Mozambique News

News as at June 3, 2026, 8:13 pm

Opposition Leader Venâncio Mondlane Carries the Cross of Mozambique's Democracy

  • [Daily Maverick] He says he was cheated out of victory in 2024. Now Venâncio Mondlane is building his party to win in 2029.

Two Mozambican Nationals and SA Teenager Killed in Mossel Bay

  • [SAnews.gov.za] Police in the Western Cape are investigating the murders of two Mozambican nationals and an 18-year-old South African following violent unrest in KwaNonqaba, Mossel Bay, over the weekend.

South Africa to Host Inaugural Eswatini, Mozambique Water Meeting

  • [SAnews.gov.za] Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina will host and officially welcome her counterparts from Eswatini and Mozambique at the inaugural Council of Ministers Meeting of the Incomati and Maputo Watercourse Commission (INMACOM) on Friday, 5 June, in Boksburg, Johannesburg.

Mozambique Claims Five of Its Nationals Killed Killed in South Africa 'Xenophobic Attacks'

  • [RFI] Mozambique has claimed that five of its nationals were killed in xenophobic attacks in South Africa at the weekend, as efforts got under way on Tuesday to repatriate hundreds of others.

Making Water Work in Mozambique for Economic Growth, People, Food and the Planet

  • [World Bank] Water drives over half of Mozambique's economy, 90% of exports, and 84% of jobs--yet floods and droughts cost 6.7% of GDP each year. A new World Bank Water Security Diagnostic and the ProAguas Compact 2026-2036 chart a path forward: $14.3 billion by 2030 to secure resources, deliver services, build climate resilience, and mobilize finance. Discover how Mozambique is making water work. Mozambique's economy is profoundly water dependent, and water is a primary driver of the economy. More than half of gross

Farmers Have Been Abandoned, New Government Survey Shows

  • [Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] The main income for 75% of Mozambicans families comes from farming but two thirds of them (3 million families) farm less than 1 hectare and most do not grow enough to feed their families, the Agricultural Census (CAP) published Wednesday (20 May) shows.

Tanzania, Mozambique Broaden Ties in Defence and Security

  • [Daily News] Dodoma -- TANZANIA and Mozambique have agreed to strengthen cooperation in defence and security matters, particularly in the fight against terrorism and criminal activities threatening peace and stability in Eastern and Southern Africa.

Two Anamola Leaders Gunned Down and Another Attacked in Three Weeks

  • [Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Attacks of members of Venancio Mondlane's party Anamola (National Alliance for a Free and Autonomous Mozambique) continue:

IMF to visit Mozambique in June, in Rapid Policy Change

  • [Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] An IMF team will visit Mozambique in June to discuss a new loan, in a sudden reversal of its position announced on 23 April. A year ago in April 2025 Mozambique and the IMF suspended (but did not cancel) the programme, because Mozambique could not or would not meet IMF demands, particularly devaluation and cuts to the wages of higher paid officials and civil servants. Going into this year's IMF Spring meetings in Washington, 13-18 April, the hard line remained. IMF officials said no further meetings until

Zimbabwe Deports 28 Mozambican Teens, Visually Impaired Man Engaged in Street Vending and Begging

  • [New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe has deported twenty-nine undocumented Mozambican nationals after they were intercepted in Chipinge, Mutare and Harare and found to be in the country illegally.

Mozambique Defence Minister Visits Rwandan Forces in Cabo Delgado

  • [New Times] Mozambique's Minister of Defence, Cristóvão Artur Chume, on Thursday, May 21, visited the Rwanda Security Forces (RSF) deployed in his country's northern province of Cabo Delgado.

What Years of War, Cyclones and Displacement Have Wrought to the People of Northern Mozambique

  • [Bhekisisa] BLURB: Northern Mozambique has been absorbing what humanitarian groups call "multiple shocks" for years. Conflict, cyclones, cholera, displacement; each arriving before the last has been processed, each landing on a health system already buckling. What happens to people's minds in conditions like these? And who is there to help?

