Mozambique: Mondlane Ready for Dialogue With Chapo

Mozambique's former presidential candidate, Venancio Mondlane, stressed on Tuesday that he is willing to participate in a dialogue with President Daniel Chapo - but Chapo has not… Read more »

Mozambique: Mozambique Short of 12,000 Teachers

Mozambique is short of 12,000 primary and secondary teachers, required for the 2025 school year which is due to begin on Friday. Read more »

Mozambique: Government Backtracks - Agrees to Pay '13th Month'

The Mozambican government on Tuesday reversed its predecessor's policy and agreed to pay the traditional New Year Bonus to all staff in the state administration. Read more »

Mozambique: To Revise Election Laws, Says Chapo

Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Monday stressed the urgency of revising the country's election legislation, and the laws on decentralisation. Read more »

Mozambique: 'Great Expectations and Hopes Deposited in New Ministers', Says Chapo

Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Tuesday told his six newly appointed Ministers that "you are called upon to serve the county at a moment of significant changes, with great… Read more »

Mozambique: Chapo Appoints Six More Ministers

Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Monday appointed six more ministers to his government, including Nyeleti Mondlane, the daughter of the man regarded as the founder of… Read more »

Mozambique: Police Must 'Regain the People's Trust'

Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Monday swore into office Joaquim Sive as the new General Commander of the Mozambican Police (PRM), telling him that his task "is to regain the… Read more »

Mozambique: Cut to U.S. Foreign Aid Hits Mozambican HIV/Aids Projects

The executive order issued by Donald Trump on 20 January, suspending almost all foreign aid programmes for 90 days, is now in effect in Mozambique. Read more »

Mozambique: Bank Cuts Interest Rates

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Mozambique (CPMO), at a meeting in Maputo on Monday decided to cut its benchmark interest rate, the MIMO rate, by 50 base points. Read more »

Mozambique: Mini-Bus Drivers Block Maputo-Katembe Bridge

Traffic across the suspension bridge over the Bay of Maputo came to a halt on Monday when drivers refused to pay the toll for using the bridge. Read more »

Mozambique: Destruction By Rioters in Nampula Schools

Rioters have destroyed 137 classrooms in 64 schools in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, according to a Friday report on the independent television station, STV. Read more »

Mozambique: Chapo Meets With Mozambican Diplomats

Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Wednesday met in Maputo with the heads of Mozambican diplomatic and consular missions abroad, stressing the importance of "economic diplomacy'… Read more »

Mozambique: Swears Provincial Governors Into Office

Mozambican President Daniel Chapo has called on the ten provincial governors to prioritise "quick wins' - which he defined as "daring measures that will rapidly make a difference… Read more »

Mozambique: Tollgates Will Reopen On Thursday

Trans-Africa Concessions (TRAC), the South African company that operates the Maputo-South Africa motorway, has announced that, as from Thursday, it will resume the collection of… Read more »

Mozambique: Workers Urged Not to Take Strike Action

Mozambican Health Minister Ussene Isse on Tuesday recognised the legitimacy of the wage demands made by health workers, but warned that going on strike violates medical ethics. Read more »

Mozambique: Chapo to Become Frelimo Leader in Mid-February

Mozambican President Daniel Chapo will be confirmed as President of the ruling Frelimo Party in mid-February. Read more »

Mozambique: Terrorists Create Panic in Muidumbe

Islamist terrorists have been creating panic in Muidumbe district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, after they stopped a lorry and looted the goods that it was… Read more »

Mozambique: Dikeledi Kills 11 in Nampula

The passage of Cyclone Dikeledi has caused the death of 11 people in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, according to the latest official figures issued by the country's… Read more »

Mozambique: Association Accuses Mondlane of Incitement to Hatred

The Mozambican police association (AMOPAIP) has accused former presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane of "incitement to hatred' because he has urged members of the public to… Read more »

Mozambique: Decline in Traffic Through Maputo Port in 2024

Despite the huge disruptions of December, the port of Maputo handled 30.9 million tonnes of goods in 2024. Read more »

Mozambique: Opposition Party Says 106 Of Its Supporters Have Been 'Murdered'

Mozambique's main opposition party, Podemos, has claimed that 106 of its members and supporters have been murdered in recent months, particularly since 21 October, when the mass… Read more »

Mozambique: Assailants Create Panic in Cabo Delgado

A group of masked assailants, armed with machetes, have been creating fear and panic among motorists travelling on the road between Silva Macua and Pemba city, in the northern… Read more »

Mozambique: Mondlane Insists That He Is the Real President

Former Mozambican presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane on Wednesday claimed that he is the legitimate head of state, and not Daniel Chapo, the general secretary of the ruling… Read more »

Mozambique: Podemos Leader Accused of Receiving Bribe

The prominent NGO, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), has accused Albino Forquilha, the leader of PODEMOS (Optimistic Party for the Development of Mozambique), of… Read more »

Mozambique: Who Violated Prisoners' Human Rights Must Be Held Accountable

Mozambique's National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) has set up a working commission in order to investigate the violation of human rights and the murder of some inmates who… Read more »