Mozambique News

News as at October 10, 2025, 9:25 pm

Flaring Violence in Northern Mozambique Forces 22,000 to Flee in a Week - UN

  • [allAfrica] Geneva - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Tuesday that it is deeply concerned about the rapidly growing displacement in northern Mozambique as a conflict that is entering its eighth year appears to be intensifying again.

Gas Companies Demand a Foreign-Controlled Fortress

  • [Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] A meeting in Maputo Thursday 10 July between TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne and President Daniel Chapo did not lead to agreement on restarting the giant gas project in Cabo Delgado. Chapo keeps saying that TotalEnergies should simply lift the force majeure declaration and resume work.

Jose Pacheco Named SISE Head, With Brief to Deal With Cabo Delgado

  • [Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Jose Pacheco was named head of intelligence services on 17 June and was specifically told by President Daniel Chapo to deal with the Cabo Delgado insurgency. (O Pais 18 June) He is trusted and powerful in Frelimo. SISE is the State Information and Security Service (Serviço de Informação e Segurança do Estado).

All of Africa Today - October 8, 2025

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Cabo Delgado Insurgency Persists Amid Failed Military Strategy

  • [ISS] Eight years on, northern Mozambique's terrorist threat remains acute despite the deployment of thousands of local and foreign troops.

Mozambique and Brazil to Boost Bilateral Trade

  • [AIM] Maputo -- The Brazilian Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Carlos Duarte, believes that the bilateral trade between Mozambique and Brazil could easily be doubled with new investments, surpassing the current 200 million US dollars per year.

Thousands Flee Amid Renewed Fighting in Northern Mozambique, UN Warns

  • [UN News] Nearly 22,000 people fled their homes in northern Mozambique in a single week last month due to a resurgence in fighting across Cabo Delgado, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday.

Over 6,000 People Killed By Terrorists Since 2017 - ACLED

  • [AIM] Maputo -- Over 6,000 people were killed by Islamist terrorists in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado since the attacks started in 2017, according to a report carried out by the independent conflict registration project ACLED (Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project).

Kenya's High Commission in Maputo Warns Citizens Against Overstaying in Mozambique

  • [Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya High Commission in Maputo has issued a warning to Kenyan nationals travelling to Mozambique to strictly adhere to the permitted duration of stay under the existing visa exemption agreement between the two countries.

Reduction in External Funding Impacts Health Goals

  • [AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Health Minister Ussene Isse has announced that the reduction in external funding has impacted the achievement of goals and universal health coverage, leading to a setback in the country's achievements.

Over 11,000 Households Took Refuge in Chiúre - IOM

  • [AIM] Maputo -- Over 11, 000 households have taken refuge, over the last week, in the capital of Chiúre district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, as a result of new incursions by armed groups, according to the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Rights Association Files Criminal Complaint Against Frelimo Deputy

  • [AIM] Maputo -- The Human Rights Network Association, a Mozambican NGO, has filed a criminal complaint against Egídio Vaz, a deputy of the ruling Frelimo party in the Assembly of the Republic, the country's parliament, for incitement to crime and public advocacy of hatred and violence - but Vaz claims that such accusations are false, and are based on a forgery

Over 500 Terrorist Attacks Recorded By End of August - OCHA

  • [AIM] Maputo -- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed its concern at high levels of violence in some districts of the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, claiming that over 500 attacks carried out by terrorists were recorded by the end of August this year.

All of Africa Today - September 29, 2025

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MSF Suspends Activities in Mocimboa DA Praia As Violence Surges

  • [MSF] Pemba - The upsurge of violence in northern Mozambique is making it extremely difficult to deliver medical activities in a safe manner in multiple areas of Cabo Delgado province. Following attacks this month in Mocímboa da Praia, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has taken the painful decision to temporarily suspend activities in the town and district. MSF calls on all armed groups to actively ensure the protection of civilians, humanitarian workers and medical facilities from the

Promotion of Opportunities for Women Remains Top Priority - Chapo

  • [AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo has reaffirmed that gender equity and the promotion of economic opportunities for women remain top priorities of his government.

56% of Girls in Nampula Marry Before 18 - UNICEF

  • [AIM] Maputo -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed its concern at the high rate of child marriage in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, claiming that 56 per cent of girls in that province marry before the age of 18.

All of Africa Today - September 22, 2025

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Government to Invest About 1.5 Billion Meticais in Waste Management

  • [AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government plans to invest about 1.5 billion meticais (23.5 million US dollars, at the current exchange rate) to build two landfills in the northern cities of Nampula and Nacala in order to improve waste management.

Journalist Denounces Media Bill Consultations As 'A Pretence'

  • [AIM] Maputo -- Senior Mozambican journalist. Tomas Vieira Mario, has denounced the current public consultation on new mass media laws as "a pretence'.

Fear and Terror Among the Population, Victims of Ongoing Violence

  • [Agenzia Fides] Mocimboa DA Praia -- The violent insurgency in the province of Cabo Delgado (see Fides, 26/8/2025) continues to fuel further outbreaks of guerrilla warfare and chaos. According to local media reports, further attacks have claimed several victims. This time, the violence targeted residents of the district capital, Mocimboa da Praia, where the insurgents reportedly went door-to-door, calling out the names of their victims, including police officers. This is the first attack in this area since the insurgents were expelled by

Mozambique Deploys Lawfare Against the Political Opposition

  • [ISS] Terrorism charges against the main opposition leader could eliminate FRELIMO's key challenger in the next elections.

Minister Demands End to Corruption in Traffic Police

  • [AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Interior Minister Paulo Chachine on Wednesday ordered the traffic police to strengthen their discipline, fight against corruption, and comply strictly with the law, in order to reduce the number of accidents on the country's roads.

U.S. Govt Promises to Continue Aid From Mozambique Challenge Corporation

  • [AIM] Maputo -- The United States government has announced that the foreign aid promised to Mozambique under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) will be disbursed, despite fears that the Trump administration would destroy the MCC, just as it has dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

Mozambicans Welcome Diversity but Say Govt Discriminates Based On Ethnicity

  • [Afrobarometer] Most citizens express tolerant attitudes toward people of different religions, ethnicities, political affiliations, and nationalities.

CDD Accuses Government of Refusing to Legalize Union of Agricultural Extension Workers

  • [AIM] Maputo -- A prominent Mozambican NGO, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), has accused the government of refusing to legalize the Union of Agricultural Extension Workers (SNEA) after it submitted a registration request two years ago to the Ministry of State Administration.

Road Accidents Caused 409 Deaths in First Six Months of 2025

  • [AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Transport Ministry has announced that the country recorded, in the first six months of this year, 326 road accidents that resulted in 409 deaths.

17 Detained for Illegal Mining

  • [AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Police (PRM) have detained 17 individuals allegedly involved in illegal mining in the central province of Manica.

Fishermen Detained for Alleged Involvement in Terrorism

  • [AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Police (PRM) have detained 20 fishermen in Ancuabe district, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, for alleged involvement in terrorism.

Ruwa's U.S.$176k Heist - Robber Bought a Borrowdale Stand, Four Cars, Hid in Mozambique

  • [The Herald] One of the suspects accused of being part of the gang which stole US$176,000 from a Ruwa house used the loot to buy a stand in Crowhill, Borrowdale, where he built a three-roomed cottage, a Nissan Caravan NV350, a Toyota Hiace, a Honda Fit and a Toyota Ipsum.
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