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Maputo

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President Filipe Nyusi

Head of Government

President Filipe Nyusi

Built at a cost of about US$20 billion, Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lagos, Nigeria, produces 650,000 barrels per day at full capacity. Photo: Reuters

China-Africa relations

How China’s engineering prowess built Africa’s largest oil refinery

Nigeria has turned into a net exporter of refined petroleum products amid the energy shock unleashed by the US-Israel war on Iran.

3 May 2026 - 4:00PMvideocam

US-China relations

Minerals over ideology? US moves to break China’s rare earths grip

30 Apr 2026 - 6:35PMvideocam

China-Africa relations

China and resource-rich Mozambique sign minerals and security agreement

25 Apr 2026 - 12:41PM

2026 Xi-Trump summit

Xi Jinping meets foreign leaders: tracker 2026

World leaders are flocking to Beijing, seeking new ties amid rising geopolitical tensions.

24 Apr 2026 - 11:58AM

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Mozambique President Daniel Chapo. Photo: Xinhua

South Africa

Trump backs US$50 million investment for South Africa rare earths

Despite a rift with South Africa, the current Trump administration has proceeded with the project to broaden US access to critical minerals.

19 Apr 2026 - 7:48PM

China-Africa relations

Chinese surveillance rolled out in Africa: ZTE, Hikvision, Huawei at the helm

China’s ‘safe city’ project can counter terrorism and curb crime but critics worry it may repress political opposition and peaceful protests.

4 Apr 2026 - 10:30PMvideocam

Banking & finance

Opinion | From the US to Hong Kong, there’s no excuse for insider trading

Far from a victimless crime, insider trading steals from the rest of us by unfairly using knowledge that is available only to the privileged.

3 Apr 2026 - 5:30AM

US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania at the Kennedy Centre for the opening night of the musical Chicago on March 31. Oil trades spiked by half a billion dollars minutes before Trump posted a pause on the US attack on Iranian energy sites. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

US, Israel war on Iran

African producers may have energy edge in Iran war, if they can overcome hurdles

Analysts say oil from Africa may be lower-risk alternative, coinciding with a fresh push for infrastructure to supply Europe.

25 Mar 2026 - 7:00PMvideocam

Hong Kong transport

Hongkong Post’s airmail services to 24 countries affected by strikes in Middle East

Public postal service suspends airmail to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, affecting ‘services transiting through these locations’.

1 Mar 2026 - 11:50PM

My Life

He planned to only stay in Macau for a year. Now he runs the literary festival

The Mozambique-born journalist once chose Stanley Ho for his magazine’s cover instead of Gong Li, and later bought the Portuguese Bookshop.

28 Jan 2026 - 5:20PM

Natural disasters

Over 100 dead in torrential rains and floods across southern Africa

Thousands have been forced to evacuate in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe, with helicopters plucking people to safety.

17 Jan 2026 - 8:16AM

Residents sit on a Mozambique military truck transporting them across floodwater that blocked a road in the Boane district on Friday. Photo: AFP

China-Africa relations

US$1.4 billion Tazara rail deal puts China on fast track to Africa’s Copperbelt

State-owned CCECC will refurbish and operate the ageing Tanzania-Zambia railway, securing access to vital shipping links.

1 Oct 2025 - 12:00PMvideocam

China-Africa relations

China, US, Japan race to control African rail routes in critical minerals fight

Infrastructure is no longer just about moving ore, it is about shaping global supply lines, one analyst notes.

6 Sep 2025 - 2:00PMvideocam

Middle East

Qatar joins Gulf neighbours in African funding game with US$103 billion pledge

Al-Mansour Holdings is looking to tap into six resource-rich sub-Saharan countries for minerals, oil and gas.

4 Sep 2025 - 3:17PMvideocam

A labourer carries a sack of ore at the Rubaya coltan mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo on March 24. Photo: Reuters

Japan

Backlash in Japan after symbolic Africa ties misread as mass migration plan

Angry residents have bombarded city halls with calls and emails, fearing their hometowns were being ‘given away’ to African migrants.

28 Aug 2025 - 8:00AM

Japan

Macroscope | World can’t afford Japan adding to infrastructure project wars

Tokyo’s recently announced Indian Ocean and Africa economic zone initiative could put it on course to overlap and clash with Beijing.

