Ireland announced on Wednesday, that it will no longer require proof of a negative test from vaccinees upon arrival in the country, reverting to imposing only proof of vaccination or recent infection. The announcement was made by Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, as reported by Reuters (free access, and in English). Last month (December 2021) Ireland...
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China may isolate itself from the world all of 2022
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analysts say the Chinese territory may keep its borders closed through 2022 as the country prepares to host the Winter Olympics and host several conferences, as well as the fact that the local vaccine, Sinovac, offers limited protection against...
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Babies born at the time of covid-19 show changes in brain development
The pandemic may be affecting the brain development of babies born from late 2019, when the pandemic broke out, to the present day. The fact that a woman gets covid-19 infection in the pregnancy phase does not seem to have a direct impact on the brain function of babies, but the pandemic itself...
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PR promulgates the Organic Law of the Public Ministry
The Mozambican Head of State, Filipe Nyusi, promulgated the Organic Law of the Public Ministry and the Statute of Magistrates, a legislative instrument that has been revised and readjusted to the challenges of combating terrorism, announced the Presidency. "The referred Law was recently approved by the Parliament and submitted to the President of the Republic for promulgation, having the...
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"It is early to think about the exit of the SADC military mission in Cabo Delgado"
Analysts say it is too early to think about exiting the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which helps the country fight terrorism. Whether or not to continue the regional military mission will be debated at a meeting this Friday. "The purpose for which they came is far from being...
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UK decides to scrap tests introduced to stop Omicron
The British Government announced today that it will remove the need for covid-19 testing before travel to England and rejected introducing further containment measures against the Omicron variant. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, said in a statement in Parliament that the Council of Ministers agreed today that the so-called "Plan B" should continue in the coming...
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TAP is the safest airline in Europe
The Portuguese airline (TAP) is the safest company in Europe and is in the TOP 10 worldwide. The classification was awarded by the AirlineRatings website in January. "This distinction honors us greatly. We will continue to relentlessly position safety as a top priority," says TAP CEO Christine Ourmières-Widener. According to the...
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Angola wants to finance 500 projects for the diversification of the economy
Around 500 projects from the support program for diversification of the economy and exports in Angola will benefit from government funding with the aim of reconverting the country's informal economy, an action that should begin as early as April of this year, the Secretary of State for the Economy said Tuesday in Luanda...
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ADB donates USD 47 million to Mozambique for agro-industrial processing
The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced Wednesday a $47 million grant for the first phase of the Pemba-Lichinga Integrated Development Corridor, a Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone in northern Mozambique. "The African Development Fund grant will help improve agricultural productivity and agribusiness development...
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SADC debates Cabo Delgado Military Mission in an extraordinary summit
The military mission that supports Mozambique in combating terrorist groups in Cabo Delgado is the main theme of the extraordinary summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), to be held this Friday, in virtual format. The summit also intends to discuss the operationalization of the objectives of the SADC Military Mission for the reestablishment...