Mozambique has lost at least 50,000 hectares of mangrove forest, with Zambézia province, in the center of the country, being the most affected, an official source announced during the launch of the national mangrove restoration program
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Filipe Nyusi participates in the United States-Africa virtual business summit
The President of the Republic and President-in-Office of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Filipe Nyusi, is participating today, Tuesday, in the 13th United States-Africa Business Summit, under the theme "New Pathways to a Stronger Economic Partnership between the United States and Africa".
US offers more than 300,000 vaccines to Mozambique
The US government will donate to Mozambique just over 300,000 Johnson & Johnson single-dose covid-19 vaccines, the US embassy in Maputo announced today in a statement
"Mozambique has entered the crucial phase of fighting terrorism" - Filipe Nyusi
The President of the Republic said that the country has entered a crucial phase in the fight against terrorism, in a reference to the beginning of foreign support operations in Cabo Delgado
SADC military mission receives credentials to begin operations in Mozambique
The Mozambican government granted this Thursday, 22, the necessary credentials for the beginning of the SADC military operations, which will support the fight against terrorism in Cabo Delgado
SADC military contingent advance team already in Mozambique
The Ministry of Defense announced today the arrival in the country of an "advance team" to prepare the conditions for the deployment of the SADC military force that will support the fight against armed groups in the northern region
Covid-19: Unicef and Vodacom donate protection material for over 100,000 children
The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) and the operator Vodacom will donate this Wednesday hygiene and protection material against covid-19 for more than 100,000 children in Mozambique
Japan donates 1.8M$ to assist displaced people in Cabo Delgado
The Government of Japan on Tuesday donated $1.8 million to Mozambique to support people displaced by armed violence in Cabo Delgado, in the north of the country
INGD needs about 12,000 tons of food for displaced people every month
The National Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (INGD) needs about 12,000 tons of various food products per month to assist the displaced in the city of Pemba, in the resettlement sites
National Institute of Health conducts clinical trials to evaluate vaccine effectiveness
The National Institute of Health, in partnership with the International Vaccine Institute, will conduct clinical trials starting in September to evaluate the efficacy of the Verocell vaccine against the new covid-19 variants
Hospital capacity in Maputo province already depleted
The hospitalization capacity for patients with covid-19 in the hospitals of Maputo province, has been exhausted and the authorities have resorted to the city's units to meet the demand
Mozambican film chosen for post-production support in Venice
The film "The nights still smell of gunpowder", by Mozambican director Inadelso Cossa, is among the six works selected for the "Final Cut" program at the Venice Film Festival, the organization announced on Monday.
