115,000 affected by Cyclone Gombe; Frelimo won’t pick presidential candidate at this year’s congress

Welcome to Zitamar’s daily Mozambique briefing for 14 March 2022

Agenda:

• Today: Prime Minister Adriano Maleiane visits Nampula to assess the impact of Cyclone Gombe

• Tomorrow: Council of Ministers weekly meeting (with the potential to nominate a new head of oil and gas regulatory INP)

• Tomorrow: Start of trial of former labour minister Maria Helena Taipo and 11 other defendants involved in the National Institute of Social Security (INSS) embezzlement scheme

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Today’s headlines:

• IOM estimates 115,000 affected by Cyclone Gombe in Mozambique (Sapo)

• IMF negotiations took a "technical break" due to cabinet reshuffle (O País, O País)

• Frelimo won’t decide on presidential candidate at this year’s congress (O País)

• Petrol prices set to increase, says Puma Energy (Carta de Moçambique)