Mozambique

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

RSS News Sources: The Guardian | All Africa

  • Outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Moamba
    on October 28, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican livestock authorities have restricted the movement of cattle in Moamba district, in Maputo province, because of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.

  • Financial Support Available to Implement Electronic Bracelet System
    on October 28, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Justice Minister Mateus Saíze has announced that the country has secured financial support to implement an electronic bracelet system in order to control the movements of prisoners, and address the prison overcrowding problem.

  • IMF Mission to Visit Mozambique in November
    on October 28, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo has announced that a mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will visit Mozambique next November in order to assess the government's financial programmes.

  • Decide to Suspend Strike in Beira
    on October 28, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- Resident doctors at Beira Central Hospital (HCB), the largest health unit in central Mozambique, have decided to suspend the strike that was scheduled to start on Saturday, since the government has paid three months of the overtime debt that it owes them.

  • Gavi, Who, and Unicef Strengthen Commitment to Cervical Cancer Prevention in Mozambique, Protecting Nearly 3 Million Girls
    on October 28, 2025

    [GAVI] Maputo / Geneva -- The Government of Mozambique, in collaboration with Alliance partners Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and the World Health Organization (WHO), has reached a significant milestone in cervical cancer prevention, offering girls critical protection against the human papillomavirus (HPV) […]

  • Rivers Utd Scale Mozambique's Black Bulls to Reach Group Stage
    on October 27, 2025

    [This Day] ·Remo Stars face daunting task of upturning 5-1 defeat against Sundowns

  • Four Dead Following Tanker Truck Explosion
    on October 27, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- At least four people died, and 10 others were injured, following an explosion of a tanker truck carrying fuel, in Vanduzi district, in the central Mozambican province of Manica.

  • Mozambique's Removal From 'Grey List' Is Crucial for Financial Credibility
    on October 27, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- The decision of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to remove Mozambique from the "grey list' is a crucial milestone for the country's financial and reputational credibility, according to the Confederation of Mozambican Business Associations (CTA).

  • Four Killed By Terrorists in Chiúre
    on October 27, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- At least four people have died following a terrorist attack against Napala village, Chiúre district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.

  • Agreement Signed for Construction of Fisheries Monitoring Centre
    on October 27, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the SADC Fisheries Monitoring, Control, and Inspection Centre (MCSCC) have signed an agreement aimed at hosting the Regional Fisheries Monitoring, Control, and Inspection Coordination Centre in Mozambique.

  • MSF Medical Response to New Wave of Displacement in Northern Mozambique
    on October 27, 2025

    [MSF] Following a new wave of violence in Northern Mozambique, over 92,000 people have fled their homes since early September. To meet growing needs, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has expanded activities in the Mueda district and nearby Nanili, focusing on health promotion, mental support and medical referrals for displaced families seeking safety.

  • MSF Medical Response to New Wave of Displacement in Mueda
    on October 27, 2025

    [MSF] Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has scaled up activities in Mueda town, Mozambique and the district following yet another wave of displacement after repeated violent incursions of a non-state armed group in Mocímboa da Praia and other areas of northern Mozambique. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), more than 92,000 people […]

  • Investors Fined for Environmental Crimes
    on October 23, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican authorities have fined Chinese investors 14.5 million meticais (about 227,500 US dollars)for their attempts to set up a cement factory in Chibabava district, in the central province of Sofala, without obtaining the necessary environmental licence.

  • 862.8 Million Meticais From Mineral Projects to Be Allocated to Communities
    on October 23, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government intends to allocate 862.8 million meticais (over 15 million dollars at the current exchange rate) to local communities and provinces hosting mining and natural gas exploration projects, according to the proposed Economic and Social Plan and State Budget for 2026, submitted to the country's parliament, the Assembly […]

  • Administrative Tribunal Detects Irregularities in 2024 State Accounts
    on October 23, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- The Administrative Tribunal (AT), the body responsible for checking the legality of Mozambican public expenditure, has detected irregularities in the 2024 State accounts, claiming that the government, which was then headed by President Filipe Nyusi, failed to channel part of the gas revenues to the country's sovereign wealth fund.

