Police accused of assaulting TV journalists; Rice processing to start next week after years of delay

Welcome to Zitamar’s daily Mozambique briefing for 16 August 2022

Agenda:

• Today: Council of Ministers’ weekly meeting

• Today-Tomorrow: President Filipe Nyusi takes part in summit of heads of state and government of the Southern African Development Community, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

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The latest from Zitamar News:

Two beheaded and homes burnt in Muidumbe attacks
Insurgents attacked the villages of Nampanha and Mandela last week

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Also in the news:

• Prominent activist receives death threat (Carta de Moçambique)

• Rwanda forces release of “hitmen” sent to kill political exiles - report (Integrity Magazine)

• Police accused of assaulting TV journalists (press release)

• Nyusi warns of terrorists hiding among people fleeing insurgency (Lusa)

• Rice processing to start next week after years of delay (Rádio Moçambique)