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ENH seeks new advisor for LNG fundraising; Cabo Delgado solar power project reaches financial close

US oil and gas companies wanted to take over Pemba Logistics Base, claims ENH’s Mithá; Wife and children of Renamo Junta’s Matsangaissa kidnapped

Vale and Mitsui lose Nacala Port concession to CFM; ENH seeks new partner to replace Erik Prince's FSG in Mozambique

Cabo Delgado villages chase out inactive military; Bank of Mozambique working on sovereign wealth fund for gas revenues

Mozambican authorities intercept Iranian "criminal vessel" in Cabo Delgado; Population halts Kenmare mine works to save cemeteries

Bank of Mozambique keeps monetary policy on hold; Junta’s Nhongo denounces ‘death squads’, threatens ‘war’ if Nyusi takes office

Mozambique to appeal latest Chang extradition defeat; Sons of Nyusi benefit from hidden debts money

Tongaat Hulett reveals Mozambique accounting error; Vale coal mine shut-down could be Q2

Mozambique is world’s tenth least developed country; PGR launches lawsuit against armed attackers in central Mozambique

Islamic State claims to kill 16 Mozambican police; Paying hidden debt guarantees undermines London lawsuit, says FMO

Security consultant shot in Cabo Delgado attack; PGR wants to try Jean Boustani in Mozambique

Boustani trial provides ‘roadmap’ for future claims despite jury’s acquittal; Cabo Delgado fighting leaves 16 dead in five days

Attack in Palma leaves one dead and three injured; First 10 Renamo guerrillas ready to join the police, 5,211 still waiting

Privinvest’s Boustani walks free as jury finds him not guilty; Tony Blair holds secret meeting with Nyusi

18 activists released from Xai-Xai prison; Gorongosa Coffee to partner with Swiss coffee giant

Rehabilitated Palma Airstrip to open in December under new concessionaire; Renamo calls for urgent parliament session

Maputo Port denies ‘hidden debts’ payment claim; Construction of Macuse port and rail to start next year, concessionaire says

Vale writes $1.6bn off Mozambique coal mining assets; Mariano Nhongo confirms attacks on ‘Junta’ bases

Nhongo wanted ‘dead or alive’; Russian mercenaries regroup in Nacala after ‘losses and setbacks'

Prosecutor should investigate ex-President Guebuza over Boustani allegations; Maleiane too defrauded US investors, prosecutors say

Renamo and MDM demand Nyusi’s resignation; Government authorises EDM to import LNG to supply power to the north

Nyusi got $1m from Privinvest, Frelimo $4m, Boustani says; Nyusi says fight against corruption requires cultural shift

Wagner Group ‘out of their depth’ in Mozambique; No information available on arrested ND youth, say families

Hidden debt bribes were predictable because Mozambique is corrupt, says Boustani witness; Amnesty condemns the detention of 18 election monitors

Minister’s assurance of ENH LNG financing, more optimism than guarantee; Sasol’s controversial Bazaruto exploration plans

Boustani kept ‘Papa’ Guebuza informed during ‘hidden debts’ crisis; Gaza senior civil servant wanted over Matavel murder

US bond investors tell court they were misled by Maleiane; Cabo Delgado violence forces rethink of resettlement agriculture plan

Mozambique can’t pay ‘hidden debts’ in full, IMF says; Mozambique government appoints head of new energy regulator

IS claims deadly attack on Mozambique army; Investors interested in backing ENH’s $1.3bn stake in LNG project

Armed men attack fuel tanker in Manica; Vote rigging cost Renamo 475,000 votes

Fitch ends Mozambique default status; VTB bribe allegations could complicate debt negotiations

Two dead in attack in central Mozambique; ENH to kick off $1.5bn LNG fundraising next week

Boustani trial will end 22 November, judge says; Total ‘studying’ two more LNG trains in Mozambique

Total and Exxon have ‘daggers drawn over Rovuma LNG’; Would-be Gaza election observers kept in jail

Renamo says bond restructure is “crime against the constitution”; ‘Total war’ in Cabo Delgado conflict areas

