The legal secretary of the Angolan Students' Movement (MEA), António Cahebo, denounced the arrest of around 50 students who intended to march peacefully. Among those arrested is Joaquim Lutambi, the deputy leader of the MEA, and at least four journalists who intended to cover the event. However, they were later released. Despite the arrests in the early afternoon, a...
The Standing Committee of the Assembly of the Republic (CPAR), meeting today in Maputo for its Fourth Extraordinary Session, considered the Draft Program of Activities and Budget of the Assembly of the Republic (AR) for the year 2025. The Draft Program of Activities for 2025, according to the document, reflects the axes of the constitutional competences,...
The President of the Republic, Daniel Chapo, said today from the Vatican that Pope Francis "was a man of all religions" because he defended inter-religious coexistence. The head of state is attending the funeral of Pope Francis, accompanied by the First Lady, Gueta Chapo, and the Minister of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs, Mateus Saize. "No...
The Prime Minister, Maria Benvinda Levi, today launched Mozambique's commercial transactions under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in the city of Beira, Sofala. The ceremony symbolizes the effective implementation of the AfCFTA Agreement in Mozambique, which involves the operationalization of intra-African exports of goods and the engagement of...
Politician Venancio Mondlane blamed the Mozambican secret service (SISE) for revealing the identity of the perpetrators of the assassination attempt on political activist Joel Amaral, also known as "Mc Trufafá". "We hope this will happen, because in this country we have a tradition of many similar cases taking a long time not to be...
The Minister of Health repudiates the waves of strikes in the sector, which are seriously damaging the health of patients in health facilities. For Ussene Isse, the current situation in hospitals and other healthcare centers is a disaster. "It's not conceivable, it's not permissible for someone to have such a bad heart and...
The President of the Republic, Daniel Chapo, will attend the funeral of Pope Francis this Saturday in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican. The Funeral Mass will be followed by the burial of the Holy Father in the atrium of the Basilica of St. Mary Major. In a statement, the Presidency of the Republic said that the Mass also marks...
Some Renamo soldiers closed down the political delegation in the city of Pemba, Cabo Delgado province, and set fire to the party's publicity material. The group is demanding the resignation of the current leader of the political formation, Ossufo Momade, for allegedly leading the party to ruin. The group presented to the press this week a...
On Friday, the Assembly of the Republic (AR) approved the Government's Five-Year Plan (PQG) for the current cycle of governance, 2025-2029, with 190 votes from the MPs. Despite disagreements between MPs from the four parliamentary benches, which resulted in 26 votes against approval, the Frelimo party believes that the instrument reflects the...
The Mozambican Chamber of Commerce (CCM) says there is a wave of conspiracy among some associate members of the Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique (CTA) to prevent the submission of the candidacy of Álvaro Massingue, President of the CCM, for the presidency of the CTA. According to the CCM's candidate, Onório Manuel, most of the associations and...