Mozambique: Mozambique Submits First Assessment Report to Exit the 'Grey List'

Mozambique has just submitted its first assessment report to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), as part of the steps the country is taking to leave the "grey list", according… Read more »

Mozambique: Gaza to Vaccinate Over 500,000 Cattle Against Anthrax

The agricultural authorities in the southern province of Gaza intend to vaccinate over 500,000 head of cattle against anthrax between April and July. Read more »

Mozambique: Thousands Bid a Final Farewell to Pascoal Mocumbi

Thousands of Mozambicans on 28 March bid their final farewell to former Prime Minister Pascoal Mocumbi who died on 25 March after a lengthy illness. The Chairperson of the… Read more »

Mozambique: Police Seize Ten Elephant Tusks in Tete

Mozambique's National Criminal Investigation Service (Sernic) on 31 March detained two individuals, in Zumbo district, in the western province of Tete, who were caught red-handed… Read more »

Mozambique: President Calls for Digital Inclusion to Empower Women

President Filipe Nyusi on 7 April challenged the country to speed up the expansion of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), as an essential measure for digital… Read more »

Mozambique: President Nyusi Proposes Greater Cooperation Between Security Council and African Union

President Filipe Nyusi believes that greater coordination between the United Nations Security Council and the African Union can help control the spread of terrorism in Africa and… Read more »

Mozambique: World Bank Promises U.S.$250 Million for Urban Water Security

The World Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to support water supply in Mozambique, according to the Minister of Public Works, Carlos Mesquita, after a visit to World Bank… Read more »

Mozambique: World Bank Loan for Access to Finance and Economic Opportunities

The Board of Directors of the World Bank on 31 March approved a US$300 million loan for the Mozambique Access to Finance and Economic Opportunities project. The project will last… Read more »

Mozambique: Japan Donates Air Traffic Equipment

The Japanese Government has donated equipment worth US$22.5 million to improve air traffic control systems in Mozambique. The equipment will be allocated to the airports of Maputo,… Read more »

Mozambique: Zambia Pays Its Electricity Bill

The chairperson of Mozambique's publicly owned electricity company, EDM, Marcelino Alberto, on 5 April announced that the Zambian government has paid off its debt of US$22 million… Read more »

Mozambique: Finland Supports Fight Against Child Marriage

The Finnish government is disbursing nine million euros (US$10 million) per year to finance activities to protect girls from child marriages in five Mozambican provinces. According… Read more »

Mozambique: Cholera Spreads to Nacala

The current Mozambican cholera outbreak has now spread to the northern port of Nacala. On 6 April, the Nampula provincial health authorities declared a cholera outbreak in Nacala,… Read more »

Mozambique: Policeman Among Gold Thieves

Four people, one of them a member of the Mozambican police force were detained on 3 April in the central province of Manica, accused of stealing two kilos of gold and 750,000… Read more »

Mozambique: Mining Companies Contribute to Local Communities

Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM) and Kagem Mining have contributed 537,625,000 meticais (US$8.4 million) to projects for local communities in Mozambique and Zambia. According to a… Read more »

Mozambique: Renamo Insists On District Elections in 2024

Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, has once again insisted that the first elections for district assemblies must be held in 2024. At a Maputo press conference on 10 April,… Read more »

Mozambique: CNE Launches Civic Education Campaign

The Chairperson of Mozambique's National Elections Commission (CNE), Bishop Carlos Matsinhe, on Monday launched the electoral civic education campaign ahead of the 11 October… Read more »

Mozambique: - Four Trucks Seized in Tete for Carrying Illegal Timber

Four trucks have been recently seized for carrying illegally obtained timber in the districts of Magoe and Moatize, in the central Mozambican province of Tete. Read more »

Mozambique: Elections - Civic Education Campaign Begins

The electoral civic education campaign, ahead of the Mozambican municipal elections scheduled for 11 October, begins on Monday in all the districts that contain municipalities. Read more »

Mozambique: Ten Prisoners Escape in Macossa

Ten prisoners have escaped from the cells of the district police command in Macossa, in the central Mozambican province of Manica. Read more »

Mozambique: Vaccination Against Cholera Reaches 1.1 Million People

About 92 per cent of the target figure of 1,277,539 people have been vaccinated against cholera in the central Mozambican provinces of Sofala, Manica and Zambezia, according to the… Read more »

Mozambique: International Management for Lam

Mozambique Airlines (LAM) will, as from this month, be managed by an international commission. Transport Minister Mateus Magala announced on Wednesday. Read more »

Mozambique: Commission to Reflect On District Elections Set Up

The Mozambican government on Wednesday announced the creation of a "Commission of Reflection' on the pertinence (or otherwise) of holding elections of district assemblies in 2024. Read more »

Mozambique: Not Possible to Hold Voter Registration in Mocimboa Da Praia

The Electoral Administration Technical Secretariat (STAE) has admitted that there are no security conditions for voter registration in the district of Mocímboa da Praia, in… Read more »

Mozambique: Lack of Decent Roads Hinders Development

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi warned on Monday that the lack of decent roads is a factor delaying the development of Africa. Read more »

Mozambique: Supports Fight Against Child Marriage

The Finnish government is disbursing about nine million euros (almost 10 million US dollars) per year to finance activities to protect girls from child marriages in five Mozambican… Read more »