Extinction of a species:Elephant poaching on the rise in Moza.
Poaching of trophy animals,most notably the elephant,is to observe a sharp rise due to the increase of the monetary value on the Asian black market. As a result,this species is in severe danger of disappearing in the country.
About eight elephants are killed daily by poachers all over the country and this practice is intensifying in the reserves or parks located in the northern and central regions,particularly in Niassa reserve,Quirimbas National Park and Gile Reserve,in the Niassa,Cabo Delgado and Zambezia provinces respectively.This sitution worries,increasingly,managers of national parks.
For example,recently there was a meeting in Xai-Xai,Gaza province,where several entities of the southern region as authorities,judges,prosecutors,tourism managers and others deeply discussed the poaching and trafficking of elephants and rhinos,and there was remarkable doubt,for example,about the existence of rhinos in national reserves.
As witnessed on site,there was a serious and profound contradiction between the major players in flora conservation sector and fauna that claim,on the one hand,that you can see traces of the presence of that animal in the Limpopo National Park and others defend themselves, almost assure, that this animal no longer exist in the country.
At the time,Andrew Lumbe,South African fiscal authourities,said he has knowledge that there are two rhinos in that country that sometimes enter the country.But he said he is concerned about their safety.
Regarding the elephant,the participants were unanimous in considering that in the last three years have seen a growing demand for its trophies and pointed out that this phenomenon is due to ivory prices in the Asian black market,where the cost is between 1,000 to $ 1,200 per kilogram of crude ivory.
Because of this high demand,it was revealed that about 90 percent of the elephant population that exists in the country is in a situation of insecurity and only 10 are living in peace.
That the population of elephants at this time is in a situation of insecurity is one that is evident in the provinces of Niassa and Cabo Delgado, while the southern region is not suffering from any threat. According to Abel Nhabanga,fauna expert,the situation is more worrying in Niassa National Reserve where even with the new measures the phenomenon tends to increase.
To address this situation, Nhabanga said investments were made in the inspection sector, as the acquisition of an airplane for surveillance.
Even so,the current human resources are less than desirable.Niassa Reserve is the largest conservation area that exists in the country with 42 000 square kilometers and consevationists allocated to that conservation area, as well as watch over hunters also are on the trail of other criminals like those who develop the practice of cutting Illegal wood,as well as mining.
Abel Nhabanga said there is work ongoing in different reserves and parks in the country.
Even so,the current human resources are less than desirable.Niassa Reserve is the largest conservation area that exists in the country with 42 000 square kilometers and consevationists allocated to that conservation area, as well as watch over hunters also are on the trail of other criminals like those who develop the practice of cutting Illegal wood,as well as mining.
Abel Nhabanga said there is work ongoing in different reserves and parks in the country.
Proof of this, only in the province of Niassa,were convicted this year,eight poachers,including six foreigners,with sentences ranging from 1-10 years in prison.
In Pemba was recently arrested one of the largest elephant hunters in Niassa Reserve in possession of some trophies.An individual of Tanzanian nationality coordinated a very extensive network. One of the condemned is the son of this, individual.
GAPS IN THE LAW
Parliament approved last year, 2014, the law that condemns poaching in the country.
In Pemba was recently arrested one of the largest elephant hunters in Niassa Reserve in possession of some trophies.An individual of Tanzanian nationality coordinated a very extensive network. One of the condemned is the son of this, individual.
GAPS IN THE LAW
Parliament approved last year, 2014, the law that condemns poaching in the country.
A year later,it was found that it has some shortcomings, particularly on how it is treated the individual who are found in possesion of trophies of the big 5.
It is understood that there is little ambiguity about this aspect because the law condemns to prison sentences individuals who are found to hunt while those who are found to carry only pay a fine.
As a result,many offenders use Mozambique as a hunting ground and running for evacuation of their merchandise.However, to reverse the scenario is in progress the review process of some articles of this law in order to find better ways to discipline the offenders.
It is a review that will allow that individuals who are found with trophies is are punishable as a primary offenders.
