Maputo 1 Apr (AIM) – 40 of the 42 Nigerian citizens who were detained in Mozambique weeks ago were deported to their country of origin.
The individuals had been detained by the National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) as part of an operation that aimed to dismantle a network selling stolen vehicle parts.
SERNIC further alleged that the Nigerian citizens were detained because they were in the country illegally.
The NGO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) confirmed the deportation of 40 citizens, while two others remain in Mozambique.
According to NIDCOM spokesperson, Abdur-Rahman, the citizens in question arrived in Nigeria in three batches of 13, 16 and 11 respectively.
NIDCOM alleges that the deportation did not follow due process as “their human rights were violated after they were randomly arrested, detained and deported despite having adequate documentation.”
According to the organization, some of the deportees who were received by NIDCOM staff in Lagos alleged that their money and other valuables were stolen from them while they were detained.
“Things were taken from them and were not returned to them at the time of deportation. Huge sums were also taken from their mobile applications. It is sad that while all this was happening, the Mozambican authorities did not contact the Nigerian Embassy, while all embassy emissaries were turned away,” said a NIDCOM spokesperson. (AIM) Ad/pf (230)
Maputo, 1 Apr (AIM) – The Japanese government has committed to disbursing US$1.4 million to support health facilities in the province of Cabo Delgado, in northern Mozambique.
The project, which will be implemented by United Nations agencies, is expected to benefit more than 500,000 people in health units who will receive financial assistance.
According to Japanese Ambassador Keiji Hamada, speaking during the launch of the project, the initiative will be expanded to cover women’s empowerment, water supply, sanitation and hygiene. It will also cover communities affected by crises, especially those affected by Islamic terrorism in Cabo Delgado.
The diplomat explained that one of the initiatives aims to strengthen the emergency response capacity of the health system in Cabo Delgado.
According to Hamada, the project will be implemented in the districts of Balama, Meluco and Pemba, capital of the province, in close coordination with the Government and United Nations agencies.
The intervention includes the delivery of three ambulances and the training of professionals, including drivers and nurses, to ensure the effective use of these resources in the health system.
“Patients who currently face great difficulties in accessing emergency care will have faster and safer access to health services,” he explained.
For her part, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Mozambique, Catherine Sozi, highlighted Japan’s continued support for the organization’s initiatives.
“The direct beneficiaries will be approximately 2,900 women and girls, while approximately 16,000 community members are expected to benefit indirectly,” she said.
“The aim of our project is to protect and empower women and girls affected by the crisis by restoring livelihoods, reducing protection risks and strengthening women’s leadership in humanitarian response and recovery,” he added.
The program includes distributing emergency non-food items, supporting livelihoods, promoting menstrual dignity and strengthening the participation of local women’s organizations.
“We want to see more women-led organizations actively participating in the humanitarian response,” she said.
The head of the National Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (INGD), Luísa Meque, considered Japan’s support a significant gesture of solidarity.
“These projects will contribute significantly to meeting the immediate needs of those affected,” she said.
Meque recalled that since the beginning of the 2025-2026 rainy season, floods and cyclones have affected more than a million people, causing 306 deaths and 351 injuries.
“Japan has been an important partner for Mozambique in risk management, supporting the training of national personnel and flood risk reduction projects,” she said. (AIM) Ad/pf (414)
O Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (INAM) alerta para uma alteração no estado do tempo com impacto directo já esta terça-feira, 01 de Abril, marcando o início de um período de instabilidade atmosférica em várias regiões do país.
Uma mulher perdeu a vida nesta terça-feira (31) no Centro de Saúde de Palma, na província de Cabo Delgado, após ter sido vítima de um acidente de viação ocorrido na tarde do mesmo dia, no troço que liga Palma a Mocímboa da Praia.
O presidente chinês, Xi Jinping, também secretário-geral do Comitê Central do Partido Comunista da China e presidente da Comissão Militar Central, preside um simpósio sobre a promoção contínua da construção e desenvolvimento de alta qualidade da Nova Área de Xiong’an na Nova Área de Xiong’an, na Província de Hebei, norte da China, em 23 de março de 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
Uma lâmpada não é algo que a maioria das pessoas associaria à governança.
