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Joint command to be established for Rwandan, SADC, and Mozambican forces; Civil society denounces abuse against pregnant women and trafficking of babies in hospitals

Mozambique lied to creditors over Ematum’s true purpose, court hears; Rwanda now has 2,000 troops in Mozambique

Nhongo’s death 'doesn’t guarantee peace'; UN chief ready to support peacekeeping mission

Renamo Military Junta leader Mariano Nhongo killed; Police beat six journalists in Nampula

Two kidnapped in Maputo; Xitaxi massacre leader killed in ambush

Record Rio drug bust bound for Mozambique; Police confirm rebel leader hideout find

Yara to close Beira fertilizer facility and supply the region from Durban; SADC Mozambique mission extended

Mining giants eyeing Mozambique for diamonds; SADC Mozambique mission extension expected

Government holds market sounding for 1.5GW Mphanda Nkuwa; 'Hidden debts mastermind' appears court today

Huge drop in spending shows Mozambicans poorer than a decade ago; Stop using children as weapons of war, says pressure group

Total now expects first gas from Mozambique project in 2026; Partying on beaches may lead to covid restrictions being tightened again

Rwandan, Tanzanian soldiers killed in Cabo Delgado; MDM secretary-general declares he will run for leader

At least 16 killed in new attacks; Mozambique and Rwanda sign trade deal

Safety, food and electricity motivate return to northern Cabo Delgado; The great gas illusion: Mozambique's LNG revenues may fall short to transform the country

State housing fund threatens to evict Frelimo youth members; New $88m loan for “public safety” raises alarm

Tete coal power promoters hope to be unaffected by China coal project ban; Government approves new Cabo Delgado reconstruction plan

Mozambican parliament calls for increase in funds to Cabo Delgado; More defendants deny laundering money from Privinvest in Mozambique

UN agency calls for “thorough investigation” into the murder of a Rwandan in Mozambique; Maputo wants ex-minister Manuel Chang’s extradition resolved in 20 days

Cabo Delgado captives freed; Wife of former secret service boss denies direct link with Privinvest

SADC force claims it has brought stability to Cabo Delgado districts; New government salaries yet to be defined

Third wave of covid-19 'over' in Mozambique; Police arrest 58 in Tete suspected of insurgency links

Rwandan exile gunned down in Matola; Rwandan, SADC and Mozambican troops seen in Niassa province

What is the carbon footprint of Mozambique LNG — and does it matter? Guebuza adviser says Privinvest gave him $1.7m for “solidarity”

President Guebuza’s private secretary admits receiving €750,000 from Privinvest; Ecobank board accused of corruption in leaked Bank of Mozambique report

Refugees in Pemba told to get ready to return home; Nyusi is “ruining the country” says former minister

Mozambican and Rwandan armies retake all towns and villages occupied by terrorists; Privinvest’s Boustani says he’s ready to testify in Mozambique

Rwandan president denies French are funding troops in Mozambique; Fuel import contract must be redrafted

Ndambi Guebuza's friend says $8.5m payment nothing to do with "hidden debts"; SADC forces’ lack of combat is not slowness, analyst argues

Mozambique vaccinates 1m people against covid-19; Dismembered bodies found in Cabo Delgado village

Mozambique to summon Jean Boustani to testify in “hidden debts” trial; ex-president's son could face tax evasion charges

What does Rwanda stand to gain from its Mozambique deployment? Ndambi Guebuza denies involvement in “hidden debts” case

“Hidden debts” case should call more witnesses, says Nhangumele; Mozambican and Rwandan forces capture insurgent base

Privinvest sent $50m to set up ship repair company, not pay bribes, court hears; Police arrest, then release, two Rwandan refugees in Maputo

Mozambique letting Rwanda tell a ‘one-sided’ story in Cabo Delgado; SISE ignored warnings over Ematum feasibility, court told

Chang extradition to face appeal in South Africa; Workers imprisoned at cement factory for over a year

'Hidden debts’ trial underway in Maputo; South Africa confirms Manuel Chang extradition

Chang to be extradited to Mozambique; Mozambican and Rwandan forces take Mbau

'Hidden debts' trial begins on Monday; Mozambique could join Kimberley Process in November

Defence minister hints SADC deployment could be extended; Government criticised for secrecy in oil prospecting

