February 06
Mozambique: 'Almost a State of Siege', Says Minister
The riots and looting of December have plunged Mozambique into "almost a state of siege', Defence Minister Cristovao Chume has claimed. Read more »
February 05
Mozambique: Mondlane Breaks Off Relations With Podemos
The office of Mozambique's former presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane has announced that it is breaking all ties with Podemos (Optimistic Party for the Development of… Read more »
Mozambique: 88 Schools Will Remain Closed in Cabo Delgado
The Mozambican education authorities have announced that 88 schools will remain closed during the first days of the 2005 school year as a result of extreme violence carried out by… Read more »
February 04
Mozambique: Concerned At Kidnapping of Minors in Cabo Delgado
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed its concern at the increase in cases of the kidnapping of minors by armed groups in the northern Mozambican province of… Read more »
Mozambique: MISA Denounces Disinformation Against Nyusi
The Mozambican chapter of the regional press freedom body MISA (Media Institute of Southern Africa) claims that the stories circulating on social media claiming that the president… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique Has Not Received Notification of Citizens to Be Deported
The Mozambican Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maria Manuela Lucas, claims that the country has not yet received any notification of the deportation of citizens in an irregular… Read more »
February 03
Mozambique: Mondlane Seeks to Scrap Heroes' Day
Former Mozambican Presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane on Sunday ordered the cancellation of the Heroes' Day celebrations scheduled for Monday, 3 February. Read more »
February 02
Mozambique: Rwandan Security Forces To Send More Troops to Cabo Delgado
The Rwandan security forces have announced that they will send a new contingent to support the fight against Islamist terrorism in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado. Read more »
Mozambique: 31 Measles Deaths in Mozambique
31 people are known to have died of measles out of a total number of 1,191 cases diagnosed in central and northern Mozambique between 9 July and 28 January. Read more »
January 29
Mozambique: MISA Demands Investigation Into Disappearance of Journalist
The Mozambican chapter of the regional press freedom body MISA (Media Institute of Southern Africa) on Wednesday urged the Defence and Interior Ministries to explain, with maximum… Read more »
Mozambique: Halted Again At Maputo Tollgate
Traffic once again ground to a halt on the Maputo-South Africa motorway (National Road EN4) on Wednesday morning, as motorists refused to pay the tolls at the tollgate between the… Read more »
Mozambique: Mondlane Ready for Dialogue With Chapo
Mozambique's former presidential candidate, Venancio Mondlane, stressed on Tuesday that he is willing to participate in a dialogue with President Daniel Chapo - but Chapo has not… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique Short of 12,000 Teachers
Mozambique is short of 12,000 primary and secondary teachers, required for the 2025 school year which is due to begin on Friday. Read more »
January 28
Mozambique: Government Backtracks - Agrees to Pay '13th Month'
The Mozambican government on Tuesday reversed its predecessor's policy and agreed to pay the traditional New Year Bonus to all staff in the state administration. Read more »
Mozambique: To Revise Election Laws, Says Chapo
Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Monday stressed the urgency of revising the country's election legislation, and the laws on decentralisation. Read more »
Mozambique: 'Great Expectations and Hopes Deposited in New Ministers', Says Chapo
Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Tuesday told his six newly appointed Ministers that "you are called upon to serve the county at a moment of significant changes, with great… Read more »
Mozambique: Chapo Appoints Six More Ministers
Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Monday appointed six more ministers to his government, including Nyeleti Mondlane, the daughter of the man regarded as the founder of… Read more »
January 27
Mozambique: Police Must 'Regain the People's Trust'
Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Monday swore into office Joaquim Sive as the new General Commander of the Mozambican Police (PRM), telling him that his task "is to regain the… Read more »
Mozambique: Cut to U.S. Foreign Aid Hits Mozambican HIV/Aids Projects
The executive order issued by Donald Trump on 20 January, suspending almost all foreign aid programmes for 90 days, is now in effect in Mozambique. Read more »
Mozambique: Bank Cuts Interest Rates
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Mozambique (CPMO), at a meeting in Maputo on Monday decided to cut its benchmark interest rate, the MIMO rate, by 50 base points. Read more »
Mozambique: Mini-Bus Drivers Block Maputo-Katembe Bridge
Traffic across the suspension bridge over the Bay of Maputo came to a halt on Monday when drivers refused to pay the toll for using the bridge. Read more »
January 24
Mozambique: Destruction By Rioters in Nampula Schools
Rioters have destroyed 137 classrooms in 64 schools in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, according to a Friday report on the independent television station, STV. Read more »
January 22
Mozambique: Chapo Meets With Mozambican Diplomats
Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Wednesday met in Maputo with the heads of Mozambican diplomatic and consular missions abroad, stressing the importance of "economic diplomacy'… Read more »
Mozambique: Swears Provincial Governors Into Office
Mozambican President Daniel Chapo has called on the ten provincial governors to prioritise "quick wins' - which he defined as "daring measures that will rapidly make a difference… Read more »
Mozambique: Tollgates Will Reopen On Thursday
Trans-Africa Concessions (TRAC), the South African company that operates the Maputo-South Africa motorway, has announced that, as from Thursday, it will resume the collection of… Read more »