Manuel Chang extradition decision back with SA justice minister; Car used in election observer’s murder belongs to Frelimo mayor

Frelimo silent on accusation it received $10m kickback; Police blame Renamo for latest attacks

Constitutional Council’s verdict on elections due in December, as Renamo appeals

Hidden debts company paid Frelimo $10m in election year; Gunmen kill policeman in central Mozambique following Nyusi visit

Three dead in gun attack on highway; Renamo to appeal Frelimo and Nyusi’s “unquestionable” victory

MAM loan ‘no longer guaranteed’ as Nysui asks for Russian LNG financing; EDM paid $53m of Ematum debt, says hidden debts banker

Two jailed for ballot stuffing; Russian miner to search for diamonds in Mozambique

Former LAM bosses arrested; VTB denies loan repayment ultimatum

Hiding debts from IMF made Maleiane vulnerable to creditors, Pearse tells court; Election results to be released by 30 October

Refugees flee Mozambique fearing post-election violence; Fraud gives Nyusi 282,000 more votes, analysis finds

Another election campaign murder discovered; Tough times for Mozambique miners

Ossufo Momade could be elections' biggest loser; Ndambi and the prostitute

Frelimo and Nyusi take commanding lead in Mozambique elections; 'Hidden debts' hearings today

Thousands unable to vote in Cabo Delgado tomorrow; villagers flee in Manica attacks

Matavel assassination was ordered and carried out by police; Thousands of election observers still not accredited

Russian think tank publishes illegal pro-Frelimo opinion poll; Five injured after gunmen fire on police in Gondola

Mozambique confirms insurgent bombardment, amid rumours of Russian help

Police admit killing Gaza election observer; Exxon awards EPC contract for $30 billion Rovuma LNG project

Election observer shot dead in Gaza capital; Initial investment decision for Area 4 LNG

Vale and government hide dangerous pollution levels from Moatize community; One dead in latest bus shooting in central Mozambique

Villagers kidnapped and houses burned in Cabo Delgado, as IS claims more credit; Frelimo continues to harass MDM campaign

Soldiers guarding Mozambique LNG complain of 'animal' treatment; Podemos party leader attacked

Total closes $3.9 billion acquisition of Mozambique LNG; Renamo junta leader reveals contacts with government

Mozambique receives arms from Russia; Islamic State claims credit for another attack

17 killed in Cabo Delgado attacks; Mozambique wants international support in fight against insurgency

ENH considers three offers to fund its $2bn stake in Mozambique LNG; Cabo Delgado attacks means country is not at peace, says Renamo

Another Nyusi rally tragedy, this time in Tete; Election campaign seems dirtier than ever

De Araújo says interior minister is running ‘death squads’ to intimidate voters in Zambezia and Nampula; Islamic State claims credit for killing security forces in Cabo Delgado

ENH's trading JV with Vitolleaves market guessing; Renamo dissident leader claims responsibility for lorry attacks

Mozambique aims to close Mauritius tax loophole for extractive companies; Two lorries ambushed in Manica

Security forces attacked in Cabo Delgado; Government could negotiate with insurgents, Nyusi says

Presidential guard blamed for Nampula ‘showmicio’ tragedy; Mother of Renamo's Manuel de Araújo survives arson attack

Giant LNG-to-power project in Matola raises eyebrows; Government still paying first EMATUM coupon

Mozambique Media Monitoring, 12 September 2019

Military Junta blames ‘formal’ Renamo for attacks; Credit Suisse hidden debts fine likely less than $75m

Bondholders accept restructure proposal; Gaza polling stations almost double

Imopetro ‘was warned’ over failed fuel importer; Renamo junta claims base was attacked

Zitamar Weekly: Pray for peace and compensation

New stats head promises to review census results; Junta and election are threats to August peace deal

Pope Francis lands tonight; US hidden debts indictment suggests $450m siphoned off EMATUM

Mozambique seeks to bar hidden loan conspirators from eurobond restructure — and wants Privinvest and Credit Suisse to pay for it

Advantage Frelimo as election campaign kicks off; Gun-runner in Sudan says destination was Cabo Delgado

