The Catholic Bishops of Mozambique are calling for alleviation of suffering in Cabo Delgado, as there is a high cost of living for disadvantaged people and "the dramatic humanitarian situation," target of attacks by Islamic State. Meeting in Marracuene, the spokesman for the Bishops' Council of Mozambique, Bishop Carlos Nunes, said everything must be done, urgently, to...
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Vodacom and UNICEF launch free platform on health
Vodacom and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today launched the online platform Internet of Good Things (IoGT), an initiative led by UNICEF, which aims to provide information to improve the lives of people in Mozambique. Through this platform, called in Mozambique "Good Internet", Vodacom customers can...
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FAR drilling off Gambia's coast in search of oil
Australian oil and gas company, FAR, last Friday (12) began drilling an oil exploration well, named Bambo-1, in Block A2 off the coast of The Gambia. FAR, which halves its exploration share in the area with Malaysian company Petronas, said the vessel...
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The II edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair kicked off today in Durban
About 54 African countries are participating in the largest Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2021) and Mozambique was not left behind. Under the slogan "Transform Africa", the second edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2021) started this morning in Durban, South Africa. The event will run until November 21, 2021, with the...
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Rovuma Venture may launch second gas platform in Mozambique
The Mozambique Rovuma Venture plans to study the possibility of launching a second platform for onshore natural gas liquefaction in northern Mozambique, according to the director of Galp, who was speaking about the baptism, today, of the first structure of its kind produced in South Korea. Thore Kristiansen said that the next phase of...
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Government promises to transform more than 200 elementary school into secondary schools next year
The government through the Ministry of Education and Human Development (MINEHD) revealed that it will transform 235 primary schools into secondary schools, in order to address the deficit of this level of education existing in the country. According to the national director of School Infrastructure and Equipment, José Colete, the Education sector is surveying the number of primary schools in the country.
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Government announces funds to enable the second phase of the "PRAVIDA" project
The government said to have available about 50 million dollars for the construction and rehabilitation of water supply systems in the country in the next years. According to the Minister of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources, João Osvaldo Machatine, this is an investment inserted in the execution of the second phase of the Water for Life initiative...
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Tlou Energy bets on hydrogen production in Botswana
Australian energy company, Tlou Energy Ltd. has announced to investors that it intends to begin green hydrogen production at the Lesedi project in Botswana starting next year as part of its efforts to offer cleaner, greener energy production options. Tlou Energy Ltd. is working on the Lesedi project with the...
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Eni: floating LNG platform already has the go-ahead for Mozambique
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in, participated in the christening of the South Coral Floating Platform bound for Mozambique, today, at the Samsung Heavy Industries Co. shipyard, in the port city of Geoje, on the southern coast of South Korea. The newly christened 432-meter long offshore floating infrastructure,...
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Meet the top five largest banks in Africa according to The Banker
In the Top five largest banks in Africa four are South African, according to The Banker. Standard Bank has strengthened its position as the continent's largest lender, a position it has held for more than two decades with a 5.8% gain in Tier 1 capital base. According to market news, it is the only one of the...