Labour ministry bank accounts kept outside oversight system; Ndambi Guebuza accuses Nyusi of poison plot

Welcome to Zitamar’s daily Mozambique briefing for 19 April 2022

Agenda:

• This week: Economy and finance minister Max Tonela attends IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, DC

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The latest from Zitamar News:

Pressure grows for Mozambique LNG restart, but security challenges remain
Market conditions are creating additional pressure for TotalEnergies to resume work on its Mozambique LNG project, but Afungi is still not as safe as it needs to be

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Also in the news:

• Labour ministry bank accounts kept outside oversight system, court told (AIM)

• Parliament again postpones debate on revision of local government law (VoA)

• Nampula is a growing regional smuggling hub, report finds (Global Initiative)

• EDM to provide more power to Botswana (Statement)

• Head of election administration body resigns (AIM)

• Ndambi Guebuza accuses Nyusi of poison plot (AIM)

• Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique invest $3m in port and railway study (Carta de Mocambique)

• World Bank supports artisanal miners in Tete (Notícias)