The Integrated Development Agency of the North (ADIN), recently made official its offices in the city of Lichinga, Niassa province. With the officialization it is now present in the assistance to local authorities in the implementation of the activities plan. During the officialization, Armindo Ngunga, president of ADIN's Executive Committee, explained that the institution, which does not finance...
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Rains cause the destruction of more than 60 houses in Niassa
About 62 houses, mostly of precarious construction, were destroyed in the first two weeks of this month as a result of excessive rainfall in the district of Sanga, Niassa province. The situation has affected more than 350 people who are now in need of multiform support. According to the newspaper Notícias, during this period, the rain caused the fall...
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Aid not enough to rebuild houses destroyed by terrorists in Niassa
Most of the families who were housed in the accommodation center in Mecula due to the terrorist attacks are returning to their homes. According to DW, 300 families are still in the camp and another thousand have returned to their home areas after receiving security guarantees from the defense and security forces. For this,...
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Rain hampers traffic on Niassa roads
In Niassa, road users are called upon to guide a prudent driving to cope with the saturation of land and road cuts motivated by heavy rain. According to local authorities, inter-district road communication is made with difficulties at this time of year due to the degradation of the road platform in several...
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Government invests $315 million to electrify Mitande
In the path of the energy for all project, the government and partners invested 315 million dollars to electrify Mitande, Niassa province. With this amount a sub-section of the national grid with a capacity of 33 kilovolts was built, which will supply electricity to three thousand families. So far by...
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Irish Embassy guarantees aid to displaced people in Niassa
The Irish Ambassador to the Republic of Mozambique, Nuala Ó Brain, told the authorities of Niassa province that her country will continue to help in order to reduce the suffering of over 4 thousand people displaced due to terrorist attacks in that province. The assurance was given by the ambassador herself after a visit...
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ADIN and IBE ease the allocation of grants for higher education in the northern region
The memorandum of understanding signed recently between the Instituto de Bolsas de Estudos (IBE) and the Agência de Desenvolvimento Integrado do Norte (ADIN) is boosting the training process of young students from the districts of Cabo Delgado, Niassa and Nampula provinces. According to a source from IBE, with this initiative we intend to create conditions that make more flexible the...
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Paralysis of passenger train circulation worsens the cost of living in Niassa
The paralysis of passenger and cargo train circulation in the Lichinga-Cuamba and Cuamba-Entre-Lago branches is aggravating the cost of living of the population in Niassa. In both branches, the train has not circulated since the first week of December last year. According to Radio Mozambique, at this moment, for example, a 25 kilogram bag of rice costs...
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EDM and partners provide USD 36 million for Cuamba Solar Plant
Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) and partners Globeleq - Africa's leading independent power generation company - and Source Energia - Lusophone Africa's independent power project development company - have announced a $36 million agreement for the construction of the Solar Power Plant project...
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December 3, 2021December 3, 2021Agriculture, Featured, Interviews & Reports, Technology & Innovation
New technology increases the JFS Group's cotton production
The strong investment in new technologies at Sociedade Algodoeira do Niassa has boosted production levels. In the current season alone, production may triple, reaching "a historical level" of 17 thousand tons of cotton. About 17 thousand tons of cotton is how much Sociedade Algodoeira do Niassa expects to produce in the current season.