Mozambique: Port of Beira Reaches Record Figures in Cargo Handling

The private consortium Cornelder de Moçambique, which is responsible for managing the central Mozambican Port of Beira, has announced that, over the last five months, it… Read more »

Mozambique: Lots Drawn for Position On Presidential Ballot Paper

Lutero Simango, leader of the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), will occupy the top place on the ballot paper for the presidential election scheduled for 9 October. Read more »

Mozambique: Claims Former Guerrillas Are Being 'Blackmailed'

Ossufo Momade, the leader of Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, on Tuesday claimed that former Renamo guerrillas are being "blackmailed'. Read more »

Mozambique: Mozambique Enjoying Peace Despite Terrorism in Cabo Delgado

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi believes that the country is enjoying peace, although some districts of the northern province of Cabo Delgado are still plagued by extreme… Read more »

Mozambique: State Employees Must Provide Efficient Services, Urges Nyusi

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Monday called for ethics and professionalism among Mozambican state employees who should be committed to providing efficient and quality public… Read more »

Mozambique: Nyusi Calls for Hard Work to Improve Higher Education

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi encouraged, on Monday, in Maputo, the new vice-chancellors and deputy vice-chancellors of four higher education institutions, who were being sworn… Read more »

Mozambique: Constitutional Council Accepts Four Presidential Candidates

The Constitutional Council, Mozambique's highest body in matters of constitutional and electoral law, on Monday announced that it has confirmed the validity of four nominations for… Read more »

Mozambique: Government Admits 'Endemic Corruption'

In a key policy document, the Mozambican government has admitted there is "endemic corruption' in the country. Read more »

Mozambique: Debts Ruin Anti-Poverty Strategy

Over the past decade the number of Mozambicans living below the poverty line increased, and now accounts for much more than half the population. Read more »

Mozambique: Three Die Following Explosion

Three people lost their lives on Sunday, in Ndunda neighbourhood, in the Beira central Mozambican city of Beira, following the explosion of a device which may have been a land… Read more »

Mozambique: Terrorists Launch Attacks Against Four Cabo Delgado Districts

A group of Islamist terrorists raided, over the past week, the districts of Metuge, Chiúre, Quissanga and Mecúfi, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado. Read more »

Mozambique: Millions of Dollars in Subsidies for Political Parties

Mozambique's National Elections Commission (CNE) expects to pay subsidies of about 260 million meticais (equivalent to over four million US dollars) to the political parties… Read more »

Mozambique: Constitutional Council Rejects Renamo Appeal

The Constitutional Council, Mozambique's highest body in matters of constitutional and electoral law, has rejected an appeal by Ossufo Momade, the presidential candidate of the… Read more »

Mozambique: 73 Per Cent of Mozambican Population Does Not Have Access to Internet

The Minister of Transport and Communications, Mateus Magala, announced on Wednesday that around 73% of the Mozambican population does not have access to Internet services. Read more »

Mozambique: UN Refugee Agency Calls for International Commitment

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called for renewed international commitment to finding solutions for displaced people in Mozambique. Read more »

Mozambique: Torturers Will Be Held in Detention Until Trial

The five members of the Mozambican police force (PRM), accused of torturing a couple suspected of theft in the southern municipality of Homoine, will remain in preventive detention… Read more »

Mozambique: Government to Transfer Every Year 32.9 Million Dollars to Sovereign Fund

The Mozambican government plans to transfer an average of 2.1 billion meticais (32.9 million dollars, at the current exchange rate) to the country's sovereign wealth fund every… Read more »

Mozambique: Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau Strengthen Cooperation

Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau have pledged to strengthen bilateral cooperation, and promote business exchanges for the economic growth of both countries. Read more »

Mozambique: Of Terrorist Movements Spark Panic in Macomia

Residents of the town of Macomia, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, have been experiencing moments of panic after they received information about the alleged… Read more »

Mozambique: Minister Demands Discipline

Mozambican Defence Minister Cristovao Chume on Wednesday demanded discipline from the soldiers of the country's armed forces (FADM). Read more »

Mozambique: Mozambique Loses Between U.S.$60 and 70 Million Due to Illegal Fishing

Mozambique loses between 60 and 70 million dollars a year as a result of illegal fishing and tax evasion by vessels not licensed to carry out maritime operations. Read more »

Mozambique: Govt Extends Pipeline Concession for Matola Gas Company

The Mozambican government has extended, for a further period of 15 years, the gas pipeline concession held by the Matola Gas Company (MGC) for the transport of natural gas from the… Read more »

Mozambique: Parliamentarian Accuses Momade of 'Silence and Inaction'

Alfredo Magumisse, a senior parliamentarian from Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, on Wednesday denounced Renamo leader, Ossufo Momade, for his alleged silence and… Read more »

Mozambique: Competition Authority Condemns Increase in Telecommunication Tariffs

Mozambique's Competition Regulatory Authority (ARC) has strongly criticized the National Communications Institute (INCM) for its ill-fated attempt to hike telecom tariffs. Read more »

Mozambique: EU Has Invested Over 400 Million Euros in Mozambique

The European Union (EU) has already invested over 400 million Euros (430 million US dollars, at the current exchange rate) in Mozambique, as part of bilateral cooperation and… Read more »