Mozambique

United Nations elects five new Security Council members

Winning a seat on the 15-member Security Council is considered a pinnacle of achievement for many countries because it gives them a strong voice on issues of international peace and security.

Mozambique confirms first polio case in three decades

Genomic sequencing suggests that the newly confirmed case is linked to a strain that began circulating in Pakistan in 2019, similar to the case reported in Malawi this year, the WHO says.

Daesh claims responsibility for eastern Congo jail break

Witnesses and an army spokesman blamed the attack, which killed at least three people, on a Ugandan armed group which has pledged allegiance to Daesh.

Ana devastates Madagascar as rescuers struggle to access affected areas

Tropical Storm Ana formed to the east of Madagascar last week, causing floods and landslides and affecting around 130,000 people, with many made homeless.

Battered by deadly storm, three southern African nations pick up the pieces

As of Thursday, Madagascar has reported 41 dead, with 18 others killed in Mozambique and 11 in Malawi. Rescue workers and authorities are still assessing the full extent of the losses.

Deadly tropical storm Ana strikes Madagascar, Mozambique

Tropical storm Ana has caused widespread flooding in Madagascar, raising the death toll from recent heavy rains to 39 people and displacing more than 65,000.

EU slaps sanctions on Russia's notorious mercenary group Wagner

The bloc imposed sanctions on Russian private military company Wagner Group, as well as on three other entities and individuals, including former Russian military intelligence officers accused of mercenary work in Ukraine.

International NGO to demine 7 million sqm conservation area in Zimbabwe

APOPO, an NGO operating in countries where there are landmines left over from previous conflicts, is working on a grand-scale project that will help local communities and wildlife in Zimbabwe, clearing more than seven million square metres of land.

Whites 'rescued first' and black people left behind in Mozambique attack

A new report by Amnesty International alleges that the rescue operation by a private security company displayed racial segregation.

Militant attacks in Mozambique’s Palma displaces tens of thousands

UN refugee agency says raids by Daesh-linked militants since late March drove around 30,000 out of the down, marking a major intensification in an insurgency that has wreaked havoc across Cabo Delgado province for over three years.

French oil giant Total halts Mozambique gas project after attacks

Total suspends work on $20 billion gas project in northern Mozambique, saying it "can no longer operate in the Cabo Delgado province in a safe and efficient manner."

Mozambique will need more than military might to fight insurgency

If the state doesn't want the insurgency to turn into a prolonged game of whac-a-mole, it will need to address Cabo Delgado's socio-economic shortcomings.