Bloody
week in Mozambique
In Mozambique, the week was
marked by violence. An attack by a group of armed men who attempted to rob the
district police command in Mocimboa da Praia resulted in 16 deaths.
Another black page was written in Nampula.
On the day that the country marked the 25th anniversary of the signing of the
general peace agreement, the mayor of Mahamudo Amurane was assassinated by
three individuals. Reactions to the assassination were manifested by several
political parties, but in Nampula city they were more violent with popular
rioting on the streets demanding justice.In Guinea Bissau, six people disappeared after the pirogue where they were still wrecked when it was connecting the islands of Bubaque and Canhabaque in the south of the country, bad weather was at the origin of the accident.
Still in the country, an iron arm was installed between the government and civil servants. The executive says that there are employees who are in the civil service without having met the criteria required by law at the time of their admission. The statements were made at a time when thousands of civil servants were not paid the salaries of September.
The best news has arrived
for the Portuguese Radio and Television in Guinea-Bissau
that has the signal cut since 1 July. On his return to the country, after a
stay in Portugal, the Prime Minister, Umaro Embaló, said that the signs will
resume soon but everything will have to be the basis of respect for the Guinean
authorities.
In Cape Verde, the Minister of Agriculture and Environment, Gilberto Silva, announced this week an emergency rescue plan for livestock and drought mitigation, amounting to seven million euros, plus 700 thousand contos, in the face of "bad agricultural year "in perspective.
Another issue that marked the present time in the archipelago was the controversy around the errors in the school manuals. The controversy led the Cape Verdean prime minister, Ulisses Correia e Silva, to announce the replacement of the textbooks of mathematics, on the same day that the resignation of the National Director of Education was accepted.
In Cape Verde, the Minister of Agriculture and Environment, Gilberto Silva, announced this week an emergency rescue plan for livestock and drought mitigation, amounting to seven million euros, plus 700 thousand contos, in the face of "bad agricultural year "in perspective.
Another issue that marked the present time in the archipelago was the controversy around the errors in the school manuals. The controversy led the Cape Verdean prime minister, Ulisses Correia e Silva, to announce the replacement of the textbooks of mathematics, on the same day that the resignation of the National Director of Education was accepted.
São Tomé and Príncipe has been linked to a second submarine cable linking
South Africa since this week. The equatorial archipelago is one of the most
connected in the continent.
The International Monetary Fund warned that "domestic revenues in São Tomé and Príncipe continue to decline, external budget support is declining and debt levels remain high."
In a statement distributed after a technical visit to the country, the IMF warned that the budget for 2018 should aim for greater financial consolidation, in order to guarantee "adequate resources to finance priority sectors such as health and education."
The International Monetary Fund warned that "domestic revenues in São Tomé and Príncipe continue to decline, external budget support is declining and debt levels remain high."
In a statement distributed after a technical visit to the country, the IMF warned that the budget for 2018 should aim for greater financial consolidation, in order to guarantee "adequate resources to finance priority sectors such as health and education."
SAISI
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