Cabo Delgado after the Frelimo Congress; Regular commercial flights to Palma restart

Welcome to Zitamar’s daily Mozambique briefing for 18 October 2022

The latest from Zitamar News:

Cabo Ligado Monthly: September 2022
As well as the usual summary of events in the conflict over the month, it features four deep dives into:

• Cabo Delgado after Frelimo’s 12th Congress

• Tanzania’s President Samia in Maputo

• Insurgents’ resilience in Nangade district

• Researching and reporting the conflict

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Conflict updates:

17 October 22: Meza, Ancuabe
Insurgents attacked multiple villages within the administrative post of Meza, Ancuabe district, just south of the main N14 highway connecting Montepuez to Pemba. Four beheadings have been confirmed so far but provisional reports suggest the number of deaths is likely higher.

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Also in the news:

• Mozambique off FAO's food insecurity focus list, but concerns remain (Diário Económico)

• EU members discuss funding Rwanda’s Cabo Delgado deployment (Bloomberg)

• LNG tanker in Rovuma Basin ready to take Mozambique's first cargo (Noticias, TradeWinds)

• Regular commercial flights to Palma restart (Lusa)

• Nacala to become Malawi’s main port, transport minister says (Lusa)

• Finance minister confirms privatisation is an option for LAM and Tmcel (Lusa)

Today’s front pages in Maputo. Photo © Faizal Chauque / Zitamar News