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Mozambique

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 08:33:27 GMT
Mozambican Police Assault Journalists Reporting At Station
[CPJ] New York -- Mozambican authorities must investigate a recent police assault on journalists, hold those responsible to account, and ensure that members of the media are able to report without reprisal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said t...

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 08:07:06 GMT
AU Boss - Rwanda's Deployment to Mozambique an Act of African Solidarity
[New Times] Rwanda's deployment of a 1,000-person contingent of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and the Rwanda National Police (RNP) to Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique is commended by the African Union as a strong and concrete act of African solidar...

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 06:41:19 GMT
EU Approves Military Training Mission to Mozambique
[AIM] London -- Foreign Ministers from the European Union on Monday agreed to set up a military training mission in Mozambique (EUTM Mozambique).

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 06:41:18 GMT
No Relaxation in Covid-19 Prevention, Urges Governor
[AIM] Maputo -- The governor of Maputo province, Julio Parruque, on Sunday urged residents of the province not to relax in compliance with the measures to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 06:41:18 GMT
Rwandan Forces Will Only Leave When Mission Is Over
[AIM] Maputo -- The contingent of Rwandan troops and police that began deploying to Mozambique last Friday will only return home once its mission is accomplished, the Rwandan Defence and Military Spokesperson, Col Ronald Rwivanga, declared on Saturda...

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 06:41:18 GMT
South African Minister 'Mistaken', Says Mozambique
[AIM] Maputo -- The South African Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on Saturday protested that the Mozambican authorities did not consult with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) before inviting Rwanda to deploy forces in the fig...

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 06:41:11 GMT
Highest Covid-19 Death Toll in a Single Day
[AIM] Maputo -- According to the Mozambican health authorities, Sunday was marked by the largest number yet of Covid-19 deaths in a single 24 hour period.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 05:03:37 GMT
Rwanda's Deployment of Forces Into Mozambique Irks SADC
[Daily Maverick] Rwanda has rattled South Africa and other southern African governments by beating them to the battlefield against Islamist insurgents in Mozambique.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 05:52:21 GMT
Rwandan Troops Arrive to Help Fight Insurgents
[Nation] Rwandan troops have arrived in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado Province to help battle an insurgency that has rocked the region.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:50:46 GMT
As Third Wave Bites, Covid-19 Records Are Broken
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities have announced that on Saturday the Covid-19 pandemic broke two sinister records - for the number of new cases diagnosed in a single 24 hour period, and for the number of people hospitalised with the ...

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 08:05:57 GMT
Namibia Put Zimbabwe On Brink of Elimination, Mozambique Beat Malawi
[Cosafa] Namibia defeated Zimbabwe 2-0 in their 2021 COSAFA Cup Group B clash on Sunday to leave the record six-time winners on the brink of elimination as the big-guns continue to struggle in Nelson Mandela Bay.

