António Costa, who resigned after corruption investigators raided his official residence, will stay on as caretaker prime minister until new polls are held in March.
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The Chinese-built airport promises to be a gamechanger in the southern African nation’s efforts to diversify its economy.
El Niño-induced drought conditions have prompted the government to issue an urgent food security alert for the island nation.
Costa made the move after corruption investigators searched his residence in connection with a probe into how mineral and energy contracts were awarded.
International Coal Ventures Limited hopes that a US$150 million upgrade of its Mozambican concessions will double their output.
Years of illegal logging, allegedly facilitated by local middlemen and forestry employees, have cost the nation millions in lost revenue.
The bridge connects central and southern parts of the country and is nearly a kilometre long, with the capability of carrying trucks up to 50 tonnes.
The switch, while potentially risky, could yield significant benefits to the southern African country, IMF officials argue.
The expected growth is part of an overall rise in extractive industry production in the southern African nation.