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Mozambique

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 07:23:04 GMT
Cabo Delgado - Rwandan, Mozambican Forces Encircle Major Port City
[New Times] Rwandan and Mozambican forces battling the Islamic State-linked terrorist group in Cabo Delgado Province are advancing on the strategic port city of Mocimboa da Praia from three fronts.

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 07:26:07 GMT
Report - Mozambique Soldiers Trap Civilians in Insurgent-Hit North
[VOA] Johannesburg -- Mozambican security forces are preventing tens of thousands of civilians displaced by jihadist attacks around the northern town of Palma from moving to safer areas, Human Rights Watch said.

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 15:56:06 GMT
Lobby Group Urges Govt to Evacuate Civilians From War-Torn Region
[Nation] An international lobby group on Friday urged the Mozambican government to help civilians trapped by fighting in Cabo Delgado Province to move to safer areas.

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 15:53:13 GMT
Rwandan Forces Claim They Are 'Closing In' On Mocimboa DA Praia
[AIM] Maputo -- The Rwandan armed forces, who are supporting the Mozambican defence and security forces in their battle against islamist terrorists in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, say they are closing in on the town of Mocimboa da Praia, he...

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 15:53:14 GMT
Nyusi Launches Industrialisation Programme
[AIM] Maputo -- Vanduzi (Mozambique), 6 Aug (AIM) - Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Friday launched the programme "Industrialise Mozambique" in Vanduzi district, in the central province of Manica.

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 15:53:13 GMT
Justice Minister Appoints New Prison Officials
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Justice Minister Helena Kida on Thursday swore into office Herminia Nhamuze as the new director of the Maputo Special Penitentiary for Women, better known as the Ndlavela Women's Prison.

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 15:53:12 GMT
Nyusi Inaugurates Gorongosa Dam
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Thursday inaugurated the Gorongosa dam, on the Nhandare river in the central province of Sofala.

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 15:53:10 GMT
Covid-19 - 1,611 New Cases and 12 Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Thursday reported a further 12 deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and 1,611 new cases.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 14:17:05 GMT
Former President Chissano Raises Possibility of Dialogue in Cabo Delgado
[AIM] Maputo -- Former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano has urged the current government to consider the possibility of entering into a dialogue with the terrorist groups operating in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 09:22:27 GMT
Media Statement - Stability in SADC Region Central for Joint Standing Committee Support for SANDF Employment in Mozambique
[Parliament of South Africa] The Joint Standing Committee on Defence has underlined the importance of regional stability in its support of employment of members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to Mozambique to combat acts of terro...

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 14:17:05 GMT
MCC Chooses Agriculture and Rural Transport As Priorities
[AIM] Maputo -- The United States development agency, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), has chosen agriculture and rural transport as the key sectors for its next package of aid to Mozambique, scheduled to start in 2023.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 14:17:05 GMT
Inspections Find Underweight Bottles of Cooking Gas
[AIM] Maputo -- The Portuguese fuel company Galp has been caught selling some of its Mozambican customers bottles of domestic cooking gas that are underweight.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 14:17:05 GMT
Vaccination No Substitute for Prevention
[AIM] Maputo -- Nampula (Mozambique), 5 Aug (AIM) - The governor of the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, Manuel Rodrigues, on Wednesday launched a vigorous appeal for all eligible citizens to register for vaccination against the Covid-19 resp...

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 14:17:02 GMT
4,466 Recoveries From Covid-19 Reported
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Wednesday reported a further 4,466 full recoveries from the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:20:45 GMT
Assembly Will Debate Foreign Troops - but Only in October
[AIM] Maputo -- The governing board of the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, its Standing Commission, on Tuesday decided to table for debate at the next full parliamentary sitting the question of foreign military support in the fig...

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 15:53:13 GMT
Private Companies Vaccinate Over 70,000
[AIM] Maputo -- The vaccination initiative of Mozambican private companies, Univax, has so far succeeded in vaccinating more than 70,000 people across the country against the Covid-19 respiratory disease, according to a Friday press release from Univ...

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:29:39 GMT
Rwandan, Mozambican Forces Take Control of Strategic Awasse City in Cabo Delgado
[New Times] Reports from Mozambique indicate that Rwandan and Mozambican forces are now in full control of the key base of Awasse after repulsing the retreating Islamic State-linked insurgency in Cabo Delgado, the northernmost province of Mozambique.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:20:46 GMT
Nyusi Urges Mozambicans to Join Covid-19 Mass Vaccination Campaign
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday urged all eligible adult Mozambicans to join the National Mass Vaccination Campaign against Covid-19, intended to reduce greatly the number of serious cases of the disease, and of the hos...

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:20:45 GMT
Government Approves Strategy for Managing Displaced
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government on Tuesday approved the policy and strategy for managing internally displaced people.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:20:41 GMT
Covid-19 Death Toll Reaches 1,500
[AIM] Maputo -- The number of deaths in Mozambique from the Covid-19 respiratory disease has now reached 1,500, according to a Tuesday press release from the Ministry of Health.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:22:28 GMT
Pemba Bay Not Contaminated By Fuel Spill
[AIM] Maputo -- A multi-sector government team sent to investigate a spill of fuel in the Bay of Pemba, off the coast of the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, has ruled out the possibility of contamination of the waters of the bay.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 16:00:16 GMT
No Observer Status for Israel, Urges Palestinian Ambassador
[AIM] Maputo -- The Palestinian ambassador to Mozambique, Fayez Abdul Jawwad, has urged the Mozambican government to oppose the granting of observer status at the African Union to Israel.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:22:28 GMT
Chinese Arrested for Illegal Possession of Firearm
[AIM] Maputo -- Chimoio (Mozambique), 3 Aug (AIM) - The Mozambican police in the central province of Manica have arrested a 53 year old Chinese citizen for illegal possession of a firearm.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:22:28 GMT
Nyusi Inaugurates INSS Delegation in Angonia
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Monday inaugurated a delegation of the National Social Security Institute (INSS) in Ulongue, capital of Angonia district, in the western province of Tete.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:22:27 GMT
Competition Regulator Told to Protect Consumers
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario on Monday urged the new chairperson of the Competition Regulatory Authority (ARC), Iacumba Ali Aiuba, to focus on activities that protect the purchasing power of consumers.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:22:27 GMT
Ireland to Support Women's Empowerment Programmes
[AIM] Maputo -- Ireland will support the Mozambican government in mobilising financial resources to ensure the implementation of gender capacity building at the Women's Empowerment Centre (CEM) in the southern province of Maputo.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:22:25 GMT
Almost 5,000 Covid-19 Recoveries Reported
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Monday reported 4,970 full recoveries from the Covid-19 respiratory disease, by far the largest number of recoveries reported in a single 24 hour period.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 14:44:07 GMT
SADC Closing in On Mozambique Terrorists
[The Herald] SADC ground and naval forces have arrived in Mozambique's troubled northern province as part of a combined regional force to quell insurgents who have caused much suffering and whose presence in a member state presents a threat to the wh...

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 11:02:00 GMT
Nyusi Inaugurates Solar Power Station in Niassa
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Friday inaugurated the Matchedje solar power station, in the northern province of Niassa, which can supply power to around 400 households.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 07:03:12 GMT
No Elephant Poaching Recorded in Niassa Reserve
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi announced on Saturday that, for the third consecutive year, no elephants have been poached in the Niassa National Reserve in the far north of the country, or in the Gorongosa National Park in the cent...



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