By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Carta de Moçambique
Mozambique has received international recognition for its policies facilitating entrepreneurs’ access to finance. Central bank regulations require financial institutions, in particular, to track gender gaps and adapt their products, according to Carta de Moçambique.
The United States has removed South Africa from the AGOA trade programme from January, depriving its exporters of the duty-free access provided under the scheme. The COSATU trade union federation fears higher costs and job losses, particularly for exporting farmers, according to SABC News.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: SABC News ·
Eight artisanal fishers died in two maritime accidents on 23 October in Mocímboa da Praia and Angoche, in northern Mozambique. The sinking of one boat also left two people missing and three survivors, according to maritime police cited by Carta de Moçambique.
🇲🇿 Mozambique · Source: Carta de Moçambique ·
The United States has announced the exclusion of South Africa and Rwanda from AGOA, the programme granting preferential access to the US market for certain African products. The measure is due to take effect on 1 January and Washington cites practices contrary to the programme’s criteria, according to O País citing African News.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: O País ·
Mozambican club Black Bulls will play six CAF Confederation Cup group-stage matches between late November 2026 and January 2027. They will face CS Sfaxien, USM Alger and Real Bamako, among others, according to Rádio Moçambique, with matches scheduled in Mozambique and abroad.
🇲🇿 Mozambique · Source: Rádio Moçambique ·
Zambézia records more than 700 leprosy cases in nine monthsMozambique’s Zambézia province recorded more than 700 cases of leprosy in the first nine months of 2026, compared with about 600 for all of 2025. Provincial health official Leonardo Mareço links the increase to limited diagnostic capacity and stresses early detection, Club of Mozambique reports.
Bank of Namibia eases farmers’ debt burdenThe Bank of Namibia is requiring commercial banks to offer repayment deferrals, loan restructuring and expanded credit to struggling farmers. Directive BID-42 aims to limit the economic impact of foot-and-mouth disease and El Niño-related climate conditions on Namibian agriculture, New Era reports.The week in Africa
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