For example,the bad guys that draw the horns of rhinoceros in South Africa,using Mozambique as a getway because they know that our law opens some gaps, he said.
To Nhabanga constituents should receive more aggressive penalties because it is they who encourage Mozambicans to hunt down the elephants and these lead to the black market where they earn more. According to a source this law is ongoing its regulation.The consultancy has already been made.
FRUSTRATION
CONSERVATION AUTHOURITIES of national reserves are Frustrated with the measures that are taken by the courts because when they send notices to justice institution that some detainees have been freed allegedly because there is not enough data that may lead to conviction.
Sometimes,the few who are convicted fail to pay the fines because they are not located,others because they can not afford.
Last year got about 46 million meticais corresponding to fines imposed on offenders,but only received two thousand meticais instead.
It is understood that there is little ambiguity about this aspect because the law condemns to prison sentences individuals who are found to hunt while those who are found to carry only pay a fine.
As a result,many offenders use Mozambique as a hunting ground and running for evacuation of their merchandise.However, to reverse the scenario is in progress the review process of some articles of this law in order to find better ways to discipline the offenders.
It is a review that will allow that individuals who are found with trophies is are punishable as a primary offenders.
For example,the bad guys that draw the horns of rhinoceros in South Africa,using Mozambique as a getway because they know that our law opens some gaps, he said.
To Nhabanga constituents should receive more aggressive penalties because it is they who encourage Mozambicans to hunt down the elephants and these lead to the black market where they earn more. According to a source this law is ongoing its regulation.The consultancy has already been made.
FRUSTRATION
CONSERVATION AUTHOURITIES of national reserves are Frustrated with the measures that are taken by the courts because when they send notices to justice institution that some detainees have been freed allegedly because there is not enough data that may lead to conviction.
Sometimes,the few who are convicted fail to pay the fines because they are not located,others because they can not afford.
Last year got about 46 million meticais corresponding to fines imposed on offenders,but only received two thousand meticais instead.
This year it was expected to receive 887,000 meticais, but the state coffers only got 60,000 meticais.
For the fiscal situation is frustrating and demotivating. José Zavale, ,Limpopo National Park,said that center has a researchp unit that claim that in the near future to improve its research capacity to consolidate evidence.
For the fiscal situation is frustrating and demotivating. José Zavale, ,Limpopo National Park,said that center has a researchp unit that claim that in the near future to improve its research capacity to consolidate evidence.
"The intention is to apply more in patrol activities. We want to make ambushes to catch t.poachers on the ground to hunt, even to transport them with their instruments. In the future we think of put cameras to not only help monitor all movement of criminals in the park, but also to make the registration of animals'',he said.
In another development, Zavale said that the board has been experiencing an increase in subsistence hunting levels.
It is the practice in some communities using steel cable,to snare animals for consumption or marketing.This is due to drought in some districts of Gaza province.
It is the practice in some communities using steel cable,to snare animals for consumption or marketing.This is due to drought in some districts of Gaza province.
To Zavale the situation is worrying because this hunt is practiced every day by several individuals who seek to ensure the livelihood of their families.
"Imagine that a community of 20 hunters,every day go in the bush looking for animals.How many are we losing a month, six months or even a year!This year we captured 61 hunters''',he said.
However,in the implementation of operations "Nature" and "Lebombo," the Police for the Protection of Natural Resources and Environment (PPRNMA) in coordination with the game park authouriries kept the reserves neutralized, several gangs of poachers,illegal transporters of wildlife products, seized vehicles, firearms, traps, ivory horns, horns of rhinos and other probited wildlife products .
PPRNMA arrested 66 poachers this year,of which 54 are Mozambicans,five Chinese,four Vietnamese, two Koreans and a South African.
"Imagine that a community of 20 hunters,every day go in the bush looking for animals.How many are we losing a month, six months or even a year!This year we captured 61 hunters''',he said.
