The CEO of French oil company Total, Patrick Pouyanné, is going against the grain of fossil exploration and says he intends to discover new oil fields. During a general meeting of the company's shareholders, he said that the idea is not to stop oil exploration, "but to know when the demand for oil will reduce...
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President of the Republic reappoints Adelino Muchanga to another term on the Supreme Court
The Mozambican head of state, Filipe Nyusi, has decided to reappoint Adelino Muchanga as president of the Supreme Court. A press release from the Presidency states that Filipe Nyusi made the decision using the powers conferred on him by the Constitution. Muchanga's reappointment comes as the legally established term of his office has...
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Filipe Nyusi: "No more speculation, including that of a third term"
The President of Frelimo, Filipe Nyusi, said on Sunday at the party's school in the city of Matola, Maputo province, that the election of his successor marks the end of speculation surrounding the continuity of his leadership. "The soap opera of speculation is over, including the speculation of a third term. They were speculating out of fear. Frelimo respects the laws....
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Venâncio Mondlane removed from Maputo Municipal Assembly
The former speaker of the Renamo caucus in the Assembly of the Republic, Venâncio Mondlane, has lost his mandate as a member of the Maputo Municipal Assembly for not attending the investiture ceremony at any session and not justifying his absences. The decision is based on Article 66(7) of Law 12/2023, of August 25, which...
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Portugal says it will propose changing the EU mandate in Cabo Delgado
Portugal will propose in Brussels a "change to the mandate" of the European Union (EU) training for the Mozambican Armed Forces, in view of the withdrawal of the international mission to fight terrorism in Cabo Delgado, announced the Portuguese Foreign Minister, quoted by the newspaper Notícias. "With the experience we've gained and also with the change of...
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Filipe Nyusi can now wake up to a nightmare. There will be no third term!
The end of Filipe Nyusi's term in office is almost a certainty. After nine years in power, the President of the Republic may see his dream of being re-elected for a third term turn into a nightmare. Last week, the spokesperson for the Frelimo party, Ludmila Magune, said that there would be no third term....
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Paulo Vahanle asks not to be "hunted down" by the courts after his mandate
The mayor of Nampula, Paulo Vahanle, guaranteed yesterday that the process of handing over power scheduled for today, Wednesday, in the town hall, will be peaceful. Even so, the mayor asked that he not be persecuted by the courts after his mandate. Speaking at a press conference at the mayor's residence, Vahanle said that he was guided...
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"End of Ossufo Momade's term should not be a cause for concern for Renamo members"
Renamo spokesman José Manteigas says that the end of Ossufo Momade's mandate on January 17 should not be a cause for concern among party members. To this end, the source assured that the party rejects any pressure for its organs to meet urgently. According to the spokesman for that political formation,...
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Nyusi congratulates Zimbabwean president-elect for second term
On Tuesday, the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, sent a message of congratulations to the President-elect of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, for a second term as President of the Republic. In the message, the Head of State said that he had followed with great interest the harmonized elections that were held in the sister Republic of Zimbabwe, the...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping begins 3rd term in challenging economic period
Chinese President Xi Jinping today secured an unprecedented third five-year term in office without a single vote against him, at a time when the country is facing several economic challenges and growing rivalry with the United States. The renomination, unanimously approved by the more than 2,900 delegates of the National People's Assembly (NPA), the highest legislative body in the...