April 11, 2023
Mozambique: World Bank Promises U.S.$250 Million for Urban Water Security
The World Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to support water supply in Mozambique, according to the Minister of Public Works, Carlos Mesquita, after a visit to World Bank… Read more »
Mozambique: USAID Grants U.S.$75 Million to Improve Nutrition in Zambezia
The United States government, through its Agency for International Development (USAID), will disburse US$75 million over the next five years to support actions aimed at reducing… Read more »
Mozambique: World Bank Loan for Access to Finance and Economic Opportunities
The Board of Directors of the World Bank on 31 March approved a US$300 million loan for the Mozambique Access to Finance and Economic Opportunities project. The project will last… Read more »
Mozambique: Japan Donates Air Traffic Equipment
The Japanese Government has donated equipment worth US$22.5 million to improve air traffic control systems in Mozambique. The equipment will be allocated to the airports of Maputo,… Read more »
Mozambique: Zambia Pays Its Electricity Bill
The chairperson of Mozambique's publicly owned electricity company, EDM, Marcelino Alberto, on 5 April announced that the Zambian government has paid off its debt of US$22 million… Read more »
Mozambique: Finland Supports Fight Against Child Marriage
The Finnish government is disbursing nine million euros (US$10 million) per year to finance activities to protect girls from child marriages in five Mozambican provinces. According… Read more »
Mozambique: Cholera Spreads to Nacala
The current Mozambican cholera outbreak has now spread to the northern port of Nacala. On 6 April, the Nampula provincial health authorities declared a cholera outbreak in Nacala,… Read more »
Mozambique: Policeman Among Gold Thieves
Four people, one of them a member of the Mozambican police force were detained on 3 April in the central province of Manica, accused of stealing two kilos of gold and 750,000… Read more »
Mozambique: Mining Companies Contribute to Local Communities
Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM) and Kagem Mining have contributed 537,625,000 meticais (US$8.4 million) to projects for local communities in Mozambique and Zambia. According to a… Read more »
Mozambique: Renamo Insists On District Elections in 2024
Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, has once again insisted that the first elections for district assemblies must be held in 2024. At a Maputo press conference on 10 April,… Read more »
Mozambique: CNE Launches Civic Education Campaign
The Chairperson of Mozambique's National Elections Commission (CNE), Bishop Carlos Matsinhe, on Monday launched the electoral civic education campaign ahead of the 11 October… Read more »
Mozambique: - Four Trucks Seized in Tete for Carrying Illegal Timber
Four trucks have been recently seized for carrying illegally obtained timber in the districts of Magoe and Moatize, in the central Mozambican province of Tete. Read more »
Mozambique: - 'Things Under Control', Claims Bank of Mozambique
The Bank of Mozambique (BM) has claimed that it is carrying out monitoring in order to understand the evolution of the international financial market, following the bankruptcy of… Read more »
April 10, 2023
Mozambique: Ten Prisoners Escape in Macossa
Ten prisoners have escaped from the cells of the district police command in Macossa, in the central Mozambican province of Manica. Read more »
Mozambique: Elections - Civic Education Campaign Begins
The electoral civic education campaign, ahead of the Mozambican municipal elections scheduled for 11 October, begins on Monday in all the districts that contain municipalities. Read more »
April 06, 2023
Mozambique: Vaccination Against Cholera Reaches 1.1 Million People
About 92 per cent of the target figure of 1,277,539 people have been vaccinated against cholera in the central Mozambican provinces of Sofala, Manica and Zambezia, according to the… Read more »
Mozambique: International Management for Lam
Mozambique Airlines (LAM) will, as from this month, be managed by an international commission. Transport Minister Mateus Magala announced on Wednesday. Read more »
Mozambique: Commission to Reflect On District Elections Set Up
The Mozambican government on Wednesday announced the creation of a "Commission of Reflection' on the pertinence (or otherwise) of holding elections of district assemblies in 2024. Read more »
April 04, 2023
Mozambique: Not Possible to Hold Voter Registration in Mocimboa Da Praia
The Electoral Administration Technical Secretariat (STAE) has admitted that there are no security conditions for voter registration in the district of Mocímboa da Praia, in… Read more »
Mozambique: Lack of Decent Roads Hinders Development
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi warned on Monday that the lack of decent roads is a factor delaying the development of Africa. Read more »
Mozambique: Supports Fight Against Child Marriage
The Finnish government is disbursing about nine million euros (almost 10 million US dollars) per year to finance activities to protect girls from child marriages in five Mozambican… Read more »
Mozambique: General Hospital Receives First Batch of Equipment
The construction of Beira General Hospital, in the central Mozambican province of Sofala, budgeted at 27.6 million Euros, is concluded and it has started to receive the first batch… Read more »
Mozambique: Demands Holding of District Elections
Ossufo Momade, the leader of Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, on Monday claimed that making the election in 2024 of district assemblies impossible would be "a hard and… Read more »
Mozambique: Bank Loan for Access to Finance and Economic Opportunities
The Board of Directors of the World Bank on Friday approved a 300 million dollar loan for the Mozambique Access to Finance and Economic Opportunities (or Mais Oportunidades - More… Read more »
April 03, 2023
Mozambique: 80 Kilos of Drugs Seized in Cabo Delgado
The Mozambican police in the northern province of Cabo Delgado last Thursday seized about 80 kilos of illicit drugs, according to a report in Monday's issue of the independent… Read more »