Houses covered in palm leaves and other signs are some of the signs of extreme poverty in the town of Madal, Quelimane district, in Zambezia province. Due to the scarcity of water, several women walk long distances with basins on their heads to get out of their 'machambas'. Faced with this scenario, funding is being...
Mozambique is a rich country with a vast expanse of land. It has diverse natural resources from Rovuma to Maputo and from Zumbo to the Indian Ocean. Liquefied natural gas alone, the export of which begins in November 2022, has a gigantic wealth, with more than 120 billion cubic feet hidden in the province of...
Around 6,000 vulnerable girls who face difficulties in ensuring their individual hygiene during menstruation will benefit from a two-year project that will safeguard their school performance. To be implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Human Development, the Ciclo Solidário project will enable...
Save The Children, a non-governmental organization (NGO) for the defense of children's rights, says that a study carried out in 2023 in the districts of Palma and Chiúre, in the province of Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, points to an increase of 10%, compared to the previous year, in premature unions associated with poverty and terrorist attacks....
The number of poor Mozambicans rose from 46% to 65% between 2015 and 2022, according to the National Development Strategy, 2022-2044, approved at the XVIII Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers. "In terms of poverty, the estimates indicate an increase in consumption poverty, from 46.1% in 2014/15 to 68.2% in 2019/20 and reduced...
Almost 55 million people in West and Central Africa will struggle to feed themselves during the dry season from June to August, according to a study recently released by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP). The study, developed in March by Cadre Harmonisé and released by the Inter-State Standing Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel, shows...
World income is expected to fall by 19% by 2026, exacerbated by high temperatures, floods and large-scale forest fires, according to a study including researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. According to the work, the impact will be widespread, affecting even all governments and large corporations. The crisis will be...
The new restructuring of the Sibanye-Stillwater mining company in South Africa could put more than 3,000 miners into extreme poverty. The mining company has announced the reduction of its gold mining operations and services, which could affect 3,107 workers and 915 contractors, reports Notícias ao Minuto. The spokesman for the miners' union...
An analysis by the World Bank, recently published on its website, entitled Mozambique Climate and Development Report, states that the impact of climate change could push 1.6 million people into poverty by 2050. In the document, the international financial institution also states that climate change could reduce revenues...
The World Bank warns of the risk of worsening poverty in Mozambique over the next three decades due to the effects of climate change. According to a Climate and Development Report released last Friday, the "impacts of climate change could push up to 1.6 million additional people into poverty by 2050,...