Syrah tries to restart mine as strike continues; Inflation may have peaked

Welcome to Zitamar’s daily Mozambique briefing for 12 October 2022

The latest from Zitamar News:

Syrah tries to restart graphite mine, as strike over alleged abuses continues
Workers insist the strike at Syrah's graphite mine in Cabo Delgado continues, despite the company's claim that a restart of operations is underway

Cabo Delgado mosque leader released after being held at local barracks
The leader of a mosque in the town of Chiúre in southern Cabo Delgado was released on Monday, after spending the weekend apparently as a captive of Mozambique’s armed forces

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Conflict round-up:

12 October 22: Ntoli, Nangade
Insurgents attacked the village of Ntoli in Nangade district for the second time in two days. Homes were burned but residents of the village had evacuated the previous day. Photos have also emerged which show the health centre having sustained extensive fire damage

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Also in the news:

• Mozambique wants to be Southern Africa’s biggest power producer, says EDM (Diário Economico)

• Government considering privatising LAM and Tmcel (Lusa)

• IMF cuts GDP growth forecast for 2022 (A Verdade)

• Inflation falls back and may have peaked, but concerns remain (Lusa, Standard Bank)

• Chinese DH Mining named in illegal import scheme (Notícias)