Africa Mozambique Sea turtles are returning thanks to conservation efforts and beach protection in recent years in an attempt to save this declining species; the country is home to five of the world's seven sea turtle species
Africa Mozambique Campaigning has begun ahead of elections on 9 October to vote for president, parliament and regional authorities; ruling party Frelimo, which has dominated Mozambican politics since the civil war, will seek to extend its winning streak
Africa Mozambique Isaac Zavale, 37, originally from Mozambique, is one of Africa's leading emerging artists; with his paintings, he wants to make people think about the multitude of people in Johannesburg, the city where the artist has lived for years
Africa Mozambique 940 million dollars of investment in tourism was attracted last year, a 17% increase over 2022, and the sector continues to grow; however, the problem of kidnappings still frightens some potential visitors, the president acknowledged
Africa Mozambique Every year the country loses approximately 267.000 hectares of forest, or 0,79% of its total forest area; this deforestation leads to the emission of 40 million tonnes more of greenhouse gases
Africa Mozambique More than 125.000 people are in need of urgent food aid in the district of Caia, Sofala province, central Mozambique, due to the devastation of crops caused by the drought caused by the 'El Niño' phenomenon, according to local authorities
Africa Mozambique A tender was opened for the development of decentralised solar and battery storage systems in the country
Africa Mozambique Until March this year, more than 56.000 travellers from 29 countries have benefited from the eVisa for tourism and business since the implementation of Measure 13 of the Economic Acceleration Package in December 2022
Africa Mozambique Mozambique's electoral commission claimed to have included in its register almost one million additional voters who, according to the country's National Statistics Institute, 'cannot exist'
Africa Mozambique A new child protection strategy will focus on areas of survival, including health and nutrition, and development through education and recreation, including birth registration and the fight against child abuse and child labour
Africa Mozambique New research unveils the evolutionary and genetic mechanisms behind the spread of tuskless female elephants during the Mozambican civil war between 1977 and 1992; among the factors, the behaviour of other species and even humans
Africa Mozambique All 43 political groups that have expressed interest in participating in the general elections have been approved by the National Electoral Commission to compete in the 9 October vote
Africa Mozambique A team from MSF provided initial psychological care to the families of the victims of the shipwreck that claimed around 100 lives on 7 April in Nampula province, in the north of the country; training on health promotion was offered to 15 community leaders