Health experts say the African continent should be concerned with ensuring its own health security by adopting new ways of doing public health, according to a paper published in the scientific journal Nature. "It is an imperative for the security and economic survival of Africa," say Christian Happi and John Nkengasong. The authors...
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Gold adds gains for third day in a row with eyes on Fed
Gold is trading higher for the third day in a row as investors await Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's Senate hearing. Topics such as the withdrawal of stimulus and the interest rate hike scheduled for March are expected to be addressed. The lawmaker, who is now going for a second...
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Terrorism. November was the worst month of conflicts in Cabo Delgado
The United Nations considers that the armed conflicts in northern Mozambique, particularly in the province of Cabo Delgado worsened in the month of November 2021, with more attacks recorded since July of the same year. The tracking matrix of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) indicates that in that month, more than 20,500 people, where 51%...
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Bitcoin below $40,000 for the first time since September
The bitcoin reached a value below $ 40,000 for the first time since late September, with investors showing aversion to risk, worried about a tightening of monetary policy in the United States, advances the Lusa agency. Since the beginning of the year bitcoin has lost close to 12% of its value, after...
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Exports of auto components drop 13.61TP2Q2
According to the Lusa agency, citing data released by AFIA, exports of automotive components fell by 13.6% in November 2021 compared to the same month of 2020, to 812 million euros, having decreased by 9.2% compared to 2019. "Thus, and analyzing foreign sales in the first eleven months of the year, it can be seen that only...
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Mozambican Mateus Mutemba distinguished for his defense of wildlife in the USA
Mozambican Mateus Mutemba was distinguished this Saturday in Dallas, Texas, United States of America, with the "Capstick Hunting Heritage" award, intended for wildlife defenders. According to VOA, Mutemba was, until the end of 2021, director-general of the National Administration of Conservation Areas (ANAC). The former administrator of the Gorongosa National Park is also...
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Covid-19. Mozambique exceeds 60 deaths in one week
Health authorities recorded 65 covid-19-associated deaths in hospital units last week, the worst since the fourth wave of the pandemic broke out in the country. The Health Ministry saw a reduction in cases in the same week with 17,620 cases recorded, down from 21,196 infections the previous week, with the...
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Hidden Debts. Judge refuses to give way on lawsuit to annul Proindicus debt
Judge Efigénio Baptista refused the request from the Commercial Court in London to hand over official documents to the parties involved in the UK Hidden Debts case. The lawyers of the banks Credit Suisse, VTB and the shipping group Privinvest requested the intervention of Mozambique's Deputy Attorney General, Ângelo Matusse. He submitted a request to the...
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Two covid-19 cases drive 14 million people to mandatory testing. Deadline is 24 hours
The Chinese city of Tianjin has identified two positive cases of covid-19 infection, namely of the omicron variant, and now the authorities have ordered testing of everyone in the city, some 14 million people. The mass testing began at 07:00 local time (01: 00 Sunday time in Maputo) and was to be completed in...
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Mozambique sets gold production record
The Kimberley Process Management Unit announced today that gold production in Mozambique during the year 2021 was set at 800 kilograms, surpassing the previous year's record of 545 kilograms. The document states that the estimate for last year was 550 kilos, but so far "we are above 800...