December 11, 2024
Emirati-Lebanese shipbuilder Privinvest on Tuesday was refused permission to appeal against Mozambique’s victory in a London lawsuit over the decade-old “tuna bond” scandal. The southeast African country sued Privinvest and its now late owner Iskandar Safa, alleging they paid bribes …
July 29, 2024
Mozambique has substantially won its $3.1-billion lawsuit at London’s High Court against Emirati-Lebanese shipbuilder Privinvest for allegedly paying bribes in relation to the decade-old “tuna bond” scandal. The southeast African country sued Privinvest and its now late owner Iskandar Safa, …
March 14, 2023
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP)- An unrelenting Cyclone Freddy that is currently battering southern Africa has killed at least 56 people in Malawi and Mozambique since it struck the continent for a second time on Saturday night, authorities in both countries have …
March 13, 2023
MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Record-breaking Cyclone Freddy made its second landfall in Mozambique Saturday night, pounding the southern African nation with heavy rains and disrupting transport and telecommunications services. French weather agency Météo-France warned of “destructive and devastating” winds and …
March 8, 2023
MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Still recovering from the effects of the first battering, the southeastern African nation of Mozambique is bracing for a rare second hit by long-living Tropical Cyclone Freddy late on Friday night, a regional weather center said …
March 15, 2022
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Cyclone Gombe has flooded large areas of northern and central Mozambique, killing 15 people, officials said Monday. The dead include five members of the same family in the Angoche coastal area of Nampula province, Governor Mety …
January 28, 2022
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP)–Mozambique, Madagascar and Malawi are counting the deaths and damage by tropical storm Ana and more than a week of heavy rains across southern Africa. In central and northern Mozambique at least 11 people have died, including children …
May 24, 2021
Britain’s High Court granted Abu Dhabi-based shipbuilder Privinvest permission on Friday to file a lawsuit against Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi, a counter-move in a case over a $2 billion corruption scandal, Privinvest said on Friday. The case relates to government-guaranteed …
January 20, 2012
Nearly 500 people were flooded out of their homes in Mozambique’s capital after a tropical depression brought torrential rain and high winds, city officials said Wednesday. In neighboring South Africa, the flagship Kruger National Park was affected during the busy …