23 Aug 2025 - 6:04PMvideocam

Africa

Mozambique seeks US$1.4 billion debt relief from China after unrest hits economy

China is Mozambique’s biggest bilateral creditor, holding 14 per cent of the country’s external public debt.

5 Jul 2025 - 3:31PM

Belt and Road Initiative

US steps up contest with China in Africa by counting ambassadors’ business deals

New US commercial diplomacy strategy incorporates Trump administration’s ‘trade, not aid’ approach.

3 Jun 2025 - 8:43PMvideocam

Washington’s “trade, not aid” rhetoric marks a shift in US priorities in Africa, and looks to boost trade and investment as a counterweight to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Photo: AFP

China-Africa relations

US$4.7 billion loan for Mozambique gas project steps up contest with China

Lawyer sees contest for share of African markets a bigger motivator for US project financing than national security.

9 Apr 2025 - 4:00PMvideocam

China-Africa relations

As Chinese gas investments in Africa take off, oil imports sink

While China’s oil trade in Africa has dropped over recent years, there is another fuel that investors cannot get enough of.

15 Mar 2025 - 10:00PMvideocam

Africa

1,500 prisoners escape in Mozambique amid post-election unrest

Groups of protesters approached the penitentiary, triggering unrest inside and prompting inmates to knock down a wall and flee.

26 Dec 2024 - 9:29PM

Members of the Mozambique military patrol the streets of Maputo in November. Photo: Reuters

South Africa

South African police arrest 95 Libyans at suspected secret military camp

The province where the camp was discovered borders neighbouring countries Mozambique and Swaziland and is an area of concern for South African authorities with regards to illegal immigration.

27 Jul 2024 - 12:20AMvideocam

The site where 95 Libyan nationals were arrested on suspicion of running an illegal military training camp. Photo: AP

Asia travel

Review | Waldorf Astoria vs Raffles Meradhoo – which is the Maldives’ best resort?

Two luxe 5-star resorts in the Maldives offer their own approach to island life – but both have sumptuous villas, delicious food, relaxing spas, and plenty of sun, sand and surf

13 Jul 2024 - 8:45AM

China-Africa relations

Why is China choosing Gulf, Russia over Africa for crude oil supplies?

A report has highlighted the struggle among African oil suppliers as China moves towards other trading partners.

7 Jul 2024 - 6:11PMvideocam

China-Africa relations

Chinese-built Zimbabwe steel plant fires up its furnace as it begins production

African country is putting high hopes on a newly operational steel plant to turn its economic fortunes around.

22 Jun 2024 - 10:30PMvideocam

Production has begun at the Mvuma steel and iron plant in Zimbabwe, as the country pins its economic hopes on the rebuilding of the industry. Photo: Reuters

China-Africa relations

Can China balance local interests with its needs as it eyes African fish stocks?

The country is investing heavily in port facilities across the continent, but its trawlers are accused of putting local stocks at risk.

16 Jun 2024 - 3:13PMvideocam

A Chinese-flagged vessel is stopped by coastguards of the coast of Liberia on suspicion of illegal fishing. Photo: Sea Shepherd

United Nations

Violence against children in war reached extreme levels in 2023, including Gaza: UN

Israeli forces, Hamas and Sudan’s warring rivals were added to a UN backlist for killing and injuring children.

12 Jun 2024 - 11:40AM

Tourism

World’s longest walk? 24,262km from South Africa to China

Russ Cook’s epic run across the length of Africa inspired Post Magazine to try devising the world’s longest walk. Here’s the result, including what to see on the way and countries to avoid.

14 May 2024 - 4:15PM

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Mozambique

How China’s engineering prowess built Africa’s largest oil refinery

Nigeria has turned into a net exporter of refined petroleum products amid the energy shock unleashed by the US-Israel war on Iran.

Minerals over ideology? US moves to break China’s rare earths grip

China and resource-rich Mozambique sign minerals and security agreement

Xi Jinping meets foreign leaders: tracker 2026

World leaders are flocking to Beijing, seeking new ties amid rising geopolitical tensions.

Trump backs US$50 million investment for South Africa rare earths

Despite a rift with South Africa, the current Trump administration has proceeded with the project to broaden US access to critical minerals.

