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Former Renamo Fighters Demobilised
May 17, 2022 | 16:55 pm[AIM] A ceremony at Mepica, in Cuamba district, in the northern province of Niassa on 4 May witnessed the demobilisation of 290 former guerrillas belonging to the country's main opposition party, Renamo.
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President Nyusi Inaugurates Rehabilitated Quays
May 17, 2022 | 16:54 pm[AIM] President Filipe Nyusi on 11 May inaugurated quays 6, 7, 8 and 9 at Maputo port, which have been rehabilitated and expanded to receive larger vessels. At the ceremony, President Nyusi called for an integrated vision of port, rail,[…]
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Parliament Passes Bill On Money Laundering
May 17, 2022 | 16:52 pm[AIM] The Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on 12 May unanimously approved a government bill to strengthen legislation against money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
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Stema to Increase Grain Handling Capacity
May 17, 2022 | 16:48 pm[AIM] The Matola Grain Silos and Terminal Company (STEMA), in Maputo province, plans to invest US$14 million in rehabilitating its equipment to increase its grain handling capacity.
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Uptick in Covid-19 No Reason for Alarm
May 17, 2022 | 16:43 pm[AIM] Health Minister Armindo Tiago on 13 May said that the recent rise in the number of new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease is no cause for alarm.
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Govt Issues ID Cards to Internally Displaced Persons
May 17, 2022 | 16:42 pm[AIM] The Mozambican government, in cooperation with the European Union (EU), Germany, and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has started to register internally displaced citizens in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.
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Fuel Imports Continue Normally
May 17, 2022 | 16:42 pm[AIM] The Mozambican fuel import company, Imopetro, has guaranteed that the importation of liquid fuels is continuing normally, and no interruption in stocks is forecast in the short term.
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World Bank to Provide U.S.$300 Million for Budget Support
May 17, 2022 | 16:27 pm[AIM] The World Bank is to disburse US$300 million in support for the Mozambican state budget. The World Bank country director for Mozambique, Idah Pswarayi-Riddihough, announced the figure at a Maputo press conference on 11 May, immediately after a meeting[…]
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MRG Metals Applies for Rare Earth Elements and Uranium Exploration Licences
May 17, 2022 | 16:27 pm[AIM] The Australian based mining company MRG Metals announced on 11 May that it has applied for three exploration licences for Rare Earth Elements and Uranium deposits about 150 kilometres west of the central Mozambican coastal city of Quelimane.
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Former PM Warns of 'Painful Measures'
May 17, 2022 | 16:26 pm[AIM] Former Prime Minister, Luisa Diogo, warned on 12 May that the country must be prepared for a bout of austerity, in order to take advantage of the resumption of normal relations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Chronic Malnutrition Affects Over 131,000 Children in Manica
May 17, 2022 | 16:25 pm[AIM] More than 131,000 children suffer from chronic malnutrition in the central province of Manica. This was announced on 13 May at a press conference in the provincial capital, Chimoio, by Firmino Jaquet, the spokesperson for a meeting of the[…]
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Vulcan to Continue Operating Moatize Mine
May 17, 2022 | 16:23 pm[AIM] The Indian company Vulcan Resources, which is part of the Jindal Group, on 5 May pledged to continue coal mining in Moatize, in the western Mozambican province of Tete, and to operate the Nacala Logistics Corridor, the railway which[…]
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IMF Approves U.S.$456 Million Credit
May 17, 2022 | 16:23 pm[AIM] The 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.
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Police Arrested For Alleged Kidnapping
May 17, 2022 | 16:22 pm[AIM] The Mozambican Criminal Investigation Service (Sernic) on 5 May announced the arrest of three more members of a kidnap gang, two of them members of the police force, and one a Sernic agent.
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Bus Rapid Transit Scheme for Maputo Revived
May 16, 2022 | 16:12 pm[AIM] Maputo -- The Maputo transport authorities have revived plans to establish a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, which should greatly improve conditions for bus passengers in the Mozambican capital.
