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Demonstration Alert: U.S. Embassy Maputo, Mozambique

The U.S. Embassy is closed on January 9 for a National Day of Mourning for President James Earl Carter, Jr. and expects to reopen on January 10

Large crowds are gathering in various areas of Maputo to celebrate the return of presidential candidate Venacio Mondlane to Mozambique. The largest crowds are currently gathered in the vicinity of Mercado Estrela between Avenida Acordos De Lusaka and Avenida Angola. Police have fired tear gas, rubber bullets and live ammunition…

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United States (U.S.) Government Responds to Tropical Cyclone Chido in Mozambique

Assessments of the full scope of the disaster are ongoing, and the U.S. Government will continue to work closely with the National Institute for Disaster Management to coordinate the cyclone response

The U.S. Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing $450,000 to support emergency relief efforts in response to Tropical Cyclone Chido, which devastated parts of Mozambique on December 15. This critical funding will help address the urgent needs of the affected populations across Cabo Delgado…

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Press Statement: Constitutional Council Decision on Mozambican Elections

The United States calls on all stakeholders to refrain from violence and engage in meaningful collaboration to restore peace and foster unity

The United States is concerned by the December 23 announcement by the Mozambican Constitutional Council regarding the October 9 national elections. Civil society organizations, political parties, the media, and international observers, including those from the United States, cited significant irregularities in the tabulation process, as well as concern about the…

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United States of America: Competitive Recruitment Process Culminates in Key Appointments for Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) – Mozambique Leadership

The MCA is the Accountable Entity designated by the government to implement the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact in Mozambique

The U.S. Embassy in Mozambique congratulates Augusta Maíta who was approved by the Council of Ministers on July 23, 2024, as the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) – Moçambique Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The MCA is the Accountable Entity designated by the government to implement the Millennium Challenge Corporation  (MCC) Compact in Mozambique. …

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Júlia Wachave: The Light of Hope in Cabo Delgado – Recognized with the 2024 Woman of Courage Award from the United States (U.S.) Embassy in Mozambique

Júlia Wachave is the Executive Director of the Association for the Protection of Women and Girls (PROMURA) in Cabo Delgado and was formerly the provincial coordinator of Cabo Delgado for the Mozambique Human Rights Defenders Network

The United States Embassy in Mozambique awarded, this Tuesday, the 2024 U.S. Embassy Woman of Courage Award to lawyer, human rights defender focusing on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) since 2001, and social activist Júlia Wachave for her work in protecting and advocating for the rights of women and girls in Cabo Delgado.…

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Mozambique: United States (U.S.) Embassy Launches Program to Include People with Disabilities in Climate Action

The goal of this project is to make information about emergency preparedness and climate change systems accessible to those who are blind, deaf, or other forms of disability

The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announces a new program to provide information on climate change advocacy tools for persons with disabilities in Mozambique. The goal of this project is to make information about emergency preparedness and climate change systems accessible to those who are…

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United States Agency for International Development (USAID) deputy administrator Isobel Coleman visits Mozambique

The Deputy Administrator was a guest of honor at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between USAID and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

USAID Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman concluded a six-day trip to Mozambique, where she met with government officials, civil society actors and private sector representatives to highlight long-standing U.S. support to the country, especially in the central and northern provinces. After arriving in Maputo on January 25, Deputy Administrator Coleman met…

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United States (U.S.) and Switzerland Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Support Agribusiness in the North of Mozambique

The agreement merges USAID’s $25.5 million Feed the Future (FtF) Premier project with SDC’s $6.7 million Oholo project to create the FtF Premier-Oholo (PRO) Partnership

On Monday in Nampula, the U.S. Government, represented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) signed an agreement to promote market-based farming in the Nacala Corridor.  Local farmers are the backbone of the region’s workforce, so the agreement promises…

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United States Invests in Clean Water, Sanitation in Northern Mozambique

This water strategy signals a new era of collaboration and progress, underscoring the U.S. government’s unwavering dedication to global water security

The U.S. Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), announces that Mozambique was named a high priority country for the Global Water Strategy. The global strategy will guide USAID’s work with the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) over the next five years to strengthen the capacity…

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United States marks Partnerships in Cyclone recovery efforts in Sofala Province

The U.S. is partnered with UN agencies to make families and communities more resilient to cyclones and serious flooding

The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is pleased to announce significant progress in helping Mozambicans affected by cyclones and floods.  USAID’s Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman visited today the city of Dondo, Sofala Province, a community that Cyclone Idai ravaged almost five years ago, to…