Chinese surveillance rolled out in Africa: ZTE, Hikvision, Huawei at the helm

China’s ‘safe city’ project can counter terrorism and curb crime but critics worry it may repress political opposition and peaceful protests.

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Opinion | From the US to Hong Kong, there’s no excuse for insider trading

Far from a victimless crime, insider trading steals from the rest of us by unfairly using knowledge that is available only to the privileged.

African producers may have energy edge in Iran war, if they can overcome hurdles

Analysts say oil from Africa may be lower-risk alternative, coinciding with a fresh push for infrastructure to supply Europe.

Hongkong Post’s airmail services to 24 countries affected by strikes in Middle East

Public postal service suspends airmail to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, affecting ‘services transiting through these locations’.

He planned to only stay in Macau for a year. Now he runs the literary festival

The Mozambique-born journalist once chose Stanley Ho for his magazine’s cover instead of Gong Li, and later bought the Portuguese Bookshop.

Over 100 dead in torrential rains and floods across southern Africa

Thousands have been forced to evacuate in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe, with helicopters plucking people to safety.

US$1.4 billion Tazara rail deal puts China on fast track to Africa’s Copperbelt

State-owned CCECC will refurbish and operate the ageing Tanzania-Zambia railway, securing access to vital shipping links.

China, US, Japan race to control African rail routes in critical minerals fight

Infrastructure is no longer just about moving ore, it is about shaping global supply lines, one analyst notes.

Qatar joins Gulf neighbours in African funding game with US$103 billion pledge

Al-Mansour Holdings is looking to tap into six resource-rich sub-Saharan countries for minerals, oil and gas.

Backlash in Japan after symbolic Africa ties misread as mass migration plan

Angry residents have bombarded city halls with calls and emails, fearing their hometowns were being ‘given away’ to African migrants.

Macroscope | World can’t afford Japan adding to infrastructure project wars

Tokyo’s recently announced Indian Ocean and Africa economic zone initiative could put it on course to overlap and clash with Beijing.

Mozambique seeks US$1.4 billion debt relief from China after unrest hits economy

China is Mozambique’s biggest bilateral creditor, holding 14 per cent of the country’s external public debt.

US steps up contest with China in Africa by counting ambassadors’ business deals

New US commercial diplomacy strategy incorporates Trump administration’s ‘trade, not aid’ approach.

US$4.7 billion loan for Mozambique gas project steps up contest with China

Lawyer sees contest for share of African markets a bigger motivator for US project financing than national security.

As Chinese gas investments in Africa take off, oil imports sink

While China’s oil trade in Africa has dropped over recent years, there is another fuel that investors cannot get enough of.

1,500 prisoners escape in Mozambique amid post-election unrest

Groups of protesters approached the penitentiary, triggering unrest inside and prompting inmates to knock down a wall and flee.

South African police arrest 95 Libyans at suspected secret military camp

The province where the camp was discovered borders neighbouring countries Mozambique and Swaziland and is an area of concern for South African authorities with regards to illegal immigration.

.css-19im5qg{color:#c79a00;}Review | Waldorf Astoria vs Raffles Meradhoo – which is the Maldives’ best resort?

Two luxe 5-star resorts in the Maldives offer their own approach to island life – but both have sumptuous villas, delicious food, relaxing spas, and plenty of sun, sand and surf

Why is China choosing Gulf, Russia over Africa for crude oil supplies?

A report has highlighted the struggle among African oil suppliers as China moves towards other trading partners.

Chinese-built Zimbabwe steel plant fires up its furnace as it begins production

African country is putting high hopes on a newly operational steel plant to turn its economic fortunes around.

Can China balance local interests with its needs as it eyes African fish stocks?

The country is investing heavily in port facilities across the continent, but its trawlers are accused of putting local stocks at risk.

Violence against children in war reached extreme levels in 2023, including Gaza: UN

Israeli forces, Hamas and Sudan’s warring rivals were added to a UN backlist for killing and injuring children.

World’s longest walk? 24,262km from South Africa to China

Russ Cook’s epic run across the length of Africa inspired Post Magazine to try devising the world’s longest walk. Here’s the result, including what to see on the way and countries to avoid.

Opinion | From the US to Hong Kong, there’s no excuse for insider trading

Review | Waldorf Astoria vs Raffles Meradhoo – which is the Maldives’ best resort?