July 16, 2023
Mozambique: Elects Its Candidates for Municipal Elections
Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party on Saturday and Sunday chose its candidates for the assemblies that will be elected to the municipal assemblies in October. Read more »
July 07, 2023
Mozambique: Renamo Announces Candidate for Mayor of Maputo
Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, has chosen prominent parliamentary deputy Venancio Mondlane as its candidate for Mayor of Maputo, in the municipal elections scheduled… Read more »
Mozambique: IMF Approves Disbursement of Further U.S.$60.6 Million
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday completed the second review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement for Mozambique, which… Read more »
South Africa: Mozambican Sentenced to 22 Years for Poaching in South Africa
The Skukuza Regional Court in South Africa on Tuesday sentenced a 31-year-old Mozambican, named Enock Ngobeni, to 22 years imprisonment, for poaching offences. According to the… Read more »
Mozambique: All New Recruitment to Public Administration Suspended
The Mozambican government is suspending all new admissions of staff to the public administration, as from this month, because of the pressure on the public accounts supposedly… Read more »
July 06, 2023
Mozambique: Two South Africans Detained for Links to Attempted Kidnapping
The Mozambican police have detained two South African nationals in Maputo, who are accused of attempting to kidnap a businessmen of Asian origin on Wednesday morning. Read more »
Mozambique: Fails to Announce Its Pre-Candidates, but Names Are Leaked
The Political Commission of Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party on Wednesday failed to announce the promised list of pre-candidates for the 11 October municipal elections. Read more »
Mozambique: Soldiers Killed in Militant Ambush
Islamist terrorists killed at least eight members of the Mozambican Armed Forces (FADM) last Friday in an ambush near Ilala village, in Macomia district, in the northern province… Read more »
Mozambique: Announces Short List for Quelimane
The delegation of Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, in the central province of Zambezia, has announced a short list of three potential candidates for mayor of the… Read more »
July 05, 2023
Mozambique: Promises to Stand in All Municipalities
Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, declared on Wednesday that it will stand candidates in all of the country's 65 municipalities in the municipal elections scheduled for… Read more »
July 03, 2023
Mozambique: Govt Allocates U.S.$78 Million for Post-Cyclone Rehabilitation
The government has allocated over five billion meticais (US$78 million) to rehabilitate infrastructures destroyed by tropical cyclone Freddy earlier this year. Read more »
Mozambique: Manuel Chang to Be Extradited in July
Mozambique's former finance minister, Manuel Chang, is expected to be extradited from South Africa to New York in July, according to a report carried by the Bloomberg financial… Read more »
Mozambique: Mocimboa DA Praia Now Stable
Defence Minister Cristovao Chume told reporters on 26 June that the district of Mocimboa da Praia, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, is stable and free from terrorist… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique Can Meet Debt Service Obligations, Says Finance Minister
Mozambique's Minister of Economy and Finance, Max Tonela, stated on 27 June that the country will be able to meet this year's debt servicing obligations. Read more »
Mozambique: MCC Approves U.S.$500 Million in Aid for Mozambique
The Board of Directors of the US government's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) on 28 June approved a programme of US$500 million of aid for Mozambique. The aid packages from… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique and Malawi to Strengthen Defence Cooperation
The governments of Mozambique and Malawi agreed at a Joint Commission on Defence and Security in Blantyre on 30 June to work to combat cross-border crimes. According to a press… Read more »
Mozambique: Trial Begins of Four Accused of Illegal Construction Near Beira Airport
The trial of four men accused of the illegal construction of a two-storey building within a restricted area belonging to Beira airport began on 29 June in Beira. Read more »
Mozambique: No Agreement On Postponing District Elections
Renamo leader Ossufo Momade on 29 June declared that no agreement has been reached with the government on postponing the first elections for district assemblies. Read more »
Mozambique: Renamo Choosing Mayoral Candidates
Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, will choose its mayoral candidates for October's municipal elections within the next fortnight. Read more »
Mozambique: End of Renamo Demobilisation 'An Example of Success'
President Filipe Nyusi declared in Maputo on 23 June that the end of the demobilisation of the militia of the main opposition party, Renamo, is an example of success in… Read more »
Mozambique: Internet Via Satellite From 1 July
As of 1 July, the Mozambican company Interactive will supply Internet access via satellite to all Mozambicans according to the company's chairperson, Daniel David. Read more »
Mozambique: Rehabilitation of En1 Postponed Until 2024
President Filipe Nyusi announced on 22 June that the rehabilitation of the country's main north-south highway (EN1) will begin in May 2024, thus contradicting the promise given by… Read more »
Mozambique: Second LNG Floating Platform Planned
The Italian energy company, ENI, is preparing to build and launch a second floating platform to extract natural gas from the depths of the Rovuma Basin, off the coast of the… Read more »
Mozambique: Do Communities Benefit From Natural Resource Exploitation?
A study on the governance of extractive resources, undertaken by a consortium of civil society organisations, has concluded that the exploitation of natural resources in Mozambique… Read more »
July 02, 2023
Mozambique: Five Billion Meticais for Post-Cyclone Rehabilitation
The Mozambican government has allocated over five billion meticais (about 78 million US dollars, at the current exchange rate) to rehabilitate infrastructures destroyed by tropical… Read more »