Japan’s imported baby boom spotlights a political and demographic time bomb

An increase in births to non-Japanese comes as politicians keep dodging the choice between economic decline and a more diverse population This week brought encouraging news for Japan’s long battle to defuse its demographic time bomb: Last year,...

Sirimavo Bandaranaike, the grand old lady of Sri Lankan politics

There is no denying that Sirima Bandaranaike was an incorruptible figure Twenty-five years have passed since the world’s first woman Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike passed away on 10 October 2000. Parliamentary elections were being held on...

JSW Steel targets raw material security with new iron ore, coking coal assets

JSW Steel is ramping up efforts to enhance its in-house raw material availability through a mix of domestic expansion and strategic offshore acquisitions, Joint Managing Director and CEO Jayant Acharya has said. “We continue to strengthen that...

African entrepreneurs extol Turkish-Africa Economic, Business Forum

Jointly organised by the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Türkiye and the African Union Commission Department of Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals, and organized by DEİK, the Türkiye-Africa Business and Economy Forum...

TotalEnergies seeks approval for $4.5bn LNG project cost increase 

French oil company TotalEnergies is reportedly seeking approval from the Mozambican Government for a $4.5bn (€3.86bn) increase in the costs of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) project. The LNG project construction has been delayed since 2021 due to...

Report urges Mozambique to reconsider proposed religious regulation law amidst growing persecution of Christians

Soldiers patrols through a village in Mozambique, where years of conflict and extremist violence have left communities vulnerable and displaced. Youtube Screenshot / CGTN Africa A proposed law to regulate the registration and formation of...

Global Airess solution to hustle-free car importation logistics from South Africa

* The logistics firm handles all hassles of export paperwork in South Africa with every department that deals with export goods * Including cars from South Africa, from SARS to Interpol SADC certificate and all documentation — everything is...

Mozambique’s Reliance on Rwanda to Fight ISIS Militants Exposes a Governance Deficit

Rwandan soldiers gather at the airport in Mocimboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique, Aug. 9, 2021 (AP image made from video by Marc Hoogsteyns). The violent insurgency in Mozambique’s northeastern Cabo Delgado province is entering its...

Christopher’s Fury: Did Chiwenga Have an Affair with Monica Mutsvangwa in Mozambique ZANLA Training Camps?

HARARE – A bombshell has rocked Zimbabwe’s political scene as a ZANU-PF insider spills explosive details behind the bitter rift between party spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga. A source within senior Zanu...

Mozambique to boost clean water access by investing in water systems

MAPUTO, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Mozambican Minister of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources Fernando Rafael has said that the government will, throughout the current five-year governance plan, invest in strategic water infrastructure to boost...

The Energy Report: Base Cases and Sanctions Delay

Oil prices pulled up with a quick U-turn, slipping 1% on Monday as traders cashed in profits after sources said OPEC is gearing up for a modest production hike at their next gathering. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is reportedly floating the...

Mozambique revamps transport corridors to boost trade

Mozambique is strategically leveraging its geography to fuel a major economic transformation, betting that modern logistics will be its key to growth. The government is heavily investing in rehabilitating and expanding its primary transport...

China will donate US$14 million to Mozambique and forgive sizeable loan interest

Mozambique’s prime minister wrapped a two-day trip to Beijing with the announcement of a sizable Chinese donation and interest forgiveness on loans up to 2024, reports news outlet Club of Mozambique. Mozambican Prime Minister Benvinda Levi arrived...

Goldbod model draws interest as Mozambique explores gold market reforms

A high-level delegation from Kimberly Process management in Mozambique has concluded a two-day study visit to Ghana, seeking to learn from the country’s experience in establishing and managing institutions that regulate gold trading and...

UN Torture Prevention Body To Visit Second Time: Mozambique

OHCHR GENEVA – The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is scheduled to visit Mozambique for the second time from 20 to 30 October 2025 to assess the country’s implementation of its previous recommendations. “We are looking forward to...

Goldbod model attracts Mozambique delegation as country considers gold market reforms

By: Magdalene Andoh A high-level delegation from Mozambique’s Kimberley Process Management has completed a two-day study visit to Ghana to learn from the country’s gold trading and certification framework. The Mozambican team, operating under the...

Requiem for political leaders not yet assassinated

The assassination of political leaders, whether government officials or leaders of social movements, has been used since ancient times to achieve specific political objectives, whether to eliminate the political ideas they symbolize, weaken the...

Time to end the muddle of provincial government

Good afternoon. Who runs Mozambique’s provinces, governors or secretaries of state? Since elected provincial governors were introduced in 2019, both of them have in theory had supreme executive power over provincial government, an unnecessary...

Government seeks self-sufficiency in pulses, aims to increase cultivation area to 31 million hectares by 2030-31: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said the government aims to raise the area under pulse cultivation from 27.5 million hectares to 31 million hectares by 2030–31. Chouhan noted that the government’s main priorities are...

South Africa pushing to deport more undocumented migrants

South Africa is pushing to deport more undocumented migrants who compete with citizens for jobs in an economy with one of the highest unemployment rates globally, the minister overseeing the program said. The nation "is a neglected part of the...