Mozambique election campaign starts, in shadow of 'hidden debts'

BCI chief exec ousted by Bank of Mozambique over SIMO conflict; Mozambique hopes VTB will let it off MAM debt

Mozambique gives creditors till end of next week to accept eurobond restructure

Election authorities reject Gaza audit; Breakaway Renamo leader threatens elections if he can’t renegotiate DDR

Eurobond negotiations to restart this week, but MAM could meet same fate as ProIndicus, Maleiane says

Privinvest still operating in Mozambique despite litigation; Statistics head quits after voter numbers furore

Russia's Gazprombank prepared to finance ENH in LNG projects

Mozambique criminalizes recording without consent, in latest attack on free press; Nyusi to meet Putin in historic Russia visit

Junta president demands elections postponement; all hidden debts defendants to stay in prison

Renamo accuses Frelimo of peace deal violations; junta seeks to renegotiate Renamo demobilisation

Police fail to pay compensation to illegally detained journalist; NGO wants to fund Gaza voter audit

Prosecutors search houses connected to Chang in Odebrecht case; govt gives green light for post-cyclone reconstruction

Guebuza money trail includes South African properties; insurgents behead four in Cabo Delgado

Three burned alive in Cabo Delgado insurgent attack; Renamo negotiates with rogue junta

Hidden debts prosecution seeks to claw back $2.9bn from defendants; Renamo warns on light sentences for electoral fraud

New clashes in Cabo Delgado; ex-Credit Suisse banker lied, says hidden debts tycoon

Three inmates killed in Nampula prison riot; Renamo claims Parruque ineligible to run for Maputo governor

Nyusi and Momade seal peace deal; three hidden debts defendants to remain in detention

Anadarko to spend $2.5bn on Area 1 local content; govt to sell medicines trader Medimoc

Renamo dissidents refuse to hand over guns; two more insurgent attacks in Cabo Delgado

Nyusi and Momade to sign general peace deal this month; bus attacked in Cabo Delgado

Gunmen fire on roads ahead of Renamo peace deal; 16-year jail terms for convicted insurgents

Nyusi and Momade to sign peace deal; US says Maleiane concealed hidden debts from IMF

Renamo demobilisation process kicks off; India donates two patrol boats to Mozambique

Five die in Macomia insurgent attack; Parliament approves new amnesty law

Court sends Cabo Delgado journalists' case back to prosecutor; Tsangano authorities dismiss claims of attack

Govt promises to keep sugar mills open; finance ministry probes 'abnormal' transactions

Rogue Renamo guerillas warn on peace talks; Manuel Chang resigns from parliament

Video suggests torture by government forces in CD; insurgents kill four in province

Second Credit Suisse banker pleads guilty; nearly two million at risk of food shortages

Government to earn '$31bn over 25 years' from Mozambique LNG;

INE discredits Gaza voter registration numbers; Hi Fly Portugal in rental talks with LAM

Insurgents behead two men; Demand high for HCB IPO

Exxon's LNG FID likely to be delayed until after elections; Parliament confirms Chang is still immune

South Africa set to overturn Chang extradition decision; Alice Mabota will be first woman to run for president

Tear gas fired at striking coal miners; Mozambique government seeks new investors for Tongaat sugar mills

Public servants to face civil action over EMATUM loan; Child marriage to be criminalised

Civil society lodges Chang extradition appeal; Mozambique charges 26 with trying to establish ‘Islamic state’ in Cabo Delgado and southern Tanzania

ENH to delay $2.3bn fundraise until LNG project is underway; Nyusi makes false claims about journalism in Cabo Delgado

Mozambique’s roads almost twice as deadly as malaria; Swiss ambassador Manzoni to become UN envoy

Nyusi ducks questions on ‘hidden debt’ involvement in Portugal interview; US report highlights Mozambique’s ‘heavy-handed’ response in Cabo Delgado

US has no jurisdiction over ‘hidden debts’ case, says Boustani defence; Police detain Cabo Delgado terror suspects

SISE requested data on Maputo mosques; Renamo appeals suspect voter registration in Gaza

More Renamo fighters demand removal of Momade; Frelimo Central Committee to meet

Tanzania vows revenge; the human cost of the Cabo Delgado insurgency

PGR questions Nyusi but not Guebuza over ‘hidden debts’; Ten beheadings in latest attack on Palma village

Anadarko lines up export finance for Mozambique LNG; Justice for journalists delayed again

EMATUM ruling has stopped Eurobond restructure talks; Airport company accounts frozen over unpaid debt

Tongaat Hulett could close both Mozambican sugar mills; Sovereign wealth fund ‘should be a government priority’

Zitamar Weekly: It will be transformatory, but will it be good?

