Mozambique: Veteran Calls for Discussion On Presidential Succession

Oscar Monteiro, a veteran of the Mozambican war for independence, and once a member of the Political Commission of the ruling Frelimo Party, under the country's first President… Read more »

Mozambique: Tax Authority to Install Technological System for Border Control

The Mozambican Tax Authority (AT) intends to install this year, a Geospatial Technological System for Border Control (GIS) in order to overcome challenges associated with… Read more »

Mozambique: Almost 220.000 People At Risk of Food Insecurity in Sofala

Mozambique's relief agency, the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD), has announced that almost 220.000 people may be at risk of food insecurity in… Read more »

Mozambique: Authorities Ban Entry of Dangerous Dogs

Mozambique's National Livestock Development Directorate has announced a ban on the entry into the country of dangerous breeds of dogs, as well as cross-bred offspring of uncommon… Read more »

Mozambique: Terrorists Set Up Road Block At Entrance to Mucojo

Islamist terrorists have set up a road block on the road leading to the Mucojo administrative post, in the district of Macomia, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado,… Read more »

Mozambique: INGD Monitors Tropical Storm 'Gamane'

Mozambique's relief agency, the National Disaster Management Institute (INGD) has deployed technical teams to monitor tropical storm "Gamane', which has swept across Madagascar,… Read more »

Mozambique: Bank Cuts Its Reference Interest Rate

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Mozambique (CPMO), meeting in Maputo on Wednesday, announced a cut in its main interest rate of 75 base points. Read more »

Mozambique: Renamo Accuses Government of Inaction Over Flooding

Ossufo Momade, leader of Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, on Wednesday accused both central and municipal governments of doing nothing to deal with the problems of… Read more »

Mozambique: General Commander of Police Promises to Take Revenge Against Terrorists

The General Commander of the Mozambican Police (PRM), Bernadino Rafael, has promised to take revenge against the attack carried out, on 2 March, by Islamist terrorists against the… Read more »

Mozambique: About 50,000 Affected By Torrential Rain

At least four people have died and around 50,000 have been affected by the heavy rain that has been falling, since Sunday morning, in southern Mozambique. Read more »

Mozambique: Health Workers Threaten to Resume Strike As of Thursday

The Association of United Mozambican Health Professionals (APSUSM) has threatened to resume its nationwide strike as of Thursday supposedly because the Health Ministry (MISAU), has… Read more »

Mozambique: Two Confirmed Dead in Maputo Floods

Two people are known to have died in the torrential rains that devastated Maputo on Sunday and Monday, according to the Municipal Council. Read more »

Mozambique: One Dead, Seven Injured, in Tropical Storm

Severe tropical storm Filipo killed at least one person and injured a further seven, as it passed through southern Mozambique on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to preliminary… Read more »

Mozambique: - Storm Knocks Out Electricity for 100,000 People

Almost 100,000 people have been deprived of electricity since Tuesday morning as a result of the severe tropical storm "Filipo', which has swept across southern Mozambique. Read more »

Mozambique: - Conjunctivitis Outbreak Spreads to Seven Mozambican Provinces

The Mozambican health authorities have already recorded over 8,000 cases of conjunctivitis, since the disease has spread to seven provinces in less than a month. Read more »

Mozambique: Going Through 'Unprecedented Crisis'

Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, is going through an unprecedented crisis, according to Elias Dhlakama, brother of the late Afonso Dhlakama, who led the party from 1979… Read more »

Mozambique: Severe Storm May Affect 525,000 People in Southern Mozambique

The severe tropical storm "Filipo', which is expected to hit southern Mozambique over the next 72 hours, could affect at least 525,000 people, according to the country's relief… Read more »

Africa: South Africa Resumes Building Wall Along Border With Mozambique

The government of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal has resumed construction of a concrete wall along the South Africa/Mozambique border supposedly to curb the theft of… Read more »

Mozambique: Over 4,000 Hectares of Crops Lost Due to Intense Heat

The intense heat that has been hitting southern Mozambique in recent days has caused the loss of over 4,000 hectares of various crops in Maputo province alone. Read more »

Mozambique: One Dead and Eight Missing After Shipwreck

One person has died and eight others are missing as a result of shipwreck off the coast of Mozambique's southernmost district of Matutuine district. Read more »

Mozambique: Kidnappers Strike Again in Maputo

Kidnappers abducted a 22 year old man, of Asian origin, in front of his house in Maputo on Thursday morning, according to a report on the independent television station STV. Read more »

Mozambique: Meets With Renamo Leader

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi met on Thursday with Ossufo Momade, the leader of the country's main opposition party, Renamo. Read more »

Mozambique: Local Militia Rescues Children Abducted By Terrorists

The local militia (usually referred to as "local forces') on Thursday rescued an unspecified number of children who had been abducted by Islamist terrorists while they were in… Read more »

Mozambique: Local Forces Kill Terrorists in Ancuabe

The peasant militia known as "naparamas' on Friday killed two Islamist terrorists near the Megaruma River, which separates the districts of Chiúre and Ancuabe, in the… Read more »

Mozambique: Government Needs 100 Million Dollars for Rail Electrification

The Mozambican government needs about 100 million dollars to implement the pilot rail electrification project, from Maputo city to the border with South Africa at Ressano Garcia,… Read more »