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Mozambique

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 17:33:21 GMT
Another Day Without a Covid-19 Death
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities reported no deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease on Wednesday.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 17:33:20 GMT
Defence and Security Forces Have Anti-Terrorist Plan
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi announced on Wednesday that the country's defence and security forces have a detailed plan to crack down on the terrorist groups who have been staging attacks in parts of the northern province of Cabo...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 17:33:16 GMT
Summit of SADC Security Troika Postponed
[AIM] Maputo -- The summit of the defence and security troika of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), that was due to be held in Maputo on Thursday, has been postponed sine die.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 14:27:42 GMT
SADC Mission Recommends 3,000 Troops Deployment
[Cameroon Tribune] The proposal will be tabled today to members of the security organ troika for validation.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:12:44 GMT
Mozambique's Human Rights Record to Be Examined By Universal Periodic Review
[United Nations Human Rights Council] Mozambique's human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Tuesday, 4 May 2021, in a meeting that will be webcast live.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 05:47:47 GMT
Violence Forces Thousands to Flee Their Homes
[East African] Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province is in the grips of a spiralling crisis as thousands of people flee their homes amidst violence, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned Thursday in a statement.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:31:11 GMT
Mozambique Eligible For World Bank Prevention and Resilience Allocation
[AIM] Maputo -- The World Bank on Tuesday approved Mozambique's eligibility to the Prevention and Resilience Allocation (PRA).

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 08:50:36 GMT
SADC's Summit On Mozambique Postponed
[SAnews.gov.za] The Extraordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security which was scheduled for today in Mozambique has been postponed.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 05:28:45 GMT
SADC Ministers Agree to Deploy a Regional Force in Mozambique
[Daily Maverick] But a summit for heads of state to ratify the plan has been postponed.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:32:56 GMT
Prioritise Humanitarian Intervention in Mozambique SADC Urged
[263Chat] Civic Society Organisations under the auspices of the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) have urged the Southern African Development Community to prioritise humanitarian intervention in the conflict ridden Cabo Delgado province of Mozambiq...

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:35:39 GMT
Trial Starts of Killers of Portuguese Businesswoman
[AIM] Maputo -- The trial began in Beira on Tuesday of three men accused of murdering Portuguese citizen Ines Bota on 28 December 2017, by drowning her in the Pungue river.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:32:04 GMT
Mozambique 'Politically Stable', Says Nyusi
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi said on Tuesday that, despite the activity of terrorists in parts of the northern province of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique enjoys political stability and its institutions are functioning normally.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:31:35 GMT
58 People Charged With Terrorism Offences
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican prosecutors charged 58 people with crimes of terrorism in 2020, Attorney-General Beatriz Buchili told the country's parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on Wednesday.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 08:38:14 GMT
SADC Acts On Mozambique Terrorism
[The Herald] SADC is committed to achieving lasting peace, security, reconciliation and development in Mozambique with the ongoing Extraordinary Troika Summit, which will culminate in the meeting of Heads of State and Government tomorrow, an expressi...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 06:52:50 GMT
Ministers in Maputo
[Botswana Daily News] Maputo -- Minister of International Affairs and Cooperation, Dr Lemogang Kwape and Minister of Defence, Justice and Security, Mr Kagiso Mmusi toured the Botswana High Commission premises in Mozambique yesterday.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:31:02 GMT
Covid-19 - Five Deaths, 47 New Cases, 1,561 Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday reported a further five deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease, 47 new cases, but also 1,561 recoveries.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:14:39 GMT
SADC May Propose Response Force For Cabo Delgado
[AIM] Maputo -- According to the South African paper, the "Daily Maverick," military officials from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are expected to recommend this week that a regional rapid response force, almost 3,000 strong, be de...

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:52:34 GMT
Focus on Fighting 'Terrorists' Ignores Real Humanitarian Needs in Cabo Delgado
[MSF] Three important developments took place in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province in less than six weeks, all of which will have a significant future impact on human lives.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:20:18 GMT
25 Kilos of Cocaine Seized in Pemba
[AIM] Maputo -- The criminal investigation services in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado have seized about 25 kilos of cocaine in the provincial capital, Pemba, and have charged three Mozambican citizens with drug trafficking.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:20:18 GMT
Association for Malaria Fund Mobilises Three Million Usd
[AIM] Maputo -- The Association for Malaria Fund has announced the mobilisation of over three million US dollars to enhance Mozambique's efforts in the fight against the disease which remains among the main causes of death in the country, particularl...

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:20:17 GMT
Ringleader of Illegal Miners Arrested
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) has arrested a Tanzanian woman, accused of heading the network of illegal miners who operate within the concession granted to the company, Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM), in t...

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:20:12 GMT
426 Recoveries From Covid-19 Reported
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's Deputy National Director of Public Health, Benigna Matsinhe, announced at a Maputo press conference on Monday that, over the previous 24 hours, 426 people were declared fully recovered from the Covid-19 respiratory diseas...

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 11:51:58 GMT
SADC Escalates Mozambique Intervention
[The Herald] The SADC region is escalating operational modalities for decisive intervention in war-torn Mozambique with Ministers meeting in Maputo tomorrow to map the way forward.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:55:34 GMT
Fuel Giant Total Pulls Staff From Mozambique Gas Project
[DW] French energy company Total has withdrawn workers from a $20 billion gas project in the southern African country after a nearby jihadi attack.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:35:34 GMT
Stalemate Continues - Only Private Food is Reaching Palma, With No UN or Official Help
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] The stalemate continues, with government insisting it must distribute humanitarian assistance in Palma, but having no system to do so. Meanwhile government has barred anyone leaving by sea, and will not even al...

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 10:21:30 GMT
Second Wave of Coronavirus Infections Over
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's National Health Institute (INS) announced on Friday that the second wave of coronavirus infections is over.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 10:25:39 GMT
Businessman's Son Kidnapped in Chimoio
[AIM] Maputo -- Unknown assailants on Saturday night kidnapped the son of a businessman in the central Mozambican city of Chimoio, according to a report carried by the independent television station STV.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 10:08:44 GMT
The Low Road to Economic Ruin, As Illustrated By a Trip Through Mozambique
[Daily Maverick] Our five-day journey across Mozambique reminded us of how little progress has been made in that country, of the cost of war, the extent of the carelessness of its political leadership, and of the relative impotence of donors to enabl...

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 19:22:32 GMT
SADC Technical Deployment to Mozambique
[Africa In Fact] Has Zimbabwe changed SADC's messaging approach?

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 12:04:28 GMT
Escalating Conflict in Northern Mozambique Pushes Thousands Into Hunger and Desperation
[WFP] Pemba, Cabo Delgado -- Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province is in the grips of a spiralling crisis as thousands of people flee their homes amidst violence, warns the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).



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