Mozambique

Mozambique votes in tense election after violent campaign

The election is widely expected to result in the ruling Frelimo party extending its decades-long rule over a nation that is set to become one of the world's leading gas exporters.

Can Zimbabwe’s tainted elite be trusted with windfall from ivory trade?

While Zimbabweans would want CITES to lift ban on ivory trade, they however cannot trust the thoroughly corrupt ruling elite to manage the possible windfall for the benefit of ordinary citizens and the wildlife.

African countries seek declaration of global climate emergency at UN summit

African nations have for years called for more money from rich countries to help them combat global warming and integrate climate risks into their long-term economic planning - and that plea will be heard in New York again this week.

Xenophobic attacks in South Africa spur reprisals across Africa

The roots of this violence and anti-immigrant sentiments run deep and a mélange of factors collide, dissolve and divide, often crisscrossing social, economic and political lines.

South Africa xenophobic attacks killed 10 people – Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa says two of the victims were foreigners who were killed during a wave of attacks on foreign-owned stores followed by apparent reprisal attacks in Nigeria.

Mozambique rivals hail 'new era' as they sign landmark peace deal

Mozambique's president and the leader of the country's main opposition group signed a new peace accord Tuesday, pledging to end years of violence and facilitate elections in the fall.

Mozambique's last rebel fighters finally lay down their arms

Mozambique's president and the leader of the Renamo opposition will also sign another agreement in August pledging peace in the upcoming national elections on October 15, 2019.

Aid pledges to cyclone-ravaged Mozambique inadequate - UN chief

International donors last month pledged $1.2 billion after the poor southern African country was battered by two powerful cyclones in March and April this year.

Burundi is no ‘aid orphan’ nor is Rwanda an ‘aid darling’

As both Burundi and Rwanda mark 57 years of independence on July 1, how have two countries that share so much found themselves in such radically different situations?

Donors pledge $1.2B to rebuild Mozambique after cyclones

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a "generous response" from the international community to help Mozambiquans after Cyclone Kenneth and Idai, the worst environmental disasters ever experienced in Africa.

The rocket’s red glare over Baghdad’s Green Zone

Last week both rockets and tweets were fired off during the US-Iranian standoff.

Death toll rises to 38 in Mozambique after cyclone

At least 38 people died after Cyclone Kenneth hit Mozambique, according to the country's disaster​ management institute.