Mozambique

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INFORMATION

Capital: Maputo

Government: Republic

Current President: Filipe Nyusi

Economy:

Dependent upon foreign assistance for more than half of its annual budget.
Subsistence agriculture continues to employ the vast majority of the country’s work force and smallholder agricultural productivity and productivity growth is weak.

Population: 27,233,789 (2018)

Land Size: 812,379 sq km (313,661 sq miles)

Major Ethnic Groups:

Religions:

Catholic: 28.4%
Protestant: 27.7% (Zionist Christian: 15.5%, Evangelical Pentecostal: 10.9%, Anglican: 1.3%)
Muslim: 17.9%
Other: 7.2%
None: 18.7%

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RECENT NEWS

Thu - Apr 9, 2020: Govt Orders Wearing of Masks - AllAfrica News: Mozambique
[AIM] Maputo -The Mozambican government announced on Wednesday that wearing face masks is now compulsory on all forms of passenger transport, and wherever groups of people are gathered.
Thu - Apr 9, 2020: Police Arrest Alleged Kidnappers - AllAfrica News: Mozambique
[AIM] Maputo -A member of the Mozambican armed forces (FADM) and a witch-doctor are among three people detained by the police for their involvement in kidnapping Shelton Lalgy, the son of Juneide Lalgy, a prominent business person in the transport area.
Thu - Apr 9, 2020: COVID-19 Riots in Nacala - AllAfrica News: Mozambique
[AIM] Maputo -Rioting broke out in the northern Mozambican port city of Nacala on Wednesday when the local authorities tried to ban motor-cycle taxis, according to a report in Thursday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias".
Thu - Apr 9, 2020: Number of COVID-19 Cases Rises to 17 - AllAfrica News: Mozambique
[AIM] Maputo -The number of confirmed cases of the respiratory disease Covid-19 in Mozambique has risen from 10 to 17.
Thu - Apr 9, 2020: World Health Organization - 17 Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed in Mozambique - AllAfrica News: Mozambique
[WHO] World Health Organization: 17 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Mozambique