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AMAN - Lusa - Business News - Mozambique: No dispute with Kenmare, revenue sharing being renegotiated - govt
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (435+ words) Maputo, March 13,2026 (Lusa) -The Mozambican government on Friday denied any dispute with the mining company Kenmare Resources, which operates the Moma titanium mine, and said that a renegotiation of the contract was underway, which it claims is aimed at ensuring…...
AMAN - Lusa - Business News - Mozambique: Government wants negotiations to avoid aluminium smelter shutdown
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (335+ words) Maputo, March 13,2026 (Lusa) -The Mozambican government on Friday called for negotiations to ensure that the Mozal aluminium smelter " the country's largest industrial facility, which is suspending operations from Sunday " does not come to a standstill, given its size and importance....
AMAN - Lusa - Business News - Mozambique: IMF still open to extending credit facility - government
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (404+ words) Maputo, March 13,2026 (Lusa) -The Mozambican government stated on Friday that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) remains open to a programme to support the country with funding, including for the state budget, denying reports that the institution had refused such an…...
AMAN - Lusa - Business News - Mozambique: Five companies shut down in lead-up to smelter closure
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (449+ words) Maputo, March 13,2026 (Lusa) - At least five companies have closed down, and dozens of others may halt operations at the Beluluane Industrial Park in southern Mozambique, an official source told Lusa on Friday, following Sunday's suspension of Mozal, Africa's largest smelter....
AMAN - Lusa - Business News - Mozambique: Japan donates two fire engines for Maputo districts
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (392+ words) Maputo, March 13,2026 (Lusa) - Japan is to donate two fire engines to help fight fires in two districts of Maputo, in southern Mozambique, as part of a project valued at around $117,000 (102,000), it was announced on Friday. "We sincerely hope that strengthening…...
AMAN - Lusa - Business News - Mozambique: Mozal smelter closes as electricity prices 'unsustainable'
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (538+ words) Maputo, Mar. 6,2026 (Lusa) - Australia's South32 considers the energy tariff proposed for the Mozal aluminium smelter in Maputo to be "totally unsustainable," justifying its closure on 15 March, without ruling out reactivating Mozambique's largest industry if conditions change. He said the proposal made…...
AMAN - Lusa - Business News - Angola: Country among most benefited by Gulf War
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (577+ words) London, Mar. 6,2026 (Lusa) - Angola is among the African economies that have benefited most from the US and Israeli war against Iran, driven by rising oil prices and improved debt-financing conditions. "If oil remains at around $85 per barrel, Angola, Nigeria, and…...
AMAN - Lusa - Business News - Mozambique: Businesses look to Thailand to help increase rice production
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (364+ words) Maputo, March 6,2026 (Lusa) -Mozambican business leaders want to draw on Thailand's private sector experience to increase rice production, with a view to supplying the local market and southern Africa, it was announced on Friday after a meeting between delegations from…...
AMAN - Lusa - Business News - Mozambique: Highest risk country in Africa, even surpassing Zimbabwe
1+ week, 2+ day ago (433+ words) London, Mar. 4,2026 (Lusa) - Mozambique is the country with the highest risk in Africa, surpassing Zimbabwe, according to the risk index of the consulting firm Oxford Economics, which forecasts a 25% devaluation of the metical by the end of the year. "A…...
AMAN - Lusa - Business News - Mozambique: Public managers cannot only give 'occasional accountability' - president
1+ week, 2+ day ago (411+ words) Maputo, Mar. 4,2026 (Lusa) - Mozambique's president said on Wednesday that accountability by public managers "cannot be occasional" or depend on "circumstantial conveniences," warning that the law punishes violations of budget management rules and that infractions have consequences. "Accountability cannot be occasional,…...