Insurgents burn village in Mocímboa da Praia district; Eni yet to submit plan for rumoured second gas platform

Welcome to Zitamar’s daily Mozambique briefing for 27 July 2022

Agenda:

• Today: President Filipe Nyusi makes working visit to Zambézia province

• Today: Esperanca Bias, president of the Mozambican parliament, arrives in New Delhi for a five-day official visit to India

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The latest from Zitamar News:

Insurgents burn village in Mocímboa da Praia district
Insurgents attacked Mitope village, about 35km west of the town of Mocímboa da Praia last Friday, setting fire to numerous homes and buildings and kidnapping several people

Cabo Ligado Weekly: 17-24 July 2022 (also available in Portuguese)

• Security forces ramp up efforts to drive insurgents out of Macomia

• Insurgent attacks threaten Gemfields ruby mining

• Local authorities appeal for calm in Montepuez as insurgents push west

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Also in the news:

• SADC struggles to identify funders of terrorism in Mozambique (O País, AIM)

• Lack of funds slows government’s plans to add homes to gas grid (Lusa, O País)

• Total presents economic study of Cabo Delgado (AIM)

• Eni may be plotting second gas platform, but no plan submitted yet (Notícias, Africa Intelligence)