August 01

• Mozambique: Elections Set for October

  Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Wednesday issued a statement that the next parliamentary and presidential elections will be held on 15 October 2014. Read more »

• Mozambique: Opposition Leader Agrees to Talk

  Afonso Dhlakama, leader of Mozambique's main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, has changed his mind about dialogue with the government, and now wants more time... Read more »

July 31

• Mozambique: Coal of Africa's Exports Halve Due to Ressano Garcia Line Closure

  The South African based company Coal of Africa has announced that its exports in the second quarter of this year were down by 49 per cent. Read more »

• Mozambique: Renamo Leader Should Give Orders to His Own Men, Not Govt

  The head of the Mozambican government team in the dialogue with the former rebel movement Renamo, Agriculture Minister Jose Pacheco, has advised Renamo leader Afonso Dhlakama to... Read more »

• Mozambique: Tractors Boost Mechanised Agriculture in Manica

  Twenty new tractors will be available through a government scheme during the next harvest in the central Mozambican province of Manica. As a result, the province will have 145... Read more »

• Mozambique: Tender for Cuamba - Lichinga Roadworks Launched in September

  The public tender to select the companies to carry out the upgrading of the road between Cuamba and Lichinga in the northern Mozambican province of Niassa will be launched in... Read more »

• Mozambique: Cuba Maintains Strong Ties With Mozambique

  The departing Cuban ambassador, Rafael Lopez, has stressed that his country continues to strengthen cooperation with Mozambique. Read more »

July 30

• Mozambique: Road Construction Firms Fail to Fulfil Contracts

  Mozambique's National Road Administration (ANE) has cancelled five contracts covering repair work on about 200 kilometres of roads in the southern province of Inhambane. Read more »

• Mozambique: President Appoints Two Diplomats

  Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Tuesday appointed new diplomatic representatives to Sri Lanka and Sao Tome and Principe. Read more »

• Mozambique: Police Officers Arrested Over Rhino Poaching

  Three members of the Mozambican police force (PRM) have been detained in Magude district, in Maputo province, over their alleged involvement in rhinoceros poaching. They also face... Read more »

• Mozambique: Renamo Leader Threatens to Divide Mozambique

  Afonso Dhlakama has threatened to seize Sofala province if the Mozambican government goes ahead with municipal elections without first reaching consensus with the country's largest... Read more »

• Mozambique: Mozambique and Malawi to Discuss Power Interconnection

  Technicians from Mozambique and Malawi will meet next month in Maputo to discuss a proposal to interconnect the two countries' electricity grids. Read more »

July 29

• Mozambique: Council of State Calls for Elections to Be Held On Time

  The Council of State has called for general elections to be held in 2014, as envisaged by the Mozambican Constitution. Read more »

• Botswana: Science and Technology Minister Visits Botswana

  Mozambican Minister of Science and Technology Louis Pelembe is on an official visit to Botswana to strengthen scientific relations. Read more »

• Mozambique: Macadamia Nuts Exported to China

  The Mozambican company Macs-In-Moz has exported its first crop of macadamia nuts to South Africa and China. Read more »

• Mozambique: Mozambique and Thailand Seek to Double Trade

  Mozambique and Thailand have agreed to a series of measures to strengthen bilateral cooperation. The accords cover technical cooperation, diplomatic visa exemptions, hydrocarbon... Read more »

• Mozambique: Repairs to Nacala Dam Almost Complete

  Repair work to the Nacala dam is 98 per cent complete and will be finished later this year. This was revealed during a visit to the construction site by Prime Minister Alberto... Read more »

July 26

• Mozambique: Eni Concludes Sale of Rovuma Assets to Chinese Company

  The Italian energy company ENI on Thursday announced that it has completed the sale of assets in Mozambique's Rovuma Basin to the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). Read more »

• Mozambique: Prime Minister Visits Nampula Water Supply Project

  The project to double the supply of clean water to the city of Nampula in northern Mozambique will ensure that it is available to 430,000 people. Read more »

• Mozambique: "optimal Recovery" of Hydrocarbon Resources Targeted

  The Mozambican government is aiming for “optimal resource recovery of all petroleum resources, including natural gas”, declared Arsenio Mabote, the chairperson of the... Read more »

• Mozambique: Govt to Expand Avocado Production

  The Mozambican company Moz Avos Ltd will plant 150 hectares of avocado trees over the next two years, in preparation for exporting fruit to the South African market. Read more »

July 25

• Mozambique: Final Voter Registration Reaches 85 Per Cent

  By the end of the voter registration period on Tuesday, 85 per cent of the estimated potential electorate in Mozambique's 53 municipalities had registered, according to the final... Read more »

• Mozambique: World Bank Approves Funds for Maputo Water Supply

  The Executive Board of the World Bank on Thursday approved a loan of 178 million US dollars to the Mozambican government. This will fund the expansion of the water supply in the... Read more »

• Mozambique: The Nation's Oil and Gas Potential Still Largely Unknown

  Despite recent massive discoveries of offshore natural gas in the north of the country, Mozambique's oil and gas potential remains largely unexplored, the Minister of Mineral... Read more »

• Mozambique: Government Promotes Male Circumcision

  The Mozambican government is to expand a programme offering voluntary circumcision to males between the ages of ten and 49. The campaign now has a target of circumcising two... Read more »