From fighting to farming: Supporting peacebuilding in Mozambique (A UN feature)

10 july 2022 - 07:49:29
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - As Mozambique looks to move on from its violent past, a UN-led programme is supporting efforts [...] Full text...

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Mozambican opposition, rights groups criticise presence of Rwandan soldiers in Cabo Delgado

22 july 2021 - 13:16:32
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Rwanda has sent a thousand soldiers and police for combat and security operations in Mozambique’s gas-rich [...] Full text...

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EU underlines importance of DDR, effective decentralization in Mozambique

22 april 2020 - 13:17:40
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Wednesday adopted conclusions on Mozambique stressing the importance of disarmament, demobilisation and [...] Full text...

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Cape Verdean president to attend inauguration of Mozambican counterpart

15 january 2020 - 09:58:37
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde President Jorge Carlos Fonseca will on Wednesday attend the inauguration of his Mozambican [...] Full text...

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Publishing of beneficiaries of African Peacebuilding Network research grants

26 august 2019 - 21:46:14
List of beneficiaries of African Peacebuilding Network research grants out   Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The list of beneficiaries of the [...] Full text...

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France ready to support implementation of Mozambican peace agreement

09 august 2019 - 15:19:33
Paris, France (PANA) - The French government has welcomed the peace and reconciliation agreement, signed Thursday in Maputo between the [...] Full text...

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Guterres welcomes signing of Mozambican 'historic' peace, reconciliation accord

08 august 2019 - 06:16:59
New York, US (PANA) - The Secretary-General has welcomed Tuesday's signing of the Peace and Reconciliation Accord between the Government of [...] Full text...

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Kagame to witness final peace deal agreement between Mozambican gov't and Renamo

06 august 2019 - 20:14:56
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame, on Tuesday arrived in Maputo, Mozambique, for the signing ceremony of the [...] Full text...

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South African president Ramaphosa attends Maputo peace ceremony

06 august 2019 - 09:18:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa is attending Tuesday’s Peace and Reconciliation Agreement ceremony in Maputo, Mozambique.  The [...] Full text...

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Angola welcomes peace agreement in Mozambique

05 august 2019 - 19:14:52
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angolan President João Lourenço has "warmly" welcomed the new peace agreement signed between the Mozambican government [...] Full text...

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What’s behind the spike in terrorist-type violence in northern Mozambique?

14 june 2018 - 16:18:39
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - A sudden upsurge in brutal violence in northern Mozambique, including the beheading of women and children, [...] Full text...

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Mozambique’s veteran opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama dies

04 may 2018 - 05:52:54
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Afonso Dhlakama, the leader of Mozambique’s main opposition party and former rebel group, Mozambican National Resistance [...] Full text...

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Global rights body reports increased repression of peaceful dissent in Southern Africa

18 january 2018 - 18:02:05
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Southern African governments clamped down on vocal journalists, activists, and opposition politicians in 2017, Human [...] Full text...

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South Africa: SADC urged to recommit to human rights protection

07 august 2017 - 10:43:18
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Monday urged the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to use the [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Masire’s 'brilliance' celebrated by SADC icons

29 june 2017 - 08:36:33
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has described the late Botswana’s president, as the cornerstone of SADC. The nonagenarian [...] Full text...

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UN: UN human rights office reports on clashes, violations in Mozambique

29 april 2016 - 17:18:13
New York, US (PANA) - The UN human rights office on Friday said it has received worrying information about ongoing [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UNHCR welcomes Malawi’s decision to reopen former camp for Mozambique refugees

16 march 2016 - 06:36:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday welcomed a decision by the Malawian Government to reopen [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana, Zimbabwe condemn instabilities in Africa

01 march 2016 - 16:37:36
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana and Zimbabwe have expressed concern over the continued instability in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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UN: UNHCR says clashes in Mozambique send civilians fleeing to Malawi

15 january 2016 - 21:32:18
New York, US (PANA) - Clashes between Mozambique government forces and the opposition Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO) have forced an [...] Full text...

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Mozambique: Renamo leader threatens to seize provinces by force

10 march 2015 - 16:04:59
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Afonso Dhlakama, leader of Mozambique’s former rebel movement, Renamo, on Monday declared that the Renamo bill [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief welcomes dialogue between Mozambique president, opposition leader

10 february 2015 - 17:20:37
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed meetings between Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi and the head of [...] Full text...

