At least 126,265 hectares of various crops were destroyed by the rains and strong winds caused by atmospheric events that have ravaged the country since last October, especially in the central and northern regions of the country. The spokesperson for the National Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (INGD), Nelma Araújo, said in her assessment of the rainy season...
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EDM signs new contract to supply power to the Kingdom of eSwatini
Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM), announced Monday the signing of a new memorandum with Empresa de Electricidade eSwatini (EEC) for the supply of power to the Kingdom of eSwatini. The document states that the contract has a term of 17 months, provides for EDM to supply 20 megawatts of power, an amount that can...
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Second largest Ukrainian city targeted by intense overnight bombardment
Russian aerial bombardments intensified last night with Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, being particularly hard hit. According to the Portuguese newspaper Negócios, the mayor, Ihor Terekhov, said that several residential areas were being attacked, in what he called "a war to destroy the Ukrainian people. This Tuesday, the ministers...
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Vatican wants to mediate conflict between Russia and Ukraine
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said Monday (28) that the Holy See "is ready to facilitate negotiations between Russia and Ukraine." The Vatican's proposal was made a few hours before the start of the first talks between the parties Monday in Belarus. "The Holy See, which in recent years has...
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"There needs to be strengthened integration of climate change issues"
The Minister of Land and Environment, Ivete Maibaze, argues that strengthening the integration of climate change, green, blue and circular economy issues in planning and budgeting processes is of utmost importance to realize global sustainable development goals. The minister was speaking Monday at the Second Segment of the 5th Session of the...
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Hope Bias: "Industrialization of the country shows signs of hope"
The President of the Assembly of the Republic says that despite some adversities the process of industrialization of the country is giving signs of hope. Esperança Bias points to the arrival, last January in the country, of the floating platform for the exploration of gas from the Rovuma Basin, as one of the indicators. Speaking at the opening of the fifth...
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Russia or EU? Mozambican opposition wants government's position
The two main opposition parties in Mozambique, the Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo) and the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), reacted negatively to Russia's attacks on Ukraine, while criticizing the Government's silence regarding these military incursions. Speaking at the reopening of the 5th Ordinary Session of the Mozambican Parliament, this Monday,...
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Shell abandons joint ventures with Russia's Gazprom
Shell will disassociate its joint ventures with Russian state energy company Gazprom, a day after BP announced it would sell its 20% stake in Kremlin-owned oil company Rosneft as British companies distance themselves from Vladimir Putin. The oil company said it will...
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Equinor announces withdrawal from joint ventures in Russia
Norwegian energy company Equinor announced on Monday (28) that it will exit its new investments in Russia and begin the process of withdrawing from its Russian joint ventures following the attacks on Ukraine. The decision follows the announcement by British oil company BP, announced the previous day, that it will also discontinue its...
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Nearly 10,000 people may face hunger in Inhambane
Nearly 10 thousand people from Govuro district, in Inhambane, may face hunger, due to the lack of rain. Most of the population, who may be food insecure, live in the administrative post of Nova Mambone. Crops planted in the field at the beginning of the 2021/2022 season are lost due to the intense heat...