Mozambique

[AIM] Maputo -- The Director of the Mozambican government's press office (GABINFO), Luís Cahemba, believes that modernization of media outlets is crucial for making public communication more efficient and inclusive.

[AIM] Maputo -- Osório Lucas, chief executive officer of Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC), has announced that Maputo Port expects cargo throughput to exceed 17 million tonnes this year following an investment of 13.2 million US dollars in two new mobile cranes.

[AIM] Marracuene -- Extreme weather events have caused losses estimated at 76 million US dollars to Mozambique's publicly-owned electricity company, EDM.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's Ministry of State Administration has announced that promotions and career changes within the public administration will resume in October of this year, after they were suspended in 2022 as a result of shortage of funds to cover the necessary expenditure.

[AIM] Maputo -- A Confederação das Associações Económicas de Moçambique (CTA) recebeu, na sua sede, uma delegação de startups brasileiras para uma sessão de intercâmbio com empreendedores tecnológicos moçambicanos, à margem da 61.ª edição da Feira Internacional de Maputo (FACIM), onde o Brasil participa como País de Honra.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo believes that the expansion of the Beira-Feruka oil pipeline is a major milestone for strengthening economic integration between Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's National Administration of Conservation Areas (ANAC) has announced the implementation of "Landscape-Scale Wildlife Conservation and Livelihood Transformation" project, budgeted at 15 million US dollars.

[New Zimbabwe] PRESIDENTS Emmerson Mnangagwa and Daniel Chapo on Wednesday announced a major expansion of the Beira-Harare fuel corridor that will increase the pipeline's capacity by 67%, strengthening energy security in Zimbabwe and across the region.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Court of southern Mozambican province of Gaza has revealed that there is sufficient evidence to proceed with the trial of former senior officials from Xai-Xai district involved in misappropriation of donations intended for the victims of the floods that hit that province earlier this year.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo believes that the true strength of a country's Constitution is measured by its capacity to transform people's lives, ensuring that the rights enshrined within it are effectively exercised by citizens.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities have mobilized about 970 million US dollars in funding for health sector programs, including vaccination and immunization initiatives.

[Afrobarometer] Most say little information is available about how proceeds are used.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo has reversed the appointment of Waldemar de Sousa as the new governor of the Bank of Mozambique, the country's regulator of the national financial system.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Prime Minister, Benvinda Levi, on Monday held high-level diplomatic talks in Belgrade to strengthen bilateral cooperation and expand Mozambique's international partnerships.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Malawian Police Service (MPS) has arrested two senior officials from the National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) over the alleged fraudulent transfer of over 400,000 US dollars to Mozambique, which was aimed at covering loading and clearing charges for fuel shipments at the central port of Beira and northern port of Nacala.

[AIM] Maputo -- Waldemar de Sousa has been appointed by Mozambican President Daniel Chapo as the new governor of the Bank of Mozambique, the country's regulator of the national financial system.

[AIM] Maputo -- The chairperson of the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil), Laudemir Müller, has guaranteed that the political path is open for a new generation of economic partnerships between Brazil and Mozambique.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Bank of Mozambique, in its role as regulator of the national financial system, has ordered credit institutions and financial companies, including mobile wallet operators, to refund a total of 1.15 million US dollars to their customers, following improper commission and fee charges applied in the first half of this year.

[AIM] Marracuene -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo believes that increasing domestic production and exports is crucial to boosting the availability of foreign currency, particularly US dollars.

[Nyasa Times] Construction of the long-awaited Mozambique-Malawi (MOMA) 400kV Electricity Interconnector has finally been completed, with tariff negotiations now underway before commercial power trading can begin between the two nations.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Japanese government, through its International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has pledged to disburse 1.691 billion yen (10.4 million US dollars at the current exchange rate) for the reconstruction of Natete bridge, in Ribáue district, northern Mozambican province of Nampula.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's Administrative Tribunal (TA), the body responsible for checking the legality of public expenditure, prevented irregular expenditures totaling 1.2 billion meticais (17.2 million Us dollars at the current exchange rate) during the first half of 2026.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Council of State, the advising body to Mozambican President, has decided to lift the immunity of Venancio Mondlane, former presidential candidate and leader of the National Alliance for a Free and Autonomous Mozambique (Anamola), in order to allow him to stand trial on five criminal charges related to post-election mass demonstrations.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo believes that national unity is a crucial factor for the country's survival and economic growth.

[AIM] Maputo -- The National Alliance for a Free and Autonomous Mozambique (Anamola), calls for independent, impartial and transparent trial for its leader, Venancio Mondlane, a former presidential candidate.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President and Commander-in-Chief of the Defense and Security Forces (FDS), Daniel Chapo, has encouraged the country's military personnel to remain ready to respond to growing and increasingly sophisticated threats to national security.

[Cosafa] Mozambique finally claimed their maiden COSAFA Under-20 title when they won the 2020 edition in Nelson Mandela Bay, having previously suffered disappointment as beaten finalists in 2008.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican State expenditure on wages and other types of remuneration fell 3.9 percent in the first half of the year to 107.2 billion meticais (1.6 billion US dollars at the current exchange rate), amid efforts to contain the public-sector wage bill, which covers more than 350,000 workers.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's publicly-owned electricity company, EDM, plans to make at least 420,000 new connections by the end of 2026, covering about two million people across the country.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's Ministry of Agriculture believes that greenhouses and boreholes offer a solution to address the impact of climate change on agricultural production and year-round vegetable cultivation.