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Mozambique

Tue, 11 May 2021 06:03:44 GMT
After the Attack On Palma, Displaced People Lack Essentials
[Agenzia Fides] Maputo -- After the attack on the city of Palma on March 24 (see Fides 27/4/2021), the already grave humanitarian situation in the province of Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique has worsened. Before the attack on Palma, more than 696...

Mon, 10 May 2021 16:59:04 GMT
Apiba Calls On Government to Ease Restrictive Measures
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Association of Small Importers of Alcoholic Drinks (APIBA) has called on the government to extend the trading hours for the sale of alcoholic beverages, which under the current presidential decree can only be traded bet...

Mon, 10 May 2021 16:59:03 GMT
Visa Invents Its Own Metical Exchange Rate
[AIM] Maputo -- The American financial services company Visa has set an artificial exchange rate for the Mozambican currency, the metical, which is dramatically at odds with the exchange rates practiced by Mozambican banks, and regulated by the Bank ...

Mon, 10 May 2021 16:59:02 GMT
Police to Set Up Anti-Kidnapping Brigade
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican police will set up an anti-kidnapping brigade, in line with a decision taken at the meeting of the police Coordinating Council held last week at the Police Science Academy (Acipol), on the outskirts of Maputo.

Mon, 10 May 2021 16:59:01 GMT
Refugees Escape From Terrorists in Macomia
[AIM] Maputo -- A group of 40 refugees fleeing from the northern Mozambican town of Palma have managed to escape from the terrorist group that had taken them prisoner, according to a report in Monday's issue of the independent newssheet "Mediafax".

Mon, 10 May 2021 16:59:00 GMT
Covid-19 - Two More Deaths and 46 New Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Sunday reported two further deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and 46 new cases.

Mon, 10 May 2021 16:58:59 GMT
Rogerio Sitoe New Chairperson of Media Council
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Friday appointed prominent journalist Rogerio Sitoe as chairperson of the Higher Mass Media Council (CSCS), a watchdog body established under the Constitution, which has the task of ensuring the in...

Mon, 10 May 2021 08:23:07 GMT
Covid-19 - One Death, 28 New Cases and 43 Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Saturday reported another death from the Covid-19 respiratory disease, 28 new cases and 43 recoveries.

Mon, 10 May 2021 08:23:06 GMT
SADC to Attain Over 350,000 Tonnes of Aquaculture Production
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Augusta Maita, said on Friday that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) envisages achieving, by 2030, over 350,000 tonnes of aquaculture production, which w...

Mon, 10 May 2021 08:23:05 GMT
Anac and Partners Relocate Elephants
[AIM] Maputo -- Matutuine (Mozambique), 9 May (AIM) - Mozambique's National Administration of Conservation Areas (ANAC), in partnership with the South Africa-based Peace Parks Foundation conducted on Friday the first phase of a translocation drive of...

Fri, 07 May 2021 15:29:42 GMT
New Pemba Bishop Says Nyusi Should Pay More Attention to Cabo Delgado
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] "If I were president, my concerns would be different. Cabo Delgado would be high on the agenda. I would be talking about this every day. I would delegate other functions. To inaugurate a school, I have minister...

Fri, 07 May 2021 15:26:29 GMT
Experts Say Illicit Trade Has Shifted Out of War Zone
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Contrary to predictions and claims, "trafficking networks have shifted to new and safer routes ... outside the insurgent-controlled area, which is highly militarized." Contrary to perceptions and predictions th...

Fri, 07 May 2021 15:05:27 GMT
24 Illegal Malawian Migrants Detained
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican police have detained 24 illegal Malawian immigrants, in the southern province of Inhambane, according to a report on the independent television station, STV.

Fri, 07 May 2021 14:39:30 GMT
Legislation Should Reflect Social Dynamics
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi declared on Thursday that the country's legislation should reflect the experience and social dynamics inside communities across the country.

Fri, 07 May 2021 14:38:02 GMT
Indian Covid-19 Strain Not Yet Detected in Mozambique
[AIM] Maputo -- The Indian variant of the coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 respiratory disease has not yet been detected in Mozambique, but it could reach the country at any moment, Health Minister Armindo Tiago recognised on Thursday.

