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Portugal deal on Mozambique dam

Monday, April 9th, 2012

Portugal agrees to give up its remaining stake in a giant hydroelectric dam in Mozambique, ending a long-running dispute.

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Portugal deal on Mozambique dam

Portugal deal on Mozambique dam

Monday, April 9th, 2012

Portugal agrees to give up its remaining stake in a giant hydroelectric dam in Mozambique, ending a long-running dispute.

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Portugal deal on Mozambique dam

Diamond Crackdown in Mozambique Leaves Smugglers Behind

Friday, January 6th, 2012

Ever since President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe began to control the diamond mines on the Mozambique border, the nearby towns have become shadows of what they once were.

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Diamond Crackdown in Mozambique Leaves Smugglers Behind

Small Fixes: Patient Groups Help Share the Burdens of Living With AIDS

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

In Mozambique, groups of AIDS patients are using a simple new system to be sure they get their lifesaving antiretroviral drugs: taking turns traveling to collect a supply of pills.

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Small Fixes: Patient Groups Help Share the Burdens of Living With AIDS

Mozambique holds ‘pirate hunters’

Friday, September 16th, 2011

Four Americans and one Briton, who say they were trying to free a boat seized by pirates, are arrested in Mozambique, accused of possessing illegal weapons.

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Mozambique holds ‘pirate hunters’

South Africa’s flood toll rises

Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

At least 70 people have now died from flooding in South Africa, as heavy rains threaten countries from Mozambique to Namibia.

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South Africa’s flood toll rises

South Africa’s flood toll rises

Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

At least 70 people have now died from flooding in South Africa, as heavy rains threaten countries from Mozambique to Namibia.

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South Africa’s flood toll rises

Mozambique ‘blocked riot texts’

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

The BBC sees a letter seemingly sent by Mozambique’s authorities ordering mobile phone companies to block text messages during recent riots.

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Mozambique ‘blocked riot texts’

Mozambique arrests for riot texts

Monday, September 6th, 2010

Police in Mozambique arrest six people accused of sending text messages inciting riots over recent food price hikes.

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Police patrol after Maputo riots

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

The police and army are patrolling the streets of the Mozambique capital Maputo after two days of riots over rising food prices.

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Police patrol after Maputo riots

Mozambique prices ‘irreversible’

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

The government of Mozambique says price rises which have led to deadly riots are “irreversible”, as Maputo residents are urged to continue their protests.

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Mozambique prices ‘irreversible’

Deadly Maputo clash over prices

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Six people are reported killed in Mozambique’s capital Maputo in riots over rising food and fuel prices.

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Deadly Maputo clash over prices