Around 57,000 children at risk of going without school meals in Mozambique
The UN World Food Program (WFP) has warned that around 57,000 children could be left without school meals this school year in Nampula province, due to a lack of funding…..
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Mozambique President talks with Venâncio Mondlane
On March 23, a meeting between the President of Mozambique, Daniel Chapo, and former presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane, took place in Maputo. A press release from the Presidency explained that….
Mozambique: USAID suspension halts school construction in Cabo Delgado
Construction of the largest school in Cabo Delgado province, in northern Mozambique, with capacity for 4,500 students, has been at a standstill for two months due to the suspension of….
Cholera outbreak has killed 42 people since October in two Mozambican provinces
Of the total number of cholera cases reported in Mozambique, 1,537 were from Nampula province, with 32 deaths, and 236 from Zambézia, with 10 deaths. As of Wednesday, 44 patients….
USAID suspension jeopardizes support for bilingual education in Mozambique
The cut in USAID support for education in Mozambique could harm the materialization of the Bilingual Education Expansion Strategy 2020-2029. At the beginning of March, World Education, a non-governmental organization,….
Educational Health Information Platform in Mozambique surpasses 5 million users
The Educational Health Information Platform (PENSA *660#) reached a historic milestone by surpassing 5 million users and accumulating over 70 million accesses in Mozambique. Launched in 2017 by Source Code….
Mozambique: At least 10,000 people displaced in Cabo Delgado province
At least 10,000 people were displaced in February in Mozambique’s violence-hit northern province of Cabo Delgado, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a….
Mozambique: Cases of rejection and abandonment of children with disabilities are prevalent in Sofala province
Cases of rejection and abandonment of children with disabilities are prevalent in Sofala province, in the central region of Mozambique. Some families end up reintegrating the children back into the….
Mozambique: Minister calls for the creation of policies for the rehabilitation of minors in conflict with the law
The Minister of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs, Mateus Saize, demands that Juvenile Correctional Institutions in Mozambique create policies that contribute to the rehabilitation of minors in conflict with the….
Cluster for Camp Coordination and Management needs 3.2 million for people affected by cyclone in Mozambique
The United Nations-led Cluster for Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) needs 3.2 million euros to support those affected by Cyclone Jude in central and northern Mozambique. According to the….
Mozambique had 145 work-related accidents in the last quarter of 2024
Mozambique recorded 145 work-related accidents in the last quarter of 2024, a reduction of 5.1% compared to the third quarter of the year when 204 cases were recorded, according to….
Mozambique: population on the run after attack by suspected terrorists
The village of Iba, in Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique, has been abandoned by the population due to an alleged terrorist attack. The village is believed to have been….
People turn to bran and wild fruits to cope with hunger in Mozambique
Local authorities confirmed on Tuesday that food shortages caused by drought are leading thousands of families in Sofala province, central Mozambique, to eat wild fruits and bran. Community leader Chatala,….
US export credit agency agreed to provide a US$4.7bn loan for TotalEnergie’s Mozambique LNG project
The US export credit agency has agreed to provide a US$4.7bn loan for TotalEnergie’s controversial Mozambique LNG project, reinstating its support after years of delays and amid ongoing security risks….
Mozambique needs 1.2 billion meticais for repairs after cyclone Jude
The Mozambican government has announced the need for 1.2 billion meticais to carry out emergency works to restore traffic on roads and bridges severely damaged by tropical storm Jude, which….
Tobacco kills at least 9,300 a year in Mozambique
At least 9,300 Mozambicans die every year from diseases related to tobacco consumption, with the poorest “suffering the most”, a source from Mozambique’s Ministry of Health said. “Each year, tobacco….
Mozambique: Venâncio Mondlane’s finance chief detained
The Maputo City Judicial Court has ordered the preventive detention of Venâncio Mondlane’s finance chief, Glória Nobre Chire, the Mozambican politician said on Friday. Glória Chire was detained late Wednesday….
Mozambique: Neighbors prevent the traditional marriage of 8 year old girl
In the district of Boquisso, in the municipality of Matola, in Maputo province, a lobolo (traditional marriage) ceremony involving an 8-year-old child who a 47-year-old adult had sexually abused was….
WHO in Mozambique needs 20.7 million USD for humanitarian response in Cabo Delgado
The World Health Organization (WHO) needs 20.7 million dollars for a humanitarian response to 434,000 people in the Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, which has been ravaged by armed attacks….
Cyclone Jude: Death toll rises to 16 in Mozambique
The number of people killed as a result of Cyclone Jude passing through Mozambique has risen to 16, according to the government’s latest update. According to figures presented at a….
The President of Mozambique and civil society align strategies to defend children’s rights
The Mozambican government’s commitment to defending children’s rights was reinforced today (March 14) with an audience granted by President Daniel Chapo to the Civil Society Forum for Children’s Rights (ROSC)…..
Cyclone Jude: UNICEF says that an estimated 375,000 children at high risk in Mozambique
According to UNICEF, an estimated 747,000 people, half of them children, are expected to be affected by the effects of the cyclone Jude which hit Mozambique’s northern provinces of Nampula, Niassa, and Zambezia….
Death toll rises to nine after Cyclone Jude hits Mozambique
The Mozambican authorities have today raised the death toll from Cyclone Jude to nine, while the number of people injured remains at 20, according to a bulletin from the disaster….
Cyclone Jude: UN emergency fund allocates US$6 million to assist people in Mozambique
Three days before Tropical Cyclone Jude made landfall in northern Mozambique, the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) allocated US$6 million to help hundreds of thousands of people ahead….
Mozambique: Nampula province with almost a thousand cases of cholera since October
The cholera outbreak in the Mozambican province of Nampula has caused almost a thousand infections since October, with nearly 400 new cases since the end of February, as well as….