Drones shot down over ‘hidden debts’ jail

Nyusi and Blair to talk energy transition at Egypt's COP

In today’s Daily Briefing:

• Nyusi and Blair talk energy transition

• US sanctions suspected IS backers in South Africa

• Niassa arrests suspected terrorists, US sanctions suspected backers

• Some police arrest a drug trafficker…

• …some police are arrested for stealing drugs

• Drones shot down over ‘hidden debts’ jail

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Agenda:

• Today: President Nyusi at COP27 climate summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

  • Nyusi and Sir Tony Blair are among panellists on webinar Mozambique in the Driving Seat of Southern Africa Energy Transition, to be broadcast live on Facebook from 15:45 CAT

• Monday-Wednesday: Mozambican members of parliament visit Tanzania’s parliament to swap institutional experiences and around the transparent management of extractive industry revenues

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Today’s headlines:

• Niassa court charges 15 people with terrorism offences (Lusa)

• US sanctions South Africans suspected of financing ISIS (US Treasury)

• Belgium to provide development support and climate finance to Mozambique (Reuters, Forbes)

• IMF expects Mozambique to maintain reforms despite TSU protests (Lusa)

• Insecurity hindering humanitarian assistance in Cabo Delgado, says Red Cross (VOA)

• Two dead and one injured in Mozal smelting accident (Miningmx, Club of Mozambique)

• Ten police officers arrested for breaking into and looting a mandrax laboratory (Integrity Magazine)

• Mozambique police arrest Nigerian wanted by Dutch for drug trafficking (Lusa)

• Authorities shoot down two drones at Lingamo jail (Integrity Magazine)

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