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November 5, 2025, 7:07 am
Road Budgeted At 4.3 Million Dollars Inaugurated in Matola
- [AIM] Matola -- The Mozambican Minister of Transport and Logistics, João Matlombe, on Monday inaugurated a 2.35 kilometre road connecting Khongolote neighborhood, in the southern Matola Municipality, to the country's main north-south highway (EN1).
Mozambican State Owes Building Contractors Over 14 Billion Meticais
- [AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican state owes building contractors a debt of over 14 billion meticais (about 219 million US dollars, at the current exchange rate), accumulated over the past ten years.
Coca-Cola Hbc to Acquire 75 Percent Stake in Africa Unit for $2.6b
- [Daba Finance] Coca-Cola HBC has agreed to acquire a 75% stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) from The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments for $2.6 billion The transaction, announced on October, ranks among the largest in the history of the Coca-Cola system CCBA operates in 14 African markets including South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Mozambique, and represents nearly 40% of Coca-Cola's volumes sold across the continent
Chapo Discusses Budget Support With World Bank
- [AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo has announced that he is working with the World Bank to consolidate the resumption of financial support for the State Budget.
TotalEnergies Demands Billions of Dollars More Profit to Turn On the Gas - But Will Negotiate
- [Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] TotalEnergies says it will only end force majuere and restart the gas project if the government pays the $4.5bn cost of the closure, takes on more of the risks, and allows TotalEnergies significantly more profit. In a statement Tuesday 28 (October) after the Council of Ministers meeting, government recognised that there will be more negotiations.
Toll From Tanker Truck Explosion Rises to Seven
- [AIM] Maputo -- The death toll following an explosion of a tanker truck carrying fuel, in Vanduzi district, in the central Mozambican province of Manica, has risen to seven.
Outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Moamba
- [AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican livestock authorities have restricted the movement of cattle in Moamba district, in Maputo province, because of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
Decide to Suspend Strike in Beira
- [AIM] Maputo -- Resident doctors at Beira Central Hospital (HCB), the largest health unit in central Mozambique, have decided to suspend the strike that was scheduled to start on Saturday, since the government has paid three months of the overtime debt that it owes them.
Financial Support Available to Implement Electronic Bracelet System
- [AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Justice Minister Mateus Saíze has announced that the country has secured financial support to implement an electronic bracelet system in order to control the movements of prisoners, and address the prison overcrowding problem.
IMF Mission to Visit Mozambique in November
- [AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo has announced that a mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will visit Mozambique next November in order to assess the government's financial programmes.
MSF Medical Response to New Wave of Displacement in Mueda
- [MSF] Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has scaled up activities in Mueda town, Mozambique and the district following yet another wave of displacement after repeated violent incursions of a non-state armed group in Mocímboa da Praia and other areas of northern Mozambique. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), more than 92,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in Cabo Delgado and the neighbouring Nampula province since late September, including about 23,000
Four Dead Following Tanker Truck Explosion
- [AIM] Maputo -- At least four people died, and 10 others were injured, following an explosion of a tanker truck carrying fuel, in Vanduzi district, in the central Mozambican province of Manica.
Four Killed By Terrorists in Chiúre
- [AIM] Maputo -- At least four people have died following a terrorist attack against Napala village, Chiúre district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.
MSF Medical Response to New Wave of Displacement in Northern Mozambique
- [MSF] Following a new wave of violence in Northern Mozambique, over 92,000 people have fled their homes since early September. To meet growing needs, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has expanded activities in the Mueda district and nearby Nanili, focusing on health promotion, mental support and medical referrals for displaced families seeking safety.
