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14 gunmen, 2 police killed in Mozambique attacks

Maputo - Muslimchronicle

Two policemen have been killed in a string of attacks on police stations in a small town in northern Mozambique but 14 of the gunmen were slain, police said on Saturday. "We recorded 14 deaths and several wounded among the bandits," police spokesman Inacio Dina told AFP of the attacks in Mocimboa de Praia. Two policemen were also killed duringRead more

Mozambican Government denies UN allegation on DPRK arms purchase

Maputo- Muslimchronicle

The Mozambican government denied on Wednesday the UN accusation of it for purchasing military weapons and equipment from a trading company in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). More than two weeks ago the UN Security Council experts said in a report that a investment company under the Ministry of Defense of Mozambique paid six million U.S. dollars forRead more

Over 13m people access clean water in 15 years in Mozambique

Maputo - ArabToday

Government authorities announced on Thursday in Maputo that between 1990 and 2015, more than 13 million Mozambicans accessed clean drinking water and 7 million accessed proper sanitation. Despite the number indicating more than half of the Mozambican population estimated at 25 million, government authorities said that the sector for water access needs more investments. The Minister of Housing and PublicRead more

Mozambique, Turkey scrap service and diplomatic visa

Maputo - ArabToday

Mozambique signed six agreements with Turkey on Tuesday in Maputo, including on scrapping service and diplomatic visa between the two countries. The agreements were signed between the president of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi and the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan who is on 2-day visit to Mozambique accompanied by senior officials and 150 businessmen from his country. The other agreements areRead more

Mozambican prosecutor probing kidnapping cases murdered

Maputo - Arab Today

A prosecutor for the Mozambican capital Maputo, who was probing kidnapping cases of businessmen that have plagued Mozambican cities since late 2011, was murdered on Monday, police have said. Marcelino Vilankulo was shot three times in the head near his home in the Maputo suburb of Matola by unidentified gunmen in a vehicle at around 19:00 local time, and diedRead more

Ghana rises to 38th position on FIFA world ranking

Accra - XINHUA

Ghana has moved three places up to rank 38th on the April edition of the FIFA world ranking released on Thursday. The Black Stars also gained 75 points to increase its total point from March's 656 to 693 in the latest ranking. Ghana also regained its third place on the continental ranking table behind Cote d'Ivoire and Algeria. Ghana defeatedRead more