Last Thursday (19), the United States raised its travel alert level for Mozambique, saying that protests could quickly turn violent. Mozambique is bracing itself for a potential escalation of protests following the announcement that the Constitutional Council (CC) will reveal its decision on the results of the elections next Monday (23)....
Former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang opted for "absolute silence" yesterday, Tuesday (06), during the testimony session of his trial in a New York court, in the United States of America (USA). Accused by US prosecutors of having received 7 million dollars, equivalent to 442.4 million meticais in bribes, in a "corrupt" plan...
The United States and Mozambique yesterday marked four decades of impactful collaboration through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) at a celebration in downtown Maputo. Ambassador Peter H. Vrooman and USAID Mission Director Helen Pataki hosted the event with the participation of the Minister of Health, Armindo Daniel...
The US government has announced that it has 100 million dollars available for coastal protection in the provinces of Nampula in the north, Zambézia and Sofala in central Mozambique. The amount was made available under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact for climate resilience. For the Mozambican Minister of Economy and Finance, Max...
Israel launched an attack on Iran, the US press reported on Thursday evening (16), citing a US official. According to The New York Times, Israeli authorities confirmed the attack on condition of anonymity. Explosions were heard near a military base. This attack comes in retaliation after...
On Thursday (28), Mozambican Júlia Wachave received the US Embassy's 2024 Woman of Courage Award for the work she has been doing to protect and advocate for the rights of women and girls in Cabo Delgado. As leader of the Association for the Protection of Women and Girls, "Júlia Wachave was at the...
The government of the United States of America (USA) intends to make 22 million dollars available this year in new funds to support stabilization efforts in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique. According to a statement released by the US Embassy in Maputo on the conclusion of the visit to Mozambique by the Assistant Secretary of...
The US government has invested around 164,000 dollars in the rehabilitation of the Liberdade Health Center, in the city of Matola, which was inaugurated yesterday. A note from the US Embassy says that the Center "will improve access to health care for 65,000 people". It "will accelerate efforts to respond to epidemics...
Yesterday, China announced restrictive measures against five US defense companies in response to Washington's arms sales to Taipei and US sanctions on Chinese companies and individuals. These are BAE Systems Land and Armament, Alliant Techsystems Operation, AeroVironment, ViaSat and Data Link Solutions. According to...
The deputy assistant secretary of the Office of African Affairs of the United States Department of State (USA), Joy Basu, will visit Angola next week with a view to strengthening the economic partnership with the Angolan government. The US official, who has been taking part since yesterday in the 20th edition of the AGOA (African Growth and Opportunity Act) trade forum in...