| Area Total | 799,380 sq km |
| Climate | tropical to subtropical |
| Natural Resources | coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite |
| Imports | South Africa 36.8%, China 7%, UAE 6.8%, India 6.2%, Portugal 4.4% (2017) – machinery and equipment, vehicles, fuel, chemicals, metal products, foodstuffs, textiles |
| Exports | India 28.1%, Netherlands 24.4%, South Africa 16.7% (2017) – gold, coffee, cashew nuts, manufactures, cotton |
| Government | presidential republic |
| Capital | Maputo |
| Population | 30,098,197 (July 2020 est.) |
| Ethnicity | African 99% (Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, and others), mestizo 0.8%, other (includes European, Indian, Pakistani, Chinese) .2% (2017 est.) |
| Language | Emakhuwa 26.1%, Portuguese (official) 16.6%, Xichangana 8.6%, Cinyanja 8.1, Cisena 7.1%, Elomwe 7.1%, Echuwabo 4.7%, Cindau 3.8%, Xitswa 3.8%, other Mozambican languages 11.8%, other 0.5%, unspecified 1.8% (2017 est.) |
News about Mozambique
- Police Commander Arrested for Illegal Miningon August 21, 2026
[AIM] Maputo -- The Police commander of Chinde District, in the central Mozambican province of Zambezia, has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the illegal mining of tantalite.
- Generational Challenge Demands Measures Toward Economic Independenceon August 21, 2026
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican President Daniel Chapo, as leader of the ruling Frelimo party, believes that the country's generational challenge demands a paradigm shift toward the achievement of economic independence.
- Tanzanian Metl Group to Invest 250 Million Dollars in Mozambiqueon August 21, 2026
[AIM] Maputo -- MeTL Group, a Tanzanian conglomerate and one of the country's largest companies, has announced 250 million dollars investment in Mozambique.
- Government Lays First Stone for 9.4 Million Dollars Topuito Industrial Parkon August 21, 2026
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government on Wednesday launched the construction of Topuito Industrial Park, in Larde district, Northern Province of Nampula, budgeted at 9.4 million US dollars.
- Nuvunga Challenges GCCC Decision to Close Investigation Into Aircraft Purchaseon August 21, 2026
[AIM] Maputo -- A prominent Mozambican NGO, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), on Wednesday challenged the decision by the country's Central Office for the Fight against Corruption (GCCC) to close an investigation into alleged irregularities in aircraft acquisitions by employees of the publicly-owned company Air Mozambique (formerly known as […]
- Okapi - New Book Celebrates a Once Famous Animal and Recovers Indigenous Experts' Place in Its Historyon August 21, 2026
[The Conversation Africa] As a child growing up in the Ndumo Game Reserve on the South Africa-Mozambique border, Simon Pooley read an animal encyclopaedia given to his family by a visiting scientist. He became fascinated by the okapi, a striking animal from the Congo Basin rainforest. Decades later as a conservation scientist and environmental historian […]
- Zambezi Valley Agency to Disburse Six Million Us Dollars for SMEson August 20, 2026
[AIM] Maputo -- The Zambezi Valley Agency, based in the central Mozambican province of Tete, will disburse six million US dollars aimed at funding small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the central and northern Mozambique.
- Mozambique LNG Already Trained 100 SMEs in Cabo Delgadoon August 20, 2026
[AIM] Maputo -- The French oil and gas company TotalEnergies, which heads the liquefied natural gas (LNG) consortium, in Palma district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, has already trained 100 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in that province.
- Malawi's Power Crisis Deepens As Mozambique Lifeline Misses Third Deadlineon August 20, 2026
[Nyasa Times] Malawi is entering yet another dark chapter in its electricity crisis. The much-touted Mozambique-Malawi Interconnection Project, meant to inject urgently needed power into the national grid, has missed its third commissioning deadline.
- Islamist Terrorists Have Stepped Up Recruitment in Cabo Delgado - UNon August 20, 2026
[AIM] Maputo -- An United Nations report submitted to the Security Council points out that the Islamist terrorists have stepped up recruitment in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, growing to between 400 and 500 fighters.
- Governo Concretiza Parque Industrial De Topuito Para Facilitar Ligação Entre Pmes E Kennmaron August 19, 2026
[AIM] Larde, 19 de Agosto (AIM) -- O Governo de Moçambique concretizou, esta quarta-feira, no distrito de Larde, província de Nampula, o arranque da construção do Parque Industrial de Topuito, uma infra-estrutura avaliada em 600 milhões de meticais, concebida para aproximar as Pequenas e Médias Empresas (PMEs) das oportunidades de fornecimento de bens […]
- Nine Senior Lam Officials to Face Trial for Mismanagementon August 19, 2026
[AIM] Maputo -- The Central Office for the Fight against Corruption (GCCC) has announced that nine senior officials of the publicly-owned company Air Mozambique (formerly known as Mozambique Airlines, LAM) will face court proceedings over alleged mismanagement.
