Mozambique Local Officials Unable to Answer Nyusi’s Questions
The incompetence of several local officials in the southern Mozambican province of Inhambane was exposed on Saturday, when they proved unable to answer simple questions about their work asked by President Filipe Nyusi. On the third day of a working visit to Inhambane, Nyusi met with district directors and locality heads in Homoine district, and […]
Filipe Nyusi Urges Calm As Dialogue With Renamo Continues
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Thursday appealed for calm in the current phase of the government’s dialogue with the main opposition party, the rebel movement Renamo, in order to secure a definitive peace. Speaking at a rally in the Siluvo locality, in Nhamatanda district, during his working visit to the central province of Sofala, Nyusi […]
President Filipe Nyusi Inaugurates Third Nacala Cement Factory
Nacala (Mozambique), 25 May (AIM) – Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Friday inaugurated the third cement factory built in the northern port city of Nacala. The factory, Cimentos de Maiaia, is 85 per cent owned by Chinese private interests, and 15 per cent by Mozambicans. The factory’s production target is 250,000 tonnes of cement a […]
Afonso Dhlakama Complains of ‘Slowness’ in Negotiations
Afonso Dhlakama, leader of the Mozambican rebel movement Renamo, on Wednesday complained at the slow pace of negotiations for a definitive peace between his militia and the Mozambican defence and security forces, but urged his followers to be patient. In another of his telephone press conferences, this time between his bush headquarters in the central […]
Mozambicans Pay Dearly for a President’s Financial Mistake
Diagnosed HIV-positive two years ago, Kayana Kandagona* suffers regular episodes of dizziness. However, this is not the cause of the 34-year-old’s anxiety as she waits for a routine appointment at a faith-based organisation’s outpatient clinic in the Mozambican capital, Maputo. Cradling her three-month-old HIV-negative daughter she explains that her 12-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son are […]
Mozambique Indefinite Truce – Debt Guarantee Confirmed
As expected, Renamo head Afonso Dhlakama this morning (Thursday 4 May) announced an indefinite extension of the cease fire. The announcement was made by telephone from his base in Gorongosa to a press conference in Maputo. He confirmed that he has remained in regular phone contact with President Filipe Nyusi. He linked the cease fire […]
Confusion and Spin in Mozambique Secret Debt Saga
Secret Debt: Maleiane defends feasibility study that Comiche damned, but blames banks for accepting study Economy and Finance Minister Adriano Maleiane defended the feasibility study which was used to justify the $2 billion in secret loans, speaking at a press conference 27 December. In effect, he directly challenged the parliamentary commission, headed by former finance […]
President Filipe Nyusi to Promote Mozambican Gas in Japan
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi hopes to persuade Japan to purchase Mozambican natural gas, and to become involved in priority energy projects in Mozambique, according to the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Leticia Klemens. She was speaking to reporters in Tokyo ahead of the arrival of Nyusi for an official visit at the invitation of […]
Mozambique ex-rebel leader Afonso Dhlakama calls truce
Afonso Dhlakama has led Renamo since 1979 at the height of the civil war, which ended in 1992 Former rebel commander Afonso Dhlakama, who leads Mozambique’s main opposition party Renamo, has announced a two-month extension to a truce between his troops and the government to give more time for peace talks. Mr Dhlakama returned to […]
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi Briefs Opposition Leader Daviz Simango On Peace Talks
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Monday granted an audience to Daviz Simango, leader of the country’s second largest opposition party, the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), at which he briefed Simango on the latest developments in the peace talks between the government and the rebel movement Renamo. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Simango said it […]