Gavi, Who, and Unicef Strengthen Commitment to Cervical Cancer Prevention in Mozambique, Protecting Nearly 3 Million Girls
- [GAVI] Maputo / Geneva -- The Government of Mozambique, in collaboration with Alliance partners Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and the World Health Organization (WHO), has reached a significant milestone in cervical cancer prevention, offering girls critical protection against the human papillomavirus (HPV) to adolescent girls aged 12-18 years old across all 11 provinces in the country.This achievement builds on the introduction of the HPV vaccine into Mozambique's national
Mozambique's Removal From 'Grey List' Is Crucial for Financial Credibility
- [AIM] Maputo -- The decision of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to remove Mozambique from the "grey list' is a crucial milestone for the country's financial and reputational credibility, according to the Confederation of Mozambican Business Associations (CTA).
Agreement Signed for Construction of Fisheries Monitoring Centre
- [AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the SADC Fisheries Monitoring, Control, and Inspection Centre (MCSCC) have signed an agreement aimed at hosting the Regional Fisheries Monitoring, Control, and Inspection Coordination Centre in Mozambique.
Rivers Utd Scale Mozambique's Black Bulls to Reach Group Stage
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Police Officers Missing Following Terrorist Attack
- [AIM] Maputo -- An unspecified number of police officers from the Rapid Intervention Unit (UIR - the Mozambican riot police) are reported missing following an attack believed to have been carried out by Islamist terrorists last week on a gold mining camp in the Nairoto administrative post, in Montepuez district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.
All of Africa Today - October 21, 2025
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Investors Fined for Environmental Crimes
- [AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican authorities have fined Chinese investors 14.5 million meticais (about 227,500 US dollars)for their attempts to set up a cement factory in Chibabava district, in the central province of Sofala, without obtaining the necessary environmental licence.
862.8 Million Meticais From Mineral Projects to Be Allocated to Communities
- [AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government intends to allocate 862.8 million meticais (over 15 million dollars at the current exchange rate) to local communities and provinces hosting mining and natural gas exploration projects, according to the proposed Economic and Social Plan and State Budget for 2026, submitted to the country's parliament, the Assembly of the Republic.
Administrative Tribunal Detects Irregularities in 2024 State Accounts
- [AIM] Maputo -- The Administrative Tribunal (AT), the body responsible for checking the legality of Mozambican public expenditure, has detected irregularities in the 2024 State accounts, claiming that the government, which was then headed by President Filipe Nyusi, failed to channel part of the gas revenues to the country's sovereign wealth fund.
Over 7,000 Mozambican Migrant Workers to Receive Benefits Inside Mozambique
- [AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Minister of Labour, Ivete Alane, has announced that as of next year over 7,000 Mozambican nationals working in South Africa will start receiving their pensions and other benefits in Mozambique.
Over 5,000 SMEs Already Covered By Conecta Project
- [AIM] Nampula -- Over 5,000 Mozambican small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have already benefited from financial support and technical training, under the "Conecta Negócios Project.'
Field Epidemiology Is Crucial for Public Health Emergencies
- [AIM] Maputo -- Sofia Viegas, Deputy Director-General of Mozambique's National Health Institute (INS), believes that field epidemiology plays a crucial role in strengthening the country's preparedness and response to public health emergencies.
Terrorism 'Continues to Cast Shadows'.
- [AIM] Maputo -- The chairperson of the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, Margarida Talapa, declared on Wednesday that terrorism "is continuing to cast shadows over our future'.
Mondlane Denies Calling Street Demonstrations
- [AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's former presidential candidate, Venancio Mondlane, has denied calling for street demonstrations on Monday.
Will Promises Be Kept This Time?
- [Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] The new government of President Daniel Chapo repeated the promises of past governments. The press and public have become cynical and ask why this time will be any different.
Expanding War Displaced 72,000 in Cabo Delgado in Just 3 Weeks, Plus 40,000 in a New Move into Nampula
- [Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] There has been a major escalation of the Cabo Delgado insurgency in the past month, with insurgent activity in 12 Cabo Delgado districts and a major push south into Memba in Nampula province. In September there was "a sharp rise" in attacks and the total number so far this year exceed 519, "the highest number since the conflict began", according to the European Commission's Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations department (DG ECHO). All 17 districts in Cabo Delgado have been affected, it
