| 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
- At Least 96 Justice Staff Dismissed Over Past Five Yearson November 18, 2025
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican authorities have dismissed, over the last five years across the country, 96 staff working in the administration of justice for their involvement in corruption.
- Scientific Answers Key to Solving Military Challengeson November 18, 2025
[AIM] Maputo -- In today's world, scientific answers "are the master key for solving all manner of challenges, including military and non-military threats, which endanger the survival of states', declared Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Monday.
- Chapo Inaugurates New Nampula Courton November 17, 2025
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Saturday inaugurated new premises for the Nampula Provincial Law court, and declared that Mozambique is entering upon a new stage in the consolidation of the legal system.
- Launches Agricultural Campaignon November 13, 2025
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government hopes to market 3.4 million tonnes of grain in the 2025-2026 agricultural years, which would be a seven per cent increase on this year's harvest.
- Lam to Lay Off 80 Staffon November 13, 2025
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Minister of Transport and Logistics, João Matlombe, announced on Thursday that Mozambique Airlines (LAM) will lay off 80 employees considered surplus to requirements, as part of its restructuring.
- CTA Calls for Structural Reformson November 13, 2025
[AIM] Maputo -- The chairperson of the Confederation of Mozambican Business Associations (CTA), Álvaro Massingue, has called for urgent implementation of structural reforms to relaunch the national economy, make the country more competitive, and transform its vast resources into financial resources.
- Interpol in Mozambique to Investigate Drug Traffickingon November 13, 2025
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Interior Minister Paulo Chachine has confirmed that there are INTERPOL agents operating in the country as part of an operation aimed at combating drug trafficking, the trafficking in human body parts, and other transnational crimes.
- Digitalization Crucial for Developmenton November 13, 2025
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Minister of Communications and Digital Transformation, Américo Muchanga, believes that digitalization is crucial for the country's socio-economic development.
- Teachers Call On Chapo to Intervene to Solve Overtime Disputeon November 12, 2025
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's National Association of Teachers (Anapro) has called on President Daniel Chapo to intervene in the long-running dispute over the government's failure to pay teachers for overtime.
- Police Must Work to Eliminate Major Crimeson November 12, 2025
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo, on Tuesday insisted that the police force (PRM) must work to eliminate such crimes as kidnapping, drug trafficking, human trafficking and money laundering.
- Only 88 Households Affected By Rubbish Dump Collapse Have Been Resettledon November 12, 2025
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mayor of Maputo, Rasaque Manhique, announced on Monday that the government has do far resettled only 88 of the households affected by the collapse of the gigantic rubbish dump in Hulene neighbourhood.
- All of Africa Today - November 11, 2025by info@allafrica.com (allAfrica) on November 11, 2025
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Responsible for 29% of Deathson November 11, 2025
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities have revealed that chronic non-communicable diseases are responsible for 29 per cent of deaths in the country.
- Mozambican State Lost 3.1 Million Dollars From Illegal Miningon November 11, 2025
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican State has already lost over 200 million meticais (about 3.1 million US dollars, at the current exchange rate) as a result of illegal mining in the central province of Zambezia this year.
- Terrorism Takes Its Toll On Mozambique's Gas Revenueon November 10, 2025
[ISS] TotalEnergies' return to Cabo Delgado will cost an extra US$4.5 billion - reflecting the price of terrorism and poor resource governance.
- Urges Mozambicans in Brazil to Act As Ambassadorson November 10, 2025
[AIM] Belem -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Friday urged Mozambican students living in Brazil to act as ambassadors for Mozambique, contributing with their knowledge and dedication to the image of the country abroad.
- Calls for Adequate Climate Change Financingon November 10, 2025
[AIM] Maputo -- Belem, (Brazil), 9 Nov (AIM) - Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Friday called for "climate justice resting on predictable and accessible financing', for the construction of resilient infrastructures and the promotion of climate adaptation projects in vulnerable countries such as Mozambique.
- Mozambique Calls for Greater Contribution From Most Polluting Countrieson November 7, 2025
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Agriculture Minister Roberto Albino believes that the most polluting economies should formally be pressured to increase funding and technical support for the most vulnerable countries in matters of climate change.
- 1.5 Billion Meticais for Local Development Fund Next Yearon November 7, 2025
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government has allocated 1.5 billion meticais (about 23 million US dollars, at the current exchange rate) from the State Budget for 2026 to the Local Economic Development Fund (FDEL).
- Carries Out Experimental Loading of Cooking Gas Produced in Mozambiqueon November 7, 2025
[AIM] Maputo -- The South African petrochemical giant Sasol on Tuesday carried out the experimental loading of the first batch of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly known as cooking gas, produced in the southern Mozambican province of Inhambane.
- Term Debt Management Strategy Approvedon November 6, 2025
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government has approved the Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy for 2025-2029, a document aimed at "defining a prudent framework for public debt management."
- Strengthened Measures Crucial to Address Drought in River Basinson November 6, 2025
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Ministry of Public Works has called for integrated and strengthened measures to manage river basins in order to address effectively drought, climate change and pollution.
- Mozambique Faces Shortage of Surgeons and Anaesthetistson November 6, 2025
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities have revealed that the country faces a critical shortage of surgeons and anaesthetists, which compromises the provision of surgical care and forces the frequent transfer of patients abroad.
- Mozambique Still Faces Extreme Poverty Despite Technological Advanceson November 6, 2025
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Prime Minister Benvinda Levi believes that the technological advances that have been taking place in recent decades throughout the world are not yet producing the desired impact, as Mozambique still faces extreme poverty.
- Calls for Coordinated Action Against Organized Crimeon November 6, 2025
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo has called for coordinated action by the bodies of the administration of justice in combating kidnappings, drug and human trafficking, as well as Islamist terrorism in parts of the northern province of Cabo Delgado.
- Road Budgeted At 4.3 Million Dollars Inaugurated in Matolaon November 5, 2025
[AIM] Matola -- The Mozambican Minister of Transport and Logistics, João Matlombe, on Monday inaugurated a 2.35 kilometre road connecting Khongolote neighborhood, in the southern Matola Municipality, to the country's main north-south highway (EN1).
- Mozambican State Owes Building Contractors Over 14 Billion Meticaison November 3, 2025
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican state owes building contractors a debt of over 14 billion meticais (about 219 million US dollars, at the current exchange rate), accumulated over the past ten years.
- Coca-Cola Hbc to Acquire 75 Percent Stake in Africa Unit for $2.6bon November 3, 2025
[Daba Finance] Coca-Cola HBC has agreed to acquire a 75% stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) from The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments for $2.6 billion The transaction, announced on October, ranks among the largest in the history of the Coca-Cola system CCBA operates in 14 African markets including South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, […]
- Chapo Discusses Budget Support With World Bankon October 30, 2025
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo has announced that he is working with the World Bank to consolidate the resumption of financial support for the State Budget.
- TotalEnergies Demands Billions of Dollars More Profit to Turn On the Gas - But Will Negotiateon October 30, 2025
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] TotalEnergies says it will only end force majuere and restart the gas project if the government pays the $4.5bn cost of the closure, takes on more of the risks, and allows TotalEnergies significantly more profit. In a statement Tuesday 28 (October) after the Council of Ministers meeting, government recognised that […]


