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Mozambique

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:59:45 GMT
1.7 Million Mozambicans Are Taking Anti-Retroviral Drugs
[AIM] Maputo -- Currently about 1.7 million HIV-positive Mozambicans are undergoing treatment with the life-prolonging anti-retroviral drugs (ARVT), according to Prime Minister Adriano Maleiane, speaking on Wednesday at the opening session of a meeti...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:15:09 GMT
Minister Urges Tougher Action Against Terrorism
[AIM] The Minister of the Interior, Arsenia Massingue, has encouraged the Mozambican Defence and Security Forces, and their allies from Rwanda and SADC (Southern African Development Community) to continue intensifying actions against the terrorism th...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:15:07 GMT
Mozambique Annually Discards 100,000 Tonnes of Plastic
[AIM] The Minister of Land and Environment, Ivete Maibaze, revealed on 13 June that 100,000 tonnes of plastic waste are annually discarded into the environment, polluting the country's rivers and oceans. Maibaze, who was speaking in Maputo at a semin...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:59:45 GMT
Some Policemen Working for Terrorists, Accuses Minister
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Interior Minister, Arsenio Massingue, has accused some policemen (whom she did not name) of passing secret information on to the islamist terrorists operating in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:15:12 GMT
Cne Proposes Voter Registration for First Quarter of 2023
[AIM] Mozambique's National Elections Commission (CNE) has proposed that voter registration ahead of the municipal elections scheduled for 11 October 2023 should be held between January and March.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:15:11 GMT
Minister Defends Maximising Benefits of the Sea
[AIM] The Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries, Lidia Cardoso, on 8 June called for maximising the benefits that the sea offers. Speaking in Maputo, during a seminar held as part of the celebrations of World Oceans Day, Cardoso stressed t...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:15:11 GMT
Minister Calls for Research to Accelerate Transformation of Agriculture
[AIM] The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Celso Correia, considers research a priority for Mozambique to accelerate the transformation of the agricultural sector on a national scale. "Research is the heart of the transformation of agri...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:15:10 GMT
Ban On Meat Imports From Zimbabwe
[AIM] The Mozambican government has prohibited the import of animals and animal products and by-products from Zimbabwe due to the resurgence of cases of foot-and-mouth disease in that country.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:15:10 GMT
Justice Minister Promises Protection of People With Albinism
[AIM] No crime against albinos will go unpunished in Mozambique, declared Justice Minister Helena Kida in Maputo on 13 June. Speaking at a ceremony to mark International Albinism Awareness Day, Kida called for a determined fight against the myths and...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:15:09 GMT
Renamo Demands Elections for District Assemblies Must Go Ahead
[AIM] Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, has insisted that elections for district assemblies must go ahead in 2024, even though there is no clarity on what these assemblies will do or how they will be paid for.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:15:08 GMT
Norway Donates U.S.$3.1 Million to Protect Women and Children
[AIM] The government of Norway has donated US$3.1 million to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to safeguard the health and protection needs of conflict-affected women and girls in northern Mozambique.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:14:59 GMT
President Nyusi Promises to Alleviate Cost of Living
[AIM] President Filipe Nyusi on 14 June promised that the government will soon take measures to alleviate the cost of living, which is rising largely due to increases in the world market price of fuel and grain.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:14:57 GMT
Covid-19 - Over 150 New Cases in 24 Hours
[AIM] The Mozambican health authorities on 14 June reported 151 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, the largest number of new cases in a single 24 hour period since 27 January, when 301 cases were reported.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:14:53 GMT
Mozambique Elected to UN Security Council
[AIM] The United Nations General Assembly on 9 June elected Mozambique to the Security Council as a non-permanent member. Mozambique received 192 votes out of the 193 members of the UN. The 193rd member, Venezuela, was unable to vote since it is in a...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:02:07 GMT
Chakwera's Mozambique Visit Starts Bearing Fruits As Rail Transport On Nacala Corridor Resumes
[Nyasa Times] The recent visit of Malawi President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera to neighbouring Mozambique has started bearing fruits as evidenced by the landing of 500, 000 litres of petroleum in Malawi through the Mozambican port of Nacala.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:59:45 GMT
Covid-19 - Second Consecutive Day With Over 100 New Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Wednesday reported 118 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:59:45 GMT
Police Commander Accused of Leading Criminal Gang
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's Criminal Investigation Service (Sernic) in the northern province of Niassa on Wednesday interrogated Manuel Bacar, the former police commander in Marrupa district, about his alleged ties to criminals, reports Thursday's i...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:59:45 GMT
Call for Greater Effort to Protect HIV-Positive Citizens
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) and the National AIDS Commission (CNCS) on Wednesday called for greater efforts to implement legal mechanisms to protect HIV-positive citizens.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:59:45 GMT
Annual Inflation Approaches Ten Per Cent.
[AIM] Maputo -- Annual inflation in Mozambique has almost reached ten per cent, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE), thus threatening the government's target to keep inflation to a single digit.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:59:44 GMT
Police Admit Pemba Military Escorts
[AIM] Maputo -- The General Commander of the Mozambican police, Bernadino Rafael, has confirmed that military escorts were organized on Sunday and Monday for vehicles entering and leaving Pemba, capital of the northern province of Cabo Delgado, accor...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:02:53 GMT
U.S. to Finance Reconstruction of Cabo Delgado
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique will benefit from funding of about 14 million dollars a year from the United States government, over the next decade, for the reconstruction of the districts affected by terrorism in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:02:53 GMT
Nyusi Promises to Alleviate Cost of Living
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Tuesday promised the government will soon take measures, as yet unspecified, to alleviate the cost of living, rising due largely to increases in the world market price of fuel and grain.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:02:53 GMT
Nyusi Calls for Accessible and Reliable Transport
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Saturday urged newly appointed Transport Minister Mateus Magala to seek for solutions to improve the circulation of people and goods throughout the country.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:02:52 GMT
Covid-19 - Over 150 New Cases in 24 Hours
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday reported 151 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, the largest number of new cases in a single 24 hour period since 27 January, when 301 cases were reported.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 07:35:45 GMT
Equal Rights for People With Albinism - 'The Blood That Runs in Our Veins Is the Same'
[UNFPA] Nampula Province, Mozambique -- When she was younger, Bastina Agostinho's mother abandoned her because she has albinism, a rare and genetically inherited condition present from birth.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 08:03:36 GMT
Covid-19 - Almost 100 New Cases On Friday
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Friday reported a further 92 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, the largest number of new cases in a single 24 hour period since the 100 cases reported on 3 February.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 16:20:58 GMT
Cabo Delgado Insurgents Still Move Around 'With Apparent Freedom'
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The insurgents who are waging a low-intensity civil war in northern Mozambique are able to move around with apparent freedom, despite the successes of a multi-national military operation which has drawn personnel from 25 nati...

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:02:05 GMT
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nuland's Travel to Djibouti, Mozambique, and Nigeria
[State Department] Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland will visit Djibouti, Mozambique, and Nigeria, June 11-17, 2022.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:53:46 GMT
Mozambique is One of Five Countries Elected to Serve On UN Security Council
[UN News] Five countries have been elected to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council following a vote in the General Assembly on Thursday.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 13:26:03 GMT
Under Pressure, Insurgents Disperse, Create New Forest Base
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] As predicted, insurgents under pressure from solders from Rwandan and the SADC Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) are moving to ignored and less protected areas.



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