TODA and USJ honor 39 graduates in first sustainable tourism program

The graduation ceremony for the Diploma in Sustainable Tourism Practices Program was held last week, with 39 graduates who completed the program both offline and online simultaneously. The program, organized by the International Tourism...

Macau, Lusophone cohort completes first sustainable tourism diploma

Thirty-nine graduates – 23 from Macau and 16 from Mozambique, Cabo Verde and São Tomé and Príncipe – have completed the first cohort of the Diploma in Sustainable Tourism Practices, a programme run by the International Tourism Professionals...

Should we treat environmental crime more like murder?

Whenever you read, watch, or listen to the news, you’re likely to be exposed to stories of violence and murder. As a criminal psychologist, I’m often asked to comment on these cases to pick apart the motives of the perpetrators. People want these...

Africa’s Climate Ambition Exceeds Available Funding

African governments are moving rapidly to strengthen their defenses against climate change, yet a critical gap between planning and resources threatens to turn ambitious policies into unfunded promises. A major new assessment reveals how policy...

3 Indians killed, one injured, 5 rescued in Mozambique boat accident

Three Indian nationals were killed, one was injured, and five rescued in a boat accident off the coast of Beira in Mozambique, the Indian High Commission said on Saturday.The launch boat carrying crew members of a tanker, including 14 Indian...

Mozambique boat tragedy: After Kochi youth, Kollam native also reported missing

Kochi: A second Keralite has been confirmed missing in the Mozambique boat tragedy, with Sreerag Radhakrishnan (35), a native of Naduvilakara in Thevalakkara near Kollam, among the six Indian nationals still unaccounted for after a launch boat...

Two Keralites missing after boat capsizes near Mozambique coast

Daijiworld Media Network - Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 18: Two men from Kerala are among five Indian nationals missing after a boat capsized near Beira port in Mozambique while ferrying crew members to a vessel for maintenance work....

After Mozambique boat capsize, Kochi youth’s family continues anxious wait

Two days after a 22-year-old from Veliyanad near Piravom was reported missing in a boat capsize off the coast of Beira in Mozambique, his family and village continue their anxious wait. Indrajith Santhosh, a hull inspector with a Kochi-based...

Two Kerala men missing after boat capsizes off Mozambique coast

Two Kerala men missing after boat capsizes off Mozambique coast Thiruvananthapuram: Two men from Kerala are among those missing after a boat carrying crew members to a vessel capsized near the coast of Mozambique. Search operations have been...

Kochi youth, missing in Mozambique boat tragedy, followed dad's path, left for shipping job together

Kochi: For Indrajith Santhosh, a 22-year-old youth from Veliyanad in Piravom, the sea was not a mystery but a familiar presence. His father, KN Santhosh, has worked in ship maintenance for nearly a decade. Indrajith drew his inspiration from his...

Ghana Scores High on Climate Policy but Struggles with Funding

Ghana has earned recognition as one of Africa’s stronger performers in climate resilience planning, but a critical funding gap threatens to undermine the country’s ambitious adaptation goals, according to a major new assessment released this week....

Report urges Mozambique to reconsider proposed religious regulation law amidst growing persecution of Christians

Soldiers patrols through a village in Mozambique, where years of conflict and extremist violence have left communities vulnerable and displaced. Youtube Screenshot / CGTN Africa A proposed law to regulate the registration and formation of...

Africa faces disproportionate burden from climate change and adaptation costs

The highest temperature anomalies in 2023 were recorded across northwestern Africa, especially in Morocco, coastal parts of Mauritania and northwest Algeria. Several countries including Mali, Morocco, United Republic of Tanzania, and Uganda...

Mozambique: Banhine park given 385 animals to help attract more predators

Banhine National Park, in Gaza province, southern Mozambique, has received a total of 385 animals translocated from Maputo Park, to re-establish the food chain and attract predators in that conservation area, it was announced today. “Since 2018,...

Mozambique: At least 10 teachers killed in teror attacks since 2017 in north

At least 10 teachers have been killed in eight years of armed insurgency in Cabo Delgado province, northern Mozambique, according to an estimate presented by the National Teachers’ Organisation (ONP) on Tuesday. “The statistics confirm that ten...

Service Boat Capsizes Near Scorpio-Managed Tanker Off Mozambique, Seven Missing

A service boat carrying crew members capsized alongside the Scorpio-managed oil/chemical tanker Sea Quest at the outer anchorage of Beira, Mozambique on Thursday, leaving seven people missing and multiple casualties. The incident occurred as the...

Mozambique to quadruple rice output with $22.8M AfDB boost

Mozambique is launching an ambitious agricultural project to tackle its severe food insecurity and malnutrition crises. With climate shocks like cyclones straining resources, a new $22.8 million initiative funded by the African...

Mozambique with a budget deficit of 300 million in the second quarter

The Ministry of Finance acknowledged a “temporary relief of 10 billion meticais [133.7 million euros] year-on-year” in the budget deficit for the second quarter in a fiscal risk monitoring report. “However, in a context of low tax revenue...

Last major pilgrimage of the year to the Sanctuary of Fátima starts today

The international pilgrimage of October 12 and 13, 108 years after the events at Cova da Iria, begins today at 5:30 PM with the eucharistic procession at the prayer site. At 9:30 PM, Archbishop Claudio Dalla Zuanna will start the evening...

Tzu Chi Foundation and SOAS Centre of Buddhist Studies to Host Conference on Buddhist Environmentalism in London

The SOAS Centre of Buddhist Studies in London will host a two-day public conference on Buddhist environmentalism titled “From Green Living to Buddhist Environmentalism: Exploring Buddhist Texts, Rituals, and Practices for a Sustainable Future.”...