Akhir 21, 1432 / March 26, 2011, SPA -- Mozambique's Minister of Health Alexandre Manguele has called for more action to tackle the growing problem of tuberculosis (TB).
Mozambique is one of the 22 countries worst hit by the illness and the (...)
An Australian mining company says it has discovered deposits in Mozambique of rare minerals with a variety of industrial uses.
Globe Metals and Mining executive chairman Mark Sumich said in a statement Tuesday the discovery was made near Mount (...)
At least two children and one other person were shot dead in clashes between police and rioters as protests against rising prices spread across the Mozambican capital Maputo on Wednesday, police said.
"Two children have been killed in the suburb of (...)
Mozambique officials said Tuesday they will do
everything possible to protect the lives of the more than 3 million
Mozambican nationals living and working in South Africa amid fresh
threats of a new wave of xenophobic attacks, dpa (...)
At least six foreign companies have shown interest
in obtaining licenses to explore and develop oil and gas fields in
Mozambique, dpa quoted the National Petroleum Institute (INP) as saying today.
INP in a statement said had just closed the (...)
The Portuguese government has sold its 15-per
-cent stake in Mozambique's Cahora Bassa hydroelectric dam, dpa cited Radio
Mozambique as reporting today.
In a deal signed by Mozambique's Minister of Energy, Salvador
Namburete and the head of (...)
Zimbabwe"s opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai
announced late Thursday his party would end its boycott of the
country"s unity deal and gave President Robert Mugabe"s party 30 days
to fulfill its commitments under their power-sharing agreement, (...)
Voters satisfied with the economic policies instituted by Mozambique"s ruling party were expected to keep it in power following today"s elections despite questions about its commitment to democracy in this southeastern African nation, according to (...)
Three days of talks on forming a unity government
intended to restore stability to Madagascar after months of political
turmoil ended inconclusively on Friday, according to dpa.
The chief mediator, former Mozambican President Joachim (...)
Madagascar's rival leaders ended their
months-long impasse with an agreement to form a unity government, in
a deal that sees Andry Rajoelina remain interim president, but cede
power to a consensus prime minister, officials said Sunday, according (...)
Madagascar's present and past leaders were expected
to begin negotiating in earnest Thursday at landmark talks in
Mozambique about how to end political unrest on the Indian Ocean
island, according to dpa.
Madagascar's interim president Andry (...)
At least 32 people have been killed by wildfires
and storms in three provinces in central Mozambique this week,
officials said Friday, according to DPA.
Hundreds were injured Sofala, Manica and Zamabezia provinces,
Sofala Province Governor (...)
Mozambique's government held here today a ceremony for the delivery of Saudi aid to Mozambique.
The aid was directed by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
The aid included 400 tons of relief and food stuffs (...)
Three people missing for two weeks were found to
have drowned themselves in Mozambique's Limpopo River out of fear of
discrimination after being diagnosed HIV positive, local media
reported Friday, according to dpa.
According to the daily (...)
The government of Mozambique is finalizing
contracts with eight companies to begin prospecting for diamonds in
the centre of the southern African country, reports said Friday, according to dpa.
Any discovery of the gems in the Save River valley (...)
The Mozambique's National Electoral Commission
(CNE) still has no money to carry out local government elections in
November for lack of financial resources, the head the country's
electoral body said Thursday, according to dpa.
CNE President (...)
Thousand of people marched through Mozambique's capital Maputo Saturday to urge that their government demand neighbouring South Africa pay compensation to Mozambican victims of a recent spate of xenophobic attacks, according to DPA.
At least 62 (...)
A senior Southern African Development
Community official on Thursday placed the onus for ensuring a free
and fair presidential election run-off in Zimbabwe on the country's
maligned state-controlled election body, according to dpa.
Tomaz (...)
Rising global prices for basic foods, which some
fear will exacerbate hunger in Africa, represent an opportunity for
the continent, African Development Bank president Donald Kaberuka
said Wednesday, according to dpa.
In a speech to the bank's (...)