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Mozambique

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 17:23:35 GMT
Islamic State Falsely Claims Cabo Delgado Attack
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Islamic State (IS) claimed credit for the attack on Palma, but the claim is clearly fake and, indeed, it seems likely that IS was never in contact with the insurgents about Palma.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 10:14:15 GMT
Food Crisis Escalates in Mozambique Conflict Zones
[CAJ News] Maputo -- MORE than 50 000 people affected by the latest deadly violence in northern Mozambique need food assistance.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 19:49:00 GMT
Total Pulls Out Again and Puts Onus on Government
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] "The remobilization of the project that was envisaged at the beginning of the week is obviously now suspended," Total said In a statement Saturday (27 Mar) "Total has decided to reduce to a strict minimum level...

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 09:58:27 GMT
Horror in Cabo Delgado - Unaccompanied Children Arrive in Pemba After Violence
[savethechildren_uk] Pemba -- Unaccompanied children have started to arrive in the coastal town of Pemba in northern Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique, following last week's brutal attacks by insurgents on Palma and surrounding areas, Save the Childr...

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 19:51:41 GMT
Frelimo Lost Its Gas Gamble
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Frelimo bet the country on gas - and has just lost the bet.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 10:15:27 GMT
SADC Grapples With Response While Mercenaries, Energy Companies and Civilians Quit Mozambique's Islamic State Crisis
[Daily Maverick] Fighting continues in the Cabo Delgado town of Palma and concerns are growing that Mozambique may never be able to pacify the area enough to enable the return of Total and other gas exploration companies.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 10:13:41 GMT
Namibia Condemns the Siege and Attack in Northern Mozambique
[Namibia Economist] Namibia has condemned, the killing of dozens of innocent people in the town of Palma and neighbouring areas in Mozambique, the Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah sai...

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 09:54:46 GMT
Call for Global Intervention in Mozambique Terror
[CAJ News] Johannesburg -- AN energy executive has called for urgent international support for Mozambique to combat terror in the northern Cabo Delgado region.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 10:13:03 GMT
Growing Daesh Threat Across Africa Highlighted By Global Coalition Ministers
[PR Newswire] London -- Foreign ministers today (30 March 2021) stressed that a collective effort is necessary to defeat Daesh.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 09:53:55 GMT
Briefing With Acting Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat Isis John Godfrey On U.S. Participation in the Upcoming D-Isis Ministerial
[State Department] Via Teleconference, March 29, 2021

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 09:42:12 GMT
Concern Over Deadly Mozambique Attacks
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa has expressed concern at the recent attacks against foreign nationals in Palma, northern Mozambique.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 07:27:21 GMT
Southern African Leaders Promise Action On Mozambique Islamist Insurgency
[VOA] Harare -- Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi says member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will respond in a "meaningful manner" to the deadly Islamist insurgency in northern Mozambique. Masisi made the comments We...

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 05:35:38 GMT
South African Military Company Will Not Extend Contract with Mozambique
[Daily Maverick] The South African private military company credited with saving many lives during a major attack by Islamic State-linked insurgents in the northern Mozambican town of Palma over the last week seems to be on its way out. The Dyck Advi...

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 16:09:00 GMT
Tourism Institute Must Be 'Increasingly Creative'
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario on Wednesday challenged the National Tourism Institute (INATUR) to be increasingly creative, in order to meet that challenges facing the tourism area.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 16:09:00 GMT
Nyusi Appoints Raul Domingos to Council of State
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday appointed Raul Domingos, the former number two in the main opposition party, Renamo, to the Council of State, an advisory body to the President.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 16:09:00 GMT
Thousands Flee From Terrorists in Palma
[AIM] Maputo -- So far, according to United Nations figures, cited in Thursday's issue of the independent newssheet "Mediafax", 3,361 people have escaped from the town of Palma, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, which was attacked ...

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 16:08:59 GMT
Covid-19 - Over 750 Recoveries Reported
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Wednesday reported that a further 758 people have made a complete recovery from the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 16:08:53 GMT
Police Commander On Trial for Corruption
[AIM] Maputo -- The trial began on Tuesday, on corruption charges, of Jorselio Pinto, the 41 year old commander of the Macossa district police command, in the central Mozambican province of Manica, reports the independent daily "O Pais".

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 14:27:08 GMT
More Than 1,000 Survivors of Mozambique Hardline Islamist Attack Reach Safety
[RFI] Some 1,000 survivors of a deadly attack by jihadists arrived in Mozambique's Pemba port on Thursday, assisted by aid workers who distributed food to those getting off the crowded ferry.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:22:20 GMT
SADC Talks Tough On Mozambique Bandits
[The Herald] SADC member states are not going to stand aside and watch while terrorists and non-state actors threaten regional peace and security as well as the integrity and sovereignty of Mozambique where insurgents have been killing innocent peopl...

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 11:22:20 GMT
Cabo Delgado Insurgency Has Mozambique On a Knife Edge
[ISS] Last week the world witnessed a dramatic attack on the Mozambican town of Palma in the country's northern Cabo Delgado province. The death toll is still unknown. Many foreigners were also attacked, which has led to heightened international atte...

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 18:11:50 GMT
Thousands Will Flee Cabo Delgado Violence, Predicts UN
[allAfrica] United Nations alarmed at Cabo Delgado 'horror' in Mozambique

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 16:09:00 GMT
Nyusi Inaugurates New Brewery
[AIM] Maputo -- Marracuene (Mozambique), 1 Apr (AIM) - Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Thursday inaugurated the new brewery owned by Cervejas de Mocambique (CDM - Beers of Mozambique), which is the local subsidiary of AB InBev, the world's leadi...

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 11:37:56 GMT
Writing About Sexuality in Maputo, Mozambique in Contemporary Times
[African Arguments] Debating Ideas is a new section that aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African contin...

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:22:37 GMT
Body of South African Killed in Mozambique Attack Repatriated
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has expressed gratitude to the Mozambican government for the assistance provided to South African citizens affected by the recent terrorist attacks.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 04:58:07 GMT
Offshore Gas Finds Offered Major Promise - What Went Wrong
[The Conversation Africa] Recent events in Palma, a town in the volatile Cabo Delgado province in the north of Mozambique, have taken bloodshed in the region to new levels. Dozens of people were killed when hundreds of Islamist militants stormed the ...

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:12:30 GMT
Fisheries Closed Season Should Not Be Seen As Penalty
[AIM] Maputo -- The Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Augusta Maita, said on Wednesday that the closed season for surface water prawns should not be seen as a penalty, but a move intended to safeguard the importance of fishing resourc...

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:12:29 GMT
Defence Forces Say They Are Hunting Down Militants
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican defence and security forces say they have launched a manhunt against any terrorists who may still be left in the town of Palma, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:12:25 GMT
Covid-19 - Three Deaths, 174 New Cases, and 280 Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday reported a further three deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease, 174 new cases, and 280 full recoveries.

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 15:58:09 GMT
Portugal Mobilises Military to Fight Mozambique's Militants
[RFI] Portugal will send a team of 60 troops to former colony Mozambique after an attack by an Islamic State-linked jihadist group against a northern town, the country's minister of foreign affairs said on Tuesday.



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