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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Mozambique: Mozambique Eliminating Physical Rail Borders

Mozambique is working to remove physical frontiers in rail transport with Malawi and Zimbabwe, as one of the strategies found for reducing transit time in the country's rail… Read more »

Mozambique: Renamo Base Will Close By End of April

The final military base of Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, will be closed by the end of April, according to Mirko Manzoni, the Special Envoy to Mozambique of United… Read more »

Malawi: Malawian Cyclone Victims Receive Support in Mozambique

More than 900 Malawian families, victims of tropical cyclone Freddy, have taken refuge in Chissaua locality, in Mecanhelas district, in the northern Mozambican province of Niassa,… Read more »

Mozambique: Minister Calls for Sharing of Knowledge

Mozambican Defence Minister Cristovao Chume on Thursday asked new military attaches to share knowledge with the Mozambican defence forces in ordered to assist them in the… Read more »

Mozambique: Launches Virtual SIM Card

Mozambique's publicly owned telecommunications company, Tmcel, has launched onto the Mozambican market a virtual SIM card, reports Friday's issue of the independent newssheet,… Read more »

Mozambique: Claims Death Squad Is Attacking Renamo Members

Ossufo Momade, leader of Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, on Monday claimed that demobilised Renamo guerrillas are being harassed, threatened and even murdered in the… Read more »