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Mozambique

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:49:14 GMT
Sala DA Paz Calls for Integrity in Elections
[AIM] Maputo -- The "Sala da Paz" ("Peace Room"), one of Mozambique's main election observation coalitions, has called on the new members of the National Elections Commission (CNE) to improve the integrity of the country's elections.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:49:13 GMT
Nyusi Calls for Implacable Fightagainst Terrorists
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Friday urged the Mozambican forces fighting against terrorism in the northern province of Cabo Delgado to act in a hard-hitting manner, so as to discourage foreigners from coming to destabilize Moz...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:49:12 GMT
Chimoio Mayor Announces He Has Covid-19
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mayor of the central city of Chimoio, Joao Ferreira, has become the latest Mozambican public figure to announce that he has tested positive for the coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:49:09 GMT
Covid-19 - 689 New Cases and Seven Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Sunday reported 689 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and seven deaths.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:37:00 GMT
Food Insecurity Looms in Cabo Delgado
[AIM] Maputo -- Pemba (Mozambique), 15 Jan (AIM) - The northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado is on the verge of serious hunger and a consequent increase in chronic child malnutrition, as food production especially in districts affected by terr...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:36:55 GMT
Dramatic Rise in Covid-19 Infections Continues
[AIM] Maputo -- The dramatic rise in the number of new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease in Mozambique continued on Thursday with 543 new infections diagnosed, the fifth highest daily number on record.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:37:01 GMT
Illegal Migration Racket Continues
[AIM] Maputo -- Despite Mozambican police denials, illegal immigration from Mozambique into South Africa is continuing, with the frontier police taking bribes from the migrants, the independent television station STV reported on Thursday.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:36:59 GMT
Nyusi Appoints New Head of Armed Forces
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Thursday reshuffled the top leadership of the armed forces (FADM).

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 20:06:44 GMT
Illegal Fishing Declines in Bazaruto National Park
[AIM] Maputo -- The administration of the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park (PNAB), Mozambique's largest marine conservation area, has recorded a significant reduction in illegal fishing cases, by nearly half, in 2020 compared with the previous year...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 20:05:55 GMT
Covid-19 - 735 New Cases and Five Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Friday recorded the second highest daily total of new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease since the start of the pandemic.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 20:07:25 GMT
Nyusi Swears New CNE Members Into Office
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Friday swore into office the 17 members of the National Elections Commission (CNE).

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:41:18 GMT
How Do We Reverse the Resource Curse?
[Africa In Fact] Scholar Richard Auty first coined the phrase 'resource curse' in 1993 to illustrate the confounding nature of the relationship between natural resource abundance and under-development. Intuitively we expect that natural resources wou...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:49:21 GMT
Cabo Delgado Hostages Freed
[AIM] Maputo -- A group of 21 people (15 women and six children), kidnapped by the islamist terrorists operating in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado can now return to their homes on Matemo island, after being rescued by the defence an...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:42:22 GMT
Govt Tightens Measures Against Covid-19
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government is tightening restrictive measures in an attempt to halt the rapid spread of the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:43:57 GMT
FAO Steps Up Support for Cabo Delgado Displaced
[AIM] Maputo -- The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is providing agricultural inputs for the victims of terrorism and other needy population groups in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:50:06 GMT
Josina Machel's Former Boyfriend Seeks Injunction
[AIM] Maputo -- A Maputo judge has granted businessman Rufino Licuco an injunction seeking to forbid his former girlfriend, Josina Machel, daughter of Mozambique's first President, Samora Machel, from using his name or image.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:49:14 GMT
Covid-19 Affected Cataract Surgeries in Mozambique
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Ministry of Health says that about 10,000 cataract surgeries were performed across the country in 2019, a milestone that fell sharply to only 5,000 interventions as result of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:38:44 GMT
Covid-19 - Four More Deaths, and 730 New Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- New infections with the Covid-19 respiratory disease are continuing at an alarming level, according to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Health.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:20:44 GMT
Angola and Mozambique Analyse Defence and Security Matters
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola and Mozambique analysed aspects related to the strengthening of bilateral cooperation in the defence and security domain, in a meeting held between delegations of both countries, states an official note.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:52:20 GMT
Covid-19 Puts Pressure On Maputo Health Units
[AIM] Maputo -- Maputo City is in danger of running out of intensive care beds for Covid-19 patients.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:52:19 GMT
Beira Mayor Orders an End to Street Selling
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mayor of Beira, Daviz Simango, has ordered an end to all informal selling of goods on the streets and pavements of the city, reports the independent television station STV.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:52:19 GMT
Lam Ends Flights Between Maputo and Lisbon
[AIM] Maputo -- The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed yet another economic victim with the cancellation of flights by Mozambique Airlines (LAM) between Maputo and Lisbon.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:52:18 GMT
Dry Port to Cut Traffic of Heavy Trucks By Half
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's publicly owned ports and railway company (CFM) expects to finish by February the construction of a dry port in Ressano Garcia, near the border with South Africa, in Maputo province, which will cut by half the road traffic...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:52:11 GMT
Second Worst Day for New Coronavirus Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Health Ministry on Tuesday reported the second worst day ever in terms of new coronavirus cases.

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:55:55 GMT
Nyusi to Discuss Terrorism With Tanzanian Counterpart
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi flew to Tanzania on Monday for a two day working visit, at the invitation of his Tanzanian counterpart, John Magufuli.

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:55:55 GMT
Renamo Military Junta Resumes Ambushes
[AIM] Maputo -- Despite the ceasefire announced by its leader, Mariano Nhongo, just before Christmas, the dissident "Renamo Military Junta", attacked a convoy of vehicles in the central Mozambican province of Sofala on Saturday morning.

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:55:55 GMT
Covid-19 Preventive Measures Ignored in Nampula
[AIM] Maputo -- Nampula (Mozambique), 11 Jan (AIM) - In the northern Mozambican city of Nampula, the second most populous city in the country (after the Maputo-Matola conurbation), citizens appear to have completely forgotten the basic measures requi...

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:55:54 GMT
Number of New Coronavirus Infections Continues to Soar
[AIM] Maputo -- The reckless Mozambican Christmas and New Year festivities are continuing to take their toll, with a soaring number of infections by the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 08:00:02 GMT
Mozambique President Nyusi Lays Foundation Stone for Chato Hospital
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi has today, January 11, 2020 laid a foundation stone for the construction of the Chato Zonal Referral Hospital.

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 14:09:52 GMT
AU's Peace and Security Council Played 'Marginal Role' in 2020 Crises
[ISS] The African Union Peace and Security Council's (PSC) response to emerging crises in 2020 was marginal. This is primarily because the AU's ability to intervene in crises is restricted by its principles of national sovereignty (non-interference) ...



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