August 22, 2022
Mozambique: Mozambique Purchases Over One Million Vaccines Against Foot and Mouth Disease
The Mozambique Veterinary Authority intends to import over a million doses of vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease to respond to the outbreak confirmed in the districts of… Read more »
Mozambique: Thirteen Cases of Polio Confirmed
The number of confirmed cases of polio in Mozambique has risen to 13, according to Domingos Guihole, head of the Department of Surveillance in the Ministry of Health, cited by the… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique Purchases Foot-and-Mouth Vaccines
The Mozambique Veterinary Authority is to import over a million doses of vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease in response to the confirmed outbreak in the districts of Chifunde,… Read more »
Mozambique: Covid-19 - Nine New Cases and 25 Recoveries
The Mozambican health authorities on Sunday reported a further nine cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease, and 25 recoveries. Read more »
Mozambique: Tanker En Route to Pick Up First Mozambique LNG
The tanker British Mentor is on its way to the northern province of Cabo Delgado to pick up the first-ever supply of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) produced in Mozambique. Read more »
Mozambique: President Asks If District Elections Are Feasible
President Filipe Nyusi on 10 August insisted that there must be further reflection on the viability of holding elections to district assemblies in 2024, as proposed in the… Read more »
Mozambique: Containers of Illegal Hardwoods Seized
The Mozambican authorities in the city of Pemba, capital of the northern province of Cabo Delgado have seized 63 containers full of precious hardwoods that were about to be… Read more »
Mozambique: Prime Minister Calls for Increased Use of Renewable Energies
Prime Minister Adriano Maleiane on 10 August instructed the National Energy Fund (FUNAE) to continue implementing programmes and projects for the mass use of renewable energies. Read more »
Mozambique: Annual Inflation Reaches Almost 12 Per Cent
Mozambique's annual inflation rate has reached almost 12 per cent according to the latest figures released by the National Statistics Institute (INE). Read more »
Mozambique: Rehabilitation of 5,000 Kilometres of Roads Planned
The Mozambican government plans to pave or rehabilitate about 5,000 kilometres of road in the centre and north of the country by 2024, using funds from the European Union and the… Read more »
Mozambique: Government Relaxes Entry Visa Rules
The Mozambican government on 16 August announced new immigration rules intended to attract more tourists and investors. These will be submitted for approval to the country's… Read more »
Mozambique: Cocaine Seized At Maputo Airport
The Mozambican authorities have arrested a citizen from Ivory Coast at Maputo International Airport after cocaine was found in his luggage. According to a spokesperson for the… Read more »
Mozambique: Nearly 350,000 Hectares of Land Revert to the State
The Ministry of Land and Environment has over the last 12 months taken back nearly 350,000 hectares of land which had been granted to users who then allowed it to lie idle.… Read more »
Southern Africa: SADC Extends Military Mission in Cabo Delgado
The countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on 17 August renewed the mandate of the SADC military mission in the northern province of Cabo Delgado. Read more »
Mozambique: Renamo Military Base in Montepuez Closed
A thirteenth Renamo military base has been closed under the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) programme, agreed by the government and Renamo as part of the… Read more »
Mozambique: Us Donates U.S.$41 Million in Emergency Aid
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received US$41 million from the United States government to cover emergency humanitarian aid in Mozambique, particularly in the… Read more »
Mozambique: Ukraine May Supply Wheat to Mozambique
The Ukrainian government has assured Mozambique that it is willing to provide the country with wheat. The guarantee was given in Maputo on 19 August by the Ukrainian ambassador,… Read more »
Mozambique: Supreme Court Seeks Strategies for Fight Against Poaching
The President of the Mozambican Supreme Court (TS), Adelino Muchanga, has expressed his concern about the persistence of poaching in the country. According to Muchanga, speaking on… Read more »
Mozambique: Dissidents Seek to Overthrow Renamo Leadership
A group of dissidents from Mozambique's main opposition party, Renamo, has announced its intention to dethrone the current Renamo leadership, and head a coalition of parties that… Read more »
Mozambique: President Inaugurates Vegetable Oil Factory
President Filipe Nyusi on 18 August inaugurated a new vegetable oil factory in the city of Cuamba, in the northern province of Niassa. The factory is owned by the Niassa Cotton… Read more »
Mozambique: Police Apologise for Wrongful Arrests
The Mozambican police have apologized for arresting four people last week, two Mozambican citizens and two South Africans, who were allegedly in possession of 32 illegal shotguns. Read more »
August 21, 2022
Mozambique: U.S. Donates U.S.$41 Million Dollars in Emergency Aid
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received from the United States government 41 million US dollars to cover emergency humanitarian aid in Mozambique, particularly… Read more »
August 17, 2022
Mozambique: Insurance Company Refuses to Pay Compensation
The publicly-owned Mozambican insurance company, Emose, is refusing to pay any compensation to the victims of one of the country's worst road accidents, on the grounds that the… Read more »
Mozambique: Covid-19 - 19 New Cases and 92 Recoveries
The Mozambican health authorities on Tuesday reported a further 19 new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease and 92 recoveries. Read more »
Mozambique: Over 7.5 Million Children Will Be Vaccinated Against Polio
The fourth round of the polio vaccination campaign against polio in Mozambique, which starts on Thursday and closes on Sunday, will cover over 7.5 million children, under five… Read more »