Insurgents clash with security forces in new Palma attack; Wheat importers urged to speed up purchases from Ukraine

Welcome to Zitamar’s daily Mozambique briefing for 11 May 2022

Agenda:

• Today: President Nyusi participates in the inauguration of Quays 6, 7, 8 and 9 at the Port of Maputo

President Filipe Nyusi tours the Port of Maputo with port company head Osorio Lucas

• 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:

Cabo Ligado Weekly: 25 April-8 May 2022
A special edition covering the last two weeks in the Cabo Delgado conflict.
Read it in Portuguese here

• Insurgents launch hit-and-run attacks in Nangade and clash with security forces in Macomia

• 20 insurgents and three soldiers killed in first battle in Palma district in six months

• Government stalls approval of northern development strategy

• Cabo Delgado governor urges gradual return of displaced population to their homes

Insurgents clash with security forces in new Palma attack
Until last week, there had not been a recorded attack in Palma for six months and insurgents were officially driven out of Palma at the beginning of February

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Also in the news:

• WHO says covid killed 43,000 in Mozambique (Mozambique News Reports & Clippings)

• Wheat importers urged to speed up purchases from Ukraine (Lusa, AIM)

• Climate crisis aggravates displacement in Mozambique (UNHCR)

• Bridge in Nampula destroyed by Gombe now rehabilitated (Notícias)

• Petrol companies threaten to stop distribution, government seeks solutions (DW)

• EU considers support for Rwandan mission in Cabo Delgado (EU Observer)