The Minister of Health, Armindo Tiago, said today in parliament that 53% of the population living in rural areas has already been vaccinated against covid-19. Responding to a question posed by the parliamentary bench of the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM), Armindo Tiago, said that the number of the Mozambican population already vaccinated in the countryside exceeds so far the...
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Fews Network: "Lack of support continues to limit humanitarian food aid to displaced people"
The Famine Early Warning Network (Fews) finds that a lack of support continues to limit humanitarian assistance to war displaced people in Cabo Delgado. In its latest report, the organization reveals that due to a lack of resources, the World Food Programme (WFP) continues to provide half-yearly rations equivalent to 39% of the...
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Tourism raises USD 157 million in flights, but omicron threatens CTA expectations
The CTA-Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique said Wednesday in Maputo that the tourism sector has raised about $157 million (14%) in business and leisure flights alone during January and September 2021 as a result of the relaxation of covid-19 prevention measures. During a press conference on the...
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About 2.9 billion people have never used the Internet due to lack of access
The Facts and Figures report from the International Telecommunication Union, ITU, reveals that 37% of the world's population have never used the internet because they do not have access to the resource. This year, the number of people who used the internet rose to 4.9 billion compared to the amount of 4.1 billion in 2019. ITU secretary-general Houlin Zhao states that...
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Global trade reaches record values in 2021
Global trade could reach the $28 trillion mark this year, reveals a new report from the United Nations Confederation, Unctad, released yesterday. The figure is 23% higher than last year and 11% higher than the figures for 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite this year's positive result, Unctad reveals that...
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UN estimates 38 million people living with HIV by 2020
Today the world marks World AIDS Day. According to data from the United Nations Organization, (UN), by 2020, an estimated 38 million people were living with HIV worldwide. And 2.78 million HIV-positive people are children and adolescents up to 19 years old. UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated...
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Portugal suspends flights with Mozambique until next year
The Portuguese Ministry of Internal Administration (MAI) announced this Wednesday that flights between Mozambique and Portugal will remain suspended until next year, precisely on January 9. And, in case of receiving passengers coming from Mozambique, they are obliged to remain isolated for 14 days. This obligation also applies to citizens "who...
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Council of Ministers approves regulation for pre-professional internships
The government, through the Council of Ministers, approved this Tuesday the regulation of pre-professional internships. This is a device that aims to ensure effectiveness and efficiency in the implementation of programs and integration into public administration. The idea, according to the spokesperson of the Council of Ministers, Filimão Suazi, is to bring in this new regulation the obligatory consideration...
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Government reinforces security and inspection measures for the festival season
Government ensures that measures are underway to strengthen the festive season is spent in a quiet and orderly. This decision was approved this Tuesday in another session of the Council of Ministers. According to the spokesman of the Council of Ministers, Filimão Suazi, who spoke on Tuesday, such measures are associated with the strengthening of security,...
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BM sanctions banks, microcredits and illegal operators
The Bank of Mozambique (BM) has sanctioned and fined seven credit institutions, four financial companies and nine illegal financial operators for various irregularities, including breach of duties to prevent money laundering and financing of terrorism, between February 2020 and June 2021. According to a statement from the institution cited by several media outlets,...