Mozambique's largest political grouping, Frelimo, is the most prone to conflict during election campaigns. This observation was made today in Maputo by the Coordinator of the Mais Integridade Electoral Consortium, as part of the aftermath of the main events in the first week of the electoral campaigns. "It is always Frelimo that is in...
The activities of the mining company Tazetta Resources, in the districts of Pebane and Mocubela, Zambezia province, have been paralyzed for several months, due to disagreements between the shareholders. In the meantime, the company's 1,000 workers have not stopped earning their salaries, and have already been off work for eight months. Tazetta Resources explores areas...
A new analysis of the state of global hunger reveals that conflicts, climate change and economic shocks are driving a growing number of people into acute hunger, jeopardizing the gains made in previous years to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of ending hunger by 2030. The Global Hunger Report...
French oil company TotalEnergies' intention to resume natural gas extraction in Mozambique risks coming into conflict with the European Union's (EU) nascent Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, an NGO said, as quoted by Euronews. After the terrorist attack in 2021 against the district headquarters of Palma,...
The Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SCEAM) points to the abuse of mining and natural resources as causes of conflict and suffering. Meeting from March 8 to 10, 2024, in Accra, Ghana, the Archbishop and President of SCEAM, Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo, said that if investments in the sector...
The number of women and girls living in conflict-affected areas has doubled since 2017. Today, according to a document by the United Nations Organization for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, more than 614 million women and girls live in conflict-affected areas. In conflict zones,...
The Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (CDD), a Mozambican Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) argued on Tuesday that there should be dialogue with the communities where extractive industries are installed, in order to prevent conflicts. Speaking in Pemba, Cabo Delgado, during a meeting to discuss human rights in Mozambique, the business pillar focal point...
The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) has revealed that Mozambique is on the list of 50 countries or territories considered to be the most violent in the world due to armed conflicts. Cited by Notícias ao Minuto, the US non-governmental organization says that Mozambique has moved up eight places from the bottom of the list, in position...
The host communities of the gas exploration project in the district of Búzi, in Sofala province, are denouncing the lack of transparency in the publication of job opportunities. According to the Center for Public Integrity (CIP), the government received 2.75 million dollars between 2009 and 2023 to train staff in these communities. The aim is to integrate...
Pope Francis held a telephone conversation this Sunday with US President Joe Biden about conflicts in the world and "the need to find paths to peace", the Holy See announced. The conversation between the two leaders took place on Sunday afternoon and lasted around 20 minutes, according to a...