Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Mozambique will create and propose a law regulating non-profit organizations in the country. The proposal will follow a nationwide public consultation. The idea was presented today, and the NGOs are demanding the revision of the law regulating non-profit organizations approved by the...
Author: Leonor Manjate (Leonor Manjate)
"The dog started sniffing and led us to where the bodies were"
The population of Pulo, a community 20 kilometers from Pemba Bay in Cabo Delgado, is fleeing to Metuge after finding the bodies of two residents with signs of murder with violence. "We are leaving, I am getting ready to also leave" towards the district headquarters of Metuge, mentioned...
PepsiCo shuts down Pepsi and 7Up production
The American company PespiCo has shut down production of three soft drink brands, namely Pespi, 7Up and Mountain Dew. Almost six months ago the firm warned that it would abandon its productions in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. According to Reuters, Pepsi's last productions in Moscow date from July to 17...
Nigeria makes largest ever drug seizure
Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency seized 1.8 tons of cocaine at a warehouse in Lagos on Sunday. This is the largest drug seizure in the country and is valued at $278 million. The seizure happened in the Ikorodu area of Lagos as the cartel was preparing the...
Terrorism: Ireland provides over 16 million to support displaced people in Niassa
The Government of Ireland has already provided, since last year, about 16.700 thousand meticals for humanitarian assistance to the displaced victims of terrorism in Cabo Delgado province, and, according to the local government, the population is receiving the necessary care. In addition to food assistance to the displaced the money is being used for the acquisition...
"Nampula is at risk of humanitarian crisis," archbishop warns
The Archbishop of Nampula and president of the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique warned today of the risks of a humanitarian crisis with new waves of displaced persons, due to rebel attacks in the far north of that province which borders Cabo Delgado. "It is a worsening of the crisis that was already being experienced because of the war in Cabo...
Penitentiaries house more than 15 thousand prisoners above the installed capacity
The Mozambican penitentiaries house more than 15 thousand prisoners above the installed capacity according to the Minister of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs, Helena Kida, who recognizes the gravity of the situation. "At this moment, there are about 23 thousand prisoners throughout the country, and the capacity that we have is about 8 thousand, so we are...
Sino-Lusophone cooperation on the table at the Investment and Infrastructure Forum
A forum on investment and infrastructure construction, taking place this month in Macau, will have a side event dedicated to cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries. The 13th International Forum on Investment and Infrastructure Construction (IIICF) will take place on 28 and 29 September, the Institute of Investment and...
Cabo Delgado: South African PR asks US counterpart for support in fighting terrorism
The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, said that the United States of America (USA) should help eradicate terrorism in the province of Cabo Delgado, in Mozambique, and asked his US counterpart, Joe Biden, for support. The meeting between the leaders took place, , on Friday (16,) at the White House, and Ramaphosa has already...
Juvenal Bucuane's new book on its way to the shelves
The Mozambican writer Juvenal Bucuane will launch the book "Masingita ou a Subtileza do Incesto" at 5:30 pm next Wednesday, in Maputo, at Centro Camões - Centro Cultural Português. The book results from an article published in June 2020 in a newspaper in the square with the following content: "Woman who got pregnant by her own...