Mozambique has closed bidding for 16 offshore oil and gas exploration blocks — attracting bids on just six blocks, from a total of just two companies, Italy’s Eni and Chinese state-owned oil company CNOOC

Mozambique’s state energy utility EDM and Turkey’s Karpower are planning a 415MW oil-fired floating power plant for Maputo – similar but bigger than an existing plant operating in Nacala

Savannah Resources has sold its last mining licence in Mozambique to MRG Metals, having exited a joint venture with Rio Tinto

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack on a ruby mine on 20 October, saying the company had “stolen the wealth of Muslims” and boasting of causing “great economic losses to the owners in India”

The authorities in Cabo Delgado appear to have learned few lessons about the importance of inclusive development and not alienating the local population

Arlindo Chissale, the editor of Pinnacle News who was detained last Friday on terrorism charges in Cabo Delgado, will be released but face lesser charges over his claim to be a journalist

Royal Plastics Group of Nampula blames foreign-owned ETG for alerting Indian authorities to suspect shipment being held in Mumbai

Armed insurgents disguised as Mozambican soldiers launched an unprecedented incursion into Namuno district on Saturday morning, killing two and forcing 1,000 to flee

The biggest donation, of €60m, supports education reforms, while there is also €35m for 'resilience' in Mozambique's northern provinces, and €18.2m for Mozambique's National Control Centre for Energy

A strike at Syrah Resources' graphite mine in Balama, Cabo Delgado, has ended, but local workers say their grievances remain unaddressed