Mozambique

United Nations relief officials say nearly a million people across Southern Africa have suffered damaging effects from recent floods, cyclones and heavy rains.

The officials say severe weather that began last October has disrupted the lives of about 987,000 people.

They say Madagascar has been hardest hit, with more than 332,000 people affected by several cyclones and floods.

The floods and cyclones have destroyed homes, roads and crops across the region. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says many families are living in temporary shelters, while others have lost their cattle and livelihoods.

The U.N. says the worst weather is over for another year, but problems could persist through the end of April.    » read more »

14 January 2008 -- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies warns the disastrous floods that have hit Southern Africa are likely to get worse. It says rains are forecast to continue until April.

Rains, which began in early December, have caused many rivers along the Zambezi basin to swell. Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique have experienced severe flooding and the situation is spreading to other countries, notably Malawi, Lesotho and Madagascar.    » read more »

Sep 18, 2007 -- MAPUTO, Mozambique — Guided missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) arrived in Mozambique’s capital city of Maputo on Sept. 17, 2007.    » read more »

03 July 2007 -- U.N. agencies say that Mozambique is undergoing a severe drought. They say hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people will need increased humanitarian assistance over the coming months to help them survive until next year's harvest in April.

Mozambique has been lurching from one natural disaster to another. The current drought follows heavy flooding and a devastating cyclone earlier this year. Those disasters affected hundreds of thousands of people. Homes, crops and livelihoods were destroyed.    » read more »

27 June 2007 -- U.S. First Lady Laura Bush continues her four-nation Africa visit Wednesday in the Mozambican capital, Maputo. Among her activities, she will meet with President and Mrs. Guebuza of Mozambique and participate in a women’s empowerment roundtable. Yesterday in Dakar, Senegal, the first lady pledged U.S. support in improving education and combating AIDS in Africa.

Emira Woods is co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Washington-based Institute for Policy Studies. She told VOA her organization sees limited substance in the U.S. First Lady’s current visit to Africa.    » read more »

Approves US$2.4 Million Disbursement and Approves a Three-Year Policy Support Instrument

June 18, 2007 -- The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the sixth and final review of Mozambique's economic performance under an SDR 11.36 million (about US$17.1 million) Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) arrangement (see Press Release No. 04/153). The completion of this final review enables the release of an amount equivalent to SDR 1.64 million (about US$2.4 million).    » read more »

Washington, May 30, 2007 - The World Bank Group’s Board of Directors endorsed today a partnership strategy for its program in Mozambique for the four year period, July 2007–June 2011. The overall goal of this strategy is to empower citizens and institutions so they can promote growth and benefit more broadly from it. The partnership strategy reflects a collaborative approach between the World Bank Group, government, and development partners to support the country’s development.    » read more »