The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, today sent a message of congratulation to the French President, Emmanuel Macron, on his re-election, and expressed Mozambique's willingness to strengthen bilateral relations between the two states. "I take this opportunity to once again reiterate my availability and commitment to continue with the bilateral work in...
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New regenerative therapy can reverse hearing loss
A treatment for the recovery of hearing loss is being developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States of America (USA). A new method of regenerative therapy stimulates the growth of hair cells inside the cochlea and has already shown promising results in the early stages of testing...
War: Mozambique's abstention is a constitutional strategy. "It is written..."
Mozambique's abstention in the United Nations regarding the Russian-Ukrainian conflict follows a constitutional principle, according to the former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation between 1994 and 2005, Leonardo Simão. "It is written in the Constitution: Mozambique gives primacy to negotiated solutions to conflict. So Mozambique's position is an obedience to the Constitution," he said...
Companies in the struggle to build the Mphanda Nkuwa dam
The Mphanda Nkuwa Hydropower Project Implementation Office revealed last week that eight international consortiums have submitted their bids to grab the government's plan to build the dam, in Tete province. These are Power China and Longyuan Power (Chinese), Sumitomo and Kansai (Japan), Scatec (Norway), EDF (France) and two...
ADB warns Africa of an impending global food crisis
The African continent must prepare for an impending global crisis, African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina warned last Friday. Adesina warned that to avoid a food crisis, Africa must rapidly expand its food production. "The AfDB is already working to mitigate the effects...
Macron reelected President of France with over 58% of the vote
France's outgoing president, Emmanuel Macron, was re-elected to the presidential post this Sunday by amassing 58.55% of the vote. Macron beat far-right candidate Marine Le Pen (41.45%) in the second round of the presidential election. For French analysts, Macron's victory was predictable, with projections indicating a win with 58.2%, and...
Public transportation becomes free of charge for young and old in Lisbon
The mayor of Lisbon, Carlos Moedas, announced this Thursday that the City Council unanimously approved free public transportation in the city for young and old. He said that the measure, for which some technological processes are underway, may come into force in June or July, for the elderly...
The South African 20 times richer than Mozambique. Could invest 39 times in the Rovuma gas
A man's wealth can be assessed in many ways, two of them being by the mountain of his bank account and the value of his properties. And in these things of assessing the significance, in real terms, of the true value of money, one loses sight of how much it could impact people's lives. Here you just...
Mozambican airports undergo a reclassification
The Council of Ministers approved on Tuesday the decree that classifies national airports in order to respond to traffic demand and ensure the management of national airspace. A Council of Ministers communiqué without details states that the measure aims to restructure these infrastructures in light of the International Civil Aviation Convention. O...
EDM to spend USD 35 million for electricity link with Malawi
Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) will start, on the Mozambican side, the construction of the electricity interconnection line with Malawi. The transmission line, estimated at US$ 35 million, will be 142 kilometers long with a capacity of 400 kilowatts, starting from the new Matambo Substation (Tete), which will be erected under the project...