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Second foot and mouth outbreak in Mozambique
MoreMozambican livestock authorities have detected a second outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, this time in Angonia district, in the western province of Tete.
President Nyusi grants audience to Total chairperson
MoreMozambican President Filipe Nyusi on 12 September received a delegation from the French oil and gas company Total, led by the Chairperson of its Board, Patrick Pouyanne.
Torrential rains hit parts of Manica and Sofala
MoreSussundenga (Mozambique), 14 Feb (AIM) – The Secretary of State for the central province of Manica, Edson Macuacua, on 13 February demanded that members of the provincial government show a greater capacity of response to avoid further loss of life in the regions recently lashed by torrential rains.
He was speaking in Sussundenga district, where The rains have left at least 500 households without a roof over their heads. ...
Minister calls on Norway to diversify investment
MoreMaputo, 14 Feb (AIM) – The Mozambican Minister of Industry and Trade, Carlos Mesquita, declared in Maputo on 13 February that those interested in investing in Mozambique should look into not only its hydrocarbon potential, but also other areas such as agriculture and infrastructures.
Speaking at the opening of a Mozambique-Norway Business Seminar, held as part of the visit by Norwegian Crown Prince Haaken Magno ...
Frelimo founder Marcelino dos Santos dies
MoreMaputo, 11 Feb (AIM) – One of the founders of the Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo), Marcelino dos Santos, died in Maputo on 11 February, at the age of 90.
Fittingly, his death was announced by President Filipe Nyusi, speaking in the northern city of Pemba. “We have lost our icon, Comrade Marcelino dos Santos”, said President Nyusi, promising that more details will be made public later.
AIDS related deaths fell 20 percent over five years
MoreNampula, 2 Dec (AIM) – President Filipe Nyusi declared on 1 December in the northern city of Nampula that the number of deaths from HIV/AIDS in Mozambique fell by 20 per cent between 2014 and 2018.
President addresses Catholic Bishops
MoreMaputo, 18 Nov (AIM) – President Filipe Nyusi on 16 November challenged the Catholic Church to continue its commitment to achieving the social well-being of Mozambicans and indicated that dialogue should be one of the paths chosen.
New water system for Gorongosa inaugurated
MoreGorongosa (Mozambique), 17 Nov (AIM) – More than 30,000 people will benefit from clean drinking water in Gorongosa town, in the central Mozambican province of Sofala, thanks to a new water supply system that President Filipe Nyusi inaugurated on 15 November.
President Nyusi inaugurates rebuilt Beira – Zimbabwe highway
MoreInchope (Mozambique), 15 Nov (AIM) – President Filipe Nyusi on 14 November inaugurated the rebuilt highway from the central port of Beira to the Zimbabwean border, a distance of 287 kilometres.