Mozambique LNG: $20, 23 or 25 billion?; Renamo crisis continues despite proof Josefa is alive

Anadarko signs off on record-breaking Mozambique LNG investment; Chissano warns peace still not 'consolidated'

Registration starts of Renamo guerrillas for disarmament; South African soldiers returned to kill Mozambican border guards after ‘confrontation’

Mozambique’s armed forces kill 26 insurgents; Mozambican border guards killed near Ponta do Ouro

The wrong strategy to win Cabo Delgado hearts and minds; Government confident Renamo can overcome crisis

Renamo in turmoil; Cyclones exposed early-warning failures

Mozambique’s Mafambisse sugar mill on the brink of shutdown; Nyusi says Renamo guerrillas must stop threatening communities

Renamo’s Momade accused of executing Dhlakama-era generals; Eni seeks armed guards for continued Mozambique operations

Podemos picks presidential candidate; Cabo Delgado insurgents came from Congo, Mozambique police say

Zitamar Weekly: A good deal?

Suspected insurgents tortured by Police and soldiers; EMATUM ruling ‘kills’ latest plan for Eurobonds

Mozambique police deny Islamic State attack claim; Mozambique among world’s 12 worst economies to start a business

Constitutional Council head quits after ruling EMATUM guarantee invalid

Gas hook taken out of Mozambique tuna bond; New political party launched

Nyusi and Momade commit to August peace deal; Court rules hidden debts defendants detentions legal

Defense minister M'tumuke helped launder Privinvest bribes, evidence shows; US asks South Africa to halt Chang’s extradition during legal review

Renamo demands 11th-hour voter registration extension; Eni takes stake in Exxon offshore exploration blocks

Renamo accused of recruiting new guerrillas in Manica; Voter registration turnout falls

Sugar syndicate dodging import tariffs; Police step up Cabo Delgado security for election registration

Mozambican police accuse illegal ruby miners of funding insurgency; ENH should not borrow to finance gas stakes

Zitamar Weekly: Unequal before the law

About 1.3 million Mozambicans could be excluded from upcoming elections; 11 accused of embezzling pension funds

Ten feared dead in train derailment; US 'disappointed' at Chang extradition decision

Manuel Chang heading back to Mozambique; Top US lawyer in 'hidden debts' case hired by Exxon

Ex-Credit Suisse banker confesses to Privinvest Mozambique bribe; Tunamar granted fishing licenses but is yet to go fishing

Cahora Bassa shares go on sale next month; Another twist in the Mozambique peace process

Zitamar Weekly: More attacks in Cabo Delgado

Guebuza denies knowing alleged hidden debts mastermind; Children registered to vote in Frelimo stronghold

Anadarko contractor shot in 10 May Cabo Delgado attack; Mozambique should go after assets bought with ‘hidden debts’ cash, says top lawyer

Green light for Exxon Rovuma LNG development plan; $3.2bn needed for cyclone recovery

Environmental campaigners denounce Eni and Shell ‘greenwashing’; South African NGO says voter registration is being manipulated in favour of Frelimo

Insurgents kill, burn vehicles in Cabo Delgado; HCB stock market launch set for 20 May

Zitamar Weekly: Back to work

Cabo Delgado vigilantes kill four insurgents; Anadarko agrees to be acquired by Occidental

Illegal ruby miners ‘enslaved’ by trafficking syndicates; At least ten dead in Zambezi River boat accident

Cyclone Kenneth and the Cabo Delgado insurgency; Anadarko sets mid-June date for Mozambique FID

Why ProIndicus, and not MAM?; Anadarko says Oxy offer is superior to Chevron's

Total to take Moz LNG stake if Anadarko goes to Oxy; Frelimo confirms Nyusi to run for second term

Frelimo meeting gets underway; ENH already $1bn in debt to partners

Where does the Anadarko bidding war leave Mozambique?

