Economic relations between China and the CPLP cool down in 2015

After years of uninterrupted growth and a new year trading record in 2014,relations between China and the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) faced challenges in 2015,but difficulties have also increased the interconnection between all these countries.

Given the weight of raw materials, whose price was sharply lower throughout 2015,in the relationship between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries,the main negative impact was felt in the trade balance,which fell more than 25% until October,according
to data from the Chinese customs.


The Action Plan for Economic and commercial forum approved after the last Macau forum,expects to achieve by 2016 the target of 160 billion dollars in trade in all countries,which only will be possible with strong recovery in the year about to begin Trade with Brazil,China's main economic partne,fell more than 18% in 2015 and for Angola the drop was even more pronounced,almost 45 percent reflecting the fall in the price of oil.

Facts that marked 2015

Trucker fatally shot by trigger happy policemen while trying to flee.

Protection and police traffic officers, allegedly not identified in Tete, fatally shot a trucker at the end-of-week,at Caundje control station in Moatize district,allegedly for attempting to escape after being involved in a road accident.

The driver was hit with five bullets in the rib cage,according to Radio
Mozambique,quoting the spokesman of the Police for the Republic of Mozambique (PRM),Luis Núdia,in that central province of the country,explaining that the circumstances in which the victim was shot were unclear,but there is information specifyiing that the driver in question had immobilized the truck at the local checkpoint and then attempted to make an escape on foot.

Louis Núdia added that the provincial commander of the PRM in Tete has formed a team to investigate the real causes that motivated the agents of law and order to open fire on the late,because it is believed that there was an excess of zeal on the part of police officers.

"The direction of the command created a team to go to Moatize to assess the situation,to see what had really contributed to the end of shooting real bullets at the motorist,serving and considering he had left the car and was running with his own feet.

The fact that the vehicle was abandoned was enough for us to seek to know the company and the driver who had been entrusted with the vehicle",said the police commandant according to the public radio station.

The spokesman for PRM that the driver in question,in addition to causing accidents between cars,hit a taxi driver and damaged a fence in the municipal town of Moatize.

However,sources close to the victim,who refused to be identified also claimed that a woman who was in the company of the deceased was shot seriously in
the lower limbs; an information not confirmed by the police

Manifestation illegal:Armed Defence and Security Forces make it impossible for Renamo to manifest in Maputo

The Armed Forces of Defence and Security prevented early on Tuesday,a march by members of the largest political opposition party saying it was illegal.(March of Renamo supporters in Maputo was allegedly intended to greet the capital's residents during the Christmas holidays and New Year's Eve)

A contingent of the Defence and Security Forces (FDS) heavily armed,surrounded yesterday during part of the morning
hours,the headquarters of Renamo in Maputo,to derail a march of activists of that party,which was scheduled for this Tuesday - in another case that shows the level of prevalent political tension in the country.

The FDS got into position with armored cars,anti-riot brigade and police dogs on the streets giving access the to headquarters of the main opposition party,with a readiness to respond to any contempt.Witnesses heard by"O Pais" reported that everything began at about five in the morning.

During the police presence,there was registred moments of animosity between the authorities and members of the Renamo,and the police fired tear gas and rubber bullets and damaged a tobacco shop and a car.

"Mozambicans are one and able to sustain national unity"

Former president,Joaquim Chissano,says the festive season should be a time of reflection on national unity and the values ​​of peace in the country.

The elder statesman believes that the fact that Mozambicans unite and celebrate the festive season
together,even with the difference of religions and beliefs,is an unequivocal sign of tolerance.

Mr Chissano was speaking a few days ago on the margins of various product donations to a charity on the part of its foundation,also called upon society to preserve peace.

"We are very pleased to note that we moçambicans are happy amongst ourselves despite being of different religions when there is a day like Christmas and Eid and others that for every religion,are sacred.

This makes Mozambican families unite and be able to sustain national unity and work for peace and development for the benefit of all",Chissano said

Oldemiro Baloi says to keep the peace ''we need to materialize the political will''.

The Minister of Business and Cooperation considers that 2015 was a year in which the political will to keep the peace was present,but lacked the will to transform into concrete actions


Oldemiro Baloi,who spoke recently at the margin of a toast offered by t President Filipe Nyusi at the end of the year current,states that"there is need of artfulness and ingenuity to transform this political will into achievements."

Balói characterized the year about
ending as "complicated" and explained that the first negative
effects were the floods that affected more than 144,000 people and devastated more than 13,000 homes.

Besides floods,the depreciation of the metical is affecting the lives of Mozambicans.

MAN OF GOD ACCUSED:Bishop Sengulane

Renamo accuses Dinis Sengulane of praying for the death of Afonso Dhlakama.