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Sat, 27 Mar 2021 06:47:47 GMT
Multiple People Trapped in Mozambique Hotel After Militant Attack
[DW] As militants launched an attack on Mozambique's Palma, workers are seeking refuge at the Amarula hotel. An operation is underway to rescue the workers, said the government.

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 13:51:46 GMT
The Blood and Soul of Mozambique - in Durban
[Daily Maverick] Roots food. The diverse flavours of Mozambique. An intermingling of pre-colonial and colonial influences in a marriage with family and regional traditions. We share João Pereira's passionate cultural and culinary homage.

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:58:47 GMT
Defence Ministry Confirms Attack Against Palma
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Defence Ministry on Thursday morning confirmed that the town of Palma, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado came under terrorist attack on Wednesday.

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:57:44 GMT
Govt Commits to Controlling Tuberculosis
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario has reaffirmed the government's commitment to adopt effective strategies to fight tuberculosis.

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:59:16 GMT
PM Promises Improvements in Financial Management
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario on Thursday pledged that the government "will continue to consolidate and improve the mechanisms which ensure observance of the principles of economy, efficiency, transparency and ...

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:56:42 GMT
Covid-19 - Positivity Rate Dropping
[AIM] Maputo -- According to the Mozambican health authorities, the positivity rate among people tested on Wednesday for the coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 respiratory disease was 10.7 per cent.

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:17:18 GMT
Court Orders Brazilian Mining Giant to Provide Information
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's Administrative Tribunal (TA) has condemned the Brazilian mining giant Vale for its refusal to share information of public interest concerning its coal mining activities in the western province of Tete.

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:14:50 GMT
Bakers Threaten to Increase Bread Prices
[AIM] Maputo -- The chairperson of the Mozambican Association of Bakers (AMOPAO), Victor Miguel, announced on Tuesday that bakers will increase the price of bread as from 1 April, according to a report on the independent television station, STV.

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:14:16 GMT
Govt and Total Agree On Resumption of LNG Work
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government and the French oil and gas company Total have announced that construction work will soon resume on natural gas liquefaction plants on the Afungi Peninsula, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, thanks to ...

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 11:49:25 GMT
Cabo Delgado Displacement Could Reach 1 Million, UN Officials Warn
[UN News] Senior leaders with the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned on Monday of the urgent need to address the growing humanitarian crisis in the Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique, where an ongoing insurgency has uprooted hundreds of thous...

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:17:57 GMT
Over 100 Schools Far From Meeting Conditions in Manica
[AIM] Maputo -- Although the 2021 school year should have started on Monday, almost 150 primary schools are not yet open in the central Mozambican province of Manica, the spokesperson of the Provincial Directorate of Education, Joao Tricano, said on ...

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:16:16 GMT
426 Renamo Militiamen Demobilised in Manica
[AIM] Maputo -- So far 426 members of the militia of Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, have been demobilised in the central province of Manica, according to the provincial governor, Francisca Tomas.

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:13:31 GMT
Covid-19 - Three Deaths, 190 New Cases, 306 Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday announced a further three deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease, 190 new cases and 306 full recoveries.

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:54:27 GMT
Afcon Qualifiers - What You Need to Know As Rwanda Takes On Mozambique
[New Times] Rwanda hosts Mozambique in a make-or-break tie that could see Amavubi keep their hopes of qualifying for the AFCON 2021 finals alive to end their 17-year wait since the historic 2004 heroics.

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 11:31:17 GMT
China Pardons Part of Mozambique's Debt
[AIM] Maputo -- The Chinese government on Friday pardoned 2.6 billion meticais (about 36 million US dollars, at current exchange rates) of Mozambique's debt to China.

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:48:07 GMT
A More Complex Reality in Cabo Delgado
[New Frame] In the Mozambican province wracked by a violent insurgency, the convenient labelling of those rising up against the predatory elite paints a picture that is far from reality.

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:35:12 GMT
Displaced Optimistic About U.S. Support for Counterinsurgency Efforts
[VOA] Washington -- Mozambicans who have been forced from their homes because of the ongoing conflict in the northern part of their country say Washington's pledge to train Mozambican security forces brings a glimmer of hope that their situation will...

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 05:07:52 GMT
Humanitarian Crisis in Cabo Delgado Has Displaced 700,000
[VOA] Geneva -- The U.N. refugee agency warns the humanitarian crisis in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province is evolving rapidly, and could negatively impact the surrounding region if it is not addressed.

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:25:30 GMT
Over 100 Schools Unable to Re-Open in Cabo Delgado
[AIM] Maputo -- Over 100 schools in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado were unable to open on Monday for the start of the 2021 school year, but only in one district, Mocimboa da Praia, was the educational network completely shut down, t...

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:25:31 GMT
Nyusi Wants Civic Service Providers in Humanitarian Assistance
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Tuesday declared that Civic Service providers must participate in humanitarian assistance to those displaced from their homes by terrorist attacks in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:25:31 GMT
Media Regulator Must Be Independent
[AIM] Maputo -- Any future regulatory body for the Mozambican media must be fully independent of the government, warned representatives of the media at a hearing on Monday organised by the Commission on Social Affairs of the country's parliament, the...

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:25:30 GMT
- Partners Grant 49 Million Euros for Water and Sanitarion Programmes
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government will receive over 49 million Euros (about 58 million US dollars) from Holland and from the Italian Development Cooperation Agency (AICS) which will be used for institutional capacity building at the Water and...

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:25:27 GMT
Over 57,000 Health Workers Vaccinated Against Covid-19
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Ministry of Health announced on Monday that to date 57,305 health professionals have been vaccinated against the coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 respiratory disease, which is 88 per cent of the target set by the Mi...

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 11:31:17 GMT
Sweden Supports Cabo Delgado Displaced People
[AIM] Maputo -- The Swedish government on Monday announced a grant of seven million Swedish crowns (about 833,000 US dollars) to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to meet the needs of internally displaced people in Mozambique.

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 11:31:17 GMT
Over Eight Million Children Begin 2021 School Year
[AIM] Maputo -- Millions of children are returning to schools in Mozambique, after a year in which the schools were closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 11:31:17 GMT
Over Half a Tonne of Drugs Seized in Quelimane
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's National Criminal Investigation Service (Sernic) has announced the seizure of over half a tonne of illicit drugs from a house in Quelimane, capital of the central province of |Zambezia.

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 11:31:14 GMT
Covid-19 Positivity Rate Falling
[AIM] Maputo -- The Covid-19 positivity rate (the proportion of people tested found to be carrying the coronavirus that causes Covid-19) fell to 12.3 per cent on Sunday, according to figures released by the Ministry of Health.

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 06:36:01 GMT
Are Mozambican and Congolese Insurgents Really ISIS Offshoots?
[Crisis Group] The U.S. has designated two armed groups in the DRC and in Mozambique as terrorist organisations, claiming they are affiliated with the Islamic State, and creating potential legal peril for peacemakers who may deal with them. Crisis Gr...

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:25:30 GMT
Electronic Sealing System Reaches Over 55,000 Loads
[AIM] Maputo -- The programme of electronic sealing and screening of cargo in transit, run by the Mozambican Tax Authority (AT), underway since December 2020, has reached 55,780 traffic loads across the country.

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:25:30 GMT
Covid-19 - New Daily Cases Fall to Below 100
[AIM] Maputo -- For the first time this year, the number of new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease diagnosed in Mozambique over a 24 hour period has fallen to below 100, the Deputy National Director of Public Health, Benigna Matsinhe, announce...



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