Nyusi supporters start campaign for third term; Military forces divide up tasks in Cabo Delgado

Mozambican and allies’ troops continue advance in northern Cabo Delgado; Renamo leader to meet ambassadors over ex-guerrillas’ pay dispute

Third wave of covid-19 'not over yet'; Government preparing for refugees to return to insurgent-occupied areas

Mocímboa da Praia 'totally destroyed and not yet safe'; Nyusi to address nation on covid pandemic

Troops in Macomia for next stage of Cabo Delgado offensive; Police arrest 10 over Quelimane bank robbery

Vale accused of abandoning sick coal mine workers; Insurgents attack villages following quick retreat from Mocímboa da Praia

Maintaining territory is the next challenge, says Nyusi; Attempted kidnap foiled in central Maputo

Rwandan troops help Mozambique retake Mocímboa da Praia; Third wave of covid-19 could peak within three weeks

Standard Bank blames Bank of Mozambique for April exchange rate turbulence; Cabo Delgado districts show signs of calm as foreign troops reinforce presence

Hidden debts prime suspect calls Nyusi to testify in Maputo court case; Dialogue may be necessary to end Cabo Delgado crisis, says Chissano

Mozambique and Rwanda ready to take back Mocímboa da Praia “at any time”; Zimbabwe bans chrome ore exports

Parliamentary commission approves foreign troops in Cabo Delgado; Work on TotalEnergies’ gas project could restart next year, says Saipem

Terrorists are now being “beaten”, says defence minister; Military Junta leader says he wants peace talks

Trucker transactions see DP World strengthen grip on Mozambique hinterland logistics; Rwanda claims 14 insurgents killed in Cabo Delgado

South Africa approves sending troops to Mozambique; 2,460 new cases of covid-19 yesterday

China delivers 1m vaccines to Mozambique; Angola approves sending 20 soldiers to Cabo Delgado

Mozambican economists count cost of Standard Bank forex suspension; Rwandan forces in action against Cabo Delgado insurgents

Botswana deployment gets SADC mission underway; Standard Bank can convert foreign currency for clients

Corruption conviction upheld for ex-agricultural fund boss; Cheetahs introduced to Marromeu reserve

Central bank holds interest rate, despite inflation fears; Will LNG change Tanzania's approach to security in Mozambique?

Mozambique’s ‘hidden debts’ hearings to start next month; London 'super-trial' to wait till 2023

Nyusi was ‘prime mover’ in fishing and defence contracts, Privinvest tells court; DAG's internal investigation into human rights allegations

Mozambique records over 2,000 covid-19 cases in a day; Still no SADC force in Cabo Delgado

Schooling suspended again under new covid-19 restrictions; People in Palma villages given until Monday to leave

Use of false data crippled agricultural production in Mozambique, experts say; Risk of health system collapse forces Nyusi to bring forward update on covid measures

Standard Bank promises “continuity” despite suspension; Covid-19 deaths pass 1,000 in Mozambique

Standard Bank punished for alleged market manipulation; Disagreement may hold up sending of regional military force to Cabo Delgado

EU ministers approve training mission to Mozambique; Covid-19 records broken as third wave accelerates

Rwanda announces immediate deployment to Cabo Delgado, SADC to join next week; Inquiry into sexual abuse of prisoners did not follow all the evidence, say activists

No sexual exploitation ring at women’s prison, inquiry says; Is Tanzania’s LNG project a threat to Mozambique’s gas export ambitions?

Mozambique breaks record for daily covid-19 cases; Cabo Delgado faces “famine emergency”

Privinvest’s $1m Nyusi ‘contribution’ paid through scrap metal trader; Covid-19 third-wave peak could be in September

Over 30 dead and dozens injured in bus crash; Zimbabwe’s 5 Brigade ready to be deployed to Mozambique

Over 100 refugees rescued from Afungi peninsula, army claims; Standard Bank forex bar roils Mozambique money market

European Union draws up plans for military support to Mozambique; Customers unable to access funds after Standard Bank blocked from forex market

Aid to Cabo Delgado refugees is being embezzled, says bishop; Baobab Resources scales back $1bn Mozambique steel plant plans

SADC approves $12m budget for military force in Cabo Delgado; Italy calls for anti-Islamic State task force for Africa

