Mozambique

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican authorities have detained five individuals allegedly involved in illegal transport of timber on the border between the districts of Chiúta and Moatize, in the central province of Tete.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo has called for full respect for the Highway Code in order to prevent bloodshed on the roads, following a traffic accident that killed seven people on Sunday in Manhiça district, about 90 kilometres north of Maputo, along the main north-south highway (EN1).

[AIM] Maputo -- Tomás Matola, chairperson of Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB), the company that operates the Cahora Bassa dam, on the Zambezi River in the central Mozambican province of Tete, has called for the creation of a National Defence Fund (FDN) for better response against various threats, especially islamist terrorism.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo declared on Saturday that the working class is "the central pillar for the construction of the economic independence of Mozambique'.

[AIM] Maputo -- Sweden has announced that it is gradually closing down its bilateral cooperation with Mozambique.

[UN News] The ongoing emergency in northern Mozambique continues to worsen as prolonged attacks by non-state armed groups in Nampula trigger one of the largest displacement surges of the year, the UN warned on Friday.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Bank of Mozambique, in its role as regulator of the national financial system, has announced that companies and individuals can only use their bank cards abroad to make payments of up to six million meticais (94,000 US dollars at the current exchange rate) per year.

[AIM] Maputo -- The European Commission on Thursday removed Mozambique from the European Union's list of high-risk jurisdictions with strategic deficiencies in combating financial crime, where it had been included since 2023, following an update from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Health Minister Ussene Isse has announced the creation of a multi-sector team to investigate the theft of medicines in the central province of Tete, following reports of the use of antiretroviral drugs in chicken farming.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa and Mozambique have reaffirmed their commitment to advancing regional collaboration in skills development through the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Education and Training, which guides joint efforts to address shared educational and training priorities.

[Unicef] New York/Maputo -- Tens of thousands of children displaced as families forced to flee in wake of attacks by armed non-state actors

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Wednesday inaugurated a natural gas processing plant in Inhassoro district, in the southern province of Inhambane.

[AIM] Maputo -- An unspecified number of young men were kidnapped on Monday by a group of Islamist terrorists in Pulo village, Metuge district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities have announced the resumption of services at the health facilities of Mazua and Chipene, in Memba district, in the northern province of Nampula, after they were closed following a terrorist incursion against the region.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities have vaccinated a total of 22,022 people against Mpox in a five-day campaign in the northern province of Niassa, the epicentre of the Mozambican outbreak of the disease.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa and Mozambique are entering a new era of deeper cooperation, shared prosperity and renewed solidarity, following the successful conclusion of the 4th Session of the South Africa-Mozambique Bi-National Commission (BNC).

[SAnews.gov.za] Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says Pretoria and Maputo are poised to significantly deepen energy cooperation as both countries work to strengthen economic and strategic ties under the fourth South Africa-Mozambique Bi-National Commission (BNC).

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his official dinner remarks in Maputo to underscore Mozambique's growing significance as South Africa's leading economic partner on the continent, saying the two nations are one people bound by history and now firmly focused on shared prosperity.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa, in collaboration with Mozambique and other regional partners, has committed to enhancing efforts to promote regional integration and ensure peace and security in the region.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government intends to invest 12 million US dollars in the rehabilitation of technical and vocational institutions.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Prime Minister Benvinda Levi announced on Monday that the country recorded, over the last year, 44,000 deaths related to HIV/AIDS, including 10,000 children.

[UN News] "They live in community shelters, they live in classrooms which are overcrowded," the UN refugee agency's (UNHCR) representative in Mozambique said on Tuesday, highlighting the plight of thousands searching for safety.

[allAfrica] Geneva -- Intensified attacks on villages and the rapid spillover of the conflict into previously safe districts force tens of thousands of people to flee across northern Mozambique, with close to 100,000 displaced in the past fortnight alone, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says.

[U.S. Embassy Maputo] On November, 2025, the United States Government (U.S.) and the Government of the Republic of Mozambique marked the successful completion of a Counterterrorism Training program with the graduation of 105 soldiers from the Mozambican Armed Defense Forces (FADM) at Moamba Training Camp.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Minister of Planning and Development, Salim Valá, believes it is crucial to ensure the employment of young people and women in large mineral projects in order to avoid the mistake of "exploiting resources without benefiting local communities.'

[AIM] Maputo -- The government of the northern province of Nampula has delivered two drones to the Mozambican Defense and Security Forces (FDS) to strengthen territorial surveillance in the fight against islamist terrorists.

[Daba Finance] The UK government has withdrawn more than $1 billion in planned financing for TotalEnergies' liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique, adding pressure to a development already delayed by insecurity and rising costs. UK Export Finance had committed $1.15 billion to the facility, one of eight export credit agencies backing the project's […]

TotalEnergies scheme became lightning rod for terror in region and was accused of violating human rightsBusiness live –latest updatesThe UK government has pulled a controversial $1.15bn (£870m) package of support to a giant gas project in Mozambique that has been accused of fuelling the climate crisis and deadly terror attacks in the region.The business […]

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