Emmanuel Camillo
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/ 8 March 2008

Cyclone Jokwe lashes Mozambique

A tropical cyclone hit northern and central Mozambique on Saturday, destroying homes and cutting power lines, state media reported. Cyclone Jokwe lashed central Mozambique before hitting the northern coastal province of Nampula, travelling with winds of up to 130km/h, Radio Mozambique said. No casualties have been reported and the extent of the damage is not yet known.

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/ 2 November 2006

Mozambique leader hails dam deal with Portugal

Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Wednesday hailed Portugal’s transfer of control of a huge hydroelectric plant to its former colony as the end of ”the final redoubt of foreign domination”. Guebuza signed an agreement with Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates late on Tuesday to buy 82% of shares in the Cahora Bassa dam on the Zambezi river.

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/ 4 January 2006

Storms, floods kill 13 in Mozambique

Storms and flooding have killed at least 13 people in the central Mozambique province of Sofala since torrential rains hit Southern Africa last week, state-run radio reported on Tuesday. Eight of the victims were struck by lightning and five drowned in floods unleashed by the storms, Radio Mozambique reported.