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

  • Ruwa's U.S.$176k Heist - Robber Bought a Borrowdale Stand, Four Cars, Hid in Mozambique
    on September 17, 2025

    [The Herald] One of the suspects accused of being part of the gang which stole US$176,000 from a Ruwa house used the loot to buy a stand in Crowhill, Borrowdale, where he built a three-roomed cottage, a Nissan Caravan NV350, a Toyota Hiace, a Honda Fit and a Toyota Ipsum.

  • Zim Under-17 Falls to Mozambique in Cosafa Cup Opener
    on September 12, 2025

    [New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Under-17 team on Thursday kicked off their Africa Cup of Nations: COSAFA Qualifiers with a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Mozambique at Ngoni Stadium.

  • National Dialogue Began Today
    on September 11, 2025

    [Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Mozambique's "Inclusive National Dialogue" was launched this morning, Wednesday 10 September, by President Daniel Chapo. Proposed by Chapo in March in response to the demonstrations, the Dialogue was approved by parliament on 2 April.

  • Archbishop Blames Frelimo for Land Seizure
    on September 11, 2025

    [Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Archbishop Inacio Saure of Nampula gave a press conference on 3 September denouncing the illegal occupation of Catholic church land. The land was occupied during the protests early this year. Courts on 16 May and 12 August ordered the squatters to leave, but local government did nothing. Archbishop Saure said: […]

  • No Agreement Yet on Gas Resumption
    on September 11, 2025

    [Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Despite repeated promises that work would resume "soon" on the Cabo Delgado gas, little is happening. Offshore Area 1 is shared by consortia headed by the French TotalEnergies and the US ExxonMobil. The $20 billion base to convert gas to liquified national gas (LNG) was being built onshore on the Afungi peninsula just […]

  • Cabo Delgado War Intensifies
    on September 11, 2025

    [Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Seven people were killed when insurgents attacked Filipe Nyusi (30 de Junho) neighbourhood in Mocimboa da Praia town Sunday night (7 September). This is the first attack in the district capital since insurgents were expelled by Rwandan forces in 2021. (Zumbo FM 8 Sept, AIM 10 Sept, MediaFax 10 Sept, Focus Group 10 […]

  • IMF Demands Austerity And Devaluation
    on September 11, 2025

    [Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] There will be no IMF agreement or loans this year, said the IMF team which visited Mozambique 21-29 August. It simply said negotiations "will continue in the coming months". And it set harsh conditions including "decisive action to restore macroeconomic stability", which in IMF jargon means harsh austerity imposed […]

  • Young Warriors Face Mozambique in Cosafa Cup Opener
    on September 11, 2025

    [New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe boys under 17 team will kick off its CAF Africa Cup of Nations COSAFA Qualifiers campaign with a clash against Mozambique at Ngoni Stadium in Norton, Thursday afternoon.

  • A Case Study of Growing Need and Global Aid Cut Confusion
    on September 11, 2025

    [The New Humanitarian] Oslo -- "The reset must not become an exit strategy in disguise."

  • Standard Bank Believes Resumption of LNG Project Will Improve Business Confidence
    on September 10, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican branch of the South African Standard Bank believes that the resumption of natural gas liquefaction projects in the northern province of Cabo Delgado will improve the country's business confidence and foreign exchange inflows.

  • Langford & Brinkmann Win Gold in Maputo
    by info@namibian.com.na (Namibian) on September 10, 2025

    [Namibian] Two young Namibian triathletes, James Langford (15) and Maja Brinkmann (17) excelled by winning gold medals in the elite category at the Regional Triathlon Cup in Maputo on Sunday.

  • Government Imposes New Restrictions On Alcoholic Drinks
    on September 10, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government has issued a decree imposing new restrictions on the production, sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.

  • Tunisia Book 2026 World Cup Place As Morocco Cruise, Mozambique Climb
    on September 9, 2025

    [CAF] Tunisia became Africa's second team to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a late 1-0 victory away to Equatorial Guinea on Monday.

  • Between Mozambique and China Reached 5.18 Billion Dollars in 2024
    on September 5, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- The volume of bilateral trade between Mozambique and China reached 5.18 billion US dollars in 2024, influenced by projects carried out in engineering, agriculture, health and education.