However,in the implementation of operations "Nature" and "Lebombo," the Police for the Protection of Natural Resources and Environment (PPRNMA) in coordination with the game park authouriries kept the reserves neutralized, several gangs of poachers,illegal transporters of wildlife products, seized vehicles, firearms, traps, ivory horns, horns of rhinos and other probited wildlife products .
PPRNMA arrested 66 poachers this year,of which 54 are Mozambicans,five Chinese,four Vietnamese, two Koreans and a South African.
China ''forgives'' Mozambique its debt
The President of the Republic,Filipe Nyusi revealed this Saturday in Sandton,South Africa,that China ''forgave'' Mozambique its debt,with no accrued interest by 2015. The head of state spoke at the end of the Africa-China summit.
Forgiveness of the debt occurred during the meeting that President Filipe Nyusi had with his Chinese counterpart,Xi Jinping,in which both parties reiterated theircommitment to cooperate in defined areas by Mozambique as priority namely agriculture,infrastructure, industry.
According to Filipe Nyusi,China also announced that packages and credits granted in coming years will be improved in terms of interest charges,which means reaching interest below 1.5 percent.
Guebuza explained that in bilateral meetings,as well as Customization of relationship,China announced support that shall see 16 million dollars applied in specific areas such as urban public transport,with the acquisition of eighty buses,opening more than two hundred boreholes for water among other services.
The President of the Republic assessed the Summit as a success both by the number of participants,as well as the content of the discussions of the lives of more than 2.4 billion Chinese and Africans
On Friday,the Commission of inquiry,set up by SADC to ascertain the causes of bloody uprisings in Lesotho delivered the final report to the presidency troika of SADC.
The head of state, Filipe Nyusi,who is also President of th of SADC troika,said there are still aspects to be clarified.
Philip Nyusi said he had instructed the facilitator,Ramapossa,to go to Lesotho to ascertain the actual causes of the situation,for further processing of the case.
The President left Sandton for Maputo this Sunday (RM-Sandton)
President Nyusi pledges fidelity to Commonwealth values
President Filipe Nyusi declared on 29 November that Mozambique will continue to be guided by the values and principles of the Commonwealth,seeking to promote an atmosphere conducive to peace, security,good governance and sustainable development.
Speaking at a press conference in Valletta,the capital of Malta,where he had attended theCommonwealth summit,President Nyusi stated that the values of the Common wealth“fit perfectly into our programme of governance,and questions concerning peace,the separation of powers,and sustainable development are matters which are in alignment with our programme”.
His participation at the summit, he added, served to reaffirm Mozambique’s commitment to the principles of the Commonwealth, which it had joined in 1995.
President Nyusi took part in the
retreat of the Commonwealth Leaders at the St. Angelo
Fortress, where they were able
to discuss,in an open and
spontaneous way, the problems of concern to the member states and attempt to identify solutions.
The questions discussed included
migration,extremism and terrorism. The Commonwealth,said the President,“is a forum which
brings universal experiences
from many continents and this
miscellany of ideas helps greatly for us to evolve as states and nations”.
President Nyusi said the summit was also marked by discussion of the preparation of the summit on climate change in Paris.
The leaders endorsed a strong message to the Paris meeting,at which Mozambique will be
represented by Prime Minister
Carlos Agostinho do Rosario.
The summit’s statement on climate change described it as“anexistential threat” to many Commonwealth member states and called for the Paris gathering to produce “an ambitious, equitable,inclusive,rules-based and durable outcome ... that includes a legally binding agreement”to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The Commonwealth leaders
also called for developed
nations to spend US$100 billion
a year by 2020 to help
developing countries deal with
the effects of climate change.
The summit elected Baroness Patricia Scotland,who was born on the Caribbean island of Dominica, but has lived in Britain for most of her life, as the new Commonwealth General Secretary, to replace Kamalesh Sharma,who is retiring in April 2016, at the end of his second term of office.
Baroness Scotland was a Minister of State in the British Home Office from 2003 to 2007, and then Attorney-General from 2007 to 2010.She will be the first woman General Secretary of the
Commonwealth.SOURCE AIM
Speaking at a press conference in Valletta,the capital of Malta,where he had attended theCommonwealth summit,President Nyusi stated that the values of the Common wealth“fit perfectly into our programme of governance,and questions concerning peace,the separation of powers,and sustainable development are matters which are in alignment with our programme”.
