Police detain five people over Maputo kidnapping; FDS capture alleged insurgents and collaborator in Balama

Welcome to Zitamar’s daily Mozambique briefing for 5 May 2022

Today’s headlines:

• Severe food insecurity reached highest level since 2016 (Lusa)

• Mozambique falls eight places in Global Press Freedom Index (O País)

• Police detain five people over Maputo kidnapping (Lusa)

• 7,000 phantom soldiers found in Mozambican army (Carta de Moçambique)

• No terrorist attacks in areas where displaced have returned, says Chume (O País)

• FDS capture alleged insurgents and collaborator in Balama (Carta de Moçambique)