Mozambique In Headlines – allAfrica News

• Erection of the Diocese of Alto Molócuè and Appointment of First Bishop
  [Agenzia Fides] Vatican City -- The Holy Father has erected the diocese of Alto Molócuè, Mozambique, with territory taken from the dioceses of Gurúè and Quelimane, making it a suffragan of the metropolitan archdiocese of Nampula.
• Mozambique's New President Faces Daunting Task of Rebuilding Trust Amidst Post-Electoral Turmoil
  [Daily Maverick] The new president must not only end post-electoral violence, but reverse the political and economic exclusion that fuelled it.
• Chapo Meets With Mozambican Diplomats
  [AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Wednesday met in Maputo with the heads of Mozambican diplomatic and consular missions abroad, stressing the importance of "economic diplomacy' and of projecting the image of Mozambique to an international audience.
• Swears Provincial Governors Into Office
  [AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo has called on the ten provincial governors to prioritise "quick wins' - which he defined as "daring measures that will rapidly make a difference in the lives of our people.
• Tollgates Will Reopen On Thursday
  [AIM] Maputo -- Trans-Africa Concessions (TRAC), the South African company that operates the Maputo-South Africa motorway, has announced that, as from Thursday, it will resume the collection of tolls at the two tollgates on the Mozambican side of the motorway.
• Workers Urged Not to Take Strike Action
  [AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Health Minister Ussene Isse on Tuesday recognised the legitimacy of the wage demands made by health workers, but warned that going on strike violates medical ethics.
• Lamola Extends Congratulations to Mozambique's Minister of Foreign Affairs
  [SAnews.gov.za] The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, has congratulated Ambassador Maria Manuela dos Santos Lucas on her new appointment as Mozambique's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.
• Chapo to Become Frelimo Leader in Mid-February
  [AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo will be confirmed as President of the ruling Frelimo Party in mid-February.
• Dikeledi Kills 11 in Nampula
  [AIM] Maputo -- The passage of Cyclone Dikeledi has caused the death of 11 people in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, according to the latest official figures issued by the country's relief agency, the National Disaster Management Institute (INGD).
• Terrorists Create Panic in Muidumbe
  [AIM] Maputo -- Islamist terrorists have been creating panic in Muidumbe district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, after they stopped a lorry and looted the goods that it was carrying.