His participation at the summit, he added, served to reaffirm Mozambique’s commitment to the principles of the Commonwealth, which it had joined in 1995.
President Nyusi took part in the
retreat of the Commonwealth Leaders at the St. Angelo
Fortress, where they were able
to discuss,in an open and
spontaneous way, the problems of concern to the member states and attempt to identify solutions.
The questions discussed included
migration,extremism and terrorism. The Commonwealth,said the President,“is a forum which
brings universal experiences
from many continents and this
miscellany of ideas helps greatly for us to evolve as states and nations”.
President Nyusi said the summit was also marked by discussion of the preparation of the summit on climate change in Paris.
The leaders endorsed a strong message to the Paris meeting,at which Mozambique will be
represented by Prime Minister
Carlos Agostinho do Rosario.
The summit’s statement on climate change described it as“anexistential threat” to many Commonwealth member states and called for the Paris gathering to produce “an ambitious, equitable,inclusive,rules-based and durable outcome ... that includes a legally binding agreement”to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The Commonwealth leaders
also called for developed
nations to spend US$100 billion
a year by 2020 to help
developing countries deal with
the effects of climate change.
The summit elected Baroness Patricia Scotland,who was born on the Caribbean island of Dominica, but has lived in Britain for most of her life, as the new Commonwealth General Secretary, to replace Kamalesh Sharma,who is retiring in April 2016, at the end of his second term of office.
Baroness Scotland was a Minister of State in the British Home Office from 2003 to 2007, and then Attorney-General from 2007 to 2010.She will be the first woman General Secretary of the
Commonwealth.SOURCE AIM
GORONGOSA NATIONAL PARK : LAM JOINS PARK'S BUSINESS CLUB
The company Mozambique Airlines joined the group of institutions and entities of the business club of Gorongosa National.To the effect was signed today in Maputo a memorandum between the two institutions through which
LAM shall pay an annual fee to
finance the biodiversity research laboratory activities.
Under the agreements of understanding between the
two institutions LAM company
will invest for the operation of
the research laboratory of the
biodiversity of the park.
Under the agreement,LAM will consider ways of providing
improved conditions or specific
travel packages for tourists.
Gorongosa National Park is
developing since last year a
restoration project in the park which is open space for the
contribution of all stakeholders
in the national park growth.
At least twenty-one companies or
institutions have joined the
business club of Gorongosa National Park.
Gorongosa National Park is becoming one of the largest national parks in Africa.Gorongosa features a remarkable variety of
ecosystems.
Anadarko will start supplying gas for domestic use
THE GOVERNMENT and Anadarko reached an agreement for the supply of natural gas for domestic use,from its LNG project in the country.
This was announced yesterday in Houston,USA, by the North American oil company. Under the MoU, the Off shore Area 1 will provide, by train, (100 MMcf / d), initial volumes of approximately 50 million cubic feet of natural gas per day for domestic use in Moza.
Natural gas will be supplied at fair prices for all parties to support the local development of natural gas and utilities are prepared to sell up to 300 MMcf / d of additional volumes in the domestic market in the coming years,so mature projects and commercial terms are agreed.
"The signing of this memorandum is an important step," said executive vice president of Anadarko,Mitch Ingram.
"We look forward to continue working with the Government of Mozambique to finalize the contractual-legal framework,which will enable us to supply natural gas for domestic projects and Liquified Natural Gas shipments for export,both of which will bring benefits to Mozambique, with the exploration of this reliable source of cleaner energy and significant revenue generation''.
This agreement is considered a clear sign of the effort and commitment of the Mozambican government in making this resource (natural gas) serve Mozambicans and, above all, contribute to boost the domestic industry and other sectors.
It is believed that with this announcement the shock situation that has been undermining our economy will take favorable outlines the Government and may even influence the rating agencies and normalize the exchange rate fluctuation.
