Coral South FLNG ready to set sail for Mozambique; Nyusi admits error in appointing Neto defence minister

Welcome to Zitamar’s daily Mozambique briefing for 15 November

Agenda:

• Today: Launch of the floating LNG platform for Coral South field from the Samsung shipyard, Korea

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The Coral South FLNG platform is ready to be towed to Mozambique, after President Filipe Nyusi and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in attended a departure ceremony on Monday at the South Korean shipyard

The Vale coal mine in Moatize produced 1m tonnes of coal in October, which is the first time it has achieved that level of production in more than three years

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The best of the rest:

• Nyusi admits error in appointing Neto defence minister (A Verdade)

• Mozambique accepted into Kimberley Process, enters diamond trade (O País, Lusa)

• Qatar wants to cooperate with Mozambique in hydrocarbons industry (Lusa)

• Agricultural output reaches "historic numbers" (Savana)

• Mozambican bishops call for caution despite advances in fight against insurgency (Lusa)

• Mozambique bans sale and consumption of Ceres apple juice after identifying mycotoxin (Lusa)

• 14 terrorists killed and 4 civilians dead after incursions in Macomia, Nangade and Mueda (Mediafax)

Nyusi admits error in appointing Neto defence minister (A Verdade)