Rwanda plans military deployment to Cabo Delgado; Central bank charges Standard Bank with market manipulation

Regional leaders agree to send troops to Mozambique; Standard Bank barred from Mozambique’s foreign exchange market

Investigation launched to trace delta covid-19 variant in Tete; Latest Cabo Ligado weekly report

Delta covid-19 variant detected in Tete; Mphanda Nkuwa majority stake to be offered to private investors

Total says all major gas project contracts now disrupted by insecurity; Road builders accused of raping girls

Deadline day for Vodacom and Tmcel to reach agreement over debt; Family of Indian kidnapped by insurgents seek help

Cabo Ligado Analysis: Rwanda enters the scene; Local firms count over $60m of losses from suspended gas project

Human rights group urges Mozambique to produce disappeared journalist; Regulator tells Tmcel to present debt repayment plan by Friday

Inmates at Maputo women’s prison sold for sex by prison guards; Gas developer demands “social cohesion” before investing in Cabo Delgado

Testimonies of Palma survivors praise DAG, damn government inaction; Defence ministry denies using landmines

Tanzania unimpressed by Mozambique’s inaction on insurgency; 'Sustenta’ agriculture programme money being used to buy political loyalty

Former Maputo mayor convicted on corruption charges; Refugees expelled from Tanzania finally get food aid

Vale to repay $2.5bn Nacala railway debt; Constitution should be changed to give Nyusi a third term, say Frelimo activists

Cabo Delgado businesses face bankruptcy after attacks; Will UKEF’s $1bn financing for Mozambique LNG be withdrawn?

Heavy fighting reporting in Cabo Delgado’s Macomia district; New survey shows agricultural production far smaller than thought

Cabo Delgado refugees still live in fear of police and military; Nyusi appoints new secretaries of state

Missing Rwandan journalist “handed over to embassy”; Late vaccine delivery could hold up vaccination programme

Police instructors in sexual abuse scandal moved, not fired; Mozambique asked to investigate Rwandan journalist’s disappearance

Cabo Delgado refugees face food aid shortage in August; Mozambique’s difficult decade provides lessons for the future

Rwandan dissident journalist disappears in Mozambique; Inquiry announced after air force plane hits school

No decision yet on regional military intervention in Cabo Delgado; Hidden debts wrecked the economy and pushed 2m into poverty

Nyusi relaxes covid-19 preventive measures; Refugees forced to bribe military to escape Cabo Delgado town

Postal services to be privatised by year-end; DAG still working with Mozambique police force

New counter-terror units winning against insurgents, say reports; More unclaimed corpses buried in mass graves in Maputo and Matola

Nyusi could face legal action over payments from hidden debts company; Mozambican forces retake town near Mocímboa da Praia

Frelimo holds long-delayed Central Committee meeting ahead of hidden debt trial; African leaders to discuss military intervention in Mozambique this month

Bank of Mozambique keeps tight monetary conditions despite risks to growth; Saudi Arabia to provide support against insurgency, says MBS

Military help on the agenda as Nyusi meets European leaders; Opposition parties must reform or die, report warns

We’ll be back, Total promises after chief executive meets Nyusi; Cabo Ligado new monthly report

Delay to gas projects increases risk of government default – report; Parliament postpones debate on media law

Total appoints new chief executive for Mozambique; Amnesty accuses DAG of racial discrimination in Palma rescues

Police shot two during protests at Vale mine, say activists; Luísa Diogo said to be preparing presidential campaign

Parliament postpones discussing benefits plans after protests; Jailed ex-minister Helena Taipo released on bail

Protests in Maputo over parliament pay; Visa transactions highlight suspicion over central bank’s exchange rate

SADC heads of state meet in Zambia; Thousands risk their lives fleeing Palma for Tanzania or Pemba

Insurgents catch refugees trying to escape Palma by boat; EU closer to sending military training mission to Mozambique

Frelimo Central Committee to meet this month; Bank teller blamed for revealing “security” fund was in defence minister’s name

Aid agencies still short of funds for Cabo Delgado; Kidnapping is harming the economy, Nyusi admits

Covid-19 figures continue falling; Public transport strike paralyses Maputo region

Total clarifies force majeure, says LNG delayed at least a year; Insurgents not benefiting from illegal economy, as networks shift to safer routes