The Anardak announcement was also welcomed by some North American press and confirms that Mozambique remains a preferred destination for foreign direct investment.
On the other hand, Anadarko and Italy's Eni East Africa also signed yesterday an agreement for joint development of liquefied natural gas to be produced in the Rovuma basin in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.
According to a press realease, Anadarko and ENI signed a "Unit Agreement and Unit Operation (UUOA- acronym in English), for the development of massive natural gas resources that lie in the two blocks.
"We appreciate the cooperation of the Government of Mozambique,Eni and our co-venturers in the Offshore Area 1, for their collaborative efforts to implement this UUOA, which is fair, equitable and consistent with industry best practices, "said Mitch Ingram.
This was announced yesterday in Houston,USA, by the North American oil company. Under the MoU, the Off shore Area 1 will provide, by train, (100 MMcf / d), initial volumes of approximately 50 million cubic feet of natural gas per day for domestic use in Moza.
Natural gas will be supplied at fair prices for all parties to support the local development of natural gas and utilities are prepared to sell up to 300 MMcf / d of additional volumes in the domestic market in the coming years,so mature projects and commercial terms are agreed.
"The signing of this memorandum is an important step," said executive vice president of Anadarko,Mitch Ingram.
"We look forward to continue working with the Government of Mozambique to finalize the contractual-legal framework,which will enable us to supply natural gas for domestic projects and Liquified Natural Gas shipments for export,both of which will bring benefits to Mozambique, with the exploration of this reliable source of cleaner energy and significant revenue generation''.
This agreement is considered a clear sign of the effort and commitment of the Mozambican government in making this resource (natural gas) serve Mozambicans and, above all, contribute to boost the domestic industry and other sectors.
It is believed that with this announcement the shock situation that has been undermining our economy will take favorable outlines the Government and may even influence the rating agencies and normalize the exchange rate fluctuation.
The Anardak announcement was also welcomed by some North American press and confirms that Mozambique remains a preferred destination for foreign direct investment.
On the other hand, Anadarko and Italy's Eni East Africa also signed yesterday an agreement for joint development of liquefied natural gas to be produced in the Rovuma basin in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.
According to a press realease, Anadarko and ENI signed a "Unit Agreement and Unit Operation (UUOA- acronym in English), for the development of massive natural gas resources that lie in the two blocks.
"We appreciate the cooperation of the Government of Mozambique,Eni and our co-venturers in the Offshore Area 1, for their collaborative efforts to implement this UUOA, which is fair, equitable and consistent with industry best practices, "said Mitch Ingram.
Cahora Bassa not cause of cheap South African power
Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Pedro Couto, on 26 November denied a claim by Renamo that electricity is cheaper in South Africa than in Mozambique because power from the Cahora Bassa dam on the Zambezi is sold far too cheaply to South Africa.
Speaking in the country’s parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, during a question and answer session between
the deputies and the government, Couto said that the total amount of power generated in the SADC (Southern African Development Community) region was 55,000 megawatts.
Of this, 43,000 megawatts(almost 80 per cent) was generated inside South Africa.
Speaking in the country’s parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, during a question and answer session between
the deputies and the government, Couto said that the total amount of power generated in the SADC (Southern African Development Community) region was 55,000 megawatts.
Of this, 43,000 megawatts(almost 80 per cent) was generated inside South Africa.
South Africa’s imports of electricity from Mozambique(mostly from Cahora Bassa) account for less than three per cent of the total power consumed in South Africa.
It was thus impossible,Couto said, for the price charged for Cahora Bassa power to have a determinant impact on the final price paid by South African electricity consumers.
The reason why electricity is cheaper in South Africa than in Mozambique,he argued,is because South Africa is an industrial country which uses large amounts of power at high and medium voltage.
In Mozambique,on the other hand,98 per cent of consumers are domestic, using power at low voltage.Couto said it is more expensive to produce low voltage than high voltage power,because
more transformation isrequired which increases the cost.
That explained the price difference between South Africa and Mozambique, and it had nothing to do with Cahora Bassa.
