Maputo - Two women were devoured by lions in northern Mozambique, bringing to at least 14 the number of people thus killed in Cabo Delgado province over the past six months, Radio Mozambique reported Tuesday.

The women's bodies were discovered at the weekend near Quirimba National Park, where attacks by wild animals on humans are frequent, the report said.

The rising number of attacks has been put down to the tussle between humans and animals over shared resources, namely water and pastures.

Maputo- All citizens of the southern African country of Mozambique should have access to electricity within seven years, the head of the national electricity utility Electricidade de Mocambique (EDM) said Tuesday.

EDM chief executive Manuel Cuambe said the utility hoped to finish linking all the country's 128 districts to the national grid by 2015 but that the success of the project would depend on the availability of financing.

Maputo - The government of the southern African country of Mozambique is considering proposals for legislation that would make access to food a basic right, a local newspaper reported.

Mozambique's Noticias newspaper reported this week that the state food and nutrition security technical secretariat (SETSAN) had forwarded a declaration to the cabinet of President Armando Guebuza that calls for such a legal instrument.

The declaration was drawn up at a recent symposium on food security and nutrition in Maputo.

Maputo- The government of Mozambique is finalizing contracts with eight companies to be

Maputo, Mozambique  - Irish-based mining company Kenmare Resources said Thur

Maputo - Mozambique's national airline, Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique (LAM), announced Wednesday it would increase airfares by 10 per cent and reduce its number of flights as a result of high oil pri