President Nyusi among thousands testing positive as omicron sweeps Mozambique; SADC leaders to review military mission in Cabo Delgado

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

Agenda:

• Friday: SADC to hold virtual Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government to review the progress and mandate of the SADC Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM)
  The most likely outcome of this meeting is the renewal of the SADC mandate. It’s too early to be sure that Mozambican forces alone can handle the situation in areas under SADC protection, or those under Rwandan protection. The natural decision would be to extend the presence of the SADC contingent, despite increased nervousness on the SADC side over budget issues and concerns over when exactly Mozambican forces would be capable of taking over. SADC and external forces would like to see Mozambican forces performing better, and increased clarity over what the government is doing — including the northern development agency ADIN.

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Mozambique covid update, 4 January 2022

• 2,975 new cases of covid-19

• Positivity rate 41.45%

• 11 deaths from covid-19 over the preceding 24 hours

• Active cases in the country now 34,733

• Currently hospitalised: 195 (45 new in the last 24 hrs) 

For more information on covid-19 in Mozambique, see: https://covid19.ins.gov.mz

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Also in the news:

• President Nyusi among thousands testing positive as omicron sweeps Mozambique (A Verdade)

• LNG floating platform arrives in Mozambican waters (Lusa)

• Religious leaders discuss terrorism in Cabo Delgado (Renascenca and statement)

• UK marine services firm says it’s received funds owed from suspended LNG project (LNG Prime)

• Nine insurgents captured in Macomia (Mediafax)

• Three killed by insurgents in Macomia (Ikweli)

• Mozambican terror refugees reach Malawi (Carta de Moçambique)

• Conservation losses feared in Niassa (Carta de Moçambique)

President Nyusi among thousands testing positive as omicron sweeps Mozambique (A Verdade)