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16 April 2020

Mozambique the Exception Among Lusophone Africa Economies in the “Red”
Like the rest of the continent, macroeconomic forecasts for Lusophone African countries are now all “in the red” ⁠— with the exception of Mozambique.

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15 April 2020

COVID-19 Postpones Delivery of Airport Built by China in Mozambique
Chongoene airport, to be built in Gaza province, southern Mozambique, by China Aviation International Construction and Investment Co Ltd , is expected to be completed six months later than planned.

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15 April 2020

OPEC Deal Adds to Angola´s Woes
The agreement between the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-member countries (OPEC+) means Angola should cut oil production to around 1.1 million barrels per day. And the announcement has not sustained oil prices in the international markets.

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14 April 2020

Tempers rise over treatment of africans in China
In a letter sent on 10th April to the Chinese MFA and the International Department of the Communist Party of China, the African Group of Ambassadors in Beijing “strongly protests” the “ongoing forceful testing and quarantine and maltreatment of African Nationals in China and in Guangdong Province in particular”.

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13 April 2020

Angolan President “rejuvenates” Government in the middle of economic crisis
Angolan president João Lourenço has decided to make changes in the Government and the Presidency, naming new ministers for Foreign Affairs and Defense. Some of the appointments are generating controversy, especially that of an MPLA leader accused for participating in a Thai-led scheme to embezzle state funds.

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08 April 2020

China’s CNPC Natural Gas Project in Mozambique Delayed
The final investment decision for the Rovuma LNG natural gas project, in Mozambique, which was scheduled for this year, has been postponed, announced US group ExxonMobil, that partners with China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) for the project. The decision is part of the measures to respond to the economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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08 April 2020

Portuguese-Macanese group Quinta da Marmeleira joins wave of solidarity with Portugal
The increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Portugal, to over 12 thousand, generated a wave of solidarity in Macau, with important donations from the community, including one of more than 250 thousand protective masks by the Portuguese-Macanese group Quinta da Marmeleira.

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07 April 2020

Beijing Capital Airlines resumes flights to Lisbon
The Beijing-Lisbon flight by Beijing Capital Airlines (BCA), had support from the Portuguese and Chinese governments, but lasted a little over a year, until October 2018, due to BCA's parent companies financial difficulties. Despite turmoil in the aviation industry, it is now set to resume.

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06 April 2020

Support grows for African countries’ call for urgent debt relief
The call is now growing from African Governments, with support from the United Nations and NGOs, for a debt relief package. Around one-fifth of Africa's debt pile is estimated to be owed to China. 

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03 April 2020

Angola, Mozambique and Cabo Verde among the African countries where Covid-19 will peak later
According to a study from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTP), almost all African countries should have more than 1,000 cases by 1 May. Angola, Mozambique and Cabo Verde are among those where the number of infections is expected to peak later.
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