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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…

Mozambique warns of more floods when dam gate opens

Mozambican authorities warned on Tuesday that flooding will worsen in Southern Africa when a major dam on its borders opens its floodgates and Namibia counts the toll of floods…

Dad of Mozambican flood baby denied rights by court

A court on Thursday denied parental rights to the father of a girl who became a symbol of Mozambican hope after being born in a tree during the devastating floods of 2000. The…

Explosion at weapons depot sows panic in Maputo

The death toll from blasts at a military armoury in Mozambique’s capital Maputo triggered by high temperatures had risen to 72, Health Minister Ivo Paulo Garido said on Friday.…

Mozambique on red alert after flooding

Soldiers and relief workers using helicopters and canoes have evacuated about 60 000 people from the flooded Zambezi River Valley in central Mozambique, where more than 100 000…

Rains leave thousands homeless in Mozambique

Torrential rains have destroyed more than 1 000 houses, leaving more than 6 000 people homeless in northern Mozambique, officials said on Thursday. A statement by the…

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…

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…

Carlos Cardoso’s killer in the dock again

A man accused of masterminding the killing of Mozambique’s leading investigative journalist went on trial on Thursday after twice escaping from jail. Anibal Dos Santos Junior,…

Bird flu: Mozambique extends poultry ban

Mozambique’s livestock authorities announced a ban on Saturday on poultry imports from several European countries that have reported cases of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.…

Mozambique sets up new anti-graft office

A new, independent anti-corruption office will be created to stamp out graft in the public sector, Mozambique’s attorney general said on Saturday. Francisco Madeira told state…

EU sugar plans ‘could destroy African producers’

Mozambique’s Minister of Industry and Trade, Antonio Fernando, expressed concern on Saturday that European Union plans to reform its sugar price regime could destroy local…

Women beaten for not ‘respecting Renamo flag’

A woman claimed on Sunday she was beaten by ten men armed with sticks because she did not stand to attention when their political party’s flag was raised.