Islamic insurgents kill three, kidnap 11 children in Northern Mozambique attacks

…..Violence escalates in Palma, a strategic town at the heart of Mozambique’s international gas hub MAPUTO-(MaraviPost)-Islamic insurgents have killed three people in new attacks in northern Mozambique on Friday. The attacks also resulted in the...

Indian Coast Guard Ship Sachet arrives in Mozambique with 20 metric tonnes of humanitarian aid

The Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Sachet, an Offshore Patrol Vessel, arrived at the Port of Maputo in Mozambique on October 11 as part of its ongoing overseas deployment to Africa, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement. The visit...

World News | Indian Coast Guard Ship Sachet Arrives in Mozambique with 20 Metric Tonnes of Humanitarian Aid

Maputo [Mozambique], October 11 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Sachet, an Offshore Patrol Vessel, arrived at the Port of Maputo in Mozambique on October 11 as part of its ongoing overseas deployment to Africa, the Ministry of Defence...

ICG ship arrives in Maputo with humanitarian aid; enhances regional cooperation

As part of its ongoing overseas deployment to Africa, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship, Sachet, an Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) made a port call in Maputo, Mozambique on Saturday. The move symbolizes the ICG’s operational reach and commitment to...

Mozambique’s Reliance on Rwanda to Fight ISIS Militants Exposes a Governance Deficit

Rwandan soldiers gather at the airport in Mocimboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique, Aug. 9, 2021 (AP image made from video by Marc Hoogsteyns). The violent insurgency in Mozambique’s northeastern Cabo Delgado province is entering its...

Mozambique to boost clean water access by investing in water systems

MAPUTO, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Mozambican Minister of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources Fernando Rafael has said that the government will, throughout the current five-year governance plan, invest in strategic water infrastructure to boost...

44th Sharjah International Book Fair to host 2,350 publishers & exhibitors

Held under the theme ‘Between You and a Book’, the official agenda for the 44th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF 2025), is set to run from November 5-16, 2025 at Expo Centre Sharjah. Organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), the world...

Second International Airport for Harare

The government has embarked on an ambitious programme to rehabilitate and modernise airports across Zimbabwe in a move aimed at enhancing air transport infrastructure, boosting tourism, and attracting critical foreign investment, Transport and...

Traditional Authority Matola Laid to Rest in Balaka

Published on October 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM by Edgar Naitha 140 words • approx. 1 min read The late Traditional Authority Matola of Balaka was laid to rest at his headquarters, where a large crowd gathered to pay their final respects. Principal...

TAAG to Transfer All International Flights to New Luanda Airport

TAAG Angola Airlines has confirmed the full transfer of its international flight operations to the new Dr. António Agostinho Neto International Airport (NBJ), effective October 19, 2025. The new airport, located in Bom Jesus, Icolo, and Bengo...

Government seeks self-sufficiency in pulses, aims to increase cultivation area to 31 million hectares by 2030-31: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said the government aims to raise the area under pulse cultivation from 27.5 million hectares to 31 million hectares by 2030–31. Chouhan noted that the government’s main priorities are...

Mozambique’s Border Bets

Good morning. Mozambique has a plan to concession two of its land border crossings to private operators, under public-private partnerships (PPPs) that it hopes will speed up trade flows, increase revenue, improve security, reduce dependence on...

Escalating violence in northern Mozambique leading to new wave of displacements, UNHCR warns

The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR says it’s concerned about the “rapid rise” in the number of displaced people in northern Mozambique. Since the start of the year, violence in the southern African country has displaced 100,000 people, the agency says,...

US Senate Committee Chair Decries 'Killings Of Christians' In Nigeria, Across Africa As ISIS Beheads 30 In Mozambique

In a statement condemning the growing wave of religious persecution across Africa, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), has decried the continued killing of Christians by Islamist extremists,...

Chrome producers should stop subsidising the world economy

Chrome mining ... Producers and smelters may need to emulate the brilliance of Opec. CHROME is an essential industrial commodity. Over 90% of the world’s chrome output is used to make ferrochrome, which is a mixture of chrome and iron ore,...

TAAG is set to complete its move to Angola’s new international airport

Angolan flag carrier TAAG has announced the final stage of its transition to the country’s new international airport, set to begin 19 October. According to a press release issued by the company, all departing and arriving flights for destinations...

Robust International expands African footprint with the support of European entities

Global trader of sesame and cashew nuts Robust International is expanding its footprint in Africa with three new processing plants now operational in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Mozambique. The company, headquartered in Singapore, is...

44th Sharjah International Book Fair to host 2,350 publishers, exhibitors from 118 countries

Held under the theme ‘Between You and a Book,’ the 44th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF 2025), is set to run from Nov.5-16, 2025 at Expo Centre Sharjah. Organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), the world renowned fair will host more...

As child abductions rise in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado, churches serve as safe spaces

MAPUTO, Mozambique (RNS) — In the remote villages of Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, fear seems constant. Families say they no longer sleep through the night, children jump at the sound of footsteps and parents clutch their little ones close,...

SSA economies eye stronger growth pace

Sub-Saharan Africa’s gross domestic product is now projected to grow by about 3.8 percent in 2025, up from 3.5 percent in 2024, as inflation moderates and foreign exchange markets stabilise across many nations. The updated outlook emerges from the...