Indian Coast Guard Ship Sachet arrives in Mozambique with 20 metric tonnes of humanitarian aid

The Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Sachet, an Offshore Patrol Vessel, arrived at the Port of Maputo in Mozambique on October 11 as part of its ongoing overseas deployment to Africa, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement. The visit...

Politics, lawsuits pose a new dynamic – ‘Greenhushing’

For more than a quarter of a century, Paul Rice, founder of Fair Trade USA, and Seth Goldman, co-founder of Honest Tea and CEO of Just Ice Tea, have championed ethical sourcing with a laser focus on fair wages and environmental sustainability....

ICG ship arrives in Maputo with humanitarian aid; enhances regional cooperation

As part of its ongoing overseas deployment to Africa, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship, Sachet, an Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) made a port call in Maputo, Mozambique on Saturday. The move symbolizes the ICG’s operational reach and commitment to...

44th Sharjah International Book Fair to host 2,350 publishers & exhibitors

Held under the theme ‘Between You and a Book’, the official agenda for the 44th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF 2025), is set to run from November 5-16, 2025 at Expo Centre Sharjah. Organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), the world...

Second International Airport for Harare

The government has embarked on an ambitious programme to rehabilitate and modernise airports across Zimbabwe in a move aimed at enhancing air transport infrastructure, boosting tourism, and attracting critical foreign investment, Transport and...

Traditional Authority Matola Laid to Rest in Balaka

Published on October 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM by Edgar Naitha 140 words • approx. 1 min read The late Traditional Authority Matola of Balaka was laid to rest at his headquarters, where a large crowd gathered to pay their final respects. Principal...

TAAG to Transfer All International Flights to New Luanda Airport

TAAG Angola Airlines has confirmed the full transfer of its international flight operations to the new Dr. António Agostinho Neto International Airport (NBJ), effective October 19, 2025. The new airport, located in Bom Jesus, Icolo, and Bengo...

As child abductions rise in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado, churches serve as safe spaces

MAPUTO, Mozambique (RNS) — In the remote villages of Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, fear seems constant. Families say they no longer sleep through the night, children jump at the sound of footsteps and parents clutch their little ones close,...

Escalating violence in northern Mozambique leading to new wave of displacements, UNHCR warns

The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR says it’s concerned about the “rapid rise” in the number of displaced people in northern Mozambique. Since the start of the year, violence in the southern African country has displaced 100,000 people, the agency says,...

Chrome producers should stop subsidising the world economy

Chrome mining ... Producers and smelters may need to emulate the brilliance of Opec. CHROME is an essential industrial commodity. Over 90% of the world’s chrome output is used to make ferrochrome, which is a mixture of chrome and iron ore,...

Vice President Opoku-Agyemang reaffirms Ghana’s commitment t...

The Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has reaffirmed the government's unwavering commitment to ensuring equal access to justice for women and girls across the country. Speaking on Monday, October...

Transport corridors key to Mozambique's growth plans

Mozambique is betting on logistics to transform the country’s economic structure, with large investments going into corridors linking the hinterland to the country’s long coastline. João Jorge Matlombe, Mozambique’s minister of transport and...

44th Sharjah International Book Fair to host 2,350 publishers, exhibitors from 118 countries

Held under the theme ‘Between You and a Book,’ the 44th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF 2025), is set to run from Nov.5-16, 2025 at Expo Centre Sharjah. Organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), the world renowned fair will host more...

TAAG is set to complete its move to Angola’s new international airport

Angolan flag carrier TAAG has announced the final stage of its transition to the country’s new international airport, set to begin 19 October. According to a press release issued by the company, all departing and arriving flights for destinations...

Robust International expands African footprint with the support of European entities

Global trader of sesame and cashew nuts Robust International is expanding its footprint in Africa with three new processing plants now operational in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Mozambique. The company, headquartered in Singapore, is...

US Senate Committee Chair Decries 'Killings Of Christians' In Nigeria, Across Africa As ISIS Beheads 30 In Mozambique

In a statement condemning the growing wave of religious persecution across Africa, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), has decried the continued killing of Christians by Islamist extremists,...

Sharjah gears up for 44th International Book Fair

Sharjah: Under the evocative theme “Between You and a Book,” the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) returns in full strength November 5 to 16, 2025, at Expo Centre Sharjah. Organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), the fair will host over...

Eight Years on, Cabo Delgado Insurgency Persists

Under the cover of darkness, a small group of Islamic State Mozambique (ISM) fighters targeted a neighborhood on the outskirts of Mocímboa da Praia in Cabo Delgado province on September 22. They went from house to house, reportedly looking for...

AD Bank approves $22.8 m Mozambique rice production grant 

ELLEN MLAMBO-MANYENYEREKWA ABIDJAN- The African Development Bank Group has approved a $22.8 million grant from its concessional African Development Fund to strengthen Mozambique’s rice value chain and enhance climate resilience, targeting 30,000...

Newly Installed Traditional Authority Matola of Balaka Dies

Published on October 9, 2025 at 7:45 AM by Evance Kapito 125 words • approx. 1 min read The Ministry of Local Government, Unity and Culture has confirmed the of Traditional Authority (T/A) Matola of Balaka District. According to a statement from...