Mozambique: Investing in Education Is Not a Waste of Resources

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi said on Monday that investing in education is not a waste of resources, but a way of assisting the nation to achieve economic growth and progress. Read more »

Mozambique: Over 70 Per Cent of Public Servants Have Returned to Work in Cabo Delgado

Over 70 per cent of public servants have returned to their workplaces in some districts plagued by Islamic terrorism in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado. Read more »

Mozambique: Over U.S.$120 Million Needed to Rehabilitate Roads Hit By Natural Disasters

The Mozambican government needs about eight billion meticais (125 million US dollars at the current exchange rate) to finance road rehabilitation projects, in the context of… Read more »

Mozambique: - Over 30 Foreign Prisoners to Be Repatriated

Mozambique will repatriate over 30 foreigners who are currently serving prison sentences in the country, according to a report in Monday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias'. Read more »

Mozambique: - Delay in Wages At Interior Ministry Blamed On Change in Procedures

Mozambican Prime Minister Adriano Maleiane, speaking on Saturday, in the central province of Zambézia, claimed the delay in paying wages in the Ministry of the Interior is… Read more »

Mozambique: Minister Praises Doctors Who Work Despite the Amm Strike

Mozambican Health Minister Armindo Tiago on Friday congratulated all the doctors who have continued to attend to patients in the country's health units, despite the strike called… Read more »

Mozambique: Mdm Announces Mayoral Candidates

Mozambique's second largest opposition party announced on Saturday, as expected, that it will be running the mayor the central city of Beira, Albano Carige, for a second term of… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »