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Fri, 30 Apr 2021 19:26:24 GMT
SADC Military Mission Warns of Terror Attacks on Mozambique's Allies
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- A Southern African military mission which has assessed the current conflict in northern Mozambique is warning that so-called "al Shabaab" insurgents could conduct "terror activities" against other countries seen to be support...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 19:28:20 GMT
Bishops Meet President Nyusi Over Cabo Delgado Terror Attacks
[CISA] Cabo Delgado -- His Excellency President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi on April 22, hosted members of the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (CEM) led by its chairman Bishop Lucio Andrice Muandula of the Catholic Diocese of Xai-Xai where they discussed...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 13:27:11 GMT
Beach Soccer AFCON - Mozambique Wants to Show Real Value
[CAF] Mozambique will make their debut to the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations, Senegal 2021 when they face Egypt, Morocco and Seychelles in Group B next May, after the final tournament draw was done on Thursday (29 April 2021).

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:22:51 GMT
SADC Ministers Propose Help for Mozambique
[The Herald] The SADC Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation yesterday recommended the summit to provide Mozambique with the assistance it requires to tackle insurgents.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:39:01 GMT
SADC Has Responsibility to Help Member States Under Terrorist Threat
[Namibia Economist] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has a responsibility as a bloc to help a fellow Member State whose sovereignty and territorial integrity is under serious threat, the Minister of International Affairs and Cooperat...

Sat, 01 May 2021 06:32:29 GMT
30,000 People Have Fled Recent Attacks in Northern Mozambique - UN
[VOA] Geneva -- U.N. agencies say the number of people who have fled last month's armed attacks in northern Mozambique's coastal town of Palma has now risen to nearly 30,500.

Sat, 01 May 2021 06:13:24 GMT
Kagame, Mozambique President Discuss Terrorism Fight
[New Times] Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday, April 28 visited Rwanda and held talks with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame, and discussed among other things, combating terrorism in Central Africa.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:18:38 GMT
Ministers Agree On Urgent, Collective Response to Insurgency
[Botswana Daily News] Maputo -- Members of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security ministerial committee have unanimously agreed on the need to act urgently as a collective to quell the terrorist activities in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado Provi...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 05:47:47 GMT
Violence Forces Thousands to Flee Their Homes
[East African] Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province is in the grips of a spiralling crisis as thousands of people flee their homes amidst violence, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned Thursday in a statement.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:18:35 GMT
Batswana in Mozambique Safe - Pitso
[Botswana Daily News] Maputo -- Batswana living and working in Mozambique are reportedly safe from the prevailing insecurity situation in the country's Cabo Delgado Province, about 2 000 kilometres from Maputo.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 17:33:21 GMT
Another Day Without a Covid-19 Death
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities reported no deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease on Wednesday.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 17:33:20 GMT
Defence and Security Forces Have Anti-Terrorist Plan
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi announced on Wednesday that the country's defence and security forces have a detailed plan to crack down on the terrorist groups who have been staging attacks in parts of the northern province of Cabo...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 17:33:16 GMT
Summit of SADC Security Troika Postponed
[AIM] Maputo -- The summit of the defence and security troika of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), that was due to be held in Maputo on Thursday, has been postponed sine die.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 14:27:42 GMT
SADC Mission Recommends 3,000 Troops Deployment
[Cameroon Tribune] The proposal will be tabled today to members of the security organ troika for validation.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:31:11 GMT
Mozambique Eligible For World Bank Prevention and Resilience Allocation
[AIM] Maputo -- The World Bank on Tuesday approved Mozambique's eligibility to the Prevention and Resilience Allocation (PRA).

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 08:50:36 GMT
SADC's Summit On Mozambique Postponed
[SAnews.gov.za] The Extraordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security which was scheduled for today in Mozambique has been postponed.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 05:28:45 GMT
SADC Ministers Agree to Deploy a Regional Force in Mozambique
[Daily Maverick] But a summit for heads of state to ratify the plan has been postponed.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:32:56 GMT
Prioritise Humanitarian Intervention in Mozambique SADC Urged
[263Chat] Civic Society Organisations under the auspices of the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) have urged the Southern African Development Community to prioritise humanitarian intervention in the conflict ridden Cabo Delgado province of Mozambiq...

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:35:39 GMT
Trial Starts of Killers of Portuguese Businesswoman
[AIM] Maputo -- The trial began in Beira on Tuesday of three men accused of murdering Portuguese citizen Ines Bota on 28 December 2017, by drowning her in the Pungue river.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:32:04 GMT
Mozambique 'Politically Stable', Says Nyusi
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi said on Tuesday that, despite the activity of terrorists in parts of the northern province of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique enjoys political stability and its institutions are functioning normally.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:31:35 GMT
58 People Charged With Terrorism Offences
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican prosecutors charged 58 people with crimes of terrorism in 2020, Attorney-General Beatriz Buchili told the country's parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on Wednesday.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 08:38:14 GMT
SADC Acts On Mozambique Terrorism
[The Herald] SADC is committed to achieving lasting peace, security, reconciliation and development in Mozambique with the ongoing Extraordinary Troika Summit, which will culminate in the meeting of Heads of State and Government tomorrow, an expressi...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:39:45 GMT
SADC Leaders Meet to Consider Deploying 3,000-Strong Force to Mozambique
[East African] Southern African leaders will meet on Thursday to consider recommendations by security chiefs to deploy a 3000-strong rapid response force in Mozambique as the region moves to neutralise insurgents in that country.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:12:44 GMT
Mozambique's Human Rights Record to Be Examined By Universal Periodic Review
[United Nations Human Rights Council] Mozambique's human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Tuesday, 4 May 2021, in a meeting that will be webcast live.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 06:52:50 GMT
Ministers in Maputo
[Botswana Daily News] Maputo -- Minister of International Affairs and Cooperation, Dr Lemogang Kwape and Minister of Defence, Justice and Security, Mr Kagiso Mmusi toured the Botswana High Commission premises in Mozambique yesterday.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:31:02 GMT
Covid-19 - Five Deaths, 47 New Cases, 1,561 Recoveries
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday reported a further five deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease, 47 new cases, but also 1,561 recoveries.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:14:39 GMT
SADC May Propose Response Force For Cabo Delgado
[AIM] Maputo -- According to the South African paper, the "Daily Maverick," military officials from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are expected to recommend this week that a regional rapid response force, almost 3,000 strong, be de...

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:52:34 GMT
Focus on Fighting 'Terrorists' Ignores Real Humanitarian Needs in Cabo Delgado
[MSF] Three important developments took place in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province in less than six weeks, all of which will have a significant future impact on human lives.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:20:18 GMT
25 Kilos of Cocaine Seized in Pemba
[AIM] Maputo -- The criminal investigation services in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado have seized about 25 kilos of cocaine in the provincial capital, Pemba, and have charged three Mozambican citizens with drug trafficking.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:20:18 GMT
Association for Malaria Fund Mobilises Three Million Usd
[AIM] Maputo -- The Association for Malaria Fund has announced the mobilisation of over three million US dollars to enhance Mozambique's efforts in the fight against the disease which remains among the main causes of death in the country, particularl...



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