UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (Nairobi)
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November 29
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Mozambique: Corruption Undermines Health Service
Eulalia Laichela caressed her six-year-old son, Leosio, who lay on the pavement, coughing from beneath a blanket. They had been waiting in the park outside José Macamo, one... Read more »
September 27
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Southern Africa: Warning Over Zambezi Dams
The massive hydropower dams built on the Zambezi River, the largest river system in Southern Africa, not only supply power to major economies in the region but also help mitigate... Read more »
February 15
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Madagascar: Cyclone Kills At Least 10
At least 10 people have died after Cyclone Giovanna struck Madagascar but details of its impact on the regions which bore the brunt of the category-four tropical storm remain... Read more »
January 30
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Mozambique: Storms' Death Toll Rises to 40
About 40 people have died and more than 100,000 are affected by twin storms that struck Mozambique 18-26 January, according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian... Read more »
January 6
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Southern Africa: Floods Leave Returnees Stranded
Several thousand Angolan returnees from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are stranded by floods in northeastern Angola. They are among the first casualties of... Read more »
December 1, 2011
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Mozambique: A Sweet Potato a Day
A helping of an orange coloured sweet potato just twice a week could save lives in Mozambique. Read more »
September 23, 2011
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Mozambique: Better Food Key to Malnutrition and Obesity
Simultaneously tackling obesity and malnutrition may seem like "polar opposites", conceded UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the High-Level Meeting on Prevention and Control of... Read more »
September 19, 2011
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East Africa: Migrants Beaten, Deported, Jailed on Trek South
Near the coastal town of Mtwara, Tanzania's border with Mozambique is marked only by the River Ruvuma which is wide and relatively shallow at this point just before it drains into... Read more »
September 15, 2011
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Mozambique: Horn Migrants Find Peace but 'No Better Life'
Fahir Mohamed sold her gold jewellery to raise the US$1,000 fee for her and her husband to be smuggled by boat from the southern Somali port city of Kismayo to Mombasa in Kenya and... Read more »
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Mozambique: 'Many People Go Missing on Their Way Here'
Mohidin Adam Ibrahim, 27, arrived at Maratane refugee camp in Mozambique's Nampula Province in February 2010, but is still awaiting a decision on his refugee status. He told IRIN... Read more »
August 2, 2011
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East Africa: Southern Africa Pushes Back Against As Migrants Flee Drought
Increasing numbers of Ethiopians and Somalis fleeing war, drought and poverty in their home countries face arrest, deportation and detention as they try to make their way to the... Read more »
May 25, 2011
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Mozambique: Coconut, Cashew Projects Offer Hope for Small Farmers
A colonial-era coconut plantation is being revived in southern Mozambique to provide small incomes to a largely cashless rural community, and is being viewed as a pilot project... Read more »
May 12, 2011
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Mozambique: North Overwhelmed by Asylum Seekers
Thousands of frustrated Ethiopian and Somali asylum seekers trying to make their way to South Africa have been marooned in overcrowded camps in northern Mozambique since the... Read more »
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Mozambique: Technology Revolution Hits HIV Testing and Treatment [document]
Delayed test results often mean HIV patients in Mozambique fail to get timely treatment, but new technology is reducing the need to send tests to far away laboratories, and... Read more »
May 11, 2011
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Mozambique: Cheaper New Food Subsidy Coming
Mozambique's government will again attempt to curtail subsidy expenditures for essential foods and services, but this time its approach will be more nuanced so as to avoid a repeat... Read more »
February 8, 2011
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Mozambique: Manica Province Lashed By Rain
Five of the 23 districts in Manica Province in central Mozambique have been "severely affected" by heavy rains. Read more »
January 21, 2011
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Southern Africa: Heavy Rain Puts Relief Agencies On Alert
Heavy rains and localized flooding across southern Africa from Angola to Madagascar are raising fears that the devastating floods of 2000 will be repeated. Read more »
December 6, 2010
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Africa: User-Friendlier Weather Data
If central Mozambique is expected to get very little rain in the coming months, how should that information be shared with a small-scale farmer planting maize, the staple crop, in... Read more »
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