Mozambique: Urged to Fight Against Child Marriage

The governor of the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, Eduardo Abdula, has called on parents and guardians to commit to formal education of girls in order to prevent child… Read more »

Mozambique: Fined for Illegal Mining

Mozambique's National Environmental Quality Control Agency (AQUA) has fined the mining company Ecogems 21 million meticais (about 328,600 US dollars, at the current exchange rate)… Read more »

Mozambique: Inaugurates Water System in Muanza

Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Saturday inaugurated a water supply system in Muanza district, in the central province of Sofala, budgeted at 50 million meticais (782,000 US… Read more »

Mozambique: Significant Reduction in Kidnapping, Claims Chapo

There has been "a significant reduction' in the number of kidnappings registered in Mozambique in recent months, declared President Daniel Chapo on Wednesday. Read more »

Mozambique: 160 Pangolins Rescued From Traffickers

Gorongosa National Park (PNG), in the central Mozambican province of Sofala, has recovered 160 pangolins from trafficking routes over the last eight years. Read more »

Mozambique: Halted in Limpopo National Park

Tourism has been halted for over a month in Limpopo National Park (PNL), in the southern Mozambican province of Gaza, because of the floods that hit much of southern and central… Read more »

Mozambique: Rights Activist Detained in Nampula

Mozambique's Network of Human Rights Defenders (RMDDH) has condemned the detention of a human rights activist, Joaquim Pachoneia, in the northern city of Nampula. Read more »

Mozambique: Lectures From the IMF, but No New Loan

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that the Mozambican government faces increasingly difficult financing conditions due to the vulnerability… Read more »

Mozambique: No Longer an Outbreak, but an Epidemic

Mozambique is no longer facing an outbreak of cholera, but an epidemic, the National Director of Public Health, Quinhas Fernandes, warned at a Maputo press conference on Thursday. Read more »

Mozambique: 70 Deaths in Current Cholera Outbreak

The Mozambican health authorities have recorded 70 deaths caused by cholera throughout the country, during the current rainy season. Read more »

Mozambique: Sentenced to 10 Years Imprisonment

Alexandre Njovo, the former Presiding Judge of the Maxixe City Court, in the southern Mozambican province of Inhambane, on Tuesday was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for his… Read more »

Mozambique: Government Plans North-South Rail Line

The Mozambican government on Tuesday announced the creation of an office to support the construction of a new railway line connecting the north and south of the country. Read more »

Mozambique: Interior Minister Again Questioned By PGR

The Mozambican Attorney-General's Office (PGR) on Tuesday questioned once again the former interior minister, Pascoal Ronda, and the former general commander of the Police (PRM),… Read more »

Mozambique: Dissidents Call for Extraordinary Congress

Former guerrillas who once fought for the Mozambican rebel movement Renamo are collecting signatures to a petition demanding an extraordinary Renamo congress to sack the party's… Read more »

Mozambique: Cyclone Gezani Heading Away From Mozambique

Tropical cyclone Gezani has not yet dissipated, but it no longer poses a threat to Mozambique. Read more »

Mozambique: Government Launches Paid Internships in Northern Mozambique

The Mozambican Ministry of Economy has launched 1,000 paid internships for young people living in the northern provinces of Cabo Delgado, Nampula and Niassa. Read more »

Mozambique: 'Inclusive Dialogue' to Focus On Rural Area

The head of the committee organizing the Mozambican government's "inclusive national dialogue' (COTE), Edson Macuácua, has announced that public consultation will be centred… Read more »

Mozambique: European Countries Donate 93 Tons of Goods for Flood Relief

Four European Union (EU) countries on Monday handed over 93 tonnes of various goods in emergency assistance to the victims of the devastating floods that have hit parts of southern… Read more »

Mozambique: Renamo Suspends Antonio Muchanga

The Jurisdictional Council of Mozambique's former rebel movement Renamo has suspended one of the party's best known parliamentary deputies, António Muchanga, from Renamo… Read more »

Mozambique: 'You Can Advise Us, but Not Lead Us'

A senior member of Mozambique's former rebel movement Renamo, Alfredo Magumisse, has declared that, although the party's current President, Ossufo Momade, must not continue to lead… Read more »

Mozambique: Debts - Chang Still Pleading for Early Release

Mozambique's former Finance Minister, Manuel Chang, is continuing to appeal for early release from a United States prison, although this plea has already been rejected once by the… Read more »

Mozambique: Terrorists Claim Deaths of Nine Soldiers

The Islamist terrorists responsible for extreme violence in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado claim to have murdered at least nine members of the Mozambican Armed… Read more »

Mozambique: President Chapo Condemns Assassination Attempt On Journalist

Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Thursday strongly condemned the attempt the previous day to assassinate prominent journalist Carlitos Cadangue, the correspondent in Manica… Read more »

Mozambique: Mozambique and UAE to Deepen Cooperation in Agriculture

The governments of Mozambique and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have expressed their willingness to deepen bilateral cooperation in agriculture, food security and environmental… Read more »

Mozambique: Macomia-Mucojo Road Reopened After Terrorist Attack

Traffic on the Macomia-Mucojo road, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, has reopened after a group of Islamist terrorists ambushed vehicles, according to a report… Read more »