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A new report identifying major obstacles to trade and investment in Mozambique was launched by the British High Commission in Maputo in collaboration with the Mozambican Ministry of Planning and Development and private sector partners. The UK-funded study outlines ten significant regulatory and...

President Umaro Sissoco Embaló is seeking re-election in Guinea-Bissau, facing eleven challengers in a politically unstable nation. His primary opponent is Fernando Dias, who gained significant standing after receiving the endorsement of former Prime Minister Domingos Simões Pereira. The PAIGC...

Madagascar's interim president, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, has presented a large gemstone discovered within the presidential palace. The 300-kilogram boulder, described as an emerald in its natural matrix, was displayed at the Ambohitsorohitra State Palace. Officials stated the stone...

An audit by Mozambique’s Administrative Tribunal has identified significant discrepancies in the government's 2024 financial accounts, undermining their credibility. The tribunal reported that the accounts were prepared outside the official electronic finance system, compromising data integrity...

The Mozambican government aims to develop a domestic defense industry through knowledge transfer from Türkiye, according to the country's National Defense Minister, Cristóvão Chume. He explained that this investment would extend beyond military products to provide solutions for medicine, general...

A criminal complaint filed against TotalEnergies accuses the company of complicity in war crimes, linked to its natural gas project in Mozambique. The complaint, citing a Politico report, alleges the energy giant financially supported a Mozambican army unit that detained, tortured, and killed...

According to a report from Amnesty International, Kenyan authorities employed a network of paid trolls to threaten and intimidate young anti-government protesters. The human rights organization stated that government agencies used surveillance and disinformation to target the organizers of mass...

Despite a surge in international bond sales from Africa, reaching approximately 18 billion dollars this year, nations on the continent continue to face the world's highest borrowing costs. Daniel Lebetkin of Citigroup, who helped steer these sales, acknowledged a persistent structural difference...

Frequent power outages are severely disrupting a banana production and processing unit operated by The African Food Company in Guijá. Company managers reported approximately twenty daily power cuts, which hinder the operation of irrigation systems and processing equipment. The concerns were...

President Daniel Chapo has challenged Eduardo Mondlane University to align its educational output with the practical needs of the nation and the modern labor market. Addressing a graduation ceremony, he stated that a university degree no longer automatically secures employment. He emphasized...

The Mozambican government stated it requires very concrete data before taking a position on a criminal complaint filed against TotalEnergies in France. A spokesperson for the Council of Ministers, Inocêncio Impissa, explained that the government considers this a sovereign matter and will monitor...

A fire, ignited by a short circuit, partially destroyed a male dormitory at the Escola de Professores do Futuro in Nametil, Mozambique. The incident displaced 25 third-year teacher trainees during their final examination period, though no injuries were reported. The director of the institution...

Armed assailants abducted at least sixty-two individuals, including a pastor and several children, from a church service in Nigeria's Kaduna state. The hostages were forcibly marched to a forest hideout and held for nearly a month while their families sold possessions to pay a ransom. Freed...

Approximately one thousand doses of Gilead Sciences' HIV prevention drug, lenacapavir, were delivered to Zambia and Eswatini. This delivery initiates a United States program to supply the long-acting drug to regions with high HIV prevalence. A senior State Department official, Jeremy Lewin...

Mozambican Justice Minister Mateus Saize has urged coordinated, evidence-based actions to address Africa's escalating drug crisis. Speaking at a Continental Technical Consultation Meeting in Maputo, he reported that substances like cocaine and heroin, once primarily in transit, are now...

Mozambique has approved a National Climate Finance Strategy requiring an estimated 341.9 billion dollars to implement its goals through 2034. The strategy aims to mobilize national and international resources, emphasizing partnerships with the private sector and the use of innovative financial...

The newly established Mozambique-Türkiye Defence Industry Forum represents a strategic platform intended to strengthen both nations' defence and security forces. Mozambique's Minister Chume stated that the forum addresses global and regional demands by fostering solid, mutually beneficial...

Three police officers and two accomplices in Bulawayo have been charged with possessing approximately 11 kilograms of marijuana, valued at 1,100 dollars. Frank Taona Shumba, Mgcini Mpofu, and Njabulo Sibanda, all officers, appeared in court with Nomsa Magutshwa and Mgadi Dhlamini. They were...

Church leaders across the nation are mourning the death of Archbishop Paul Mwazha, the founder of the African Apostolic Church, who passed away at the age of 107. Known widely as Mutumwa Mwazha, he was celebrated as a pivotal and influential evangelist throughout Africa. Fellow clergy members...

Armed robbers besieged the home of a primary school headmaster in Rusape, making off with a vehicle, motorcycles, and other valuables. Benedict Dadaya, the head of Mabvazuwa Primary School, was attacked by eight assailants armed with machetes and knives. The assailants subdued Dadaya by tying...