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Ten Mozambican business people have been abducted since October by what police believe is a specialised kidnapping syndicate, a police spokesperson said on Tuesday after a suspect was arrested.

A Somali, part armed militia, part pirate, carries a heavy-calibre automatic weapon on a beach in the central Somali town of Hobyo.

Maputo - Mozambique has risen by over 30 places on the Press Freedom Index compiled every year by the Paris-based organisation Reporters Sans Frontieres .

The Mozambican and Swazi capitals, Maputo and Mbabane, have agreed to cooperate in the areas of youth, education, tourism, investment, arts and culture, sport, urban management, trade, and small and medium enterprises.

Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Monday received a business mission from the United States, which is seeking to discuss possible projects for investment in the area of energy.

Maputo threatens to switch off Zim Monday, 06 February 2012 00:00 Reprinted From the Zimbabwe Herald MOZAMBIQUE has threatened to cut off power supply to Zimbabwe over a US$5 million debt.

Southern Mozambique hosts one of the continent's best kept secrets, the Marrabenta Festival, an event which celebrated five years this month.

Maputo - A floodgate on the Cahora Bassa dam on the Zambezi river, in the western Mozambican province of Tete, will stay open three days longer than initially planned, but this is not expected to lead to any flooding on the lower reaches of the river.

EDWIN Ekiring stayed top of the Africa ranking, despite bowing out during the second round of the Uganda International Badminton Championships on Saturday.

Sunrise is only for the early birds in Mozambique, though this time of the year it is quiet late, it is after 5! Taken at Maringanha's beach near Pemba.

A woman in Maputo province of Mozambique looks out on to farmland which has been flooded as a result of recent tropical storms, Dando and Funso.

Food is a basic human right and people's recognition, protection and realisation of this right is very critical.

Maputo - The Mozambican police have complained that the families of businessmen of Asian origin kidnapped by criminal gangs are not cooperating in the investigation - but prominent members of the Asian community claim that some policemen are involved in the kidnappings.

A mere glance out the window as the plane approaches the capital confirms that Mozambique is a very poor country.

Mozambique capital Maputo is hotting up as a magnet for companies aspiring to be significant South African coal exporters, following a Vitol joint venture deal, industry sources said on Wednesday.

Maputo, Mozambique, Feb 1 : The United Nations humanitarian agency reported on Tuesday that an estimated 117,000 people have been affected by two tropical storms in Mozambique last week, adding that it is closely monitoring the situation.

Joao Ribeiro, director of the National Disasters Management Institute, gave the toll to reporters in Maputo Tuesday.

Joao Ribeiro, director of the National Disasters Management Institute, gave the toll to reporters in Maputo Tuesday.

Joao Ribeiro, director of the National Disasters Management Institute, gave the toll to reporters in Maputo Tuesday.

Johannesburg - About 40 people have died and more than 100,000 are affected by twin storms that struck Mozambique 18-26 January, according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs .