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Mozambique

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 04:27:25 GMT
Turning the Tide for Women and Girls Caught in the Cabo Delgado Crisis
[UNFPA] Reflections by Dr. Julitta Onabanjo, UNFPA Regional Director for East and Southern Africa

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 15:18:35 GMT
Nyusi Urges Militant Recruits to Defect
[AIM] Maputo -- Young Mozambicans recruited by the terrorist groups operating in the northern province of Cabo Delgado will not be harmed if they defect and turn themselves in to the authorities, President Filipe Nyusi pledged on Wednesday.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 15:17:38 GMT
Land Titles in Mangrove Areas Will Be Cancelled, Says Mayor
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mayor of Maputo, Eneas Comiche, has promised to cancel land titles granted to people who have occupied areas of mangrove forest in the city, according to a report carried on Tuesday by the independent television station STV.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 15:16:08 GMT
Covid-19 - 17 Deaths, 800 New Cases and 417 Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday reported a further 17 deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and 800 new cases.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 08:44:06 GMT
Mozambique Set to Deport Zitamar Editor Tom Bowker This Week Over Cabo Delgado Conflict Reports
[Daily Maverick] Journalist Tom Bowker has been covering the Islamist insurgency in the far north of the country.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 07:54:40 GMT
21 Dead As Cyclone Eloise Sweeps Through Southern Africa
[CISA] Beira -- 21 people have been confirmed dead and more than 270,000 displaced across Southern Africa according to preliminary information by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 16:52:38 GMT
Journalist Tom Bowker to be Expelled
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Tom Bowker, journalist and editor of the respected Zitamar newsletter, has been ordered to leave the country by Saturday. The expulsion is entirely unofficial - there is nothing in writing. Tom is British and...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 16:00:10 GMT
5,500 Families Cut Off in Machaze
[AIM] Maputo -- At least 5,500 families, affected by Cyclone Eloise, which hit central Mozambique last Saturday, are cut off from the rest of the country in Save locality, Machaze district, in Manica province.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 15:59:35 GMT
Illicit Drugs Seized On Nacala Beach
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) last Saturday arrested a man in possession of 66 kilos of illegal drugs (heroin and methamphetamine) on a beach outside the northern port city of Nacala.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 15:59:02 GMT
30 Years for Policemen Turned Killers
[AIM] Maputo -- The Nampula Provincial Court in northern Mozambique on Thursday sentenced two members of the Rapid Intervention Unit (UIR - the Mozambican Riot Police) for murdering a member of the Nampula Municipal Police on 29 July last year.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 05:04:44 GMT
Joint UN Mission Visit Assesses Needs As Situation Worsens in Cabo Delgado
[UNFPA] Cabo Delgado -- To respond to the urgent needs of an estimated 530,000 people displaced by violent conflict in Cabo Delgado, UNFPA has supported the government's installation of sexual and reproductive health tents, women and girl-friendly sp...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 15:58:30 GMT
Covid-19 - 11 Deaths and 907 New Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Thursday reported 907 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and 11 more Covid-19 deaths.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:44:16 GMT
Gorongosa Park Joins 'United for Biodiversity'
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park has become the first African institution to join the global coalition "United for Biodiversity", according to a Thursday press release from the Park.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:44:15 GMT
Gorongosa Park Joins 'United for Biodiversity'
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park has become the first African institution to join the global coalition "United for Biodiversity", according to a Thursday press release from the Park.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:44:15 GMT
Total Denies Switching From Pemba to Mayotte
[AIM] Maputo -- The French oil and gas company Total has said that, while it may use infrastructures in the French Indian Ocean possession of Mayotte for some offshore operations to support its liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the northern Moza...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:44:14 GMT
Bank of Mozambique Increases Interest Rates
[AIM] Maputo -- The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Mozambique (CPMO), meeting on Wednesday, increased the Bank's key interest rates by 300 base points.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:44:13 GMT
Risk of Flooding in Zambezi Valley
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican authorities have warned of a risk of flooding in the Zambezi Valley, because of increased discharges from the Cahora Bassa dam.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:44:13 GMT
Presence of New Coronavirus Variant Confirmed
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Health Minister Armindo Tiago confirmed in Maputo on Wednesday that the new South African variant of the coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 respiratory disease has been detected in Mozambique.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:44:12 GMT
Police Commander Claims Cabo Delgado Improvements
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Defence and Security Forces have been gaining ground in the northern districts of Cabo Delgado province, faced with brutal attacks by terrorist groups, according to the General Commander of the police, Bernadino Rafael,...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:44:11 GMT
Record Number of Covid-19 Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Wednesday announced that, in the previous 24 hours, 1,151 people had made a complete recovery from the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 14:17:23 GMT
SADC Develops Regional Response to Support Mozambique Security Challenge
[SANF] Southern Africa is developing a comprehensive regional response amid fears that the drums of war could silence hopes of peace in northern Mozambique where an armed insurgency has triggered a humanitarian crisis due to a surge in internally dis...

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:21:08 GMT
Police Commander Sacks Frontier Police Leaders
[AIM] Maputo -- The General Commander of the Mozambican Police, Bernadino Rafael, announced on Wednesday that he has removed the entire command of the First Regiment of the Frontier Police, stationed at Namaacha, on the border between Mozambique and ...

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:18:47 GMT
Special Economic Zone for Agribusiness Set Up
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government announced on Tuesday the creation of the country's first special economic zone for agribusiness.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:17:43 GMT
British Aid for Victims of Cyclone Eloise
[AIM] Maputo -- The British government has announced that it is providing up to one million pounds (about 1.4 million US dollars) in emergency aid, to assist Mozambicans affected by Cyclone Eloise, which hit the central provinces on Saturday.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:17:02 GMT
Mozambique Suffers Worst Day Yet in Pandemic
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique on Tuesday suffered its worst day yet in the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 05:40:30 GMT
UN Responds As Thousands Are Caught in the Wake of Devastating Cyclone Eloise
[UN News] UN agencies are ramping up efforts on Tuesday to help communities in Mozambique hit hard by Tropical Cyclone Eloise, which barrelled through the country just three weeks after the devastating Tropical Storm Chalane.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:19:34 GMT
Total Considering Logistics Base On Mayotte
[AIM] Maputo -- The French oil and gas company Total is considering setting up a logistical base for its Mozambican operations, not in any part of Mozambique, but on the French Indian Ocean possession of Mayotte, according to a report in Wednesday's ...

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:39:55 GMT
Outbreaks of Waterborne Diseases Due to Cyclones
[Greenpeace] Eloise is the third major cyclone to hit Southern Africa since 2019, causing displacement, destruction of homes, schools, crops and vital infrastructure in Mozambique, as well as Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa. In additi...

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 11:01:04 GMT
Brazil's Vale Takes First Step to Divest Coal Assets
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Vale is pulling out of Tete as part of its climate emergency commitment to end coal production. Several announcements last week set out a complex planned withdrawal.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:41:34 GMT
'Thoughts and Prayers Alone Won't Suffice' - Greenpeace Africa Calls for Coordinated Climate Action Following Cyclone Eloise
[Greenpeace] President Filipe Nyusi is set to embark on a trip to areas affected by Cyclone Eloise, as damages are being assessed in Mozambique and neighboring countries, after it struck three days ago.



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