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Mozambique to develop first solar PV power plant
Mozambique is gearing up to develop its first solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant, funded by a consortium of financiers. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has promised $19 million in funding
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Africa feeling the heat of climate change
Researchers are still trying to learn why the population of African penguins has dropped precipitously over the last 15 years—some estimates say by 90%—but most agree that climate change is a major factor
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Mozambique president launches U.S.six billion dollars energy project
MAPUTO Mozambique (Xinhua) -- President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi launched on Thursday in Maputo a 6 billion U.S. dollar project, including an installment of a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility
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Mapping of nutrition-sensitive interventions in East and Southern Africa (ESA)
The challenge for IFAD and other development organizations, however, is to ensure that income-focused project designs achieve practical nutritional outcomes on the ground. This report represents a first,
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Electric power outlets to benefit 25 million Mozambicans by 2030
MAPUTO Mozambique (Xinhua) -- Nearly 25 million Mozambicans will benefit from an expansion plan connecting more rural and urban areas to the national grid by the national electricity company, Mozambican
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New types of coffee, parsnips and roses among 1,700 plants discovered last year
From new parsnips and herbs to begonias and roses, the world’s plant hunters discovered more than 1,700 new species last year, offering the prospect of better crops and new colours and scents in the garden.
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Zimbabwe: Three Nations Combine in Fight Against Malaria
Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi have agreed to collaborate in fighting malaria and diarrhoeal diseases, amid revelations that 949 people have died of the disease since the beginning of this year in the
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New platform for power generation in Africa
Three international development agencies have come together to mobilise more than $1 billion for power generation across Africa, including the 147MW Ruzizi III project that will supply electricity to Burundi,
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Mozambique battles illegal logging to save tropical forests
Pemba - A squad of Mozambican forest rangers made their first arrest just minutes after arriving at a checkpoint near the northern port city of Pemba. Nicolau Moises, the forestry department chief
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Analysis shows elephants rapidly declining in Africa
Africa’s elephant population has fallen by a massive 30% since 2007. A comprehensive country-by-country analysis examines the substantial differences in elephant decline in the 10 major safari countries.