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Quelimane Mayor Wants Another Term of Office
May 16, 2022 | 16:11 pm[AIM] Maputo -- The Mayor of the central Mozambican city of Quelimane, Manuel de Araujo, announced on Saturday that he intends to run for a further term of office in the municipal elections scheduled for 11 October 2023.
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Ex Chronic Malnutrition Affects Over 131,000 Children in Manica
May 16, 2022 | 16:10 pm[AIM] Maputo -- More than 131,000 children suffer from chronic malnutrition in the central Mozambican province of Manica.
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Covid-19 - Five New Cases, No Deaths and No Recoveries
May 16, 2022 | 16:06 pm[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities on Sunday reported a further five new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease.
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War Against Terrorism 'Almost At an End'
May 16, 2022 | 15:57 pm[AIM] Maputo -- The General Commander of the Mozambican police force, Bernadino Rafael, said on Friday that "the war against terrorism (in the northern province of Cabo Delgado) is almost at its end, but warned that the final military operations[…]
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Import of Fuel Continuing Normally, Says Imopetro
May 16, 2022 | 09:10 am[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican fuel import company, Imopetro, has guaranteed that the import of liquid fuels is continuing normally, and no interruption in stocks is forecast in the short term.
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Covid-19 - No Reason for Alarm, Says Minister
May 14, 2022 | 22:06 pm[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Health Minister Armindo Tiago on Friday said that the recent rise in the number of new cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease is no cause for alarm.
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World Bank Will Provide 300 Million Dollars
May 12, 2022 | 15:06 pm[AIM] Maputo -- The World Bank could disburse, by June, 300 million US dollars in support for the Mozambican state budget.
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Cnds Calls for Reintegration of Displaced People
May 12, 2022 | 15:06 pm[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's National Defence and Security Council (CNDS) on Wednesday urged the political and administrative authorities in the northern province of Cabo Delgado to speed up activities that will lead to the integration into normal life of people[…]
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Immigration Service Repatriates 21 Ethiopians
May 12, 2022 | 15:06 pm[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican National Immigration Service (SENAMI) has repatriated a group of 21 Ethiopian citizens to their country for illegally entering Mozambican territory.
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Covid-19 - Over 14 Million Fully Vaccinated
May 12, 2022 | 15:06 pm[AIM] Maputo -- The number of people in Mozambique fully vaccinated against the Covid-19 respiratory disease is now more than 14 million.
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Nyusi Challenges Universities to Strengthen Knowledge Production
May 12, 2022 | 15:06 pm[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has challenged the publicly owned Eduardo Mondlane and Lurio Universities (UEM and UNILúrio) to strengthen their capacity to produce knowledge based on scientific research, in order to meet the current challenges faced by[…]
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Post-Harvest Losses Cost Farmers 30 Per Cent of Production
May 12, 2022 | 15:06 pm[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique loses about 30 per cent of its agricultural production every year in post-harvest losses caused by inadequate handling and ineffective household storage, according to the deputy director in Mozambique of the UN World Food Programme (WFP),[…]
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Nyusi Inaugurates Rehabilitated Quays
May 12, 2022 | 10:26 am[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday inaugurated quays 6, 7, 8 and 9 at Maputo port, which have been rehabilitated and expanded to receive larger vessels.
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Inflation of 1.13 Per Cent in April
May 12, 2022 | 10:26 am[AIM] Maputo -- Monthly inflation in Mozambique, as measured by the consumer price index in the three largest cities (Maputo, Nampula and Beira) was 1.13 per cent in April, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE).
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Ex Mozambique Has Enough Fuel to Meet Demand
May 12, 2022 | 10:26 am[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Association of Fuel Companies (AMEPETROL), has guaranteed that the country has enough fuel to satisfy the market demand, following rumours of an impending fuel shortage.
