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Thu, 21 Jan 2021 05:01:54 GMT
'Complex' Emergency Unfolding in Cabo Delgado, UN Agencies Warn
[UN News] UN agencies voiced deep concern on Wednesday over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, where attacks by armed groups have forced more than 565,000 to flee their homes.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:28:06 GMT
New Army Leadership Urged to Re-Establish Peace
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has urged the new leadership of the Mozambican Armed Forces (FADM) to re-establish peace in the northern districts of Cabo Delgado province, as well as to swiftly restore order in Manica and Sofala pr...

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:28:04 GMT
Nyusi and Total CEO Discuss Security Questions
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Monday granted an audience in Maputo to the chairperson and Chief Executive Office of the French oil and gas company, Total, Patrick Pouyanne, and the two men agreed on strengthening security at th...

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:32:59 GMT
Weather Service Releases Warning Ahead of Tropical Storm 'Eloise'
[South African Weather Service] The rain which Severe Tropical Storm "Chalane" brought to southern Africa during the Christmas and New Year period last year is still fresh in the minds of the general public. Now, a fresh tropical system named "Eloise...

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:28:05 GMT
Police Seizure of Drinks Was 'Illegal'
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican police who seized alcoholic drinks over the weekend, on the pretext of implementing the measures to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease were acting illegally, according to Rita Freitas, the General In...

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:27:57 GMT
Covid-19 - Four Deaths and 824 New Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday reported a further 824 cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 18:53:32 GMT
UN to Shine Urgent Spotlight On Cabo Delgado Crisis
[allAfrica] Geneva -- After developing under the radar for a number of years, what has been described as a humanitarian disaster in Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado region is now grabbing the United Nations' attention.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 07:43:46 GMT
UN Agencies Call for End to Violence, Boost in Aid, Help for Displaced in Cabo Delgado
[UNFPA] Joint Statement on Mozambique by United Nations Regional Directors for East and Southern Africa:

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:51:29 GMT
Cyclone Eloise Likely to Hit Inhambane Coast
[AIM] Maputo -- Tropical cyclone Eloise is now on a course that will take it towards the coast of the southern Mozambican province of Inhambane, according to the forecast of the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre (JTWC), operated by the United States Navy.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:51:27 GMT
- Manica Authorities Tighten Measures to Stop Covid-19 Spread
[AIM] Maputo -- Chimoio (Mozambique), 19 Jan (AIM) - The health authorities in the central Mozambican province of Manica are on high alert and taking a wide range of measures intended to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease within t...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:51:25 GMT
New Record for Covid-19 Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Monday announced a record number of cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease - 895 cases in a 24 hour period.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:51:29 GMT
Portuguese Foreign Minister to Discuss Terrorism
[AIM] Lisbon -- The Portuguese Foreign Ministry has announced that the Minister of State and Foreign Affairs, Augusto Santos Silva, will head a mission from the European Union to Mozambique between Tuesday and Thursday, following the Mozambican gover...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:51:28 GMT
Police Seize Alleged Drug Traffickers
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican police have arrested three Nigerians, one South African and a Mozambican, accused of belonging to an international network of traffickers of cocaine.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:46:44 GMT
Providing Essential Support to Ensure the Health and Dignity of Women and Girls Fleeing Violent Conflict in Mozambique
[UNFPA] Pemba -- "I came with nothing. Nothing at all," said Amina Daúde, 25, who travelled by boat to Pemba with her husband and three children to flee the escalating violence in northern Mozambique.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:50:37 GMT
EU Funding Helps WFP Address Hunger Challenges in Mozambique
[WFP] Maputo -- A combined total of ?7.6 million in funding from the European Union (EU) is helping the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) address the growing food needs in Mozambique driven by climate change, insecurity, displacement and the ...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:49:14 GMT
Sala DA Paz Calls for Integrity in Elections
[AIM] Maputo -- The "Sala da Paz" ("Peace Room"), one of Mozambique's main election observation coalitions, has called on the new members of the National Elections Commission (CNE) to improve the integrity of the country's elections.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:49:13 GMT
Nyusi Calls for Implacable Fightagainst Terrorists
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Friday urged the Mozambican forces fighting against terrorism in the northern province of Cabo Delgado to act in a hard-hitting manner, so as to discourage foreigners from coming to destabilize Moz...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:49:12 GMT
Chimoio Mayor Announces He Has Covid-19
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mayor of the central city of Chimoio, Joao Ferreira, has become the latest Mozambican public figure to announce that he has tested positive for the coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:49:09 GMT
Covid-19 - 689 New Cases and Seven Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Sunday reported 689 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and seven deaths.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:37:00 GMT
Food Insecurity Looms in Cabo Delgado
[AIM] Maputo -- Pemba (Mozambique), 15 Jan (AIM) - The northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado is on the verge of serious hunger and a consequent increase in chronic child malnutrition, as food production especially in districts affected by terr...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:36:55 GMT
Dramatic Rise in Covid-19 Infections Continues
[AIM] Maputo -- The dramatic rise in the number of new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease in Mozambique continued on Thursday with 543 new infections diagnosed, the fifth highest daily number on record.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:37:01 GMT
Illegal Migration Racket Continues
[AIM] Maputo -- Despite Mozambican police denials, illegal immigration from Mozambique into South Africa is continuing, with the frontier police taking bribes from the migrants, the independent television station STV reported on Thursday.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:36:59 GMT
Nyusi Appoints New Head of Armed Forces
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Thursday reshuffled the top leadership of the armed forces (FADM).

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 20:06:44 GMT
Illegal Fishing Declines in Bazaruto National Park
[AIM] Maputo -- The administration of the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park (PNAB), Mozambique's largest marine conservation area, has recorded a significant reduction in illegal fishing cases, by nearly half, in 2020 compared with the previous year...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 20:05:55 GMT
Covid-19 - 735 New Cases and Five Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Friday recorded the second highest daily total of new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease since the start of the pandemic.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 20:07:25 GMT
Nyusi Swears New CNE Members Into Office
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Friday swore into office the 17 members of the National Elections Commission (CNE).

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:41:18 GMT
How Do We Reverse the Resource Curse?
[Africa In Fact] Scholar Richard Auty first coined the phrase 'resource curse' in 1993 to illustrate the confounding nature of the relationship between natural resource abundance and under-development. Intuitively we expect that natural resources wou...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:49:21 GMT
Cabo Delgado Hostages Freed
[AIM] Maputo -- A group of 21 people (15 women and six children), kidnapped by the islamist terrorists operating in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado can now return to their homes on Matemo island, after being rescued by the defence an...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:42:22 GMT
Govt Tightens Measures Against Covid-19
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government is tightening restrictive measures in an attempt to halt the rapid spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:43:57 GMT
FAO Steps Up Support for Cabo Delgado Displaced
[AIM] Maputo -- The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is providing agricultural inputs for the victims of terrorism and other needy population groups in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.



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