Presidential Election - Mozambique

Presidential Election - Mozambique

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi (1st L) speaks to the press after casting his vote at a polling station in Maputo, Mozambique, on Oct. 9, 2024. Mozambicans began voting on Wednesday for a new president. Around 17 million people are registered to vote, including 333,839 voters registered in the diaspora participating from seven African and two European countries as part of Mozambique's global electoral process. Photo by Israel Zefanias/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Presidential Election - Mozambique

Presidential Election - Mozambique

Ossufo Momade (Front) of Mozambique's main opposition party Renamo is seen after casting his vote at a polling station in Maputo, Mozambique, on Oct. 9, 2024. Mozambicans began voting on Wednesday for a new president. Around 17 million people are registered to vote, including 333,839 voters registered in the diaspora participating from seven African and two European countries as part of Mozambique's global electoral process. Photo by Israel Zefanias/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Presidential Election - Mozambique

Presidential Election - Mozambique

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi casts his vote at a polling station in Maputo, Mozambique, on Oct. 9, 2024. Mozambicans began voting on Wednesday for a new president. Around 17 million people are registered to vote, including 333,839 voters registered in the diaspora participating from seven African and two European countries as part of Mozambique's global electoral process. Photo by Israel Zefanias/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Presidential Election - Mozambique

Presidential Election - Mozambique

People queue to cast votes at a polling station in Maputo, Mozambique, on Oct. 9, 2024. Mozambicans began voting on Wednesday for a new president. Around 17 million people are registered to vote, including 333,839 voters registered in the diaspora participating from seven African and two European countries as part of Mozambique's global electoral process. Photo by Israel Zefanias/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Presidential Election - Mozambique

Presidential Election - Mozambique

Independent candidate Venancio Mondlane backed by Optimistic Party for the Development of Mozambique casts his vote at a polling station in Maputo, Mozambique, on Oct. 9, 2024. Mozambicans began voting on Wednesday for a new president. Around 17 million people are registered to vote, including 333,839 voters registered in the diaspora participating from seven African and two European countries as part of Mozambique's global electoral process. Photo by Israel Zefanias/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Presidential Election - Mozambique

Presidential Election - Mozambique

Lutero Simango of the Democratic Movement of Mozambique casts his vote at a polling station in Maputo, Mozambique, on Oct. 9, 2024. Mozambicans began voting on Wednesday for a new president. Around 17 million people are registered to vote, including 333,839 voters registered in the diaspora participating from seven African and two European countries as part of Mozambique's global electoral process. Photo by Israel Zefanias/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Presidential Election - Mozambique

Presidential Election - Mozambique

People queue to cast votes at a polling station in Maputo, Mozambique, on Oct. 9, 2024. Mozambicans began voting on Wednesday for a new president. Around 17 million people are registered to vote, including 333,839 voters registered in the diaspora participating from seven African and two European countries as part of Mozambique's global electoral process. Photo by Israel Zefanias/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Two Young Mozambicans turn "trash" into luxury products

STORY: Two Young Mozambicans turn "trash" into luxury products DATELINE: July 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Maputo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of store items 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): WACY ZACARIAS, Store owner 3. various of store items 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Portuguese): DJAMILA DE SOUSA, Store owner 5. various of store items STORYLINE: Sustainable fashion is an increasingly popular trend in the fashion world as people become more and more aware of the impact of the textile industry on the environment. And it was with that in mind that the young women Djamila de Sousa and Wacy Zacarias created the Nkaringana-Woogui project in Mozambique in 2008. The company has a store in Maputo and exports its products to South Africa, Japan and Portugal, and is now considering exporting to the Chinese mainland. They use local materials and techniques associated with technology to produce their articles. These articles have drawings of endangered animals as a way of raising awareness of environmental preve

Key China-Africa expo fulfilling more Mozambicans' dreams

STORY: Key China-Africa expo fulfilling more Mozambicans' dreams DATELINE: July 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): THERESA MARTINS, Mozambique Investment and Export Promotion Agency 3. various of the exhibits on display 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Portuguese): RUKSSANA SAIDE, Founder of Dream Agrobusiness Lda, Mozambique 5. various of the exhibits on display 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Portuguese): GIL DA CONCEICAO BIRES, Director of Mozambique Investment and Export Promotion Agency 7. various of the exhibits on display 8. various of the third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo STORYLINE: At the third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo held in central China's Changsha City, exhibitors and officials from Mozambique have expressed their wishes to seize business opportunities brought by the event. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): THERESA MARTINS, Mozambique Investment and Export Promotion Agency "We are

Mozambique marks 48th anniversary of Independence Day

STORY: Mozambique marks 48th anniversary of Independence Day DATELINE: June 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: Maputo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of celebrations of Mozambican 48th anniversary of Independence Day 2. various of Mozambican president 3. various of people taking a photo STORYLINE: Mozambique celebrated the 48th anniversary of Independence Day on Sunday. For Mozambicans, June 25 is a day worth celebrating and remembering, since on the same day in 1975 the southern African country stepped into a new phase of its development with its independence from the former colonizer Portugal. Mozambique fought for ten years to get its independence from Portugal. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Maputo. (XHTV)