Face masks no longer compulsory in Mozambique; At least one killed in insurgent incursion into Chiure

Welcome to Zitamar’s daily Mozambique briefing for 1 September 2022

Agenda:

• Today: President Filipe Nyusi receives Portuguese prime minister António Costa, who is visiting Mozambique until Saturday

• Today: Last day of National Symposium on Agrarian Research, featuring an evaluation of the first two years of Sustenta programme to support smallholder farmers

• Today-Tomorrow: Luso-Mozambican summit, with António Costa attending

• Today-Sunday: Maputo International Fair, known as Facim, Mozambique’s biggest trade fair

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The latest from Zitamar News:

At least one killed in insurgent incursion into Chiure
Insurgents attacked in the district of Chiure last night, apparently following a trajectory that in June led them to commit their first attack in Nampula province

Our final dispatch from the Angolan elections 2022:

Angola Elects — Issue #6

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Zitamar News travelled in Angola with Win Car Rental: “Your local partner in rent a car”, in Angola and Mozambique

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The latest from Cabo Delgado:

31 August 22: Megaruma A, Ancuabe
Two men and a woman were beheaded by insurgents in the fields near the village of Megaruma A, on the banks of the Megaruma river dividing Ancuabe and Chiure districts. Insurgents were seen moving south into Chiure following the attack. 
See: Three beheaded in fresh attack in southern Cabo Delgado

31 August 22: Micolene, Chiure
A drinks seller in Micolene, Chiure district, was beheaded by insurgents just before midnight on 31 August. The rest of the village was reportedly left untouched.
Source: Cabo Ligado intelligence

1 September 22: Muamula, Chiure
Insurgents burned houses and cars in the village of Muamula in the early hours of the morning.
Source: Cabo Ligado intelligence

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Also in the news:

• Wearing a face mask no longer compulsory in Mozambique (A Verdade)

• Journalist assaulted and forced to delete photos by port official (Committee to Protect Journalists)

• Engineering company quits Moatize coal mine after sale to Jindal (Danwatch)

• Standard Bank services down amid system revamp (A Verdade)

• Maputo-Chicualacuala railway line reopens after two years (AIM)