2023 in Mozambique
overview of Mozambique-related events during the year of 2023
This article lists events from the year 2023 in Mozambique.
Incumbents
President: Filipe Nyusi
Prime Minister: Adriano Maleiane
Events
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Mozambique
February
February 10 – Mozambican civil society groups meet in Inhambane to discuss a government draft law on nonprofit organizations, which would regulate NGO operations and counter money laundering and terrorist financing.
March
March 9 – Mozambican rapper Edson da Luz, known as Azagaia, dies from complications of a sudden illness.
March 11 – Cyclone Freddy hits Mozambique, causing floods, infrastructure damage, and at least five deaths.
March 14 – Azagaia’s funeral procession in Maputo attracts thousands of fans and family members. Police block access near the president’s official residence and use teargas to disperse the crowd after they refuse to change course.
April
April 26 – Mozambique’s government legalizes a local militia to fight an Islamic State-linked insurgent group in the north.
June
Mozambique is added to the FATF “grey list” for deficiencies in anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing policies.
August
August 14 – The Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders meet in Luanda, Angola, to discuss their military mission in the Cabo Delgado region.
October
October 11 – 2023 Mozambican local elections.
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