Mozambique goes to UK’s Supreme Court over 'hidden debts' shipbuilder; Total’s gas project to be delayed by “at least a year”

Insurgents clearing Palma to take control like Mocímboa da Praia; Hidden debts case handed over to junior judge for trial

SADC meeting postponed; Lloyd’s adds Cabo Delgado coast to high risk list; Latest Cabo Ligado

SADC mulls 3,000-strong military deployment to Cabo Delgado; Official corruption holding up food handouts in Palma

Total calls force majeure as “nuclear option” on Mozambique LNG project; Nyusi relaxes covid-19 preventive measures

Total “unlikely to restart work on gas project before next year”; Judicial review of UK’s $1bn loan to gas project expected this year

Prime minister admits foreign “military support” in Cabo Delgado; Ex-hostage tells of escape from Palma terrorists

Thousands desperate for aid on Afungi as government forces maintain climate of fear in Palma; Foreign troops won’t end the war in Cabo Delgado, says Frelimo official

Over 11,000 stuck near Palma need urgent help; Five chosen to bid for solar project

Everyone wants to leave Palma, but escape routes limited; Three killed by “stray” police bullets in Zambézia riot

Almost 200,000 jobs lost due to Cabo Delgado insurgency; Chinese company’s destruction of dunes in Gaza is “criminal,” say NGOs

Vaccination moves into second phase; Insurgents took $1m in cash from Palma banks - report

Contractors fear at least a year till work resumes at Mozambique LNG; Former bishop of Pemba says he had death threats from government

Insurgents recruiting child soldiers and trafficking women - report; Tanzania to revive $30bn gas project

Police station attacked in Tete province; Woman shot as man kidnapped in Maputo

Regional leaders move closer to military intervention in Mozambique; Number of refugees from Palma rises to 12,800

SADC in Maputo to discuss Cabo Delgado response; Mozambique wants to ‘control access to information’ with new media laws

Curfew to start at 10pm in all provincial capitals; Around 30,000 refugees still around Palma town

Palma fully recaptured, says provincial governor; Regional meeting to discuss terrorism in Mozambique

Total withdraws completely from Afungi, leaving LNG site in government hands; Mozambique records no covid-19 deaths on Thursday

Nyusi plays down terrorist attack on Palma; Government insists on directly managing media regulator

‘Friendly fire’ from Mozambican military helicopter kills six fleeing Palma; Renamo demobilisation “complete” in Manica

Cabo Delgado insurgents kill again in attack on coastal Macomia; Government said to control half of Palma, but hardest task remains

Refugees from Palma start arriving in Pemba; South Africa considers sending in special forces

Attack on Palma stretches into second day; Renamo wants parliamentary debate on curfew

Terrorists attack town near gas projects; Don’t hold journalists responsible for safeguarding 'state secrets', says Misa

Palma attacked, as Total prepares to restart work; Coral FLNG could leave ENH with $700m in unpaid debt, World Bank warns

DAG mercenaries to leave Cabo Delgado in April as Mozambique’s military takes over; Parliament urged to separate media regulator from government

Years of delay likely for ExxonMobil's Rovuma gas project; Simango's death leaves MDM and Mozambican democracy with uncertain future

Five days' mourning for Tanzania president; ExxonMobil or Total could take over the other’s gas development

Marines training “could lead to more US activity in Mozambique”; Tanzanian president dies

Police chief announces new command area to protect gas projects; Bank of Mozambique holds interest rates

Renamo calls for reconciliation commission; Standard Bank warns of ‘stagflation’ ahead of possible rate rise tomorrow

Nysui appoints armed forces commanders; Over 1,000 companies close due to covid-19, says trade body

‘Hidden debts’ releases could point to charges eventually being dropped, FMO warns; Frelimo and Renamo agree to regular dialogue

US designates Cabo Delgado insurgents as terrorists; Supreme Court approves bail for some ‘hidden debts’ defendants

Government forces struggle to contain insurgents in Nangade; Northern development agency doing nothing, say NGOs and businesses

Health minister gets Mozambique's first covid-19 vaccine; Families forced to eat grass as famine strikes Nampula

Covax vaccines arrive; General denies war crimes in fight against terrorists

Vaccination plan published, as Nyusi reopens schools; Insurgents threaten Nangade sede