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 10:11:12 GMT
'Rwanda's Mission Is to Support Efforts to Restore Mozambican State Authority'
[New Times] The joint Military and Police 1,000-person Rwanda contingent that started deploying to Mozambique on July 9 will only return home once its mission is accomplished, Defence and Military Spokesperson, Col Ronald Rwivanga, noted on Saturday,...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 07:13:33 GMT
Nyusi Confirms Arrival of Rwandan Forces in Cabo Delgado
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Friday confirmed the arrival of the first contingent of troops from Rwanda to assist Mozambique in fighting the islamist terrorists who have been operating in the northern province of Cabo Delgado ...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:30:19 GMT
Rwanda Deployment to Mozambique Mission Specific, Not Time Specific - RDF
[New Times] The joint Military and Police 1,000-person Rwanda contingent that started deploying to Mozambique on July 9 will only return home once its mission is accomplished, Defence and Military Spokesperson, Col Ronald Rwivanga, noted on Saturday,...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 07:13:36 GMT
Third Worst Day in Pandemic for Mozambique
[AIM] Maputo -- According to the latest figures from the Mozambican health authorities, Friday saw the third highest number of new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease since the start of the pandemic.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 08:43:52 GMT
Warriors Fight Back for Draw With Flames
[Cosafa] Zimbabwe fought back from two goals down to draw with Malawi on Friday in a thrilling Group B clash at the 2021 COSAFA Cup that is being played in Nelson Mandela Bay.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 07:02:59 GMT
Rwanda Sends 1,000 Soldiers, Police to Fight Mozambique Militants
[VOA] Rwanda says it is sending 1,000 security personnel to Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique to help fight Islamist militants who have terrorized the region.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 10:30:33 GMT
Namibia Beat Senegal, Zimbabwe and Mozambique Play to Draw
[Cosafa] The 2015 champions Namibia defeated west African guest nation Senegal 2-1 to get their 2021 COSAFA Cup Group B campaign off to a positive start in Nelson Mandela Bay on Wednesday.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 14:15:50 GMT
WFP Warns Cabo Delgado Facing Hunger Emergency
[AIM] London -- The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday warned that, without urgent funding, one of the world's fasting growing displacement of people, in northern Mozambique, risks becoming a hunger emergency.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 14:15:44 GMT
Covid-19 - Worst Day So Far for Mozambique
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday announced 1,458 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, making this Mozambique's worst day so far, since the start of the pandemic.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 07:44:12 GMT
Ernst and Young Criticised Over 'Hidden Debts'
[AIM] Maputo -- The South African paper, the "Daily Maverick" has accused the consultancy and audit company Ernst and Young (EY) of a conflict of interest in its role in the scandal of Mozambique's "hidden debts".

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 14:15:50 GMT
In Wake of Disaster, Transport Ministry Sacks Officials
[AIM] Maputo -- Following Saturday night's horrific road accident at Maluana, in Maputo province, in which 32 people lost their lives, the Mozambican Transport Ministry on Wednesday sacked Ana Simoes, the General Director of the National Road Transpo...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 07:32:46 GMT
Covid-19 Vaccines Received From France and Portugal
[AIM] Maputo -- The French and Portuguese governments on Monday delivered 158,000 doses of vaccine against the Covid-19 respiratory disease to Mozambique.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:08:21 GMT
Community Leaders Become Allies in Ending Child Marriage in Mozambique
[Spotlight Initiative] A community leader talks to a family in Gaza Province, Mozambique. Photo: UNFPA Mozambique/Mbuto Machili

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 07:32:58 GMT
144 Luxury Vehicles Seized
[AIM] Maputo -- Between Friday and Monday, the Mozambican Tax Authority (AT) seized 144 luxury vehicles which were circulating illegally in the country.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 07:32:57 GMT
Former Renamo Guerrillas to Train As Police Recruits
[AIM] Maputo -- A group of 36 former guerrillas of Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, will, within a matter of days, begin their training for membership of the Mozambican defence and security forces, according to a report on the independent ...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 07:32:55 GMT
No Doubt That Mozambique Is in Grip of Third Wave of Covid-19
[AIM] Maputo -- There can no longer be any doubt - Mozambique is indeed in the grip of a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, declared the Director of Surveys of the National Health Institute (INS), Sergio Chicumbe, on Monday.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 15:02:20 GMT
Ten Murdered in Attack On Muidumbe Village
[AIM] Maputo -- A group of about ten terrorists attacked Namande village in Muidumbe district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, killing ten people and destroying an unspecified number of houses, according to a report in Tuesday's ...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 14:15:50 GMT
Sernic Arrests Violent Gang Members
[AIM] Maputo -- Nampula (Mozambique), 7 Jul (AIM) - Mozambique's National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) on Wednesday publicly presented three members of a gang of six criminals who allegedly shot down a citizen and stole large sums of money...

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:18:23 GMT
Nyusi Visits Victims of Deadly Road Accident
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Monday paid a visit to Maputo Central Hospital (HCM), the country's largest health unit, where victims of the deadly accident on Saturday night on the main north-south highway (EN1) in Manhica dist...



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