Africa: What the New African Union Leaders Should Prioritise in 2025

The African Union chose its new leadership, and now faces several peace and security challenges which the International Crisis Group (ICG) described as "forbidding". This is an… Read more »

Mozambique: Mozambique's Crisis - Two Emperors, One Uncertain Future

The current unrest in Mozambique is more than just a response to electoral issues - it is a deeper movement that challenges the country's political and social structures. Read more »

Mozambique: Mozambique's Opposition Leader Mondlane Returns Home

Mozambique's opposition leader Venancio Mondlane has returned to the country ahead of the scheduled inauguration of the ruling party candidate Danial Chapo, who was declared winner… Read more »

Mozambique: 1,500 Prisoners Escape Prison Amid Escalating Violence

More than 1,500 inmates have escaped a prison in Mozambique amid escalating post-election violence in the country, reports the BBC. The escapees, dozens of whom have been… Read more »

Southern Africa: Cyclone Chido Makes Landfall in Cabo Delgado With Destructive Winds, Heavy Rainfall

Tropical Cyclone Chido made landfall around 6am on Sunday, December 15, on the coast of Mozambique as a category 4 cyclone, about 35-40km south of Pemba city in Cabo Delgado… Read more »

Southern Africa: Waves as High as 10m Expected as Cyclone Chido Makes Landfall in Mozambique

Tropical Cyclone Chido is affecting multiple countries in Southern Africa, potentially impacting approximately 2.5 million people across Mozambique, Malawi, and the Comoros. The… Read more »

Mozambique: Solar Dryers Transform Mozambique's Fisheries

A project to provide fishing communities with tools and knowledge to dry fish has changed lives. Read more »

Mozambique: Fear of Attacks in Northern Mozambique Triggers Mass Displacement - UN

Attacks and fear of attacks in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, have triggered the displacement of almost 100,000 people, including more than 60,000 children, in the past month,… Read more »

South Africa: Textile Artist Lizette Chirrime Launches Fashion Line in Cape Town

Renowned Mozambican abstract textile artist Lizette Chirrime is showing her first artistic fashion line in Cape Town, South Africa, as the first presentation by Art Africa of their… Read more »

Africa: When Graca Machel, Michelle Obama, Melinda French Gates and Amal Clooney Walk into a Room ...

... they're there to speak about ending child marriage in this generation, not 10 years from now. (The panel discussion was moderated by Redi Tlhabi, South African journalist and… Read more »

Mozambique: Palma Attack Victims Take TotalEnergies to Court

Seven survivors and family members of victims of a militant attack in Mozambique filed a complaint against TotalEnergies for "involuntary manslaughter and failure to provide… Read more »

Africa: Africa Must Embrace New Tech in Agriculture to Overcome Climate Crisis

The agricultural sector should embrace new technologies to overcome climate change-related challenges, panellists including Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Mozambique's… Read more »

South Africa: Family in South Africa Asks Mozambique Govt For Help To Bury Gas Leak Victims at Home

A family from Mozambique who lost four members to a toxic gas leak is appealing for help to bring the remains back home to be buried, EWN reports. Read more »

Africa: Mozambique Students Win for Purifying Water Contaminated with Dangerous Blue Chemical

A team of students from Willow International School in Mozambique were named the Best in Sub-Saharan Africa for their investigation into finding an effective and reusable… Read more »

Mozambique: Aid Prospects Bring Hope to Cabo Delgado, but Civilians Still Face Danger

As thousands of Mozambicans displaced by the war in the northern Cabo Delgado province return home, the prospects of aid to address the under-development which has fuelled the… Read more »

South Africa: Mozambique to Supply South Africa During Energy Crisis

A total of 1,000MW will be supplied to South Africa from Mozambique as a means to ease the country's energy crisis. Read more »

Africa: Innovations in Agriculture Can Drive Climate- Change Mitigations

The agricultural sector is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, responsible for an estimated 19-29 percent, according to the World Bank. This figure… Read more »

South Africa: Former Mozambican Finance Minister Faces Extradition to U.S. After Failed South African Court Bid

South Africa's Constitutional Court has blocked an attempt by former Mozambican finance minister Manuel Chang to stop his extradition to the U.S. where he faces charges of grand… Read more »

Mozambique: Two Years After Palma Attack, MSF Offers Glimmer of Hope for Cabo Delgado

In March 2021, rebels carried out an assault on the town of Palma in northern Mozambique that left scores of people dead, drove thousands from their homes, and postponed a… Read more »

Mozambique: Children at Risk of Cholera, Malaria in Aftermath of Cyclone Freddy - Unicef

Authorities are still grappling with the magnitude of Cyclone Freddy's devastation in Malawi and Mozambique, with over 370 people verified deceased, hundreds still missing, and… Read more »

Southern Africa: Swiss Head of State to Visit War-torn Cabo Delgado In Mozambique

Swiss President Alain Berset will visit the troubled Cabo Delgado province this week during a trip to Mozambique and Botswana. Read more »

Mozambique: Visual Artist Lizette Chirrime Starts Crowdfund for Urgent Medical Procedure

In 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Lizette Chirrime underwent successful, life-changing hip replacement surgery. Now doctors have revealed that the surgery was… Read more »

Mozambique: Cabo Delgado Insurgents Still Move Around 'With Apparent Freedom'

The insurgents who are waging a low-intensity civil war in northern Mozambique are able to move around with apparent freedom, despite the successes of a multi-national military… Read more »

Africa: Standard Bank Still Considering Financing the EACOP Pipeline #AfricaClimateCrisis

Climate activists have demanded answers from Standard Bank for its involvement and continued support for oil and gas projects on the African continent, even as the worst effects of… Read more »

Africa: African Union Blamed for Rights Abuses in Conflicts

The African Union is partly to blame for continuing human rights abuses in Africa's conflicts, says the human rights group, Amnesty International. Read more »