Gas Bonanza is a Myth, Detailed CIP Study Shows

  • [Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Gas will generate billions of dollars in state revenue, but much less than predicted and not for a decade. Other investments in agriculture and mineral processing would generate more money - and more development - sooner. This is the conclusion of the what is probably the first detailed study of gas contracts and state revenue, done by Rui Mate of CIP (Public Integrity Centre) and presented Tuesday (12 May). What does Rovuma Gas actually bring to Mozambique?

Rwanda-Mozambique Security Cooperation to Continue Under Bilateral Arrangement

  • [New Times] Rwanda and Mozambique will continue security cooperation in Cabo Delgado under a bilateral arrangement between the two governments, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe, has said.

More Detailed Explanation of Gas Revenue Calculation

  • [Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Rui Mate analysed only Coral Sul because it is the only Cabo Delgado gas project in operation and thus the only one with published data to check his projections for the first three years - and his projections agree with public data. Coral Norte, now under construction, will look very much like Coral Sul. Both are in deep water in Area 4.

Kaya Kwanga Head Dies in Jail After Arrest for Drug Trading, Money Laundering

  • [Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] The Italian head of the Kaya Kwanga tourist and residential complex on the Marginal (coast road) in Maputo, Umberto Sartori, died Friday (15 May) in the top security prison (known as BO). He had been arrested on 21 April accused of drug trafficking, money laundering and forgery, and had refused to eat. The criminal investigation police SERNIC said he had links with the Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico, which seems to have a presence in Mozambique.

Voters' Rolls Finally Confirm Zanu-PF Fraudulently Registered Supporters for Mozambique's Election

  • [Daily Maverick] Official voters' rolls from Mozambique's 2024 elections reveal fraudulent registrations, including Zanu-PF activists and Zimbabweans without voting rights.

Mobs Lynch Dozens After Accusations of Witchcraft

  • [Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] At least 60 people have been killed in the past month, accused of using sorcery to shrink or steal penises. It is believed that a look, or a touch, or a handshake is enough to do it. A person is accused, a mob forms, and the victim is lynched. The panic started in Cabo Delgado on 18 April and has spread south to all provinces. More than 60 people have been killed, including two teachers, a nurse, a police officer, and a municipal official. But no victims with shrunken or stolen penises have been found.

Violence and Attacks Continue in Cabo Delgado Province - Bishop of Quelimane Calls for Prayer

  • [Agenzia Fides] Quelimane -- The Islamist insurgency (ISM) continues in Cabo Delgado province. Recent attacks in districts such as Nangade, Mocímboa da Praia, and in the southern areas have targeted civilians, soldiers, missionaries, and miners, causing deaths, burning homes, and displacing hundreds of people. A raid in Namacuili caused at least four dead, while armed groups are attacking the districts of Ancuabe and Macomia.

Attacks in Cabo Delgado - Terrorist Actions Force More Than 700 People to Flee From Nangade

  • [Agenzia Fides] Nampula -- Recent terrorist attacks and movements in the Nangade district, north of Cabo Delgado, have forced several families to flee their homes, affecting at least 776 people, including children. The data comes from the latest report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which indicates that those affected have left their homes in the villages of Machava, Samora Machel, Muangaza, and Nkonga.

Mozambique and South Africa Join Efforts Against Xenophobia

  • [AIM] Maputo -- The governments of Mozambique and South Africa have joined efforts in order to discourage xenophobic acts committed by South African citizens against foreigners of African origin.

HCB Contributed $300 Million to the Mozambican State in 2025

  • [AIM] Maputo -- Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB), the company that operates the Cahora Bassa dam on the Zambezi river, in the central Mozambican province of Tete, contributed about 300 million dollars to the Mozambican state in 2025, including taxes, fees and dividends, according to the HCB accounts that were unanimously approved at an annual general meeting of the company, held last Thursday.

One Dead in Terrorist Attack

  • [AIM] Maputo -- A group of Islamist terrorists launched an attack on Thursday in Ancuabe district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, causing the death of one person.

About Shrinking Penises Have Led to 39 Deaths

  • [AIM] Maputo -- The wave of disinformation alleging that mysterious sorcerers have stolen or shrunk the penises of their victims have led to riots in which 39 people have been killed and a further 74 injured, according to Mozambican Interior Minister Paulo Chachine.
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