Mozambique

[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) […]

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[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.

[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).

[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.

[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] 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] 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 […]

[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.

[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 […]

[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.

[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.'

[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.

[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'.

[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 […]

[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.

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

[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.

[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).

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Jose Pacheco was named head of intelligence services on 17 June and was specifically told by President Daniel Chapo to deal with the Cabo Delgado insurgency. (O Pais 18 June) He is trusted and powerful in Frelimo. SISE is the State Information and Security Service (Serviço de Informação e Segurança do Estado).

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] A meeting in Maputo Thursday 10 July between TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne and President Daniel Chapo did not lead to agreement on restarting the giant gas project in Cabo Delgado. Chapo keeps saying that TotalEnergies should simply lift the force majeure declaration and resume work.

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[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.

[ISS] Eight years on, northern Mozambique's terrorist threat remains acute despite the deployment of thousands of local and foreign troops.