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Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:26:11 GMT
Cyclone Chalane Likely to Affect 1.2 Million Mozambicans
[AIM] Maputo -- At least 1.2 million people in the central Mozambican provinces of Sofala and Manica are likely to be affected by tropical cyclone Chalane, which since the early hours of Wednesday has been battering the city of Beira, causing strong ...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:26:00 GMT
Mozambique On the Cusp of an Energy Revolution
[CAJ News] Maputo, Mozambique -- AFTER years of struggling to generate enough energy for its domestic market, Mozambique is on the verge of an energy revolution.

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:26:12 GMT
Covid-19 - 261 Recoveries, 62 New Cases and One Death
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday reported that a further 261 people have made a full recovery from the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:26:11 GMT
Vietnamese Court Jails Man for Smuggling Rhino Horns From Mozambique
[AIM] Maputo -- A court in the Vietnamese city of Can Tho on Tuesday sentenced a Vietnamese citizen to 12 and a half years imprisonment for smuggling rhinoceros horns from Mozambique.

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:26:09 GMT
Chalane Reaches Central Mozambique
[AIM] Maputo -- Cyclone Chalane made landfall on the central Mozambican coast, just north of the city of Beira, early on Wednesday morning.

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:38:23 GMT
Displaced By Violence, Trying to Stay Alive in Mozambique
[MSF] Caroline Gaudron is the strategic support manager for MSF in Mozambique, focusing on the conflict in Cabo Delgado province. Here she describes the chaos and challenges for people trying to survive, having fled extreme violence in the province.

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:22:29 GMT
Red Cross Officially Activates Anticipatory Actions Ahead of Cyclone Chalane in Mozambique
[IFRC] Forecast-based Action is a new form of Red Cross readiness and preparedness actions. It is governed by an 'Early Action Protocol', consisting of a preparedness phase with the strategic prepositioning of materials that are tailored to reduce th...

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 17:07:46 GMT
Mozambique Forces Kill 37 Insurgents in Cabo Delgado
[East African] Mozambique security and defence forces last week killed 37 terrorists and retrieved 21 firearms in Cabo Delgado province, north of the country.

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 15:24:32 GMT
Cyclone Chalane to Hit Beira
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Cyclone Chalane is moving west across the Mozambique Channel and is expected to reach Beira tomorrow morning (Wednesday 30 Dec) with winds up to 100 km/h, as the cyclone picks up heat and energy from the warm M...

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 07:24:57 GMT
Renamo Demands Investigation Into Matequenha's Death
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, has called for a serious investigation into the murder of a former Renamo parliamentary deputy, Sofrimento Matequenha.

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 07:24:49 GMT
Ins Warns Against 'Second Wave' of Covid-19
[AIM] Maputo -- The deputy director of Mozambique's National Health Institute (INS), Eduardo Samo Gudo, on Monday stressed the need to strengthen preventive measures against the Covid-19 respiratory disease, in order to avoid a "second wave" of infec...

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 07:24:48 GMT
Helath MInistry Calls For 'Scrupulous Observence' of Covid-19 Prevention Measures
[AIM] Maputo -- HEALTH MINISTRY CALLS FOR "SCRUPULOUS OBSERVANCE" OF COVID-19 PREVENTION MEASURES

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 07:24:33 GMT
Cyclone Chalane Heads for Mozambican Coast
[AIM] Maputo -- Tropical cyclone Chalane was located about half way between Madagascar and Mozambique on Tuesday morning, generating winds of 45 knots (83 kilometres an hour).

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 17:05:39 GMT
Nyusi Inaugurates New Bridge in Cabo Delgado
[AIM] Maputo -- Bilibiza (Mozambique), 28 Dec (AIM) - Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Monday inaugurated a 300 metre long metallic bridge over the Montepuez river in Bilibiza, in Quissanga district, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 17:04:57 GMT
Two More Covid-19 Deaths and 103 New Cases Reported
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Sunday reported the deaths of two more people from the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 17:04:47 GMT
Former Renamo Deputy Found Murdered
[AIM] Maputo -- The body of Sofrimento Matequenha, a former parliamentary deputy for Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, has been found in the Pindanganga region of Gondola district, in the central province of Manica, according to a Sunday re...

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 17:04:44 GMT
Cyclone Chalane in Mozambique Channel
[AIM] Maputo -- Tropical cyclone Chalane entered the Mozambique Channel on Monday morning, after crossing Madagascar.

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 09:03:55 GMT
Chalane Heads for Mozambique Channel
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Sun, 27 Dec 2020 17:15:17 GMT
Cyclone Over Madagascar, Heading Towards Beira
[AIM] Maputo -- Tropical cyclone Chalane hit the east coast of Madagascar on Saturday, and is now forecast to follow a course that will take it across the Mozambique Channel in the direction of Beira.

Sun, 27 Dec 2020 17:13:44 GMT
Govt Forces Kill 37 in Cabo Delgado
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican defence and security forces killed 37 terrorists and seized 21 firearms from them in the northern province of Cabo Delgado during the week prior to Christmas, according to the general commander of the police force, Bern...

Sun, 27 Dec 2020 09:53:58 GMT
Churches Offer Evacuation Centres As Cyclone Chalane Response
[New Zimbabwe] THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) is putting in place a number of response mechanisms to the anticipated Cyclone Chalane expected to hit the eastern parts of the country in a few days' time.

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 08:56:36 GMT
Covid-19 - Three More Deaths, and 54 New Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities reported on Saturday the death of a further three people from the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 13:28:46 GMT
Sweden Contributes Us$3.5 Million to Help WFP Deliver Food to People Affected By Conflict in Northern Mozambique
[WFP] Maputo -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of SEK 30 million (US$3.5 million) from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) to help meet the food and nutrition needs of people affected by the conf...

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:51:27 GMT
Tropical Storm Chalane Predicted for Madagascar, Mozambique Channel
[263Chat] Weather experts continue to issue warnings of a tropical storm that is building up in the Indian Ocean and could make landfall in Madagascar at the weekend and proceed towards the Mozambique Channel early next week.

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 04:54:10 GMT
Flash Update No.1: Chalane Weather System (As of 23 December 2020)
[OCHA] HIGHLIGHTS

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:52:03 GMT
Sasol Pulling Out of Ressano Garcia Power Station
[AIM] Maputo -- The South African petrochemical giant Sasol has announced that it is selling its share of the gas-fired Ressano Garcia Thermal Power Station (CTRG), in the far south of Mozambique to the Nigerian company, Azura Power Limited, for 145 ...

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:48:22 GMT
Nyusi Urges Renamo Military Junta to Demobilise
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Tuesday once again urged the dissident "Renamo Military Junta" to join the demobilisation of the Renamo militia.

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 05:18:08 GMT
250,000 Displaced Children Facing Deadly Disease Threat
[UN News] A lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene services have put approximately 250,000 children, displaced by escalating crises in a northern province of Mozambique, at risk from deadly diseases, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned.

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:50:50 GMT
Next MCC Compact Will Cover Agriculture, Rural Transport
[AIM] Maputo -- Agriculture and rural transport will be the key areas covered by the next package of development projects financed by the US Government's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), according to a press release from the US embassy in Mapu...

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:49:24 GMT
Covid-19 - Another Death and 72 New Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday reported another death from the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and 72 new cases, mostly in Maputo.



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