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Mozambique

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 16:29:46 GMT
Government Authorises Re-Opening of Schools
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Thursday night announced that all schools, closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, may re-open and give face-to-face classes as from Monday.

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 05:26:13 GMT
U.S.$12 Million Needed for 330,000 Women, Girls, Youth in Cabo Delgado Conflict
[UNFPA] Cabo Delgado, Mozambique -- UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, today launched a humanitarian appeal for $12 million to urgently provide life-saving sexual and reproductive health and protection services to 330,00...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 16:29:46 GMT
Renamo Urges Junta Members to Defect
[AIM] Maputo -- The leader of Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, Ossufo Momade, has urged all members of the self-styled "Renamo Military Junta" to follow the example of Andre Matsangaissa Junior and join in the demobilisation and disarming ...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 16:29:44 GMT
Covid-19 - Six More Deaths and 775 New Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Thursday announced a further six deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease and 775 new cases.

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 07:29:00 GMT
Low Tide Among Causes of Mass Dolphin Deaths in Inhambane
[AIM] Maputo -- The death of 111 dolphins last week in the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park (PNAB), Mozambique's largest marine conservation area, in the southern province of Inhambane, resulted from beaching during low tide, according to the preli...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 07:29:00 GMT
Ruby Mining to Resume in Montepuez
[AIM] Maputo -- Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM) has announced that it will re-open its main mining operations in Namanhunbir, in Montepuez district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, as from the second week of March.

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 07:29:00 GMT
Japanese Grant for Cabo Delgado
[AIM] Maputo -- The Japanese government has donated 3.6 million US dollars in humanitarian aid for about 670,000 displaced people and their host communities affected by terrorism and the Covid-19 pandemic in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo D...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 07:29:00 GMT
No Immediate Resumption of Football Championship
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday warned that the Covid-19 pandemic does not allow national sporting competitions, such as the Mozambican football championship, Mocambola, to resume in the near future.

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 07:28:59 GMT
Covid-19 Recoveries Over 1,000 for Second Consecutive Day
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities reported on Wednesday that, for the second consecutive day, well over a thousand people have made a complete recovery from the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:21:24 GMT
Labour Authorities Seek to Unveil Unreported Work Accidents
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Labour Ministry launched on Monday in Maputo the first edition of an Award on Good Practices about Health and Safety at Work, after expressing concern about the underreporting of work accidents, the consequences of whic...

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:47:39 GMT
Six Militants Killed in Nangade
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican defence and security forces killed six islamist terrorists last Thursday night near Luneke village, in Nangade district, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, according to a report in Wednesday's issue of the indepe...

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 16:09:10 GMT
Bar Association Urges Police to Halt Detentions
[AIM] Maputo -- The Human Rights Commission of the Mozambican Bar Association (OAM) on Wednesday urged the police stop detaining citizens and holding them in police cells, under risky health conditions, merely because they were found on the streets o...

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 16:05:09 GMT
Albano Carige Chosen As New Mayor of Beira
[AIM] Maputo -- The new mayor of the central Mozambican city of Beira, filling the position left vacant by the death of Daviz Simango, will be Albano Carige, who is currently the city councillor for construction and urbanisation.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:59:47 GMT
Maputo Trade Fair Will Be Virtual This Year
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government announced on Tuesday that this year's edition of the Maputo Trade Fair (Facim) will be virtual.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:46:05 GMT
Over 1,300 Recover From Covid-19 in a Day
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday reported that 1,384 people had made a full recovery from the Covid-19 respiratory disease in the previous 24 hours.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:36:34 GMT
Mozambican Fisheries Exports Slumped By 56% in 2020
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's fisheries exports fell by 56 per cent in 2020 when compared with the previous year, as a result of a decline of catches by the industrial and semi-industrial fleets.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:45:56 GMT
More Disease and Death in February Than January
[AIM] Maputo -- Despite claims that the Covid-19 situation in Mozambique is improving, the harsh statistics show that February, although a shorter month than January, was worse in terms of Covid-19 cases, hospitalisations and deaths.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:34:37 GMT
Matsangaissa Junior Surrenders to Govt
[AIM] Maputo -- André Matsangaíssa Junior, one of the key figures in the dissident Renamo Military Junta, has surrendered to the Mozambican defence and security forces.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 06:22:25 GMT
Amnesty Report Details Human Rights Violations in Which Hundreds Died
[AI London] Hundreds of people killed as conflict continues to rage in Cabo Delgado Indiscriminate attacks carried out by Dyck Advisory Group More than half-a-million civilians displaced to date

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 17:42:34 GMT
Infrastructure Spend - Insights From the Effect of a Bridge Across the Zambezi On Maize Prices
[The Conversation Africa] Investments in infrastructure - such as roads - typically aim to reduce transport costs, stimulate trade and make new production activities viable. Across sub-Saharan Africa, the need for such investments is widely acknowled...

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 09:42:20 GMT
Health Ministry Needs Ten Days to Prepare Vaccination
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Ministry of Health needs a further ten days to complete its preparations for vaccinating health professionals against the Covid-19 respiratory disease, according to Health Minister Armindo Tiago.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 09:41:38 GMT
Covid-19 - Recoveries Continue to Outstrip New Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities announced on Saturday that, for the fifth time within a week, the number of people who have made a full recovery from the Covid-19 respiratory disease has outstripped the number of new cases.

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 08:35:38 GMT
'Simango Was the Servant of His Country', Says Nyusi
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi declared on Saturday that the late mayor of Beira, and leader of the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), Daviz Simango, "was more than just a political leader - he was the servant of his country".

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 08:35:35 GMT
Covid-19 - Over 1,100 Recoveries On Friday
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities reported on Friday a near record number of recoveries from the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 05:58:05 GMT
Mozambique Gets First Batch of Covid-19 Vaccines From China
[East African] Mozambique received 200,000 doses of Covid-19 inoculations from China on Wednesday, but the country is yet to disclose its vaccination plan.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:52:37 GMT
Mayor of Beira Dies
[AIM] Maputo -- Daviz Simango, the Mayor of Beira, and leader of the country's second largest opposition party, the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), died on Monday morning in South Africa from health problems related to the Covid-19 respiratory ...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:47:46 GMT
Govt Cracks Down to Curb Reporting On Cabo Delgado War
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Zitamar editor Tom Bowker, partner and journalist Leigh Elston, and their two children left Mozambique today, expelled by the Minister of Interior, Amade Miquidade. They are not allowed to return for 10 years. ...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:29:41 GMT
New Killings in Cabo Delgado
[AIM] Maputo -- Islamist terrorists have murdered four people in the Quionga administrative post, in Palma district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, according to a report in Monday's issue of the independent newssheet, "Carta de ...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:55:55 GMT
Govt Bans British Journalist for 10 Years
[CPJ] New York -- Mozambican authorities should reverse their decision to expel journalist Tom Bowker and allow him to work freely in the country, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:06:18 GMT
Total Says Mozambique LNG Project On Track
[AIM] Maputo -- The French oil and gas company Total has insisted that its liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado is on track, despite attacks by islamist terrorists in the area.



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