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Some 40 civil society groups in Mozambique have written a letter in which they denounce the mistreatment of pregnant women in health facilities. The groups rallied and demanded action against doctors whose work they say has resulted in maternal and child deaths. In a letter to the health minister, the …

Mozambican former President Joaquim Chissano has said that efforts should continue to engage a breakaway armed faction of the opposition Renamo party after its leader was killed on Monday. Gen Mariano Nhongo was killed by security forces in the central Sofala province. “I never wanted anyone’s death, but the people …

Mariano Nhongo, a rebel leader in Mozambique has been killed following an intense gun battle with government troops in his forest hide-out in central Sofala province, police have said. Mariano Nhongo, former leader of the Renamo Military Junta was killed along with a close associate of his. Mariano Nhongo had …

Islamist militants have kidnapped seven women from a village in the Mozambican northern province of Cabo Delgado, local media reports. Southern African troops launched a rescue mission but they were unable to find the captives. In a separate incident, the insurgents attacked a village in Mueda district, looting food and …

After the death of 15 people from rabies in central Mozambique, authorities have decided to kick off a vaccination campaign against the disease. Women and children are said to be the most affected by the disease since the start of the year. Officials have urged residents to vaccinate their dogs …

Christians in Mozambique have expressed their joy as they resumed in-person worship on Sunday after Covid-19 measures were relaxed by the president. Worshippers said it was a relief to be able to attend church especially as the country faces attacks in the northern region. “At home, we pray through our …

The United Nations said it is concerned over people returning to the restive northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado as it is still unclear whether the ongoing military operation has reduced jihadist groups’ capacity to stage attacks there. The caution by the UN’s Department of Safety and Security comes at …

The city of Palma in northern Mozambique has now benefited from United Nations humanitarian aid since the massive attack on the coastal city in March by Islamist militants. More than 2,000 families received food packages in Palma in the gas-rich Cabo Delgado province, BBC News reports. Aid workers have struggled …

Several newspapers in Mozambique report that five members of a family have been hacked to death by suspected jihadists while making a sugar cane-based brew in a village in the north. The five lived in a camp for people displaced by the insurgency in Cabo Delgado province, and were surprised …

According to data from the Mozambican Ministry of Health, coronavirus cases have dropped considerably during these first two weeks of September. In the first 13 days of the month, there were 2,943 new cases of Covid-19 and 107 hospital admissions, a big drop from the 15,385 cases and 542 admissions …