Today in Maputo City, the Central Office for Combating Corruption (GCCC) held its first engagement meeting with the focal points of various institutions. The aim is to bring a new approach, greater articulation and closer ties to the activities aimed at strengthening integrity, prevention and the fight against corruption in the institutions of...
The Mozambican Defense and Security Forces are fighting and chasing terrorist groups from the forests of Meufi district, in Cabo Delgado province. According to a Local Force source quoted by DW on Thursday, these are terrorists who allegedly fled the Quissanga district, passing through the communities of Nanlia and...
The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, will disburse around 40,000 dollars this year for activities to promote children's rights, combat child marriages and climate change in Zambezia. The information was provided this Monday in Quelimane by Sabine Miquils, an adolescent and youth specialist at UNICEF, according to...
The academic, Patrício José, says that corruption is a phenomenon that has already crystallized in the minds of Mozambicans and that the fight against "de-crystallization" requires a lot of effort from the leader of this process. "The fight against corruption is a tough fight, because it's somewhat crystallized in our consciousness," he said, noting that "naturally" citizens have taken on the...
On Tuesday, the Mozambican government, through the Council of Ministers, approved the Strategy for Combating the Financing of Terrorism 2024-2029, an instrument that will facilitate the implementation of the recommendations of the national assessment of the risks of financing this activity. In addition to serving as a reference point for those involved in the...
The US government will make around 1.8 billion euros available to communities, states and tribes to combat pollution and develop clean energy in disadvantaged areas. The investment is seen as the largest ever in environmental justice issues. The administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency, Michael Regan, said quoted...
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries (MIMAIP), Maria Ascensão Pinto, revealed on Wednesday in Maputo that Mozambique loses between 60 and 70 million dollars every year due to illegal fishing. Speaking at the opening of the Global Forum of the EAF-Nansen Program, she said that the issue of illegal fishing...
A recent terrorist attack in the district of Mocímboa da Praia has rekindled a sense of fear in the communities and concern among the authorities. In this regard, the Governor of Cabo Delgado province, Valige Tauabo, recently urged the population to remain vigilant. The village of Naquitenge was the target of an attack that left around 12 dead and...
The governments of Mozambique and Rwanda will exchange information on combating money laundering, according to an agreement between financial intelligence institutions in the two countries. At stake is a memorandum of understanding initialed on Friday in Kasane, Botswana, between Rwanda's Financial Intelligence Center (FIC) and...
As of Wednesday, Mozambique has a maritime court that aims to strengthen the protection of the maritime, lake and river environment against the unbridled exploitation of marine resources, traffic and to combat international crime in the maritime environment. The post was set up in the city of Maputo and is the first maritime court in the capital of...