Asked about the unreliability of
power supply in central Mozambique,Couto said that
cities such as Beira and Chimoio receive their electricity from the Chicamba and Mavuzi dams on the Revue River.
These power stations were built under Portuguese colonial rule, in the early 1950s, and their efficiency has declined to less than 50 per cent of installed capacity.
Major rehabilitation work began on the two Revue dams in 2014, and Couto said that when the work is finished next year they will operate at full capacity of 90 megawatts.
Renamo had also complained
that Zumbo, in Tete province, is
not supplied from the Mozambican national grid at all, but from Zambia.
Couto said that was perfectly true, and other frontier regions also obtained their power from neighbouring countries –Milange, in Zambezia province,from Malawi, and Espungabera,in Manica, from Zimbabwe – while the Kosi Bay area in the South African province of
Kwazulu-Natal drew its power from Mozambique.
It was thus impossible,Couto said, for the price charged for Cahora Bassa power to have a determinant impact on the final price paid by South African electricity consumers.
The reason why electricity is cheaper in South Africa than in Mozambique,he argued,is because South Africa is an industrial country which uses large amounts of power at high and medium voltage.
In Mozambique,on the other hand,98 per cent of consumers are domestic, using power at low voltage.Couto said it is more expensive to produce low voltage than high voltage power,because
more transformation isrequired which increases the cost.
That explained the price difference between South Africa and Mozambique, and it had nothing to do with Cahora Bassa.
Asked about the unreliability of
power supply in central Mozambique,Couto said that
cities such as Beira and Chimoio receive their electricity from the Chicamba and Mavuzi dams on the Revue River.
These power stations were built under Portuguese colonial rule, in the early 1950s, and their efficiency has declined to less than 50 per cent of installed capacity.
Major rehabilitation work began on the two Revue dams in 2014, and Couto said that when the work is finished next year they will operate at full capacity of 90 megawatts.
Renamo had also complained
that Zumbo, in Tete province, is
not supplied from the Mozambican national grid at all, but from Zambia.
Couto said that was perfectly true, and other frontier regions also obtained their power from neighbouring countries –Milange, in Zambezia province,from Malawi, and Espungabera,in Manica, from Zimbabwe – while the Kosi Bay area in the South African province of
Kwazulu-Natal drew its power from Mozambique.
Such arrangements were common throughout the world,he said, because it can often be cheaper and more rational to ibtain electricity from a neighbouring country, rather than from a more distant national power source.
“Mozambique is part of the Southern African region”,stressed Couto.
“We are not closed in on ourselves. Youcan’t run energy distribution
on a basis of total isolation”.
“We are not closed in on ourselves. Youcan’t run energy distribution
on a basis of total isolation”.
Frelimo deputies found itstrange that Renamo was complaining about electricity at a time when more of
Mozambique is electrified than ever before.
Francisco Mucanheia pointed out that in 2007, when the Mozambican state took a majority holding in Cahora Bassa,only 64 districts had electricity.
That figure has now risen to 146 – only six district capitals do not yet have electricity from the grid, and all are among the new districts set up last year by dividing existing districts into smaller units.
Mozambique is electrified than ever before.
Francisco Mucanheia pointed out that in 2007, when the Mozambican state took a majority holding in Cahora Bassa,only 64 districts had electricity.
That figure has now risen to 146 – only six district capitals do not yet have electricity from the grid, and all are among the new districts set up last year by dividing existing districts into smaller units.
SOURCE AIM
Prime minister urges Renamo to disarm
Prime Minister urges Renamo to disarm
Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario on 26 November urged members of the illegal militia operated by of the largest opposition party Renamo to surrender their guns and return to Mozambican society.
Speaking in the Assembly of the Republic at the end of a question and answer session between the deputies and the government, Rosario praised the “pragmatism” shown by President Nyusi when he ordered the defence and security forces to show restraint in disarming Renamo,and to act “in a more moderate manner, so as to give space to dialogue, seeking to attain effective peace”.
