TotalEnergies Mozambique head visits Mocímboa da Praia port; Ousted country head threatens Pathfinder with legal action

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

Agenda:

• Today: Defence Minister Cristovao Chume attends the UK’s Security and Policing arms fair

• Today: Portugal's president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa starts working visit in Mozambique until 21 March

• Thursday-Friday: SADC Council of Ministers meets in Lilongwe, Malawi. Foreign Minister Veronica Macamo attends for Mozambique

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The latest from Zitamar News:

TotalEnergies Mozambique head visits Mocímboa da Praia port

The visit aimed to evaluate current conditions at the port with a view to cargo vessels returning to supply districts in the north of Cabo Delgado province

Ousted country head threatens Pathfinder with legal action
Pathfinder International fired its Mozambique head and four other senior staff on unspecified allegations apparently related to sexual harassment

Cabo Ligado Weekly: 7-13 March 2022

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Also in the news:

• Mozambique introduces fuel tax reduction to mitigate price hike (Lusa)

• Mozambique’s leaders accused of exploiting covid-19 to restrict protest (Lusa)

• Judges split on ruling over UK funding Mozambique LNG (Diario Economico, Energy Voice)

• 3,000 demobilised Renamo guerrillas still waiting for pensions (DW)