  • Over 5,000 SMEs Already Covered By Conecta Project
    on October 23, 2025

    [AIM] Nampula -- Over 5,000 Mozambican small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have already benefited from financial support and technical training, under the "Conecta Negócios Project.'

  • Field Epidemiology Is Crucial for Public Health Emergencies
    on October 22, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- Sofia Viegas, Deputy Director-General of Mozambique's National Health Institute (INS), believes that field epidemiology plays a crucial role in strengthening the country's preparedness and response to public health emergencies.

  • Terrorism 'Continues to Cast Shadows'.
    on October 22, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- The chairperson of the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, Margarida Talapa, declared on Wednesday that terrorism "is continuing to cast shadows over our future'.

  • Police Officers Missing Following Terrorist Attack
    on October 22, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- An unspecified number of police officers from the Rapid Intervention Unit (UIR - the Mozambican riot police) are reported missing following an attack believed to have been carried out by Islamist terrorists last week on a gold mining camp in the Nairoto administrative post, in Montepuez district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo […]

  • Over 7,000 Mozambican Migrant Workers to Receive Benefits Inside Mozambique
    on October 22, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Minister of Labour, Ivete Alane, has announced that as of next year over 7,000 Mozambican nationals working in South Africa will start receiving their pensions and other benefits in Mozambique.

  • All of Africa Today - October 21, 2025
    by info@allafrica.com (allAfrica) on October 21, 2025

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  • Mondlane Denies Calling Street Demonstrations
    on October 21, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's former presidential candidate, Venancio Mondlane, has denied calling for street demonstrations on Monday.

  • Rivers Utd Slip in Maputo, Remo Lay Ambush for Mamelodi in Abeokuta
    on October 20, 2025

    [This Day] Despite losing 1-0 to Mozambican champions Black Bulls in Maputo on Saturday evening, one of Nigeria's entrants in the CAF Champions League, Rivers United stand the chance of upturning the defeat in the second leg, second round reverse fixture in Uyo.

  • Forgives Part of Mozambique's Public Debt
    on October 17, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- The Chinese government has decided to forgive Mozambique's interest-free loans falling due until 2024 and donate 100 million yuan (about 14 million US dollars, at the current exchange rate).

  • Terrorists Killed At Least 16 Teachers in Eight Years
    on October 16, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- The Islamist terrorists that have been carrying out acts of extreme violence in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado have killed at least 16 teachers in eight years.

  • Contingency Plan for Rainy Season Faces Deficit of Over 125 Million Dollars
    on October 16, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government's Contingency Plan for the 2025-2026 rainy season, which begins this October and ends in April 2026, has a deficit of eight billion meticais (125.1 million US dollars, at the current exchange rate) of the 14 billion meticais required.

  • Is Crucial Partner for Structural Projects - Finance Minister
    on October 15, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Finance Minister Carla Loveira has claimed that Japan, through its International Cooperation Agency (JICA), is a crucial partner for the country's structural projects because it provides both funds and technical assistance.

  • Emirates Suspends Ticket Issuance in Mozambique
    on October 15, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- The Emirates airline has officially suspended ticket issuance for all licensed travel agencies in Mozambique as a result of shortage of foreign currency (particularly of US dollars) in the national market as well as difficulties in repatriating foreign currency revenues.

  • Terrorist Raids Force Displacement of 40,000 People in Two Weeks
    on October 14, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has announced that jihadist raids have forced about 40,000 people to flee their homes in the northern Mozambican provinces of Cabo Delgado and Nampula.

  • Flaring Violence in Northern Mozambique Forces 22,000 to Flee in a Week - UN
    by info@allafrica.com (allAfrica) on October 8, 2025

    [allAfrica] Geneva - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Tuesday that it is deeply concerned about the rapidly growing displacement in northern Mozambique as a conflict that is entering its eighth year appears to be intensifying again.

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