Nyusi to address the nation again, as experts warn of covid 'third wave'

Mozambique to drop Privinvest bribery claim in London court; Defence forces kill six insurgents in Nangade

Insurgents, government, and DAG all guilty of war crimes in Cabo Delgado, says Amnesty; Renamo Military Junta loses another high-profile figure

First covid-19 vaccination expected within a week, says health minister; Prime rate rise is central bank’s biggest ever

Vaccines arrive in Mozambique as country prepares to vaccinate 20% of population by year end

Will the French or US military move to protect the LNG projects in Cabo Delgado?; José Domingos becomes temporary leader of the MDM

Mozambique receiving covid-19 vaccine from China today; Over a million people dependent on aid in Cabo Delgado

Tributes to MDM leader and Beira mayor Daviz Simango; Total acquires part of BP’s business in Mozambique

MDM leader and Beira mayor Daviz Simango dies; Sasol gives go-ahead for $760m Inhambane gas development

Cyclone Guambe to hit southern Mozambique; Ex-minister and suspended prosecutor linked to wood smuggling

Editor of Zitamar News expelled from Mozambique; Health system close to collapse in Beira, warns health chief

Nyusi pardons men who insulted him on social media; Portugal may send about 60 special forces trainers to Mozambique

Five girls arrive in Macomia after being freed by insurgents; South Africa and Mozambique create joint force to stop illegal immigration

Deputy head of Renamo Military Junta surrenders; Daviz Simango taken to South Africa with covid-19-related illness

Bishop of Pemba removed; Mozambican NGOs say proposed media law would restrict press freedom

Mozambique to test TB vaccine for fighting covid-19; NGO predicts smaller economic recovery than government forecast

Central bank stance to hit growth but support metical; Covid-19 cases surge among medical staff

Mozambique concerned after South Africa delays vaccine programme; Olam announces closure of cashew processing plants

General Mussa, head of the military, has died; Mozambique “will need to rewrite constitution to set up SWF”

Maputo placed under curfew in new covid-19 measures; Frelimo could cancel Central Committee meeting again

Nyusi to address the nation at 7pm; Military escort brings food supplies to desperate Palma

More covid-19 deaths in January than the whole of 2020 — as South Africa's MTN donates vaccines to Mozambique

Nyusi took payments and authorised hidden debts, says shipbuilder; Thousands of refugees return home in Cabo Delgado

Total denies moving operations out of Mozambique; Cabo Delgado terrorists 'in disorder and retreat'

South African covid variant in Mozambique since November; Government forces gaining control in north of Cabo Delgado, says police chief

Second wave of covid-19 could peak in February; Total 'eyes Mayotte as possible base for Mozambique LNG'

First batch of covid-19 vaccines to arrive in Mozambique between February and March

Four killed, but risk of flooding from Cyclone Eloise now receding; Google internet balloon project cancelled

Two killed after illegal mine collapse; Vale hires banks to seek Indian or Chinese buyer for Mozambique coal project

Vale and Mitsui to quit Mozambique coal; Beira braces for cyclone Eloise

Health workers and elderly first in line for covid-19 vaccine; Nyusi meets with Total chief executive

Coronavirus growth ‘almost exponential’ as more hospital beds are prepared; Total CEO meets Mozambican president over escalating terrorists attacks

New records for covid-19 infections and deaths; Bishop Matsinhe takes the reins of Mozambique’s electoral commission

Nyusi appoints new head of armed forces; New covid-19 restrictions yet to be published

New restrictions as new covid-19 wave threatens health system; France prepared to offer military training

Nyusi to address nation on covid this evening; Lorry drivers exempted from covid-19 testing

South Africa closes land borders; LAM ends Lisbon flights

President Filipe Nyusi meets Tanzania's president Magufuli; Covid-19 situation worsens in Mozambique

Insurgents kill four on Quirimba island; Water crisis in Nampula as rains failed in December

WFP running out of money to feed Cabo Delgado refugees; Maputo facing water shortage

INS to buy equipment to detect new covid-19 strains; Nightmare at Ressano Garcia border

Covid-19 vaccinations could start in late June; Coral South drilling to resume this month

Total suspends construction at Mozambique LNG as fighting reaches project perimeter; Turkey spied on regime opponents in Mozambique