Government taps big companies to help pay salaries; Swiss group files criminal complaint against Credit Suisse over Mozambique loans

Mozambique government fails to pay April salaries after T-bond auction failure; Anadarko could pick Occidental over Chevron

Ex-cyclone Kenneth now expected to flood Cabo Delgado; Bank of Mozambique holds rates steady despite Idai effect

Sasol's Mozambique gas reserves running low; Cyclone Kenneth heading for unprepared Cabo Delgado

Bidding war for Anadarko; Tmcel gets cheap Chinese loan to renew infrastructure

Jailed journalists freed on bail; Tropical storm to hit Palma on Friday

IMF approves Idai recovery loan; Unknown insurgents no security threat to gas

Privinvest suing Mozambique in France as well; ‘Samito’ wants Nyusi suspended from Frelimo

Ex labour minister arrested on corruption charges; Hanekom case closed for lack of evidence

339 accused insurgents being tried in Cabo Delgado; airports' property deal delayed

Mozambique could earn $232bn from gas taxes by 2040; Eswatini provides water for Maputo region

Mozambique's losses from Cyclone Idai 'up to $773m'; deal struck to sell electricity to Malawi

Environment ministry wants $50m for reforestation; Chissano gets role in China-Africa body

Former central bank governor may be charged; government creates natural resources inspectorate

Chang and Rosario 'only officials responsible for hidden debts'; army attacks Cabo Delgado insurgent base

Soldiers killed by Cabo Delgado insurgents; government wants Renamo disarmed by October polls

Theft of Cyclone Idai aid admitted; Talapa hopes for Frelimo comeback in Nampula

Cholera claims second victim in Sofala; Mozambique plans to forgive $365m of back tax

Cholera cases reach over 1,000; Congolese militants said to open Mozambique cell

First Mozambican death from Idai cholera; anti-extremism project to launch

IMF says Mozambique needs ‘significant debt relief’; Area 4 POD to be approved 'in the coming weeks'

Idai cholera cases increase; Pemba police guilty over journalist aggression

Pope to visit Mozambique in September; Election date unchanged for now

Idai latest: Mortuaries can’t keep up with dead bodies; SA court rejects Chang request for Presidential decision

Cholera outbreak threatens Beira; Corruption gives Idai donors pause for thought

Government to consider postponing elections; Eyewitness tells of hundreds of dead in one village

Cyclone Idai latest; and the ecology of the Cabo Delgado conflict

Rescue efforts intensify as full scale of Idai tragedy unfolds; Government decrees national emergency and three days of mourning

Cyclone Idai: more than 1,000 feared dead; Frelimo postpones Central Committee meeting

Cyclone Idai destroys Beira, wipes out homes and crops;

ENH’s Mitha expects Area 1 FID next month; Guebuza-linked sand mine to start exports in May

AfDB finance to boost Mozambican agro-industry; Sofala evacuates five districts in preparation for cyclone Idai

Journalists in Cabo Delgado warned to stop reporting bad news; Washington expects Manuel Chang to be extradited to US

Qatar Petroleum makes second bet on Mozambique exploration; Central Mozambique braces for intense tropical cyclone Idai

Frelimo ‘could expel’ Samito Machel; 14 dead, thousands displaced in floods

US names redacted defendants in ‘tuna bond’ indictment; Real journalists debunk Amade Abubacar propaganda

Amade Abubacar tells journalists he’s fine; Bank of Mozambique hikes FX deposit reserve ratio

The real threat of attacks on Cabo Delgado’s roads; Cabinet approves new Labour Law

Amade Abubacar in ‘critical condition’, being denied medical treatment; Mozambique debt restructuring to continue

