Pope Francis interrupted the reading of the homily for the Jubilee of the Armed Forces in St. Peter's Square this Sunday (09) due to "breathing difficulties". "Now I apologize and ask the master to continue the reading due to the difficulty in breathing," said the pontiff, shortly after beginning the reading of his homily, having these...
January 2025 was the hottest in history
January was the hottest month ever recorded and the temperature exceeded the pre-industrial level by 1.75 degrees Celsius (°C), making it the 18th month in the last 19 with an average temperature above 1.5°C. An international website specializing in environmental issues says, citing the European Earth observation service Copernicus,...
Namibia's first President Sam Nujoma dies
The first President of independent Namibia and national hero, Sam Nujoma, died on Saturday night at the age of 95. The announcement was made this Sunday by the country's current president on his social media account X. "It is therefore with the greatest sadness and regret that I announce this morning, the 9th of...
SADC and CAO call for immediate ceasefire in eastern DRC
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) are calling for an immediate ceasefire and cessation of hostilities in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), due to the escalation of the crisis in recent weeks in that region. SADC and EAC are also calling for the restoration of essential...
Afrobasket: FAB refutes FMB accusations and calls them false and insulting
The Angolan Basketball Federation (FAB) refutes the Mozambican Basketball Federation's (FMB) accusations that the national team was subjected to mistreatment, even failing to provide transportation during the qualifying window for Afrobasket 2025. The FAB refutes all the accusations and calls them false and insulting. The FAB clarifies...
Trump approves resumption of HIV & AIDS treatment in 55 countries including Mozambique
On Thursday (February 6), the United States of America approved an "Emergency Humanitarian Exception" authorizing the immediate resumption of mother-to-child HIV treatment and prevention services. The measure, according to a note from the US State Department, has the support of the US President's Emergency Plan...
Without false hope, UNICEF believes in the unfreezing of USAID funds
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) believes that the new US administration of President Donald Trump will back down from its decision to freeze funding to several countries around the world, including Mozambique. Mary Louse's, UNICEF's representative in the country, says she is hopeful about a possible revocation of the suspension of funding from the US Agency...
US court limits Elon Musk's access to sensitive Treasury data
A US court on Thursday ordered a temporary settlement limiting the sharing of sensitive financial data from the US Treasury Department, following a dispute over access granted to allies of Elon Musk, who is leading a comprehensive review of government spending. The agreement, brokered by US District Judge Colleen...
Ramaphosa discusses "misinformation" about land expropriation law with Musk
The President of South Africa has expressed his concern to Elon Musk about "misinformation" after US President Donald Trump claimed that the government was "seizing land". "We expressed our concern about the misinformation we saw in President Trump's announcement, but also in his own response to our statement," said the...
Trump says US will "take over" Gaza Strip
President Donald Trump said that the US would take control of the war-torn Gaza Strip and develop it economically after the Palestinians are resettled elsewhere. "The only reason the Palestinians want to go back to Gaza is that they have no alternative," the president told reporters in the presence...