Food shortages force insurgents to surrender; Petromoc says price adjustment "inevitable"

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

Agenda:

• Tomorrow: IMF presentation on economic outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa and Mozambique, in Maputo

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The latest from Zitamar News:

Cabo Ligado Weekly: 9-15 May 2022

• Food shortages push some insurgents to the point of surrender

• Tanzanian troops capture 29 insurgents while Rwandans reinforce Catupa Forest

• Police commander-in-chief offers amnesty to insurgents

Report in Portuguese here

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Today’s headlines:

• Malawi to start importing fuel along Nacala rail line (Rádio Moçambique)

• Three men arrested on suspicion of leading kidnapping group (Lusa)

• Petromoc says price adjustment "inevitable" (Rádio Moçambique)

• EU to provide $68 million in development aid to northern Mozambique (DW)

• 12,000ha set aside for socio-economic development in Cabo Delgado (Rádio Moçambique)