern Mozambican Province of Nampula, Gil de Carvalho, was detained on Monday for allegedly ordering the sale of state property to his relatives.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 04:59:45 GMTLose Half a Billion Meticais Due to Protests
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican hotel companies and their service providers have already lost more than half a billion meticais due to the post-election protests called by followers of presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 04:59:44 GMTNations Disburses Four Million Dollars for Chido Victims
[AIM] Maputo -- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has disbursed four million dollars in support of the victims of tropical cyclone Chido, which hit the northern provinces of Cabo Delgado and Nampula on Satu...
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 06:13:31 GMTMondlane Threatens Chaos Unless He Is Declared the Next President
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane has threatened that the country will descend into chaos if the Constitutional Council, the country's highest body in matters of electoral law, does not declare that he won the 9 Octo...
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 05:04:59 GMTCyclone Chido Leaves 34 Dead and Devastates Mozambique
[RFI] Cyclone Chido claimed at least 34 lives after sweeping across Mozambique, the National Institute of Risk and Disaster Management announced Tuesday.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 04:59:44 GMTToll From Chido Rises to 34
[AIM] Maputo -- The known death toll from tropical cyclone Chido, which hit several districts in the northern provinces of Cabo Delgado and Nampula on Saturday, has risen from 15 to 34.
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 06:40:55 GMTAt Least 90,000 Children Impacted as Cyclone Chido Hits Hard in Mozambique
[Unicef] Thousands of homes immediately destroyed in Cabo Delgado, a province grappling with protracted conflict; UNICEF concerned about the spread of waterborne diseases and large-scale displacement
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 06:57:46 GMTCyclone Chido Makes Landfall in Cabo Delgado With Destructive Winds, Heavy Rainfall
[allAfrica] Tropical Cyclone Chido made landfall around 6am on Sunday, December 15, on the coast of Mozambique as a category 4 cyclone, about 35-40km south of Pemba city in Cabo Delgado Province, located in the northern region. The cyclone remained a...
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 07:27:40 GMTAround 90,000 Children Impacted By Cyclone Chido in Mozambique
[UN News] Tropical Cyclone Chido struck northern Mozambique over the weekend, bringing torrential rains and powerful winds that caused devastation for communities in Cabo Delgado province.
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 06:13:32 GMTPuts 650,000 Children in Danger
[AIM] Maputo -- The international NGO "Save the Children' has announced that about 650,000 children and their families are in danger as a result of tropical cyclone Chido, which hit the northern Mozambican provinces of Cabo Delgado and Nampula on Sat...
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 06:13:32 GMTGovt Must Take Measures to Reduce Cost of Living
[AIM] Maputo -- The Political Commission of Mozambique's ruling Frelimo party has expressed its concern at the mass demonstrations that have been taking place in the country since 21 October and has called on the government to take concrete measures ...
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 06:13:30 GMTChido Kills At Least 15 People
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican authorities have confirmed the death of 15 people as a result of tropical cyclone Chido, which hit several districts of the northern provinces of Cabo Delgado and Nampula on Saturday.
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 06:13:29 GMTAfter Cyclone Chido - Opposition Suspends Protests
[Agenzia Fides] Maputo -- "If we know the truth about the election, we will move towards peace. If it is an electoral lie, we will plunge the country into the abyss, chaos and disorder," warned Venancio Mondlane, candidate of the opposition party POD...
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 05:09:15 GMTCyclone Chido Kills At Least 34 in Mozambique
[VOA] Maputo, Mozambique -- At least 34 people were killed and 43 injured when Cyclone Chido smashed into three northern provinces of Mozambique on Sunday and Monday. The head of the country's disaster management agency says the numbers are prelimina...
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 05:05:08 GMTLamola to Lead Delegation in Meeting With Mozambique
[SAnews.gov.za] International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Ronald Lamola will lead a delegation of South African ministers in a bilateral engagement with Mozambique on Wednesday, 18 December 2024.
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:57:25 GMTMinors to Be Reunited With Families in Mozambique
[SAnews.gov.za] Twenty-seven teenage boys are set to be repatriated home to Mozambique after resurfacing from the Stilfontein unused mines more than a month ago, the Department of Social Development in the North West said.
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 05:02:45 GMTWho Spread Lies About Cholera Are Terrorists - Nyusi
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has compared the attacks on cholera treatment units to the Islamist terrorism in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 07:14:16 GMTWaves as High as 10m Expected as Cyclone Chido Makes Landfall in Mozambique
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Tropical Cyclone Chido is affecting multiple countries in Southern Africa, potentially impacting approximately 2.5 million people across Mozambique, Malawi, and the Comoros. The cyclone already hit Mayotte with extreme wind c...
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 05:02:46 GMTMDM Activist Kidnapped and Beaten in Beira
[AIM] Maputo -- Unknown assailants kidnapped and severely beat a senior figure in the opposition Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM) on Saturday night in the central city of Beira.
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 05:02:45 GMTChido Hits Cabo Delgado
[AIM] Maputo -- Several districts of the northern Mozambican provinces of Cabo Delgado and Nampula were hit on Sunday by torrential rain and heavy winds as a result of the passage of intense tropical cyclone Chido.
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 05:02:44 GMTFire Breaks Out At Vulcan Facilities
[AIM] Maputo -- A major fire broke out on Saturday in a coal processing area belonging to the Indian company Vulcan, in Moatize district, in the central Mozambican province of Tete.
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 04:49:06 GMTSave the Children Warns Up to 650,000 Children At Risk From Impacts of Cyclone Chido in Mozambique, As Aid Effort Prepares to Mobilise
[savethechildren_uk] Up to 650,000 children [1] and their families are in danger after Cyclone Chido tore through northern Mozambique, Save the Children has warned.