Portuguese parliamentary parties are criticizing Portugal's participation in the official ceremonies for the swearing in of Daniel Chapo as the 5th President of the Republic of Mozambique tomorrow. Following the approval of a recommendation by the Portuguese parliament for the country not to take part in the ceremony in Mozambique, Portugal decided to send the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Paulo...
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Mozambique elections: Edson Cortez warns Portugal, the EU and the US that "they are keeping gangsters in government"
The director of the Center for Public Integrity (CIP), Edson Cortez, says that "there are a number of tax payers in these partner countries, the European Union, Portugal and the United States, who pay taxes to enrich a corrupt elite and cannot expect that an individual who comes to power undeservedly, through fraud, will then...
Portugal ready to work with new Mozambican government and regrets episodes of violence
The Portuguese government is ready to work with the new Mozambican president and government to strengthen strategic ties between the two countries, in continuity with the historic bonds of friendship between the two peoples. In a statement released yesterday (23), shortly after the results were announced, Portugal began by saying that it has...
Portugal wants to "mediate" dialog between political forces in Mozambique
Mozambique is going through a tense post-election period following the announcement of the centralized results by the National Electoral Commission (CNE) on 24 October. In fact, beforehand there were demonstrations against the partial results announced by the district and provincial commissions. After the announcement by the CNE, the demonstrations intensified. The allegations are that the results are fraudulent,...
Murder of immigrant by police leaves Lisbon in a state of "war" with the right to a "Molotov cocktail"
A Public Security Police officer in Lisbon, Portugal, shot dead a Cape Verdean immigrant, identified as Odair Moniz, 43, in the Cova da Moura neighborhood of Amadora in the early hours of Monday morning. The official version, according to the Portuguese media, indicated that Moniz wielded a melee weapon against the PSP patrol....
Cabo Delgado: After all, Mozambicans convicted of financing terrorists used Portuguese accounts to launder capital
The first two nationals sentenced by the Cabo Delgado Provincial Court to 28 and 30 years for terrorist financing crimes used Portuguese bank accounts to launder money. This is the finding of the Portuguese Judicial Police, which is already investigating the case. According to a report in the Portuguese newspaper "Expresso", the National...
Isabel dos Santos no longer owns a bank in Portugal
Angolan businesswoman Isabel dos Santos is no longer a shareholder in a bank in Portugal. The sale of her shareholding in EuroBic to Abanca took place yesterday, Thursday (11), more than four years after the Bank of Portugal decided to sell it. According to a report in the Portuguese newspaper Expresso, the bank will act...
Frelimo: Daniel Chapo visits Portugal to strengthen relations with PS and PSD
Frelimo's interim secretary-general and presidential candidate, Daniel Chapo, will be visiting the Portuguese Republic from Friday, June 28, until June 30. This visit comes after Chapo was presented in the country's ten provinces and toured some countries in the southern region. According to a...
Rapper Azagaia gets another tribute in Lisbon
Mozambican rapper Azagaia will be honored for the second time in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon. The event will take place tomorrow, Friday (28), at Casa Independente, in Lisbon. According to a publication on the Casa Independente website, the organizer of the event, the tribute to the Mozambican singer aims to immortalize his fight against injustice...
Portugal authorizes export of goods from Maputo to Lisbon
Portugal's Tax Authority has authorized the transport of cargo between Mozambique and Portugal, via the cargo flight of Mozambique Airlines. In fact, the cooperation measure already existed, but it was unilaterally benefiting Portugal. Only flights operated from Lisbon to Maputo could carry cargo, according to information shared by LAM...