Mozambique | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com ...conecting the community Wed, 07 Dec 2022 10:57:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.10 http://www.insideojodu.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/favicon.ico Mozambique | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com 32 32 Mozambique ex-president’s son jailed 12 years for corruption https://www.insideojodu.com/mozambique-ex-presidents-son-jailed-12-years-for-corruption/ https://www.insideojodu.com/mozambique-ex-presidents-son-jailed-12-years-for-corruption/#respond Wed, 07 Dec 2022 10:57:16 +0000 https://www.insideojodu.com/?p=36574 A Mozambican court on Wednesday sentenced the son of Mozambique’s ex-president Armando Guebuza to…

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A Mozambican court on Wednesday sentenced the son of Mozambique’s ex-president Armando Guebuza to 12 years in jail.

This is following a vast corruption scandal in which the government unleashed financial havoc by trying to conceal huge debts.
“The crimes committed have brought consequences whose effects will last for generations,” said Judge Efigenio Baptista who found Ndambi Guebuza guilty of embezzlement, money laundering and criminal association, in a scandal that arose after state-owned companies in the impoverished country illicitly borrowed $2billion between 2013 and 2014.
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Mozambique withdraws Grade 7 textbook from Education curriculum over sex topics https://www.insideojodu.com/mozambique-withdraws-grade-7-textbook-from-education-curriculum-over-sex-topics/ https://www.insideojodu.com/mozambique-withdraws-grade-7-textbook-from-education-curriculum-over-sex-topics/#respond Tue, 15 Feb 2022 10:54:45 +0000 https://www.insideojodu.com/?p=29083 Mozambique’s Ministry of Education has withdrawn a set of Grade Seven textbook containing some…

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Mozambique’s Ministry of Education has withdrawn a set of Grade Seven textbook containing some controversial topics on sexuality from its curriculum.

The natural sciences book addresses subjects such as masturbation and sexual orientation, and has been in use since 2004. It has now been withdrawn from schools following controversies surrounding the topics.

Opposition from some parents who pointed out that it is a taboo in some communities to teach children about sex, also influenced the decision to withdraw the book.

Some parents also believed that sex education to Grade 7 pupils who are barely 13 years old may promote premature marriages and early pregnancies.

The ministry said that they will replace the book next year but in the meantime, it urged teachers to avoid the controversial topics.

Ismael Nheze, the Director of the National Institute of Education Development said; “We talked to the publisher to remove that page (that contains sexuality topics)”

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The UK removes all 11 countries, including Nigeria, from the red list https://www.insideojodu.com/the-uk-removes-all-11-countries-including-nigeria-from-the-red-list/ https://www.insideojodu.com/the-uk-removes-all-11-countries-including-nigeria-from-the-red-list/#respond Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:54:48 +0000 https://www.insideojodu.com/?p=27993 The UK government has announced that all 11 countries will be removed from the…

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The UK government has announced that all 11 countries will be removed from the UK’s travel red list from 4 am on Wednesday, Dec. 15.

Nigeria, South Africa, Botswana, Angola, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe are countries placed on the list in late November after the emergence of the Omicron variant.

However, UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid said the Omicron variant had spread so widely that the rules no longer make much effect.

He told parliament today, Dec. 14: “Now that there is community transmission of Omicron in the UK and Omicron has spread so widely across the world, the travel red list is now less effective in slowing the incursion of Omicron from abroad. Whilst we will maintain our temporary testing measures for international travel we will be removing all 11 countries from the travel red list effective from 4 am tomorrow morning.”

Currently, all UK arrivals from red list countries must pay for and self-isolate in a pre-booked, government-approved hotel for 10 days. They must also take Covid tests within 48 hours of setting off for the UK and PCR tests within two days of their arrival.

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IMF grants 25 poor countries debt relief https://www.insideojodu.com/imf-grants-25-poor-countries-debt-relief/ https://www.insideojodu.com/imf-grants-25-poor-countries-debt-relief/#respond Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:09:21 +0000 https://www.insideojodu.com/?p=12222 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced it has granted debt relief to over…

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced it has granted debt relief to over 25 poor member countries.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 189 countries, that helps foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and reduce poverty around the world.

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, in a statement in Washington last night, announced debt service relief for 25 poor countries saying the debt relief was to enable the affected countries to better tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

The countries that were relieved of the debt include Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, D.R., The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Tajikistan, Togo and Yemen.

She said, ” Today, I am pleased to say that our Executive Board approved immediate debt service relief to 25 of the IMF’s member countries under the IMF’s revamped Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) as part of the Fund’s response to help address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This provides grants to our poorest and most vulnerable members to cover their IMF debt obligations for an initial phase over the next six months and will help them channel more of their scarce financial resources towards vital emergency medical and other relief efforts. The CCRT can currently provide about US$500 million in grant-based debt service relief, including the recent US$185 million pledge by the UK and US$100 million provided by Japan as immediately available resources. Others, including China and the Netherlands, are also stepping forward with important contributions. I urge other donors to help us replenish the Trust’s resources and boost further our ability to provide additional debt service relief for a full two years to our poorest member countries.”

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