August 26
Mozambique: Campaigns Underway in Mozambique to Choose Next President
Mozambique has begun a 45-day election campaign to choose the next president, with four hopefuls looking to succeed President Filipe Nyusi. He will step down in January at the end… Read more »
July 11
Botswana: Botswana Pledges Continued Support for Mozambique After Regional Troops Leave
Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi has promised to continue supporting Mozambique in its fight against violent extremism in the oil-and-gas rich province of Cabo Delgado, even… Read more »
May 20
Rwanda: Rwanda Deploying Another 2,500 Soldiers to Help Mozambique Fight Cabo Delgado Insurgency
Rwanda is deploying an additional 2,500 soldiers to help Mozambique fight resurgent attacks by Islamic State insurgents in the oil-rich Cabo Delgado province. Attacks have been on… Read more »
May 07
Mozambique: Ruling Party Nominates Presidential Candidate
Mozambique's ruling Frelimo party picked Daniel Francisco Chapo, the 47-year-old governor of a southern province, to be its candidate for October's presidential election, after… Read more »
April 22
Mozambique: OCHA Seeks $413m for Humanitarian Crisis in Northern Mozambique
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, known as OCHA, is seeking $413 million in emergency aid to support over 1 million people in northern Mozambique… Read more »
April 08
Mozambique: 'Misinformation About Cholera Outbreak' Led to 97 Boat Deaths
At least 97 people died when an overloaded boat capsized and sank off the coast of Mozambique late Sunday, state-run Radio Mozambique reported, citing local officials. Read more »
August 25, 2023
Mozambique: President Reports Killing of Militant Leader
Mozambican President Filipande Jacinto Nyusi on Friday reported the killing of reputed terrorist leader Bonomade Machude Omar, known as Ibn Omar, in troubled Cabo Delgado province. Read more »
July 12, 2023
Mozambique: Many of Mozambique's Internally Displaced Fear Returning Home
Hasmane Alfa was 18 when armed men attacked his home village of Quissanga, in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province. Read more »
April 28, 2023
Mozambique: U.S. Oil Firm Wants Stability Assurances to Resume Operations
The general director of Exxon Mobil Mozambique says his company needs long-term stability in Cabo Delgado province before it can think of restarting a $30 billion liquefied natural… Read more »
April 25, 2023
Mozambique: U.S. Reiterates Support for Mozambique's Fight Against Cabo Delgado Militants
The U.S. is reiterating its support for Mozambique in the country's fight against Islamist militants in oil-rich Cabo Delgado province. A visiting U.S. official said the U.S. will… Read more »
April 06, 2023
Mozambique: Govt Legalizes Local Militias to Help Fight Northern Insurgents
Mozambique has legalized creation of local militias under the military to help fight Islamist militants in the northern Cabo Delgado province. Read more »
April 05, 2023
Mozambique: Mozambique Battles Cholera in Cyclone's Aftermath
Cyclone Freddy killed hundreds of people in February and March as it pummeled Madagascar, Malawi, and Mozambique. While the long-running storm's victims were mostly in Malawi,… Read more »
March 31, 2023
Mozambique: Mozambican Government Asks for Help Fighting Terrorism
For the first time, Mozambique's Defense Minister Cristovao Chume has asked foreign military personnel stationed in the country to share their knowledge with Mozambique's security… Read more »
March 29, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Refugee Agency in Mozambique Appeals for Help to Aid DRC Refugees
The representative of the U.N. refugee agency in Mozambique said refugees fleeing war-torn parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo are making an already complicated humanitarian… Read more »
March 28, 2023
Mozambique: Officials Begin Massive Post-Cyclone Cholera Vaccination Drive
Health officials in Mozambique are set to hold a massive cholera vaccination campaign in Quelimane, a city hit hard by Cyclone Freddy earlier this month. Read more »
March 19, 2023
Mozambique: Tanzania Sends Relief to Cyclone-Hit Mozambique
Tanzania has started to dispatch food aid and self-storage equipment to neighboring Mozambique to help thousands of people affected by tropical cyclone Freddy. More than 190 people… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Mozambique: Cholera Kills 8 in Cyclone-Hit Mozambique, Sickens Hundreds
Mozambique's health minister said Friday a cholera outbreak in the area hit by Cyclone Freddy killed eight people this week and hospitalized 250 - part of 600 sickened since the… Read more »
January 27, 2023
Mozambique: U.S. Calls for Redoubled Efforts to Fight Insurgents in Cabo Delgado
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Greenfield says greater efforts are needed in Mozambique to push back insurgents who are spreading south from the northern province of… Read more »
January 10, 2023
Mozambique: Botswana Loses Sixth Soldier in Mozambique Mission
Botswana has announced the country has lost a sixth soldier sent to fight insurgents in Mozambique. Read more »