Since February, more than 28.000 cases of cholera have been recorded, half of them involving children, Unicef said; Cyclone Freddy has shut down a hundred health centres and 250 drinking water points

Two insurgents attacks in two weeks in Mocímboa da Praia can have ethnic grounds, as neighbourhood is largely inhabited by Makonde residents, from the interior of Cabo Delgado, who have historically had tense relations with native Mwani community

The use of ethanol in the production of alcoholic beverages has been banned and only agricultural ethyl alcohol is allowed for the manufacture and standardisation of these products; the government decree aims at discouraging harmful practices

New restrictions on the foreign currency positions of commercial banks have been issued by Bank of Mozambique under a special regime set to last for one year; the move may further aggravate the country’s ongoing shortage of foreign exchange

Education Minister Samaria Tovela acknowledged that the government owes some teachers money for overtime worked accumulated since 2022, explaining that the delay is to serious communication failures as sector lacks consolidated data across Mozambique