Mozambique: Attorney General's Office Opens Criminal Proceedings Against Electoral Offenders

The Mozambican Attorney General's Office (PGR) claims to have opened criminal proceedings against people accused of committing electoral offences. Read more »

Mozambique: Elections Commission Lacks Funds to Transport Polling Station Staff

The spokesperson for Mozambique's National Elections Commission (CNE), Paulo Cuinica, claims that the body lacks funds to purchase air tickets in order to transport, throughout the… Read more »

Mozambique: Bank of Mozambique Cuts Interest Rate

Meeting in Maputo on Monday, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Mozambique (CPMO) decided to cut the bank's reference interest rate, known as the MIMO rate, from 14.25 to… Read more »

Mozambique: Police Officers Must Distance Themselves From Negative Behavior - Nyusi

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has called on police officers to distance themselves from negative behavior which violates ethical values in order to guarantee the country's… Read more »

Mozambique: Man Arrested for Selling Guns

The Mozambican Police (PRM) on Wednesday detained a man for attempting to sell guns on the outskirts of Pemba, the capital of the northern province of Cabo Delgado. Read more »

Mozambique: Mondlane Promises to Legalize Artisanal Mining

Venancio Mondlane, the independent presidential candidate backed by Podemos (Party of Optimists for the Development of Mozambique), has promised to legalize artisanal mining in the… Read more »

Mozambique: Terrorists Kill and Behead in Palma

A group of about ten Islamist terrorists murdered a man last Thursday in Naliendele village, Palma district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, according to… Read more »

Mozambique: Nyusi Calls On Riot Police to Strengthen Strategies Against Terrorists

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Saturday called on the Rapid Intervention Unit (UIR - the Mozambican equivalent of the riot police) to strengthen its strategies against… Read more »

Mozambique: Matsinhe Claims That Elections Will Be Held Throughout the Country

Mozambique's general elections, scheduled for 9 October, will take place without restrictions throughout the country, including in areas previously affected by islamist terrorism,… Read more »

Mozambique: Government Takes Back Control of Mucojo

The governor of the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, Valige Tauabo, has confirmed that the government has captured the Mucojo administrative post from the hands of the… Read more »

Mozambique: Nyusi Calls for Investment in Primary Processing

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has called on businesses to invest in processing the country's mineral resources, rather than exporting the minerals unprocessed. Read more »

Mozambique: That Abuse State Assets Should Be Prosecuted

Political parties that use state property for their election campaigns should be prosecuted, urged Mozambique's former Attorney-General, Joaquim Madeira, on Wednesday. Read more »

Mozambique: Two Detained for Illegal Mining in Manica

The Mozambican Police (PRM) has detained two individuals for the illegal mining and sale of gold, in Gondola district, in the central province of Manica. Read more »

Mozambique: Government and ENI to Strengthen Security in Cabo Delgado

The Mozambican government and the Italian energy company ENI, which is operating Area 4 of the Rovuma Basin, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, intend to strengthen security… Read more »

Mozambique: 'King of Marrabenta' Dies At 97

The Mozambican musician Dilon Djindji, considered by many as the greatest practitioner of the popular musical style, known as Marrabenta, has passed away at the age of 97. Read more »

Mozambique: Government Owes 51.6 Million Dollars to Teachers

The Mozambican government owes 3.3 billion meticais (about 51.6 million dollars at the current exchange rate) to teachers, which corresponds to two years of unpaid overtime. Read more »

Mozambique: Nyusi Inaugurates Ceramics Factory

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Monday inaugurated a factory of tiles and other ceramic materials, budgeted at one hundred million dollars, arguing that it represents the… Read more »

Mozambique: Nyusi Challenges Medicine Factory to Boost Production

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has challenged the National Medicine Factory, which was recently certified by the World Health Organization (WHO), to boost production in order to… Read more »

Mozambique: Attorney-General Challenges Anti-Corruption Body to Identify More Cases

Mozambique's Attorney-General Beatriz Buchili, on Monday challenged the Central Office for the Fight against Corruption (GCCC) to identify more cases involving corruption in the… Read more »

Mozambique: Cabo Delgado Has Security Conditions to Hold Elections

Mozambique's National Elections Commission (CNE) has guaranteed that the northern province of Cabo Delgado, which has been plagued by extreme violence carried out by Islamist… Read more »

Mozambique: Chissano's Alleged Praise for Venancio Mondlane Is Fake

Former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano never claimed that the independent presidential candidate, Venancio Mondlane, poses a challenge to the ruling Frelimo Party. Read more »

Mozambique: Agreement Signed to Increase Maputo Port Grain Capacity

The Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC) on Wednesday signed an agreement with the Maputo Grain Terminal Company (MGT) for a significant expansion of the grain terminal's… Read more »

Mozambique: Venancio Mondlane Promises to Introduce Reforms in Health

Venancio Mondlane, the independent presidential candidate backed by Podemos (Optimistic Party for the Development of Mozambique), has promised to introduce reforms in the health… Read more »

Mozambique: Mozambican Govt Will Face Challenges to Pay Domestic Debt

The Standard & Poor's (S&P) rating agency, based in New York and London, has warned that the Mozambican government will face challenges to pay its domestic debt, totalling… Read more »

Mozambique: 'It Is Difficult to Lead Police With Outdated Laws'

The General Commander of the Mozambican police force (PRM), Bernardino Rafael, claims that it is difficult to lead a police that is functioning with outdated laws. Read more »