Mozambique

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Chamber of Commerce (CCM) and the Chinese business group Long Ran on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at easing the export of cassava produced in Mozambique to the Chinese market.

[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The fight against gender-based violence (GBV) is not a national priority but a continental responsibility.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (MIREME) denies that the country is facing another fuel shortage despite long queues of vehicles at filling stations in Maputo and other cities.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's foreign exchange market has recorded a high volume of currency trading between January and August of this year, with commercial banks purchasing 5.73 billion US dollars.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo has described his state visit to Botswana as positive, highlighting stronger bilateral cooperation, new investment prospects and plans to establish air links between the two countries.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Mozambique (CPMO), meeting in Maputo on Wednesday, has decided to continue keeping its benchmark interest rate, known as the MIMO rate, at 9.25 per cent.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's Central Office for Drug Prevention and Control (GCPCD) has announced the revision of the country's drug control legislation, 29 years after its adoption.

[Botswana Daily News] Lobatse -- Botswana is in the process of developing a Samora Machel Museum restaurant earmarked to sell Setswana and Portuguese cuisine, Minister of Environment and Tourism Mr Wynter Mmolotsi has said.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Government has approved amendments to regulations governing Corporate Income Tax (IRPC), value Added Tax (VAT) and Personal Income Tax (IRPS), "aimed at improving the implementation of tax legislation and strengthening the efficiency of the tax system."

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Minister of State Administration, Inocêncio Impissa, calls for coordinated action among provincial governing bodies in order to prevent institutional conflicts and ensure better services to citizens.

[AIM] Maputo, 30 Sep - Disbursement of 49.5 million meticais (175, 000 US dollars at the current exchange rate) for acquisition of vehicles for the Constitutional Council (CC) - Mozambique's highest body on constitutional and electoral law - sparks public criticism following the selection of four suppliers.

[ANGOP] Calumbo -- Mozambique's Minister of Transport and Logistics, João Jorge Matlombe, on Tuesday welcomed the intention of Angolan group OPAIA Motors to establish a vehicle assembly plant in his country.

[AIM] Maputo -- A debt exceeding 800 million meticais (12.5 million US dollars at the current exchange rate) has been compelling the Municipality of Pemba, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, to make financial reforms aimed at boosting revenue collection capacity.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo calls for renewed dynamism in economic cooperation between Mozambique and Botswana, arguing that the current cooperation is far below the potential of both nations.

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Mozambique's total government debt is rising, from $17.2 bn in the first quarter to $17.4 in the second quarter. But Mozambique can only borrow small amounts internationally, so foreign debt fell from $8.9bn to $8.8bn, but domestic debt rose from $8.3 to $8.8bn. Two thirds of foreign debt is to just four creditors: […]

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Gas could make Mozambique relatively wealthy, but not for another decade. Only one small floating platform is producing now, but that allowed an analysis of the contracts. Income is limited until all of the exploration and development costs are paid off, which takes about 8 years, and then there is a sudden income […]

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Aid to Mozambique has largely stopped and it cannot borrow. Last week Moody's Ratings pushed Mozambique near to the bottom - Caa3 - 'poor quality and very high credit risk' - and in April Fitch Ratings dropped Mozambique to cc - 'the level of default risk is among the highest'. The World Bank is one of the few […]

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] The fiscal crisis in Mozambique was underlined by a report published on 18 September by the Ministry of Finance. In 2027, after paying wages and debt service, only 4% of taxes and fees ($200mn) will be left for all other costs, such as running health and education, and building roads.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Archbishop of Maputo and vice-president of the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (CEM), João Carlos Hatoa Nunes, calls on the authorities to speed the investigation into the murder of Osório Citora Afonso, Bishop of the Diocese of Quelimane, in the central province of Zambézia.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican justice minister, Mateus Saize, believes that the country's social cohesion demands healthy cooperation between the State and religious faiths.

[allAfrica] Monrovia -- At Least 27 Killed in Separate South African Mass Shootings

[CAF] Guinea-Bissau produced the standout result of Friday's early TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifiers with a 2-0 away victory over co-hosts Tanzania.

[CAF] South Africa retained their TotalEnergies CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations | COSAFA Qualifier title with a 2-1 victory over hosts Mozambique in Sunday's final, completing a perfect tournament with five wins from five matches.

[AIM] Maputo -- At least 17,783 people were treated at Mozambican health facilities during the first half of 2026 for mental and behavioral disorders resulting from the use of drugs and other psychoactive substances.

[AIM] Maputo -- At least two people have lost their lives amidst large crowds at a popular tourist Macaneta Beach, in Marracuene District, southern Mozambican province of Maputo.

[AIM] Maputo -- A group of three NGOs have praised the Mozambican government for adopting 284 of the 292 recommendations that are part of the fourth cycle of the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR).

[Namibian] Defending champions South Africa and hosts Mozambique will contest the final of the TotalEnergies CAF under-20 Africa Cup of Nations | Cosafa Qualifier on Sunday after impressive semi-final victories secured their places at the continental finals in Ghana next year.

[AIM] Maputo -- A mission from the European Union (EU) has met with Felisberto Navalha, governor of the Bank of Mozambique, the country's regulator of the national financial system, in order to assess the current financial cooperation between Mozambique and the European bloc.

[AIM] Maputo -- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimates that incidents related to the armed conflict in the Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, in the north of the country, increased by 10 percent in the first half of 2026, with abductions increasingly being used to obtain ransoms and for forced recruitment.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican government foresees an economic growth of 9.5 percent in 2029, which corresponds to a nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of two trillion meticais (31.3 billion US dollars at the current exchange rate) for the first time.