The Prime Minister urged all political and social forces to respond positively to this signal from the President, and “to hand over voluntarily guns which are in illegitimate hands”.
The construction of peace and stability, the Prime Minister declared, is “the fundamental condition for attracting investment”and for sustainable development.
SOURCE:AIM
Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario on 26 November urged members of the illegal militia operated by of the largest opposition party Renamo to surrender their guns and return to Mozambican society.
Speaking in the Assembly of the Republic at the end of a question and answer session between the deputies and the government, Rosario praised the “pragmatism” shown by President Nyusi when he ordered the defence and security forces to show restraint in disarming Renamo,and to act “in a more moderate manner, so as to give space to dialogue, seeking to attain effective peace”.
The Prime Minister urged all political and social forces to respond positively to this signal from the President, and “to hand over voluntarily guns which are in illegitimate hands”.
The construction of peace and stability, the Prime Minister declared, is “the fundamental condition for attracting investment”and for sustainable development.
SOURCE:AIM
Mozambique finally landmine free
Mozambique confirms it is
land mine free Mozambique has formally confirmed that it is free of land mines.
The declaration was made at a meeting in Geneva of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling,
Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, commonly known as the Ottawa Convention.
The announcement was made by Mozambique’s Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Pedro Comissario, who stressed that “the greatest indicator of our success is not the number of square metres cleared or the number of land mines
destroyed,but the incalculable
improvement to the development of Mozambique and the removal of fear from our communities”. He added, “a great measure of success is that 2015 will mark the first year in decades without any new landmine casualties”.
The director of the National Demining Institute (IND),Alberto Augusto, lamented that“land mines have claimed tens of thousands of victims in our territory,and leave behind a large number of land mine
survivors who require assistance, care and rehabilitation, as well as social and economic reintegration in society,on an equal basis with others as mandated by the
Convention”.
In addition to having cleared all known anti-personnel mines, Mozambique has also destroyed 37,818 stockpiled mines. Land mines had been planted during three conflicts – during the colonial war prior to Mozambican independence in 1975, during the incursions by the Rhodesian armed forces in the late 1970s, and during the war of destabilisation waged
by the apartheid regime through the Renamo rebels up to the peace agreement signed in October 1992.
Since 2000 about 214,700 land mines have been removed and destroyed. Comissario was confirming the declaration made in Maputo on 17 September by Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi.
At the time, Baloi said Mozambique had become the first of the five most severely mined countries in the world to comply with the mine clearance obligations of the Ottawa Convention (the other four are Afghanistan,Cambodia, Angola and South Sudan)Original article
land mine free Mozambique has formally confirmed that it is free of land mines.
The declaration was made at a meeting in Geneva of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling,
Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, commonly known as the Ottawa Convention.
The announcement was made by Mozambique’s Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Pedro Comissario, who stressed that “the greatest indicator of our success is not the number of square metres cleared or the number of land mines
destroyed,but the incalculable
improvement to the development of Mozambique and the removal of fear from our communities”. He added, “a great measure of success is that 2015 will mark the first year in decades without any new landmine casualties”.
The director of the National Demining Institute (IND),Alberto Augusto, lamented that“land mines have claimed tens of thousands of victims in our territory,and leave behind a large number of land mine
survivors who require assistance, care and rehabilitation, as well as social and economic reintegration in society,on an equal basis with others as mandated by the
Convention”.
In addition to having cleared all known anti-personnel mines, Mozambique has also destroyed 37,818 stockpiled mines. Land mines had been planted during three conflicts – during the colonial war prior to Mozambican independence in 1975, during the incursions by the Rhodesian armed forces in the late 1970s, and during the war of destabilisation waged
by the apartheid regime through the Renamo rebels up to the peace agreement signed in October 1992.
Since 2000 about 214,700 land mines have been removed and destroyed. Comissario was confirming the declaration made in Maputo on 17 September by Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi.
At the time, Baloi said Mozambique had become the first of the five most severely mined countries in the world to comply with the mine clearance obligations of the Ottawa Convention (the other four are Afghanistan,Cambodia, Angola and South Sudan)Original article
The case of the struggling Mozambican metical.
