Nyusi hints Mozambique may not be ready for district elections; Speaker of Russian parliament leads visit to Mozambique

Welcome to Zitamar’s daily Mozambique briefing for 30 May 2022

Agenda:

• Today- Tomorrow: Renamo National Council meeting 

• 9 June: UN General Assembly votes on Mozambique's candidacy to a non-permanent Member of the Security Council 

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Today’s headlines:

• Nyusi hints Mozambique may not be ready for district elections (Lusa)

• Speaker of Russian parliament leads visit to Mozambique (statement)

• Nyusi says more efforts should be made to shift to gas-fueled vehicles (Mediafax)

• Displaced people in Pemba suffer from high cost of living (O País)

• Insurgents ambush vehicles in Cabo Delgado (Mediafax)

• Renamo may close its military bases by the end of the year (Lusa)

• Communities in Zambezia push for tighter timber legislation (Notícias)