Um robô é fotografado durante a Conferência Anual do Fórum Boao para a Ásia (BFA) de 2026, na província de Hainan, no sul da China, em 25 de março de 2026. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu) As tarifas e políticas regulatórias arbitrárias dos EUA aprofundaram a incerteza no ambiente de negócios, dificultando a tomada de decisões de longo prazo e a formulação de estratégias de desenvolvimento por parte das empresas. Os consumidores americanos, incluindo famílias e empresas, são os que pagam o preço pelas tarifas dos EUA.
Somente políticas estáveis, claras e transparentes podem proporcionar às empresas a tão necessária segurança para garantir seu desempenho a longo prazo, afirmou Robert Koopman, ex-economista-chefe da Organização Mundial do Comércio (OMC).
As tarifas e políticas regulatórias arbitrárias dos EUA aprofundaram a incerteza no ambiente de negócios, dificultando que as empresas tomem decisões de longo prazo e formulem estratégias de desenvolvimento, disse Koopman em entrevista à Xinhua na quarta-feira, à margem da Conferência Anual do Fórum Boao para a Ásia (BFA) 2026, realizada na província de Hainan, no sul da China.
“A Ásia é a região de crescimento mais rápido do mundo”, disse o economista, que também é professor titular da Cátedra Hurst na American University, observando que a região ancorou o crescimento global por meio da integração aprofundada da cadeia de suprimentos, o que abriu oportunidades cruciais para que as economias em desenvolvimento da Ásia ingressem no sistema industrial global.
Ele enfatizou que a China tem sido líder em energia verde. “A China tem liderado a evolução tecnológica e a eficiência da energia verde, desempenhando um papel muito positivo no fornecimento de produtos de energia verde de baixo custo para o mundo.”
Citando o sector de veículos eléctricos em expansão na China como exemplo, Koopman afirmou que a ampla adopção dessas tecnologias verdes é fundamental para o crescimento sustentável da Ásia, e que o aumento dos preços do petróleo também oferece incentivos positivos para essa transição.
Esta foto, tirada em 23 de março de 2026, mostra uma vista do Centro Internacional de Conferências do Fórum Boao para a Ásia (BFA), na cidade de Boao, em Qionghai, província de Hainan, no sul da China. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)
Esta foto, tirada em 23 de Março de 2026, mostra uma vista do Centro Internacional de Conferências do Fórum Boao para a Ásia (BFA), na cidade de Boao, em Qionghai, província de Hainan, no sul da China. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)
Ao falar sobre a inspiração global que o desenvolvimento da Ásia pode trazer, o economista destacou a integração económica regional como a experiência mais valiosa. “O que está acontecendo na Ásia é um bom modelo para o mundo”, afirmou, observando que a abordagem da ASEAN e a Parceria Económica Abrangente Regional (RCEP) estabeleceram bons exemplos de coordenação e cooperação.
Ao abordar o impacto do aumento das tarifas, Koopman afirmou que os consumidores americanos, incluindo famílias e empresas, são os que pagam o preço pelas tarifas dos EUA.
“As empresas preferem políticas estáveis, claras e transparentes, sejam elas tarifas ou regulamentações”, disse ele, criticando as mudanças repentinas nas políticas dos EUA em relação à transição verde e às regras regulatórias por terem prejudicado o planejamento corporativo de longo prazo.
Koopman afirmou que a OMC continua sendo “o fórum mais importante para promover a cooperação e a integração global”, acrescentando que seus princípios fundadores ainda são válidos. Ele defendeu a reforma da organização para que ela se adapte a novos desenvolvimentos, como o comércio digital e de serviços.
Ele também saudou a coordenação e a cooperação em todo o mundo. “A coordenação e a cooperação, mesmo que exijam trabalho árduo, resultam em melhores resultados para todos. Nenhum país pode prosperar sozinho, e a cooperação multilateral é insubstituível”, disse ele.
Maputo, 31 Mar (AIM) – The Ministry of Justice of Mozambique launched a campaign for Free Birth Registration with the aim of promoting citizens’ access to civil identification.
The project, which is expected to cover around 7 million people, will register 25 thousand citizens per day.
The campaign, scheduled to run from March 23rd to December 31st, will be carried out by up to 500 mobile brigades, which will travel to communities to register births and issue identification documents.
According to the Minister of Justice, Mateus Saize, cited in a statement addressed to the civil registry offices, the measure aims to respond to the “critical deficit in birth registration and the high number of citizens without legal identification in the country”.
