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Qatar’s Al Mansour Holdings signs US$20 billion deal with Mozambique
African Mining Market
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August 28, 2025
Qatari private conglomerate Al Mansour Holdings will invest US$20 billion in Mozambique, the presidency announced on 27th August 2025. The deal will channel funds into energy, agriculture, oil and gas, renewable power, infrastructure, fisheries,...
Qatar Investor Buys 20 percent of Invictus Energy in Landmark Deal for Zimbabwe Gas
The Zimbabwe Mail
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August 27, 2025
Invictus Energy Chairman John Bentley and MD Scott Macmillan with Sheikh Mansour at the signing ceremony in Harare. HARARE – Zimbabwe’s gas ambitions have received a major boost after Invictus Energy sealed what it has described as a...
These Materials Could Cripple America’s Defense Industrial Base
War on the Rocks
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August 28, 2025
The Pentagon’s arsenal and defense industrial base is built on materials that China can turn off like a light switch. Growing uncertainty in critical mineral markets and the open weaponization of supply chains by China has prompted a paradigm...
SADC 45th Summit: Focus on industrialisation, agricultural transformation and inclusive energy transition
The Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe)
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August 17, 2025
Good morning from Antananarivo! Today marks a key moment for Southern Africa as SADC Chairman, President Mnangagwa, joins fellow leaders for the regional bloc’s 45th Summit of Heads of State and Government at the Ivato Conference Centre in...
Four years on, Nigeria’s energy sector struggles to realise PIA promise
Business Day
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August 28, 2025
…regulatory hurdles blur gains Four years after the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) was enacted to transform Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, many of its anticipated benefits remain elusive. While the law was widely hailed as a landmark reform capable...
Study Explores How Teacher Training and Reading Programs Affect Literacy in Mozambique
Newswise
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August 28, 2025
Newswise — URBANA, Ill. – Literacy rates in Sub-Saharan Africa remain low, despite increased primary school enrollment. In rural Mozambique, only 3% of children possess grade-level reading skills. Poor learning outcomes in lower grades are a...
Mozambique president says TotalEnergies LNG project to resume by September
Nikkei Asia
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Interview Country wants to be a world leader in the exploitation of gas reserves, says Chapo Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo spoke with Nikkei Asia on Aug. 20 during the Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokoyama, Japan....
Qatar’s Mansour Holding to invest $20bn in Mozambique
BusinessLIVE
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Maputo — Qatari investment firm Mansour Holding has signed a $20bn (R355bn) partnership agreement with Mozambique to support sectors the government is prioritising including energy and agriculture, says President Daniel Chapo’s office. It is the...
Mozambique, a Sahel-like conflict
Atalayar
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August 22, 2025
Last week, we dedicated this space to a topic that is rarely covered in other media: the persecution of Christians around the world. And, by chance, or as an example of the reality we reflected in our previous article, just over a week ago another...
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Eight districts in Cabo Delgado have been hit by jihadist attacks in recent weeks
Fides
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August 26, 2025
Maputo (Agenzia Fides) – Not only jihadism, but also economic and social demands of the local population, as well as interests related to the exploitation of the region's natural resources (primarily gas, but also precious stones), and the...
Qatar’s Al Mansour commits to invest $20 billion in Mozambique
Business Recorder
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August 27, 2025
MAPUTO: Qatari investment firm Al Mansour Holding has signed a $20 billion partnership agreement with Mozambique to support sectors the government is prioritising including energy and agriculture, President Daniel Chapo’s office said. It is the...
Rwanda, Mozambique sign ‘peace and security’ agreement
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 27, 2025
Rwanda and Mozambique have signed a “peace and security” agreement during a visit by the southern African leader to Kigali on Wednesday, as their forces battle a long-running insurgency in Mozambique’s north. Contacted by AFP, the Rwandan Defence...
Saipem Finishes Converting Rig to Floating Production Unit as Congo LNG Enters Phase 2
Journal of Petroleum Technology
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August 27, 2025
Saipem has completed the conversion of its Scarabeo 5 semisubmersible drilling unit into a floating production unit (FPU) for gas separation and as a control hub to boost gas flow from Congo’s Marine XII offshore concession to Eni’s Nguya floating...
Rwanda and Mozambique Seal New Security, Trade Deals as Leaders Reaffirm Ties
KT Press Rwanda
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August 27, 2025
3 Kigali, Rwanda – President Paul Kagame and visiting Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Wednesday reaffirmed the depth of friendship and cooperation between their two countries, stressing the importance of strengthening security partnerships...
Cuba and Mozambique: Five decades of brotherhood
Diario Granma
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August 27, 2025
The legacy of brotherhood between the historical leaders of the Cuban Revolution and Samora Machel remains in their villages. Photo: Liborio Noval For five decades Cuba and Mozambique have forged a friendship based on mutual respect and...
South African President Ramaphosa to officially open Zimbabwe Agriculture Show 2025
New Zimbabwe
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August 27, 2025
By Staff Reporter PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa is expected to officiate at the 115th edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show (ZAS) on Friday, August 29, 2025. Ramaphosa is a key ally of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Addressing the...
Qatar's Al Mansour commits to invest $20bn in Mozambique
Times LIVE
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Qatari investment firm Al Mansour Holding has signed a $20bn (R355bn) partnership agreement with Mozambique to support sectors the government is prioritising including energy and agriculture, says President Daniel Chapo's office. It is the latest...
Mozambique Conflict Monitor 20 August (4 - 17 August 2025)
Zitamar
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August 21, 2025
By the numbers Data highlights in Cabo Delgado province (4 - 17 August 2025) At least 17 political violence events (2,162 in total since 1 October 2017) At least 9 total reported fatalities from political violence (6,165 since 1 October 2017) At...
President Daniel Chapo of Mozambique courts investment in Japan
Macao News
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August 26, 2025
Mozambican President Daniel Chapo wrapped his three-day working visit to Japan with an “extremely positive” experience at the 9th Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD 9), reports news website Club of Mozambique. Japanese...
Qatar's Al Mansour commits to invest $20bln in Mozambique
Zawya
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Qatari investment firm Al Mansour Holding has signed a $20 billion partnership agreement with Mozambique to support sectors the government is prioritising including energy and agriculture, President Daniel Chapo's office said. It is the latest in...