Mozambique

EAM Jaishankar to visit Uganda, Mozambique to strenghthen bilateral ties

Jaishankar will also inaugurate the transit campus of the National Forensic Science University (NFSU) in the Ugandan city of Jinja. Both countries will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on creating the first overseas campus of NFSU

What a Gem! Guess how much auction of the world's largest ruby could fetch

Estrela de Fura is the largest gem-quality ruby in the world, which was unveiled in Dubai last year. It weighs approximately 55.22 carats and is anticipated to fetch more than $30 million (Rs 245 crore) when it is auctioned off in New York in June

WHO warns Cyclone Freddy raising 'major' health risks

Cholera cases have doubled in Mozambique over the past week, according to the WHO, reaching 2,374 as of March 20 compared to 1,023 recorded the week prior

Freaky Freddy: The longest-lived cyclone brings death and destruction to southern Africa

After four days of destructive wind and rain, local communities and relief workers are now confronting the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy. The cyclone has killed more than 250 people and displaced tens of thousands of others across Malawi and Mozambique

Mozambique records rise in cholera cases, Malawi sees decline - WHO

Mozambique's neighbour Malawi, which has been battling the deadliest cholera outbreak in its history, was now seeing a sustained decline in cases and deaths, WHO official and epidemiologist Dr Otim Ramadan said.

Death toll climbs as Cyclone Freddy slams Malawi, Mozambique

The cyclone lashed over Mozambique and Malawi over the weekend and into Monday. It’s the second time the record-breaking cyclone — which has been causing destruction in southern Africa since late February — made landfall in mainland Africa.

Storm Freddy kills more than 60 on return to Mozambique, Malawi

Freddy is one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the southern hemisphere and could be the longest-lasting tropical cyclone, according to the World Meteorological Organization

32 days and counting: How Freddy is hurtling its way into becoming the world’s ‘longest-lasting’ tropical cyclone

Cyclone Freddy, which was first spotted in Australia’s Melbourne on 6 February, is all set to hit the southeastern African nation of Mozambique, days after making landfall late last month. The World Meteorological Organization is monitoring this ‘very rare’ storm which has killed at least 21 people

Janice McLaughlin, the nun who exposed human rights abuses in Rhodesia, dies at 79

Working for the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe, McLaughlin used the church’s network across the country to uncover human rights abuses including the systematic torture of rural Blacks and the forced settlement of nearly 600,000 in what Rhodesian authorities called “protected villages.”

After pandemic year, a weary world looks back, and forward

A year later, some are dreaming of a return to normal, thanks to vaccines that seemed to materialise as if by magic. Others live in places where the magic seems to be reserved for wealthier worlds.