“The brigades will operate in districts, administrative posts and localities, aiming to reach citizens who, for various reasons, do not have access to formal services. The initiative aims to invert the traditional model, taking services directly to the population”, the note reads.
The technical teams include employees from the Ministry of Justice, responsible for civil registration and issuing birth certificates, and agents from the Ministry of the Interior, who will simultaneously issue Identity Cards.
All services provided within the scope of this campaign will be free. “The civil registry offices were instructed to ensure the free registration of all requests submitted during the period in which the measure was in force”, the document reads.
The operation costs will be financed by the EDGE Mozambique Project, which is a Digital Governance initiative financed by the World Bank, focused on digital identification, public services and the digital economy.
This could be a step towards ending the absurd situation in which identity cards are, in theory, mandatory, but a large number of citizens do not have them. (AIM) Ad/pf (292)
Six arrested for theft of medicines Maputo, 31 Mar (AIM) – Mozambican health authorities reported the arrest of six health professionals for alleged involvement in the theft of medicines and medical-surgical material in the districts of Muembe and Mandimba, in the northern province of Niassa.
Last January, authorities reported the theft of antimalarial medicines worth 42 million meticais (around 657 thousand dollars, at current exchange rates) from the central medical warehouses of the National Health Service, in the province of Maputo.
According to Cássimo Abudo, administrator of the Muembe district, antimalarial medicines are the most stolen medicine in the district. He explained that the detainees in question sold the stolen medicines to private pharmacies.
“They were also involved in stealing blood collection bags, which forced the introduction of reinforced security measures in health units in the district,” he said.
The Minister of Health, Ussene Isse, declared “zero tolerance” to the theft of medicines. In January, a pharmacist was sentenced to 10 months in prison for stealing medicines in the central province of Sofala.
Meanwhile, the Association of United Health Professionals (APSUSM) threatened to intensify its strike, which began on January 16. The president of APSUSM, Anselmo Muchave, quoted in Tuesday’s edition of the independent daily “O Pais”, stated that the government is not complying with the recommendations emerging from negotiations with the strikers, and that the situation of the National Health Service is “catastrophic”.
Muchave alleged that a “silent genocide” is taking place in health facilities. Since the start of the strike, 1,872 deaths have been recorded, he said, caused by a lack of medicines and medical supplies and lack of care in health units.
Muchave has made such claims frequently, but no one else has seen large numbers of deaths in health facilities.
APSUSM demands the payment of the end-of-year bonus (known as the 13th month because it is equivalent to the payment of an extra month of the base salary) and better working conditions in hospitals.
“APSUSM will not back down,” declared Muchave. “The fight for life, dignity and health rights does not allow us to allow the government to neglect the National Health Service and put the lives of Mozambicans at risk.”
Muchave claims that APSUSM represents 65,000 health workers, but there is no sign that such a large number of people have ever supported APSUSM’s strike calls.
He warned that if the government does not reach an agreement with APSUSM, the next phase of the strike will completely paralyze health units. (AIM) Ad/pf (428)
Maputo, 31 Mar (AIM) – The president of the Mozambique Chamber of Commerce (CCM), Lucas Chachine, believes that strengthening the country’s business class is crucial to increasing productivity and exports.
According to Chachine, speaking on Monday in Maputo, after the inauguration of the new CCM governing bodies, business expansion is urgent “and we need to look for solutions to the problems of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)”.
The new bodies will operate in the sectors of taxation, finance, risk, compliance and control, internal audits, policies and procedures, macroeconomic analysis, support for associations and business services.
Chachine said that, in the near future, actions are planned to promote the growth of these sectors, with a view to improving the performance of each department.
“Our motto is to see Mozambican companies produce more, improve the quality of their products and export. This will be possible through reinforced collaboration with the government and closer ties with SMEs,” he stated.
He also highlighted the need to promote the economic inclusion of young and female entrepreneurs through mentoring programs and access to alternative sources of financing.
He also mentioned that the CCM intends to reinforce its role in mediating commercial disputes through the Business Ombudsman, a service already existing at the institution.
He added that technological advances require greater resilience from companies, taking into account the government’s commitment to the digitalization of the economy.
“It is important that the digitalization secretariat, in coordination with others, invests in the use of digital platforms to boost business development,” he stated. (AIM) MR/Ad/pf (252)
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