IMF board approves $456m ECF; Islamic State declares Mozambique 'province'

Welcome to Zitamar’s daily Mozambique briefing for 10 May 2022

Agenda:

• Monday to Wednesday: Foreign Affairs minister Veronica Macamo heads a delegation of Mozambican ambassadors on a visit to Cabo Delgado

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The latest from Zitamar News:

Blocked Cabo Delgado reconstruction plan published on EU website
What appears to be the final version of a controversial reconstruction plan for Cabo Delgado province has been published in full on an EU website, despite not yet having been approved by the Mozambican government

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The IMF Board yesterday approved the proposed $456 million, three-year Extended Credit Facility for Mozambique, with about $91m available for immediate disbursement.
More details in the press release here

Islamic State (IS) social media yesterday claimed responsibility for killing three soldiers in Macomia on 7 May, saying the incident took place in “Wilayah Mozambiq”, marking the first time IS has referred to Mozambique as its own ‘wilayah’, or province

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Also in the news:

• IMF approves $456m credit facility for Mozambique (Lusa, Announcement)

• Quelimane mayor Manuel Araújo attacks Renamo in TVM interview (AIM)

• Frelimo launches programme to rebuild its infrastructures in Cabo Delgado (Rádio Moçambique)

• Mozambican police accompany 1,500 returnees in Cabo Delgado (Lusa)

• Government to establish legal status for local militias (Lusa)