Mozambique: Rwanda Govt Denies Sending Troops to Maputo

Mozambique's fugitive opposition leader, Venancio Mondlane, on Sunday night claimed that Rwandan troops are being transferred from the northern province of Cabo Delgado to Maputo,… Read more »

Mozambique: Misa Concerned At Attacks On Media Professionals

The Mozambican chapter of the regional press freedom body MISA (Media Institute of Southern Africa) has expressed its great concern at the physical and verbal attacks against media… Read more »

Mozambique: Council Willing to Mediate in Cabo Delgado

The Islamic Council of Mozambique (Cislamo) on Saturday expressed its willingness to mediate between the Mozambican government and the jihadist terrorists who have been active in… Read more »

Mozambique: New Results Sheets Are Being Forged, Claims Mondlane

Mozambique's fugitive opposition leader, Venancio Mondlane, on Saturday night claimed that the request by the Constitutional Council for the National Elections Commission (CNE) to… Read more »

Mozambique: Mozambican Strike Affects Fuel Supplies in Neighbouring Countries

The fuel company Puma Energy Zambia has ordered its staff to park its trucks currently in Mozambique in safe places following the strike declared by fugitive presidential candidate… Read more »

South Africa: Five Mozambicans Arrested for Murder in South Africa

The South African Police Service (SAPS) have detained five Mozambican nationals for alleged involvement in the kidnapping and murder of a 64 year old municipal official in Nkangala… Read more »

Mozambique: Promises to Analyse Illegality of Its Leader Being Also President

Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party has promised to analyse the supposed illegality of the same person holding, at the same time, the posts of President of the Republic and President… Read more »

Mozambique: Renamo Accuses CDD of Defamation

Renamo, the largest opposition party in Mozambique, has accused the prominent NGO, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), of denigrating the image of its leader, Ossufo… Read more »

Mozambique: No Competitive Tenders to Provide Election Material

The Mozambican anti-corruption NGO, the Centre for Public Integrity (CIP), has warned that the National Elections Commission (CNE) has deliberately avoided competitive public… Read more »

Mozambique: Ten Terrorists Killed in Mucojo

The Mozambican Defence and Security Forces (FDS), in cooperation with the Rwandan forces, have killed ten Islamist terrorists in Mucojo Administrative Post, Macomia district, in… Read more »

Mozambique: Attorney General's Office Opens Criminal Proceedings Against Electoral Offenders

The Mozambican Attorney General's Office (PGR) claims to have opened criminal proceedings against people accused of committing electoral offences. Read more »

Mozambique: Elections Commission Lacks Funds to Transport Polling Station Staff

The spokesperson for Mozambique's National Elections Commission (CNE), Paulo Cuinica, claims that the body lacks funds to purchase air tickets in order to transport, throughout the… Read more »

Mozambique: Bank of Mozambique Cuts Interest Rate

Meeting in Maputo on Monday, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Mozambique (CPMO) decided to cut the bank's reference interest rate, known as the MIMO rate, from 14.25 to… Read more »

Mozambique: Police Officers Must Distance Themselves From Negative Behavior - Nyusi

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has called on police officers to distance themselves from negative behavior which violates ethical values in order to guarantee the country's… Read more »

Mozambique: Matsinhe Claims That Elections Will Be Held Throughout the Country

Mozambique's general elections, scheduled for 9 October, will take place without restrictions throughout the country, including in areas previously affected by islamist terrorism,… Read more »

Mozambique: Man Arrested for Selling Guns

The Mozambican Police (PRM) on Wednesday detained a man for attempting to sell guns on the outskirts of Pemba, the capital of the northern province of Cabo Delgado. Read more »

Mozambique: Mondlane Promises to Legalize Artisanal Mining

Venancio Mondlane, the independent presidential candidate backed by Podemos (Party of Optimists for the Development of Mozambique), has promised to legalize artisanal mining in the… Read more »

Mozambique: Terrorists Kill and Behead in Palma

A group of about ten Islamist terrorists murdered a man last Thursday in Naliendele village, Palma district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, according to… Read more »

Mozambique: Nyusi Calls On Riot Police to Strengthen Strategies Against Terrorists

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Saturday called on the Rapid Intervention Unit (UIR - the Mozambican equivalent of the riot police) to strengthen its strategies against… Read more »

Mozambique: Government Takes Back Control of Mucojo

The governor of the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, Valige Tauabo, has confirmed that the government has captured the Mucojo administrative post from the hands of the… Read more »

Mozambique: Nyusi Calls for Investment in Primary Processing

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has called on businesses to invest in processing the country's mineral resources, rather than exporting the minerals unprocessed. Read more »

Mozambique: That Abuse State Assets Should Be Prosecuted

Political parties that use state property for their election campaigns should be prosecuted, urged Mozambique's former Attorney-General, Joaquim Madeira, on Wednesday. Read more »

Mozambique: Two Detained for Illegal Mining in Manica

The Mozambican Police (PRM) has detained two individuals for the illegal mining and sale of gold, in Gondola district, in the central province of Manica. Read more »

Mozambique: Government and ENI to Strengthen Security in Cabo Delgado

The Mozambican government and the Italian energy company ENI, which is operating Area 4 of the Rovuma Basin, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, intend to strengthen security… Read more »

Mozambique: 'King of Marrabenta' Dies At 97

The Mozambican musician Dilon Djindji, considered by many as the greatest practitioner of the popular musical style, known as Marrabenta, has passed away at the age of 97. Read more »