October 31, 2023
Mozambique: Oil and Gas Hunters Target the Last Refuge of Vanishing Dugongs
The global oil and gas survey company Searcher is gearing up to blast powerful sound waves into the Indian Ocean, directly adjacent to the last viable population of dugongs on… Read more »
October 09, 2023
Mozambique: Protecting Election Observers to Bolster Peace and Democratic Resilience in Mozambique
This week, on 11 October, Mozambicans will vote to choose their representatives in 65 municipalities across the country in the sixth municipal elections. Ensuring the protection of… Read more »
July 16, 2023
Southern Africa: Why the Extradition of Manuel Chang From South Africa Is a Big Deal
The former Mozambican finance minister, dirty money and the curse of financial sector collusion are a blight on Africa. Read more »
July 10, 2023
Southern Africa: FBI Officials Kept Waiting As Red Tape Delays Manuel Chang's Deportation to the U.S.
The former Mozambican finance minister is now expected to be flown to the US on Tuesday, 11 July. Read more »
July 09, 2023
Southern Africa: Former Mozambique Finance Minister Manuel Chang to Fly to U.S. to Face Graft Charges
South African police have confirmed that the former Mozambican finance minister will be handed over to the FBI to face fraud and corruption charges. Read more »
May 24, 2023
Southern Africa: Ex-Mozambican Finance Minister Must Be Extradited to U.S., South African Court Rules
The Constitutional Court has dismissed Mozambique's leave to appeal against Chang's extradition to the US. Nothing now seems to stand in the way of the former finance minister… Read more »
March 20, 2023
Mozambique: Police Attack Mourners At Funeral and Memorial Service of Popular Mozambican Rapper Azagaia
After creating havoc at the funeral procession, the Mozambican police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disband a legal memorial march to celebrate the life and legacy of the… Read more »
March 14, 2023
Mozambique: Detailed - SA Air Force Chopper's Dramatic Rescue of Man From Raging Mozambique River
The man had been stuck there for about 24 hours and seemed to be moments away from being swept off his precarious foothold on a rock in the raging Lurio River. Read more »
February 05, 2023
Mozambique: Violent Criminal Torchings Add to Deadly Cocktail of Unchecked KZN-Mozambique Cross-Border Crime
Tension and the threat of open violence is constant in the northern KwaZulu-Natal towns and villages bordering Mozambique following the brazen activities of cross-border crime… Read more »
Mozambique: Cross-Border Crime - Probe Into Stalled Mozambique Border Wall Nears Completion
Jersey barriers were seen as a solution to prevent cross-border crime across South Africa's porous border with Mozambique, but the 8km project that got under way more than four… Read more »
January 10, 2023
Mozambique: Defence Officials Probe 'Despicable' Video of Soldiers Apparently Burning Insurgent Bodies
Defence officials are investigating a "despicable" video circulating on social media which seems to show regional soldiers, including at least one member of the South African… Read more »
December 20, 2022
Southern Africa: South African Court Denies Mozambican Appeal Against Former Finance Minister's U.S. Extradition Order
The Mozambican government has again been denied leave to appeal against the Johannesburg High Court's decision that former Mozambican finance minister Manuel Chang should be… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Mozambique: Insurgents Kill Italian Nun in Attack On Mission Station
The killing of a nun in Mozambique has raised concerns that the Islamic State-linked insurgency is now taking hold in a new province -- Nampula. Read more »
July 31, 2022
Southern Africa: SADC and Rwandan Troops Disperse Mozambique Insurgents - but Displace More Civilians
The US has stepped up humanitarian aid to a growing number of internally displaced persons in Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado province amid successful efforts to disperse… Read more »