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Mozambique

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 05:33:49 GMT
U.S. Boosts Country's Fight Against Terror Threats
[Nation] The United States government is deploying its Special Operations Forces to train Mozambican marines for two months as part of renewed support for efforts to prevent the spread of terrorism and violent extremism.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 12:04:29 GMT
Children As Young As 11 Brutally Murdered in Cabo Delgado As Conflict Intensifies
[savethechildren_uk] Maputo -- Children as young as 11 are being beheaded in the Mozambique province of Cabo Delgado, Save the Children said, as conflict continues to displace thousands. The agency recently spoke to displaced families who reported ho...

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 08:37:04 GMT
U.S. Military Joins the Fight Against Isis in Mozambique
[Daily Maverick] Army Green Berets are already training Mozambique marines -- report.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:51:16 GMT
United States Training Mozambican Marines
[AIM] Maputo -- United States Special Operations Forces have begun to train Mozambican marines, according to a press release from the US embassy.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:51:16 GMT
Nearly 6,000 Households Facing Hunger in Manica
[AIM] Maputo -- Chimoio (Mozambique), 16 Mar (AIM) - About 6,000 people are on the verge of a severe food crisis over the next four months, as result of poor yields recorded in the first half of the farming season (2020/21) in Tambara district, in th...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 16:09:32 GMT
Activists Are Working Together to Break the Silence On Intimate Partner Violence
[Spotlight Initiative] Eight girls sit on straw mats in a dusty courtyard in Gaza province, southern Mozambique. They share their stories about abuse, violence and overcoming trauma.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:51:16 GMT
Ariel Glaser Donates Two Mobile Clinics
[AIM] Maputo -- The Ariel Glaser Foundation, an NGO working against paediatric AIDS in Mozambique, on Monday delivered two mobile clinics which will extend access to health services to nearly 3,000 youths living in Maputo city and the adjacent city o...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:51:16 GMT
Mozambique to Receive FAO Assistance to Fight Illegal Fishing
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique will receive, over the next two years, technical assistance from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in the framework of the Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA), to combat illegal, unregulated and...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:51:16 GMT
Over 46,000 Health Workers Vaccinated
[AIM] Maputo -- Between 8 and 13 March, a total of 46,439 health professionals in Mozambique had been vaccinated against the Covid-19 respiratory disease, according to the Deputy National Director of Public Health, Benigna Matsinhe.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:51:13 GMT
Mozambique to Conduct National Small Scale Mining Census
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy will conduct this year the first census of the small-scale mining sector across the country, which will serve as a fundamental tool for better and sustainable management.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:57:58 GMT
Mozambique Loses Latest Round in London 'Hidden Debts' Case
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique has lost the latest round of a court case in London, where the British judges ruled that the London High court was not the appropriate jurisdiction for Mozambique's complaint against the Abu Dhabi based group, Privinvest.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 04:45:08 GMT
'Triple Threat' of Climate Change, Conflict and Covid-19 - Urgent Funding Needed
[UN News] Two years after Tropical Cyclone Idai and Cyclone Kenneth swept through Mozambique in March 2019, killing hundreds and leaving more than two million people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance, UN chief António Guterres has recalled t...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:57:58 GMT
Experts Studying Causes for Mass Death of Fish in Gaza
[AIM] Maputo -- A multi-sector task force consisting of experts in agriculture, fisheries, water and the environment is working round the clock to identify the root causes of the mass death of fish in Lake Sulwe, in Mandlakazi district, in the southe...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:57:57 GMT
Nhongo Refuses to Demobilise 'Renamo Military Junta'
[AIM] Maputo -- Mariano Nhongo, leader of the self-styled "Renamo Military Junta", has labelled his former colleague, Andre Matsangaissa Junior, "a traitor", and has once again refused to demobilise the Junta's remaining fighters, reports Monday's is...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:57:54 GMT
Covid-19 Positivity Rate Remains Relatively Low
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Sunday reported a further three deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and 220 new cases.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:25:40 GMT
Covid-19 - Eight Deaths, 359 New Cases and 322 Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Friday announced a further eight deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and 359 new cases.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:00:23 GMT
U.S. Proscribes Isis Affiliates in Mozambique and DR Congo
[East African] The US Department of State on Wednesday designated two affiliates of ISIS operating in Mozambique and the DR Congo as Foreign Terrorist Organisations in a move meant to cut off supplies to the groups and restrict their leaders.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:23:52 GMT
U.S. Sanctions Tanzanian National Linked to Terrorism in Mozambique
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Inspector General of Police (IGP) Simon Sirro yesterday said the Police were following up on reports on a Tanzania national sanctioned by the US over his alleged role in leading a terrorism group in Mozambique.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:57:58 GMT
Renamo Urges Military Junta Supporters to Join DDR
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, has urged the militiamen affiliated to the breakaway faction that calls itself the "Renamo Military Junta", to surrender and join the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) driv...

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 19:29:21 GMT
U.S. Proscribes Isis Affiliates in Mozambique and DR Congo
[East African] The US Department of State on Wednesday designated two affiliates of ISIS operating in Mozambique and the DR Congo as Foreign Terrorist Organisations in a move meant to cut off supplies to the groups and restrict their leaders.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 19:34:31 GMT
U.S. Sanctions Tanzanian Linked to Terrorism in Mozambique
[Nation] Dar es Salaam -- Police in Tanzania are following up on reports that the US has sanctioned a Tanzania national over his alleged role in leading a terror group in Mozambique.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:04:05 GMT
Nyusi Makes New Military Appointments
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Friday appointed Maj-Gen Cristovao Chume as Commander of the Army, replacing Ezequiel Isac Muianga, who beomes Inspector of the Mozambican Armed Forces (FADM).

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:04:05 GMT
Frelimo and Renamo Agree to Strengthen Reconciliation
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party and the main opposition party, Renamo, have agreed to work together to bolster consolidation of peace.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 16:50:39 GMT
Press Briefing On U.S. Efforts to Combat Terrorism in Africa
[State Department] Digital press briefing on U.S. efforts to combat terrorism in Africa, featuring John T. Godfrey, Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Acting Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, and Michael C. Gonzales, Dep...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:04:05 GMT
Cta Sets Up Commission to Ensure Business Continuity
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Confederation of Business Associations (CTA) has set up a multi-sector commission that will assist private companies to ensure business continuity and the productive process, in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:04:05 GMT
Dondo Mayor On Trial for Illegal Payments
[AIM] Maputo -- The mayor of the central Mozambican municipality of Dondo, Manuel Chaparica, and the Dondo first secretary of the ruling Frelimo Party, Felisberto Chero, are on trial before the Dondo District Court, charged with making and receiving ...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:04:03 GMT
Covid-19 - Four More Deaths and 471 New Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities reported on Thursday a further four deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and 471 new cases.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:03:31 GMT
Plea for Mozambican Govt to Locate Cape Town Man
[GroundUp] Patrick Lunguza was transporting a body to Malawi when he was arrested last month. His family has not been able to contact him for two weeks

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 07:52:05 GMT
Government Must Adjust Measures in Line With Evidence
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario on Thursday warned that the behaviour of the coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 respiratory disease is unpredictable "with a trend to constant mutations and the appearance of new...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 07:52:05 GMT
Covid-19 Funds Used Transparently, Says Health Minister
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Health Minister Armindo Tiago on Wednesday assured the country's parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, that the funds allocated to his Ministry to fight the Covid-19 pandemic are handled within standards that seek high ...



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