Although the situation is relatively calm in the province of Cabo Delgado, there is still insecurity in some districts. According to the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, who was speaking this Friday in Nampula, the terrorists are fleeing in search of refuge, but it is still premature to assume that the province of Cabo Delgado is totally safe. Speaking
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Omicron, the new covid-19 variant that worries scientists around the world
Omicron, is the new covid-19 variant discovered in South Africa. It is a potentially more transmissible variant that has already provoked a forceful reaction around the world, with several countries banning travelers from several southern African countries. So far, little is known about this variant. However, scientists are concerned that its extraordinarily high number...
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Covid-19: UK and South Africa meet in search of solutions to resume air links
The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met on Friday to find solutions to resume air links, interrupted between the two countries due to the new variant of the coronavirus new variant B.1.1.529, called Omicron. According to a statement issued by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office, the two leaders...
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Portugal suspends flights to and from Mozambique starting Monday due to new variant
Portugal announced this Friday, the suspension of flights from and to Mozambique from Monday due to the emergence of the new variant of coronavirus B.1.1.529 detected for the first time in South Africa. According to the Portuguese Ministry of Internal Administration (MAI), the decision comes in the wake of concerns and containment measures in the European Union,...
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Mozambique assures to be attentive to the new variant of Covid19
The Mozambican government says it is aware of the new variant of the coronavirus B.1.1.529, initially identified in South Africa. Health Minister Armindo Tiago says there is a need to continue observing measures in order to avoid contamination. According to Tiago, who was speaking this Friday after the launching of the vaccination campaign against the...
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Angola is among the three best destinations to invest in diamonds
The head of mining giant Rio Tinto considers that Angola is among the three best destinations worldwide to invest in diamonds and hopes to start exploratory work for the "Chiri" concession at the beginning of 2022. As for the "Chiri" concession, the head of the mining giant says it is, for now, a project of...
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New covid-19 variant pushes Bitcoin down
The new covid-19 variant detected in South Africa has already started to make investors and financial markets apprehensive. This Friday, Bitcoin fell nearly 8% and investors divested themselves of the riskiest assets to ensure the safety of their securities. In major stock markets, the digital currency fell 7.8%, with the...
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New Variant: "Europeans" Ban Entry of Travelers from Southern Africa
For now Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom are banning travelers from southern Africa from entering their territories because of the new Covid-19 variant detected in South Africa, but the number of countries following suit could increase... The new variant, called B.11529, discovered in South Africa, whose main...
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Verónica Macamo attends China-Africa cooperation forum
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Veronica Macamo, will participate on 29-30 November in the 8th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), to be held in Dakar, capital of the Republic of Senegal, according to a statement issued by the ministry. The conference, under the slogan "deepening the Sino-African partnership and promoting the...
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It turns out that there is no proof that the new Covid-19 variant detected in South Africa is more infectious
"There is still no evidence to prove that the new variant of covid-19, identified in South Africa, is more infectious or resistant to vaccines". This is the position defended by the Portuguese virologist, Paulo Paixão about the new variant of covid-19 B11.529, detected in South Africa and Botswana that so far presents a "high number...