The sharp decline in the value of Mozambique's metical is due to depressed commodity prices, Central Bank Governor Ernesto
Gove said late on Monday.
The currency dropped around
25 percent in November,according to Reuters data,which traders have said reflects concerns over rising
government debt as well as the slump in commodities.
The metical was flat at 53.50 to the
U.S. dollar by 0910 GMT. "The depreciation of our currency is due to the fall in commodity prices in the global market.Our main exports are not yielding that much revenue," Gove told reporters.
Mozambique's main exports
include natural gas, coal, cotton
and aluminium.
Gove said late on Monday.
The currency dropped around
25 percent in November,according to Reuters data,which traders have said reflects concerns over rising
government debt as well as the slump in commodities.
The metical was flat at 53.50 to the
U.S. dollar by 0910 GMT. "The depreciation of our currency is due to the fall in commodity prices in the global market.Our main exports are not yielding that much revenue," Gove told reporters.
Mozambique's main exports
include natural gas, coal, cotton
and aluminium.
LAKE NIASSA is another reasons why you should visit Mozambique
Malawians call it Lake Malawi, Mozambicans call it Lago Niassa .
Some say the Mozambican shore is nicer,quieter and more rugged.
Off the beaten track,lake Niassa (Nyasa), the Mozambican side of Lake Malawi boasts a phenomenally beautiful and unspoiled countryside and shoreline well worth exploring if you have the time and patience.
Lake Niassa is the third largest lake in Africa – 100 km across and 585 km long, and much of it is surrounded by the imposing Rift Valley Mountains.This great lake's tropical waters are reportedly the habitat of more species of fish than those of any other body of freshwater on Earth,including more than 1000 species of cichlids.
Lake Niassa was officially declared a reserve by the Government of Mozambique in 2011 in an effort to protect one of the largest and bio-diverse freshwater lakes in the world Niassa is located to the west in the northern province of Niassa and forms part of the border between Malawi and Mozambique.
LAM offers regular flights from Maputo, Beira and Nampula to Lichinga airport.
From Lichinga public transport can be used to visit certain areas on the lake but for more remote destinations you will require your own vehicle or a private transfer.
To see it at its best,head for Nkwichi lodge,a beautiful low-impact lodge in the Manda Wilderness area in Northern Mozambique.
Off the beaten track,lake Niassa (Nyasa), the Mozambican side of Lake Malawi boasts a phenomenally beautiful and unspoiled countryside and shoreline well worth exploring if you have the time and patience.
Lake Niassa is the third largest lake in Africa – 100 km across and 585 km long, and much of it is surrounded by the imposing Rift Valley Mountains.This great lake's tropical waters are reportedly the habitat of more species of fish than those of any other body of freshwater on Earth,including more than 1000 species of cichlids.
Lake Niassa was officially declared a reserve by the Government of Mozambique in 2011 in an effort to protect one of the largest and bio-diverse freshwater lakes in the world Niassa is located to the west in the northern province of Niassa and forms part of the border between Malawi and Mozambique.
LAM offers regular flights from Maputo, Beira and Nampula to Lichinga airport.
From Lichinga public transport can be used to visit certain areas on the lake but for more remote destinations you will require your own vehicle or a private transfer.
To see it at its best,head for Nkwichi lodge,a beautiful low-impact lodge in the Manda Wilderness area in Northern Mozambique.
Nkwichi is built into the rocks and around the trees of one of the lake’s most remote bays.
You can get there by charter flight (expensive) or by the lake ferry MV Ilala from Monkey in Malawi to Likoma Island where the lodge will fetch you.
You can get there by charter flight (expensive) or by the lake ferry MV Ilala from Monkey in Malawi to Likoma Island where the lodge will fetch you.
Swim,eat, lie in the sun, paddle a canoe, drink a cold beer, eat lunch, have an afternoon doze, repeat.
Visit Manda wildness.
SOURCE SUNDAY TIMES.
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