- Government's Agricultural Plan Budgeted At Two Billion Us Dollarson August 19, 2026
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government's agricultural plan is budgeted at two billion US dollars, said the Minister of Planning and Development, Salim Valá, speaking to reporters during his working visit to areas hit by floods in the southern province of Gaza.
- Chamboco Confident Mozambique Can Make Their Mark At TotalEnergies CAF Futsal Afcon Morocco 2026on August 19, 2026
[CAF] Mozambique international Fernando Chamboco believes the continued growth of futsal in his country has created a platform for the nation to challenge strongly at the TotalEnergies CAF Futsal Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026.
- Can Mozambique's New Counter-Terrorism Centre Deliver?on August 18, 2026
[ISS] The centre fills a major counter-insurgency gap in the north, but the challenge will be translating good intentions into results.
- Koica Disburses 7.7 Dollars for Hospital in Katembeon August 18, 2026
[AIM] Maputo -- The South Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has disbursed 7.7 million US dollars for the construction of a district hospital in KaTembe, Maputo city.
- Violence Will Never Be Path to Resolving Migration-Related Conflicts - Chapoon August 18, 2026
[AIM] Durban -- Mozambican Daniel Chapo urged that violence will never be the path to resolving migration-related conflicts between peoples who share the same history.
- Ramaphosa Pledges to Strengthen Regional Integrationon August 18, 2026
[AIM] Durban -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday took over chairmanship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), pledging to strengthen regional integration through policies of economic inclusion.
- Rehabilitation of Ressano Garcia Border Post Budgeted At 980 Millionon August 18, 2026
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Minister of Transport and Logistics, João Matlombe, on Monday laid the first stone for the rehabilitation of Ressano Garcia One-Stop Border Post, which is budgeted at 980 million meticais (14.9 million dollars at the current exchange rate).
- ExxonMobil Awards Contracts Worth About $1.1 Billion Dollarson August 18, 2026
[AIM] Maputo -- The US oil and gas company ExxonMobil has announced the award of contracts worth about 1.1 US billion dollars in pre-investment for critical long-lead upstream equipment, supporting the first phase of the development of Rovuma LNG project, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.
- Modernization of Machipanda Border Budgeted At 37.2 Million Dollarson August 17, 2026
[AIM] Maputo -- The Integrated Project for the Modernization and Expansion of Machipanda Border is budgeted at 37.2 million US dollars.
- Anarme Seizes Unspecified Quantity of Unlabeled Medicineon August 17, 2026
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's National Medicine Regulatory Authority (ANARME) has seized an unspecified quantity of unlabeled medicine and substances from a private clinic located in the country's capital, Maputo.
- Mozambican Police Accused of 'Eliminating Those Who Think Differently'on August 17, 2026
[AIM] Maputo -- Venancio Mondlane, former presidential candidate and leader of the National Alliance for a Free and Autonomous Mozambique (Anamola), accuses the Mozambican Police (PRM) of eliminating those who think differently.
- 1.4 Tons of Fentanyl Seized At Maputo International Airporton August 14, 2026
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) has announced the seizure of 1.4 tons of fentanyl at the Maputo International Airport cargo terminal.
- Nigeria, Uganda Seal Tickets to U19 World Cup Africa Qualifier Division Oneon August 14, 2026
[New Times] Nigeria and Uganda secured their places in the ICC Men's U19 World Cup Africa Qualifier Division One after recording convincing victories in their respective Division Two matches against Mozambique and Sierra Leone.
- Bridge Over Metuchira River Reopenedon August 13, 2026
[AIM] Maputo -- The bridge over Metuchira River, in Inchope Administrative Post, Gondola District, central Mozambican province of Manica, has been reopened following an interruption of about 90 days.
- South African Diplomat Issues Apology Over Recent Acts of Xenophobiaon August 13, 2026
[AIM] Maputo -- The newly designated South African High Commissioner to Mozambique, JT Pitswane, on Wednesday issued a formal apology to Mozambicans over recent acts of xenophobia in his territory, describing the attacks as contrary to the historic ties of friendship between the two nations.
- Over 400 Minors Kidnapped By Armed Groups in 2024on August 12, 2026
[AIM] Maputo -- Over 400 minors were recruited by armed groups in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado in 2024, according to a report carried out by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Health Cluster.
- Technical Team Established to Negotiate Sale of State's Stake in Tmcelon August 12, 2026
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government has announced the establishment of a technical team to negotiate the sale of part of the State's stake in the publicly owned telecommunications company, Tmcel.
- Nigeria and Mozambique Show How Health Systems Can Withstand Funding Cutsby info@allafrica.com (allAfrica) on August 12, 2026
[allAfrica] For decades, many health programmes across sub-Saharan Africa have relied on a familiar model: donors fund disease-specific projects, parallel delivery structures are built around them, and services expand or contract with the funding cycle.



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