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06 April 2020

Support grows for African countries’ call for urgent debt relief
The call is now growing from African Governments, with support from the United Nations and NGOs, for a debt relief package. Around one-fifth of Africa's debt pile is estimated to be owed to China. 
03 April 2020

Angola, Mozambique and Cabo Verde among the African countries where Covid-19 will peak later
According to a study from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTP), almost all African countries should have more than 1,000 cases by 1 May. Angola, Mozambique and Cabo Verde are among those where the number of infections is expected to peak later.
01 April 2020

Lusophone Africa geared up for Coronavirus with donations from Jack Ma
In Africa, Jack Ma and the Alibaba Foundation have taken center stage in supplying medical masks, Covid-19 tests and other protective kit to countries with fragile health systems. Just a few days after the gear arrived in Ethiopia for redistribution in the continent, all lusophone countries were stocked up.
31 March 2020

Mozambique faces economic blow from lockdown in South Africa
With a three-week nationwide lockdown being enforced, South Africa's economy has grinded to a halt, putting neighbouring economies, including Mozambique's, into further strains amid the Coronavirus outbreak.
26 March 2020

Syrah Resources suspends work at factory in USA but keeps operating in Mozambique
Syrah Resources has suspended work at its Vidalia factory, in the United States, following the “stay at home” order announced by the governor of Louisiana on 22 March, in order to reduce the spread of the new coronavirus, the company reported.
26 March 2020

Vale group removes Brazilian workers from Mozambique
As the Covid-19 pandemic reaches Mozambique, Vale decides to repatriate expatriates working at its Moatize coal mine, one of Mozambique's major exporters.
24 March 2020

ExxonMobil postpones final decision on investment in gas project in Mozambique
The ExxonMobil group is expected to postpone approval of its natural gas project in the Rovuma basin, northern Mozambique, due to the effects of the new coronavirus and the current scenario on international markets, the Reuters news agency reported citing a variety of sources.
24 March 2020

African countries face Covid-19 in debt crisis, study warns
As the impact of the Covid-19 economic crisis begins to be felt in Africa, many poor countries are already suffering from a debt crisis, a research study by the Jubilee Debt Campaign (JDC) shows.
23 March 2020

Mozambique responds to Covid-19 with tough restrictions and pumping money into the banking system
Mozambique confirmed on Sunday it´s first Covid-19 case, after the Government announced tough new restrictions to stem the pandemia´s propagation in the country.
20 March 2020

EIU lowers Mozambique’s economic growth forecast for 2020
The Covid-19 outbreak led the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) to cut four-tenths of a percentage point, from 4.2% to 3.8%, Mozambique’s economy growth forecast for 2020, according to the latest report on the country.
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