  • Hands Over 840 Houses to Idai Victims
    on September 5, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Wednesday inaugurated, in the Guara-Guara Resettlement Centre, in the central province of Sofala, 840 houses built for those people affected by Cyclone Idai, which hit Sofala in 2019.

  • Mozambican Alleged Kidnapper Shot Death in South Africa
    on September 5, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- The South African police on Wednesday shot dead a Mozambican, identified only by the nickname "Dollarman', who was allegedly a key figure in kidnapping gangs, wanted in both South Africa and Mozambique.

  • Attorney-General Calls for 'Strategic Response' to Organised Crime
    on September 4, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Attorney-General Americo Letela has called for "a strategic and multi-sector response' to the increased sophistication of organised crime.

  • Two Men Convicted for Smuggling Groundnuts From Mozambique
    on September 3, 2025

    [263Chat] A Mutare magistrate has convicted two men for attempting to smuggle nearly 460 sacks of groundnuts into the country.

  • Zimbabwe Begins Inventory of Historical Sites in Mozambique
    on September 3, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Prime Minister Benvinda Levi has announced that the Zimbabwean government has begun an inventory of historical sites and of their citizens who died in Mozambique during the struggle for liberation from colonial rule.

  • Venancio Mondlane Takes Seat On Council of State
    on September 2, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Monday swore into office the best-known opposition figure, Venancio Mondlane, as a member of the Council of State, a body that advises the President of the Republic.

  • New Case of M-Pox Diagnosed in Maputo Province
    on September 2, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities have recorded one new case of the disease M-pox (formerly known as monkey pox) in the southern Maputo province, which means that the country has currently 67 confirmed cases of the disease.

  • Announces Start of National Dialogue for 10 September
    on September 1, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo announced on Saturday that the "inclusive national dialogue' will begin on 10 September.

  • Kagame Bids Farewell to Mozambique's Chapo After Two-Day Visit
    on August 29, 2025

    [New Times] At Kigali International Airport, President Paul Kagame on Thursday, August 28, bid farewell to his Mozambican counterpart Daniel Chapo, who concluded his two-day working visit to Rwanda.

  • Mozambique and Rwanda Sign Status of Forces Agreement
    on August 29, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Defence Minister Cristovao Chume and his Rwandan counterpart Juvenal Marizamunda on Wednesday signed a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) in the Rwandan capital, Kigali.

  • Projects Budgeted At Over 4.2 Billion Dollars Approved in First Six Months
    on August 29, 2025

    [AIM] Maputo -- Maputo, 28 Ago (AIM) - Mozambique's Investment and Export Promotion Agency (APIEX) has revealed that the country's authorities approved, during the first six months of this year, projects budgeted at over 4.2 billion US dollars.

  • Kagame, Chapo Hail Good Relations As Rwanda, Mozambique Sign New Agreements
    on August 28, 2025

    [New Times] President Paul Kagame and visiting Mozambican counterpart Daniel Chapo have renewed their commitment to cooperation between Rwanda and Mozambique following the signing of key agreements in the areas of peace and security, and in trade.

  • Rwanda, Mozambique Military Generals Meet As New Agreement Is Inked in Kigali
    on August 28, 2025

    [New Times] Rwanda Security Force (RSF) Joint Task Force Commander, Maj Gen Emmy Ruvusha, on Wednesday, August 27, met with Mozambican Armed Forces (FADM) Army Commander, Maj Gen Andre Rafael Mahunguane, at the RSF Headquarters in Mocimboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado Province.

  • Who Is Daniel Chapo, Mozambique's President Visiting Rwanda?
    on August 28, 2025

    [New Times] Mozambican President Daniel Chapo arrived in Kigali on Wednesday, August 27, on a two-day working visit, in which he will meet with his Rwandan counterpart, President Paul Kagame.

  • Kagame, Mozambique President Discuss Cooperation
    on August 28, 2025

    [New Times] President Paul Kagame and visiting Mozambican counterpart Daniel Chapo, on Wednesday, August 27, held a tête-à-tête meeting to discuss key areas of ongoing bilateral cooperation.

  • Rwanda-Mozambique Ties Evolve From Security to Multi-Sector Cooperation
    on August 28, 2025

    [New Times] The relations between Mozambique and Rwanda have largely been viewed in terms of military cooperation as Rwanda has, for the past four years, played a key role in helping the southern African country fight Islamic State terrorists in its Cabo Delgado Province.

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