Mozambique seeks cancellation of loan guarantee in Credit Suisse lawsuit

Nyusi considers replacing Buchili as PGR; Verdict in Cabo Delgado insurgents’ trial due in April

Mozambique launches legal proceedings against Credit Suisse and Privinvest in London

Nyusi and Momade in Maputo summit meeting; 70% of Mozambican under-fives are malnourished

Eleven Renamo officers get senior military posts; Tongaat Hulett warns of $90m loss as refinery is delayed

Government promises to protect oil companies in Cabo Delgado; Maleiane says Mozambique can’t quit debt restructure talks

Insurgency comes to Anadarko

Anadarko convoy attacked in Cabo Delgado; Frelimo MP says party was wrong to ‘legalise’ debts

Chang extradition decision still with SA courts; Journalist held in Cabo Delgado accused of ‘public incitement’

South Africa to continue Mozambique gas pipeline talks; 21 more people in line for arrest

'Gloves off' between Guebuza and Nyusi; Anadarko hits LNG sales target with Indonesia deal

Guebuza son joins ‘hidden debts’ suspects in custody; Ossufo Momade ditches secretary general and Renamo military top brass

Ex-SISE head detained, as Chang denied bail; Anadarko signs another SPA

Dossier shows SISE official withdrew millions in cash; Report reveals widespread abuse of women in Mozambique civil war

Ministers approve provincial devolution package; IMF mission due in March

April deadline for new Mozambique peace deal; Nyusi and Ramaphosa discuss Hanekom and Chang

Hopes rise for definitive peace deal by April; Graça Machel calls on Credit Suisse to cancel debts

Isaltina out. Chang in?

Nyusi 'washing hands' with Isaltina Lucas dismissal; MISA repeats call to release Amade Abubacar

Deputy finance minister fired; Total makes ‘significant’ gas find off South Africa

Mozambique police beat, shoot, kill protesters; INP head faces legal action

Boustani denied bail, Chang hearing adjourned; Anadarko signs more LNG SPAs

Mozambique's top lawyer says debts are 'odious'

Anadarko inks deal to sell LNG to China; Chang bail decision due

Mozambique issues warrant for Chang arrest; Exxon buys prime Maputo plot in near-$50 million deal

Hanekom autopsy kept secret, as family alleges extortion and poisoning; Parliamentary commission rules Chang can be arrested

Frelimo leadership says keep options open on ‘hidden debts’; Alleged insurgency leader ran rebel mosque in Uganda

UN calls on Mozambique to free Amade; Police say they’ve arrested Ugandan leaders of Cabo Delgado insurgency

Mozambique Supreme Court wants to strip Chang's immunity; Renamo power base shifts from centre to north

Mozambique wants Chang back to face Odebrecht charges, not ‘hidden debts’; Nyusi warns diplomats not to interfere in Mozambican democracy

South African Andre Hanekom dies in Pemba hospital; Aly Sicola Impija appointed new head of EDM

Chang indictment will affect creditor negotiations, says PM; Amade Abubacar accused of violating state secrecy

Two killed in attack 7km from Anadarko camp; Frelimo took $20m from EU-funded Maputo airport rehab

A new era for Renamo

Mozambique requests Manuel Chang extradition; Journalist Amade to face formal charges

Renamo elects new leader; Military returns captured journalist to police

Nyusi and Ramaphosa to let "justice take its course"; Mozambique looks for new fuel supplier

Renamo Congress starts; Nyusi and Ramaphosa keep us guessing

Ex-finance minister Salomao: ‘Perhaps we shouldn’t pay the debts’; Terror in Palma leads to protests against gas projects

Journalist detention shows Mozambique’s ‘contempt’ for press freedom; Guebuza entourage among 18 accused by PGR

Mozambique prosecutors name 17 suspects in ‘hidden debts’ case; Mozambique is now ‘authoritarian’ - EIU

Police evade questions over journalist held in Cabo Delgado; Mozambique bribe claims could void debts

Manuel Chang hearing adjourned; US calls for election reforms to safeguard ‘will of the people’

Zitamar journalist held in Cabo Delgado; 'Hidden debts' arrests threaten Frelimo modus operandi