March 16, 2023
Mozambique: Announces Allocation of 250 Million Meticais to Zambezia
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday announced that the government will allocate 250 million meticais (about four million US dollars) to the central province of Zambezia,… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique Mourns Its Best Rap Artist
One of the most influential Mozambican rap artists, Edson da Luz, commonly known by his stage name of Azagaia, died at his home in the southern city of Matola on 9 March at the… Read more »
March 15, 2023
Mozambique: Cyclone Freddy Death Toll Rises
The known death toll from cyclone Freddy, which struck the central Mozambican coast on Saturday, now stands at 21, according to Antonio Beleza, the deputy director of the National… Read more »
Mozambique: Businessmen Protest At Alleged Exclusion From Reconstruction in Cabo Delgado
Local businessmen, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, claim that they are being excluded from the rebuilding of infrastructures in the districts plagued by… Read more »
Mozambique: Of Districts With Cholera Outbreaks Grows
The number of districts in Mozambique with outbreaks of cholera rose from 27 to 32 in a week, according to the Cholera Daily Bulletin issued by the Ministry of Health. Read more »
Mozambique: 600 Million Dollars Invested to Rebuild Infrastructures Hit By Cyclones
The director of the Post Cyclone Reconstruction Office (GREPOC), Luis Mandlate, has revealed that about 600 million US dollars have been invested in the reconstruction of various… Read more »
Mozambique: Inflation Over 10 Per Cent
Mozambique's annual rate of inflation reached 10.3 per cent in February, according to the figures compiled by the National Statistics Institute (INE), drawing on the consumer price… Read more »
Mozambique: Visa Waiver Announced for 28 Countries
The Mozambican government has approved a waiver on entry visas, for tourism and business purposes, for citizens of countries that present a low risk of illegal immigration. Read more »
March 13, 2023
Mozambique: Over 100,000 Deprived of Electricity
Cyclone Freddy deprived over 100,000 citizens of electricity when it hit the central Mozambican province of Zambezia on Saturday, according to the initial estimate by the… Read more »
Mozambique: Bank Formalises Support for Repair of Main North-South Highway
The Mozambican government and the World Bank on Friday signed in Maputo an agreement that formalises a grant of around 400 million US dollars to support the rehabilitation of 508… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique About to Join 'Africa50'
Mozambique is in the process of joining the Africa50 platform, in order to facilitate access to funding for infrastructure projects. Read more »
Mozambique: To Disburse 19 Us Million Dollars for Climate Change Adaptation
The Swedish government will disburse, over a period of five years, 19 million US dollars for climate change adaptation in Mozambique. Read more »
March 08, 2023
Mozambique: U.S.$15 Million Available for Small Enterprises Affected By Cyclones
The Post Cyclone Reconstruction Office (GREPOC) has 15 million US dollars available to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, hit by cyclones Idai and Kenneth, in 2019. Read more »
Mozambique: 117 Dead in Storms and Floods
The storms and floods that have hit Mozambique since February have taken the lives of 117 people, according to Prime Minister Adriano Maleiane. Read more »
Mozambique: And Momade Pledge to Complete DDR
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi and the leader of the main opposition party, Renamo, Ossufo Momade, pledged in Maputo on Wednesday that they will complete the Demobilisation,… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique Wants to Become Middle Income Country
Mozambique intends to become a middle income country by 2030, leaving behind the indicators that characterize the least developed countries. Read more »
Mozambique: Freddy Heading for Zambezia
Mozambique's National Meteorological Institute (INAM) has warned that Cyclone Freddy could make landfall on the Mozambican coast for the second time on Saturday. Read more »
March 07, 2023
Mozambique: Mozambique's GDP Projected to Grow By 6.5% in 2023
The growth in Mozambique's real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is forecast to accelerate from an estimated 4.1% in 2022 to 6.5% in 2023, largely as a result of activity in the new… Read more »
Mozambique: Journalist Accused of Libelling Electricity Company
Mozambique's publicly owned electricity company, EDM, is suing Armindo Vilanculos, a journalist on the Kusinga community radio for alleged libel. Read more »
Mozambique: SERNIC Seizes Cannabis and Cocaine in Manica
The National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC), in the central Mozambican province of Manica, has incinerated 100 kilograms of cannabis and five kilos of cocaine among other… Read more »
Mozambique: Govt Has Money to Subsidise Transport Operators
The Mozambican Transport Minister, Mateus Magala, announced on Monday that the government now has sufficient money to pay a subsidy to passenger transport operators in the Greater… Read more »
March 06, 2023
Mozambique: Minister's Food Claims Rejected As 'Impossible'
One of Mozambique's most prominent non-governmental organisations, the Community Development Foundation (FDC), has described as "impossible' the claim by Agriculture Minister Celso… Read more »
Mozambique: Govt to Send Technical Team to Saudi Arabia
The Mozambican government will, within the next two weeks, send a mission from the Investment and Export Promotion Agency (APIEX) to Riyadh to begin implementation of the… Read more »
Mozambique: Disburses Usd 7.4 Million for Youth and Peace Construction
The Japanese government has disbursed 7.4 million US dollars to support a project on youth empowerment and peace construction in cases of conflict in the northern Mozambican… Read more »
Mozambique: Freddy Returns, Raising Alert in Mozambique
The Mozambican Meteorology Institute (INAM) has warned that cyclone Freddy, classified so far as moderate, is expected to gain strength this Monday in the Mozambique Channel. Read more »