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World Bank will provide US$300 million
MoreThe World Bank could disburse, by June, US$300 million in support for the Mozambican state budget.
IMF approves US$456 million credit for Mozambique
MoreThe Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 9 May approved a three-year agreement with Mozambique that will make available US$456 million for the country, of which US$91 million will be available immediately.
Total Energies to build Dondo solar power plant
MoreThe Mozambican government has selected the French multinational oil and gas giant Total Energies to fund the construction of the solar power plant in Dondo district, in the central province of Sofala.
EN1 rehabilitation budgeted at US$750 million
MoreMozambique estimates at about US$750 million the funding needed to guarantee the rehabilitation and maintenance of the country’s main south-north highway (EN1), according to a report in the daily newspaper “Noticias” on 5 April.
Mass use of cooking gas will remove regional inequalities
MorePresident Filipe Nyusi has stressed that the mass use of cooking gas will not only remove regional asymmetries but also change the mindset of many citizens who might see this energy source as a luxury product.
Poor harvest expected in southern Mozambique
MoreThe US-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) on 1 March warned that below-average rainfall is expected to result in a poor harvest in the southern Mozambican provinces of Gaza and Inhambane, and the southern parts of Manica and Sofala provinces.
Covid-19: vaccination rate now over 72 per cent
MoreThe Ministry of Health on 26 February reported a further 63,915 people were vaccinated against Covid-19 during the previous 24 hours, bringing the number of people fully vaccinated against the disease to 10,988,141.
Mozambique to restore 185,000 hectares of mangrove forests
MoreThe Mozambican government and its partners plan to restore 185,000 hectares of mangrove forest in the central provinces of Sofala and Zambezia as part of the sustainable management of eco-systems.
Installation of Floating LNG platform running to schedule
MoreThe installation of the floating platform to be used for the production of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from the Coral South gas field off the coast of the northern province of Cabo Delgado, is running within the scheduled time frame, according to a report in the Maputo daily “Noticias” on 7 February.