The Belgian authorities today begin applying travel restrictions to Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Essuatini, South Africa, Malawi and Zambia. The measure is aimed at preventing the spread of the Ómicron coronavirus variant. According to Saturday's announcement, the office of the Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration, Sammy Mahdi, confirmed the entry into...
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Portugal imposes quarantine on Southern African passengers due to Omicron variant
Portugal joins a growing list of nations that are placing restrictions on flights from the southern region of Africa where Mozambique and Angola are part. According to the Lusophone, the measure aims to stop the spread of the new variant of coronavirus. This Saturday, data indicate that in Europe, there is already one case of infection by...
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Omicron forces U.S. and Russia to close borders to South Africa, Mozambique and other countries
The emergence of the Omicron variant of covid-19 is already worrying all nations, and several measures are being taken. For now it is the turn of the United States and Russia to announce restrictions on the entry of foreigners from South Africa, Mozambique and other countries in the region due to the emergence of this new variant. This Friday,...
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Programa Brilho dynamizes access to energy for 300,000 families
The representative of the Shine Program, an initiative that deals with renewable energy in Mozambique said this Friday that the number of families with access to energy thanks to the initiative has been increasing in recent years. According to Javier Ayala, a total of 300,000 Mozambicans already use energy outside the public grid, through renewable energy systems...
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Insecurity persists in some parts of Cabo Delgado
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...