China tops a list of the world's most polluting companies and states. Carbon Majors report shows that most polluters have expanded their production operations since the Paris Agreement. Following the signing of the Paris Agreement, between 2016 and 2022, 80% of global CO2 emissions can be attributed to just...
CIP submits electoral observation and parallel counting report to Constitutional Council
This Wednesday (8), the Center for Public Integrity (CIP) submitted to the Constitutional Council the electoral observation and parallel counting report for the October 11 local elections. The document contains the irregularities found on the ground, from the registration process to the general tabulation. The CC was also sent data from the parallel count carried out...
Report: "African governments collect 15.6% of tax revenue, less than half of the OECD"
African governments collect only 15.6% of GDP in tax revenue, less than half the average collection in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, and still below pre-pandemic levels. According to this year's OECD and African Union report on revenue collection on the African continent,...
IEA predicts fossil fuel peak and warming of 2.4 degrees
Peak fossil fuel consumption will be reached this decade, but it won't be in time to prevent global warming of 2.4 degrees Celsius, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned, as quoted by Notícias ao Minuto. In a report, the IEA pointed out that the accumulated warming so far is already around 1.2 degrees Celsius...
Average daily ATM withdrawals exceed 600 million meticais
Mozambican bank customers withdraw an average of more than 600 million meticais a day from ATMs, according to a report by the Bank of Mozambique. The statistical report released today by the central bank, from January 1 to August 31 of this year, and quoted by Lusa, indicates that more than...
UNESCO estimates that there will be a shortage of 44 million teachers in the world by 2030
Funding and the lack of attractiveness of the profession have led UNESCO to estimate that there will be 44 million missing teachers in the world by 2030, a figure that is nonetheless an improvement on 2016 estimates. In a report released this Tuesday, on the occasion of World Teachers' Day, which falls on...
Cashew exports to hit record high in 2023
In 2022 Mozambique exported agricultural products worth 562.3 million dollars, including 51.7 million dollars in cashew nuts, according to a report by the Bank of Mozambique quoted by the Lusa news agency. In the first quarter of 2023 this export amounted to 50.8 million dollars and a further 2.2 million dollars in the...
"Climate change is undermining sustainable development", -report
An international report released today points out that climate change is affecting the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations (UN), adding that only 15% of the 2030 Agenda targets are on track. Entitled 'United in Science', the report drawn up by international agencies and coordinated by...
EDM profits increase 150%
The profits of Eletricidade de Moçambique (EDM) more than doubled in 2022, to 5.22 billion meticais, according to the report and accounts of the state-owned electricity company, consulted by Lusa. According to the document, the company recorded a net profit of almost 2.1 billion meticais in the 2021 financial year, so profits...
IMF says climate change increases deaths in the most fragile countries
Climate change is aggravating existing conflicts in fragile nations, especially on the African continent, increasing the number of deaths in these countries. The warning is contained in an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report released today and consulted by the Lusa news agency. "Climate shocks significantly worsen conflict, increasing fragility, even though climate shocks...