March 12
Mozambique: Going Through 'Unprecedented Crisis'
Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, is going through an unprecedented crisis, according to Elias Dhlakama, brother of the late Afonso Dhlakama, who led the party from 1979… Read more »
Mozambique: Severe Storm May Affect 525,000 People in Southern Mozambique
The severe tropical storm "Filipo', which is expected to hit southern Mozambique over the next 72 hours, could affect at least 525,000 people, according to the country's relief… Read more »
March 11
Africa: South Africa Resumes Building Wall Along Border With Mozambique
The government of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal has resumed construction of a concrete wall along the South Africa/Mozambique border supposedly to curb the theft of… Read more »
March 08
Mozambique: Over 4,000 Hectares of Crops Lost Due to Intense Heat
The intense heat that has been hitting southern Mozambique in recent days has caused the loss of over 4,000 hectares of various crops in Maputo province alone. Read more »
Mozambique: One Dead and Eight Missing After Shipwreck
One person has died and eight others are missing as a result of shipwreck off the coast of Mozambique's southernmost district of Matutuine district. Read more »
Mozambique: Kidnappers Strike Again in Maputo
Kidnappers abducted a 22 year old man, of Asian origin, in front of his house in Maputo on Thursday morning, according to a report on the independent television station STV. Read more »
Mozambique: Meets With Renamo Leader
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi met on Thursday with Ossufo Momade, the leader of the country's main opposition party, Renamo. Read more »
Mozambique: Local Militia Rescues Children Abducted By Terrorists
The local militia (usually referred to as "local forces') on Thursday rescued an unspecified number of children who had been abducted by Islamist terrorists while they were in… Read more »
March 06
Mozambique: Local Forces Kill Terrorists in Ancuabe
The peasant militia known as "naparamas' on Friday killed two Islamist terrorists near the Megaruma River, which separates the districts of Chiúre and Ancuabe, in the… Read more »
March 01
Mozambique: Government Needs 100 Million Dollars for Rail Electrification
The Mozambican government needs about 100 million dollars to implement the pilot rail electrification project, from Maputo city to the border with South Africa at Ressano Garcia,… Read more »
Mozambique: Nation Relatively Stable Despite Terrorism - President
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has claimed that, despite the terrorism that has been plaguing some districts of the northern province of Cabo Delgado since 2017, the country is… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique Calls On EU to Provide Lethal Equipment Against Terrorism
The Mozambican government has called on the European Union (EU) to support the country with lethal equipment in order to give a stronger response in the fight against terrorism… Read more »
February 29
Mozambique: South African Takes Over Mozambique Airlines As Director General
The executive director of the South African Company Fly Modern Ark (FMA), Theunis Crous, is the new general-director of the publicly-owned Mozambique Airlines (LAM). Read more »
Mozambique: Over 60,000 Displaced in Latest Terrorist Attacks
The latest wave of attacks by islamist terrorists in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado has displaced over 60,000 people over the provincial boundary into the… Read more »
February 23
Mozambique: Anti-Corruption Office Investigates Mozambique Airlines
Mozambique's Central Office for the Fight Against Corruption (GCCC) has opened two investigations into possible criminal activities concerned with the management of Mozambique… Read more »
February 22
Mozambique: Government Lacks Money to Pay Allowances to Victims of Dump Collapse
The Mozambican government is working with partners in order to mobilize financial resources to pay overdue allowances to 120 households who were victims of the collapse of the… Read more »
February 20
Mozambique: Misa Condemns Threats Against Journalists Covering Cabo Delgado War
The Mozambican chapter of the regional press freedom body MISA (Media Institute of Southern Africa) has "noted with great concern the emergence of another wave of threats against… Read more »
Mozambique: PGR Dismisses Renamo Complaints Against Constitutional Council Judges
The Mozambican Attorney General's Office (PGR) has dismissed the complaint against the seven judges of the Constitutional Council raised by the country's largest opposition party,… Read more »
Mozambique: Four Dead in Terrorist Attack in Chiure
According to local residents, cited by the Portuguese news agency Lusa, islamist terrorists killed at least four people in an attack on Saturday against the Magaia community, in… Read more »
February 14
Mozambique: Govt Wins Case, Won't Pay Over $100m to Indian Company
Mozambique has won an arbitration case and avoided paying over 100 million US dollars in a case against the Indian company Patel Engineering Ltd (PEL). Read more »
Mozambique: - Mozambican Economy Grew By Five Per Cent in 2023
The Mozambican economy grew by five per cent in 2023, compared to 4.4 per cent in 2022, driven by the extractive industry, tourism, agriculture, transport and communications. Read more »
February 11
Mozambique: Mozambique Extradites Drug Lord to Holland
Mozambique's Central Office for the Fight against Corruption (GCCC), through its Office for Combating Organized and Transnational Crime, has extradited a drug lord, named Babatunde… Read more »
February 07
Mozambique: Mayor of Nampula Promises to Hand Over Power
The outgoing mayor of the northern Mozambican city of Nampula, Paulo Vahanle, has abandoned his threat that, because of the fraudulent nature of the municipal elections held on 11… Read more »
Mozambique: Terrorism Forced Closure of Eight Legal Aid Offices
The extreme violence perpetrated by the Islamist terrorists in some districts of the northern Mozambican Province of Cabo Delgado since 2017 has forced the closure of eight… Read more »
February 04
Mozambique: Mozambique Mobilizes Resources for Anti-Kidnapping Brigade
Mozambican President, Filipe Nyusi, has announced that the Government is mobilizing resources in order to activate an anti-kidnapping brigade in the country. Read more »