The province of Niassa, in northern Mozambique, will benefit from an investment of US$7.3 million (461.3 million meticais) over the next four years to improve land administration and natural resource management in three districts and three municipalities in the province. The initiative is part of the LAGO Project – Governance...
The Mozambican government launched this Monday (06), in Maputo, the process of revising the Environment Policy and Law, a document that will help to respond to various challenges posed by population migration from rural to urban areas, among others. Speaking at the launch, Prime Minister Benvinda Levi said that the challenges include the expansion and...
The Portuguese Bar Association says there is no justification for the country still being among the poorest in the world, despite its abundance of natural resources. According to the President of the Portuguese Bar Association, Carlos Martins, development is a citizen's right and it is being violated. Quoted in a...
The first vice-president of the Assembly of the Republic (AR), Hélder Injojo, says that the key to development in the countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is to invest in technical and scientific knowledge, in order to explore and take advantage of existing natural resources. Quoted in a "Notícias" publication, Injojo argues that the countries of the region should...
The presidential candidate of the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM), Lutero Simango, promised to turn the natural resources of Manica province into job opportunities. Alternating between marches, interpersonal contact and rallies, Simango put youth at the center of his promises because he believes it needs special attention. "I want to bring about change, create opportunities for young people to...
Mozambique is a rich country with a vast expanse of land. It has diverse natural resources from Rovuma to Maputo and from Zumbo to the Indian Ocean. Liquefied natural gas alone, the export of which begins in November 2022, has a gigantic wealth, with more than 120 billion cubic feet hidden in the province of...
Prime Minister Adriano Maleiane yesterday defended the design of a diversified plan for balancing national production, which is not solely dependent on the emerging extractive industry. Maleiane was speaking at the launch, in Maputo, of the book "Extractive Industry in Africa - Blessing or Curse", by academic António Niquice, which took place yesterday. In statements produced...
The Prime Minister, Adriano Maleiane, said on Wednesday that Mozambican citizens are impatient with the expectation of benefiting from natural resources and for this reason they feel that "the government is eating itself". "Almost all of us suffer from what I call a high rate of impatience.... and are beginning to say that the government is...
The Minister of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources has called on the Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM) to commit to joint efforts to ensure the sustainable management and use of natural resources and the Miombo forest, which covers two thirds of Mozambique's surface. Mesquita made the invitation during the opening of the 11th Meeting of the...
Natural resource exploitation projects have contributed to social inequalities and inequalities of treatment between community members in Cabo Delgado province in recent years. This is the conclusion of the Institute for Economic and Social Development (IDES), which carried out a study in the northernmost province of Mozambique. Entitled "The...