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Mozambique: Election official arrested over fraud attempt in Mozambique

22 october 2014 - 12:12:17
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - An election official has been arrested in the central Mozambican city of Beira for allegedly trying [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU to observe presidential elections in Mozambique

13 october 2014 - 14:55:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is deploying a team of election observers to the 15 October [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Gaborone applauds Guebuza, Dhlakama

11 september 2014 - 14:27:33
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana government has commended Mozambique’s president Armando Guebuza and Afonso Dhlakama, leader of rebel group, [...] Full text...

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Mozambique:Dhlakama promises to come to Maputo on Thursday

01 september 2014 - 08:40:18
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Afonso Dhlakama, leader of Mozambique’s former rebel movement Renamo, will travel to the capital city of [...] Full text...

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Mozambique: Government-RENAMO sigh accord to end hostilities in Mozambique

26 august 2014 - 15:28:46
Maputo, Mozambique PANA) – The mozambican government and RENAMO, the key opposition party, Sunday signed an agreement here to end [...] Full text...

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Mozambique: RENAMO spokesperson freed from detention

21 august 2014 - 18:35:04
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - After a month in detention, Antonio Muchanga, official spokesperson of Mozambican opposition RENAMO party, was set [...] Full text...

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Mozambique: Renamo leader threatens to divide Mozambique

10 june 2014 - 17:35:00
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Afonso Dhlakama, leader of the largest opposition party in Mozambique, the Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo), has [...] Full text...

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UN chief voices concern at escalation of violence in Mozambique

24 october 2013 - 16:07:28
New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Thursday expressed concern at the recent escalation of violence in [...] Full text...

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AU calls for restraint in Mozambique

23 october 2013 - 20:28:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – The African Union (AU) is calling for restraint and dialogue in Mozambique following the decision of [...] Full text...

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Unexploded ordinance kills two Mozambicans in Malawi

23 august 2010 - 17:28:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- An unexploded ordinance, believed to be a relic of landmines from the 16-year Mozambican civil war, [...] Full text...

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Namibia says SADC opposition parties ganging up

14 january 2010 - 13:09:00
Windhoek- Namibia (PANA) -- A Namibian government official has accused opposition parties in the southern African region of forming a [...] Full text...

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Renamo demands resignation of Mozambicam Interior Minister

20 march 2009 - 17:50:00
Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- Afonso Dhlakama, leader of Mozambique’s former rebel movement, Renamo, has demanded the resignation of Interior Minister [...] Full text...

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Mozambique's newest opposition party ponders presidential ambition

09 march 2009 - 17:51:00
Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- The founding conference of Mozambique’s newest oppos ition party, the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM), ended on [...] Full text...

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Renamo members defect to Mozambique's main opposition party

06 march 2009 - 18:31:00
Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- Members of the military wing of Mozambique’s former rebel movement, Renamo are defecting to the new [...] Full text...

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Frelimo suspends 2 provincial secretaries in Mozambique

05 march 2009 - 17:57:00
Maputo- (PANA) -- Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo Party Wednesday announced the suspe nsion of its Sofala provincial and Beira city secretaries. [...] Full text...

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Defeated candidate refuses to leave office in Mozambique

16 february 2009 - 17:32:00
Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- The mayor of the northern Mozambican port of Nacala, Manuel dos Santos, has refused to accept [...] Full text...

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Mozambique gets more time to clear land mines

13 february 2009 - 18:27:00
Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- Mozambique is to start another phase of land mine cl earance in March, following an extension [...] Full text...

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Australian mining coy to export Mozambican coal by late 2010

10 february 2009 - 19:28:00
Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- Despite the harsh international financial climate, t he Australian mining company, Riversdale, is pushing ahead with [...] Full text...

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Municipal workers of Nacala begin strike

07 february 2009 - 18:05:00
Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- Municipal workers in the northern Mozambican port of Nacala began a strike on Friday, demanding the [...] Full text...

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Mozambique Renamo claims 9 of its members arrested

05 february 2009 - 14:50:00
Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- Mozambique's main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, has claimed that nine of its members, [...] Full text...

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Police arrest Renamo parliamentarians in Mozambique

04 february 2009 - 17:04:00
Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- Police have arrested two parliamentary deputies from Mozambique's main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo, [...] Full text...

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Mozambique's Renamo insists on parallel municipal govts

02 february 2009 - 21:28:00
Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- Mozambique's main opposition party, the former rebel movement, Renamo, Monday insisted on swearing into office, several [...] Full text...

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Mozambique's ex-army chief says army not politicised

21 january 2009 - 17:56:00
Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- The former deputy chief of staff of the Mozambican A rmed Forces (FADM), Lt. -Gen. [...] Full text...

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Renamo leader wants Mozambican municipal election annulled

07 january 2009 - 17:29:00
Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- Afonso Dhlakama, leader of Mozambique's former rebel movement Renamo, has threatened a campaign of civil disobedience [...] Full text...

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