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Mozambique wants Europe to "mobilize investments capable of transforming immense energy potential"
4+ hour, 29+ min ago (307+ words) Mozambican president Daniel Chapo today called for European Union investment in the energy sector in Brussels, saying this is the path to establishing four million new connections and achieving universal electricity access by 2030. Speaking at the RENMOZ in Europe Business…...
Mozambique: Cahora Bassa dam recovers storage after historic lows
5+ hour, 23+ min ago (239+ words) The current rainy season in Mozambique has already allowed Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric (HCB) " one of Africa's largest " to more than double water storage levels in the reservoir after record lows caused by drought. Matola said the recovery was driven primarily…...
Mozambique: gold production falls 17%
9+ hour, 37+ min ago (359+ words) Mozambique: gold production falls 17%Plataforma Media Mozambique: gold production falls 17% An interministerial commission found "uncontrolled mining" by licensed operators, with companies operating without environmental recovery plans or waste containment systems, as well as workers' rights violations Mozambique's gold production fell…...
UNITA calls Angola's government statement on landmine risk zone "shameful"
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (333+ words) UNITA president Adalberto Costa J'nior today called the Angolan government's statement about his party holding an event in a landmine risk zone in eastern Angola "shameful." "I am very happy, because we went and returned [from Muangai] without incident," said…...
Mozambique: aircraft tyres help halt erosion and protect communities
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (441+ words) Around 13,000 recycled tyres " including those from aircraft " lined along the banks of the Incomati river have been holding back erosion and silting, protecting tourist resorts and communities in the coastal area of Macaneta in southern Mozambique during recent floods. "The…...
Lusophony: Mozambique seeks Brazil's support for development bank and debt restructuring
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (165+ words) The Mozambican government is negotiating debt rescheduling with Brazil and seeking support for the creation of its future development bank, as part of a visit by the finance minister beginning today. According to the Mozambican finance ministry, minister Carla Loveira's…...
Floods: Mozambique needs €60 million to restore rain-damaged roads
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (237+ words) Floods: Mozambique needs "60 million to restore rain-damaged roads'Plataforma Media Floods: Mozambique needs "60 million to restore rain-damaged roads At least 3,500 kilometres of road will be worked on " between rehabilitation and new construction across the country, due to heavy floods and rains…...
Angola: bus road accident kills 12 and injures 32
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (215+ words) A road accident in the early hours of yesterday in the municipality of Cabo Ledo, Icolo e Bengo province, killed 12 people (updated number) and seriously injured 32 others. The" Angola: bus road accident kills 12 and injures 32 The tragedy occurred at around…...
Mozambique seeks cooperation with Boeing to restructure LAM airline
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (282+ words) Mozambique seeks cooperation with Boeing to restructure LAM airline'Plataforma Media Mozambique seeks cooperation with Boeing to restructure LAM airline To pursue this goal, transport and logistics minister Jo'o Jorge Matlombe met with a Boeing representative in the United States The…...
Mozambique: new coal project expected to reach 3.5 million tonnes annually in Mozambique
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (374+ words) Mozambique: new coal project expected to reach 3.5 million tonnes annually in Mozambique'Plataforma Media Mozambique: new coal project expected to reach 3.5 million tonnes annually in Mozambique "For decades, Mozambique exported raw materials, leaving to other countries the added value of industrial…...