Maputo, Mozambique News

The Mozambican government on Monday accused the main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo of intransigence in the fruitless dialogue between the government and Renamo, which has been under way since April.

South African paper manufacturer Sappi has chosen to ship some of its products through the Maputo port in Mozambique, which is considered a gateway to Southern Africa's economic hubs.

The ministerial segment of the 3rd AU Conference of Ministers Responsible for Mineral Resources Development will be held in Maputo, Mozambique from 16-18 December on the theme: Leveraging the Africa Mining Vision for Africa's Renaissance towards broader ownership.

Fugro recently opened new office premises in Mozambique's Port of Maputo, and has also established the only internationally accredited laboratory in the country.

The Mozambican government has announced a three day period of national mourning for the 33 people who died when an Embraer-190 aircraft of Mozambique Airlines crashed in northern Namibia on 29 November.

Mozambique's Minister of Industry and Trade, Armando Inroga, announced on Wednesday that the Riopele textile factory, paralysed for the past decade, may reopen next March to produce thread and cloth.

The Parliamentary Secretary will deliver remarks at the Conference's official opening and will help launch the African Minerals Development Centre, to which Canada is the largest contributor.

Consider for a moment an Africa with high-rise cities, smart phones and mobile banking, civil engineering triumphs and record-breaking freight rail.

The Mozambique electoral commission has announced official results of the municipal elections held in November, showing significant gains by a new opposition party.

Copenhagen, 2013-12-11 08:44 CET -- Per Aarsleff A/S has entered into a contract for the execution of the electricity supply in Mozambique in south-eastern Africa.

Attacks by Renamo gunmen over the past six weeks have resulted in ten civilian deaths with a further 26 people injured, according to the Defence Ministry.

Work has begun to collect DNA samples from relatives of those who died when the Mozambique Airlines flight from Maputo to Luanda crashed on Nov 29 in northern Namibia, killing all 33 people on board.

The Mozambican authorities announced on Thursday that the "black box" flight recorders from the Mozambique Airlines Embraer-190 that crashed in northern Namibia on 29 November have been recovered and sent to the United States for decoding.

Former president Nelson Mandela strengthened ties between South Africa and Mozambique, the Maputo Corridor Logistics Initiative said on Friday.

SADC ministers responsible for Environment and Natural Resources Management have called upon key stakeholders and local communities to fully participate in efforts to strengthen the management of the region's natural resources in particular, combating illegal harvesting of elephants and rhino.

Bishop Janice Huie escorts Nelson Mandela and his wife, Graca Machel, as Bishop Joao Somane Machado leads the way.

The opposition Mozambique Democratic Movement has won three of the nation's four largest cities in local elections, emerging as a credible challenger to the ruling Frelimo party for presidential and parliamentary polls due next year.

Mozambique Airlines does not yet have a firm date for the transfer back to Maputo of the bodies of those who died when the LAM flight from Maputo to Luanda last Friday crashed in northern Namibia.

While the ruling Front for the Liberation of Mozambique enjoyed a lock on power, its arch-rival, the Mozambican National Resistance , was not disbanded in bloody recrimination following defeat.

The five-day conference will be held under the theme: "Leveraging the Africa Mining Vision for Africa's Renaissance towards broader ownership".