School in Mozambique starts on February 4th
The 2025 school year in Mozambique starts on February 4 with an estimated 1.6 million new students in the first grade, and the official opening will be next Friday. Although….
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Tropical Cyclone Elvis Forms Within Mozambique Channel
On Tuesday, January 28, 2025, meteorologists are closely monitoring the development of tropical cyclone Elvis, which has emerged as the sixth depressional system of the cyclone season within the Mozambique….
USA aid suspension poses challenge to Mozambique’s health sector
The potential suspension of financial aid from the United States to Mozambique has raised concerns about its impact on critical sectors, particularly health, according to Mozambican Prime Minister Maria Benvinda….
Mozambique President announces appointment of more ministers
The President of Mozambique announced the appointment of six new ministers to his government. These are Nyelete Brooke Mondlane for Minister of Combatants; Samaria Tovela for Education and Culture; Ivete….
Mozambique: Armed men kidnap seven children in Cabo Delgado
On January 23, an armed group kidnapped seven children, all male, in the village of Mumu, in the town of Oasse, in the northern district of Mocímboa da Praia, in….
Destruction By Rioters in Schools in northern Mozambique
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. Much of the coverage….
3 Barriers to Peace in Mozambique: Political Assassinations, Police Violence and Lack of Press Freedom
Based on research from Corinna Jentzsch, Assistant Professor of International Relations at Leiden University, the cycles of violence in Mozambique can only be broken if the new president addresses three….
In Mozambique flooding traps thousands as rainy season worsens
Heavy rainfall raised water levels in southern Mozambique’s two main rivers, flooding cropland, blocking roads, and trapping thousands in their homes. By Sunday (26 Jan), over 22,000 people in the….
More than 200 deaths confirmed from the rainy season in Mozambique
According to the latest figures from the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD), more than two hundred people have died in four months of the 2024/2025 rainy….
How serious is Mozambique’s financial crisis?
Mozambique’s international bonds tumbled earlier this week after a news report that the new government in Maputo is weighing a debt restructuring following months of post-election turmoil. Although Mozambique’s public….
Mozambique President meets with Mozambican Diplomats
Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Wednesday (22 Jan) met in Maputo with the heads of Mozambican diplomatic and consular missions abroad, stressing the importance of “economic diplomacy’ and of projecting….
Mozambique’s Interior Ministry to set up service to monitor police
The Minister of the Interior, Paulo Chachine, guaranteed that he would create an internal affairs service to monitor the actions and performance of the police, in compliance with the President….
More than 1,500 displaced by Dikeledi need urgent help in Mozambique
More than 1,500 people who have been living for a week in displacement camps in northern Mozambique, victims of cyclone Dikeledi, need urgent support, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM)….
Sasol backs full-year mining in Mozambique
Sasol reported a slight fall in first-half mining production but a rise in natural gas output as it backed its full-year guidance for both divisions. The South African chemicals-and-energy group….
Crime: Young man shot dead by police in Mozambique
A citizen was shot dead this Monday (20 Jan) by a Republic of Mozambique Police (PRM) officer in the district of Nicoadala, Zambezia province. The Head of the Public Relations….
Terrorists create panic in Muidumbe, Mozambique
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 carrying…..
Mozambique: Venâncio Mondlane wants police ‘sentenced’ by populace
Former Mozambican presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane wants the people to set themselves up as an “autonomous court” and issue “judgments” against the police without the intervention of the authorities, citing the….
United Nations needs $7.2M for aid after cyclone Chido in Mozambique
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said it needs US$7.2 million to support Mozambique following the passage of cyclone Chido. The cyclone mainly affected the province of Cabo Delgado, in….
Mozambique’s National Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management wants to massify resilient construction
Soon, the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD) will be focusing on building resilient structures in cyclone-prone areas, using local materials, aiming to reduce the damage caused….
Venâncio Mondlane open to serving in Mozambique’s government
Mozambique’s main opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane has told the BBC he is prepared to serve in the government if President Daniel Chapo meets his demands to end the political crisis….
Crime: Woman beaten to death by her husband in Mozambique
A young man in Manica province, Mozambique, beat his wife to death and fled, taking their one-year-old daughter with him. According to reports from neighbors, the couple had been facing….
Mozambique will get back on its feet and return to growth
The President of Mozambique, Daniel Chapo, predicts that after the setbacks caused by the post-election protests, the country will get back on its feet and start down the road to….
Venâncio Mondlane to call more protests in Mozambique
On Friday (17 Jan), former presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane demanded 25 measures from the country’s authorities over the next three months, threatening to call for a resumption of demonstrations and….
Update: Cyclone Dikeledi kills 11 and affects 249 thousand in Mozambique
Cyclone Dikeledi has left 11 dead and has impacted 249,787 people in Mozambique’s Nampula province. INGD reports that 47,216 houses have been damaged or destroyed, and 43 health facilities and….
Mozambique ex-finance minister sentenced in US to 8 and half years in prison
Former Mozambique’s finance minister was sentenced on Friday (17 Jan) to 8 and a half years in prison after being found guilty of participating in a fraud involving $2 billion….