A group of around 50 Mozambicans living in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands demonstrated at their country's embassy in Brussels and then went to the headquarters of the European Union Commission to protest against the results of the general elections on October 9. In addition to demanding electoral justice, this...
Paris was the scene of a demonstration by the Mozambican diaspora in front of Place de la Bastille yesterday, Thursday (07). As in Maputo and other parts of the world, the demonstrators gathered to contest the results of the general elections on October 9 and to denounce police repression of demonstrations in Mozambique. According to a publication...
Portugal is seeking a seat as a non-permanent member of the United Nations (UN) Security Council, and has formally launched a campaign under the slogan "Prevention, Partnership, Protection" for the 2027/28 biennium. In fact, these are three mottos that the small European nation is taking to the UN, announced the Portuguese Minister for Foreign Affairs, Paulo Rangel,...
The Angolan National Police (PN) arrested four activists on Thursday (07) who were holding a protest in support of the people of Mozambique in front of that country's embassy in Luanda. According to a VOA report, the action puts Angola's new interior minister's stance on civil liberties to the test. To...
American citizens are electing the 47th President of the United States of America today. The contenders are Donald Trump for the Republicans and Kamala Harris for the Democrats. The polls indicate marginal polls between the candidates. As a result, Trump and Harris have hired several law firms to deal with possible electoral disputes. The first ballot box has been opened - and...
Renowned music producer Quincy Jones died on Monday at the age of 91 at his home in Pennsylvania, United States of America. He was known for having worked with musicians such as Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and Michael Jackson. Of the latter, the King of Pop, he was responsible for producing the albums Off The Wall, Thriller...
Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi has conceded defeat, after preliminary results revealed that his ruling party had lost its parliamentary majority after almost six decades in power. According to an Aljazeera publication, Masisi's statement yesterday, Thursday (31), was made before the final results were announced, with...
The Malawi Defense Forces (MDF) say they are on high alert due to the growing tension in Mozambique, following popular demonstrations against the election results, considered the most fraudulent ever. In a publication by Carta de Moçambique, which quotes a local portal, it says that the Malawian Defense Commander,...
The World Bank has announced a new strategy aimed at increasing economic opportunities for women and enabling their participation in the global economy through social protection and access to broadband and capital. According to a report in the newspaper Negócios, the 2030 Gender Strategy, unveiled during the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund...
A Public Security Police officer in Lisbon, Portugal, shot dead a Cape Verdean immigrant, identified as Odair Moniz, 43, in the Cova da Moura neighborhood of Amadora in the early hours of Monday morning. The official version, according to the Portuguese media, indicated that Moniz wielded a melee weapon against the PSP patrol....