Fri, 07 May 2021 14:36:24 GMT
Another Covid-19 Death, 56 New Cases and 353 Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities reported on Thursday that another person has died from the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and 56 new cases have been diagnosed.

Thu, 06 May 2021 15:11:06 GMT
Training of Mozambican Marines Concludes
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican marines, trained by United States Special Forces, are now prepared to go into combat against the islamist terrorists operating in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

Thu, 06 May 2021 15:07:23 GMT
30 Year Sentences for Murderers of Portuguese Business Woman
[AIM] Maputo -- The Sofala Provincial Court, in the central Mozambican city of Beira, on Thursday morning sentenced three men to 30 years imprisonment for the murder, on 28 December 2017, of Portuguese businesswoman, Ines Bota, according to a report ...

Thu, 06 May 2021 15:03:55 GMT
Amurane Murder - Charges Reinstated Against Suspects
[AIM] Maputo -- The higher appeals court in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula has reinstated murder charges against the two initial suspects in the assassination, on 4 October 2017, of the mayor of Nampula city, Mahamudo Amurane, reports th...

Thu, 06 May 2021 09:04:42 GMT
'SADC Military Intervention Won't Solve Mozambique Crisis' - Expert
[New Zimbabwe] The proposed military intervention in Mozambique's troubled Cabo Delgado region will not solve anything, the executive director of the Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW), Claude Kabemba has said.

Thu, 06 May 2021 08:08:20 GMT
U.S., South Africa Agree to Cooperate On Mozambique Insurgency, Expand Covid-19 Vaccine Production
[Daily Maverick] International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken have agreed on the need for the US and South Africa to cooperate in addressing the Islamist insurgency in Mozambique's northernmo...

Fri, 07 May 2021 05:27:32 GMT
U.S. Humanitarian Aid and Supplies Help Respond to Insecurity in Mozambique
[State Department] The United States is working with the Government of Mozambique, international organizations, civil society organizations, and the private sector to increase our humanitarian assistance to those in need of food, water, and shelter, ...

Thu, 06 May 2021 15:14:04 GMT
HCM Receives Equipment for Cancer Treatment
[AIM] Maputo -- Maputo Central Hospital (HCM), Mozambique's largest health unit, received on Thursday a wide variety of surgical and medical supplies, personal protective equipment, hospital furniture, and physical rehabilitation material to boost th...

Thu, 06 May 2021 14:50:16 GMT
One Covid-19 Death, 21 Cases and No Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Wednesday reported a further death from the Covid-19 respiratory disease and 21 new cases.

Thu, 06 May 2021 08:59:51 GMT
Statement Of The AUC Special Envoy On Women, Peace And Security On The Situaton In Mozambique
[African Union] The Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission is following with great concern the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on Palma and other districts of Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado and the impact ...

Wed, 05 May 2021 15:19:02 GMT
Northern Cabo Delgado Remains Plunged Into Darkness
[AIM] Maputo -- Sabotage by the islamist terrorists operating in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, has deprived much of the province of electrical power, reports Wednesday's issue of the independent daily "O Pais", and the publicly ow...

Wed, 05 May 2021 15:21:34 GMT
U.S.$280 Million Mobilised for 'Energy for All'
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government has mobilised about 280 million US dollars from its cooperation partners to implement the programme "Energy for All", intended to provide electrical power to every household in the country.

Wed, 05 May 2021 15:20:51 GMT
Mayor Acquitted of Criminal Libel, but Must Pay Damages
[AIM] Maputo -- A court in the central Mozambican province of Zambezia has acquitted the Mayor of Quelimane, Manuel de Araujo, of criminal libel against two members of his former political party, the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), Jose Lobo an...

Mon, 10 May 2021 08:28:42 GMT
U.S. Delivers Humanitarian Relief Supplies in Response to Insecurity in Mozambique
[USAID] In response to the devastating violence in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado region, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing vital humanitarian relief supplies in a series of shipments to help meet the urgent needs of peopl...

Thu, 06 May 2021 07:17:57 GMT
Population Continues to Flee From Pemba
[Agenzia Fides] Maputo -- The exodus of inhabitants from Pemba continues, the small town in northern Mozambique attacked on March 24 by a jihadist group that claims to be affiliated with ISIS (see Fides, 27/3/2021). According to IOM (International Or...



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