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Renamo leader missing in action?

Chinese loggers charged with environmental crimes

Demobilisation: Incomplete!

Demobilisation: complete

Mozal in talks to keep hydropower supply as EU approves carbon levy on imports

Rwandan company wins Palma construction deal

Inflation falls again, but fuel sellers want a price hike

Can Bomba defuse tensions in Renamo?

Government and central bank inflation forecasts diverge

The hunters become the hunted

'Hidden debts' conspirators face $2.8bn bill; US donates offshore security boat

'Hidden debts' accomplices jailed, including Guebuza son

Doctors' strike kicks off but most services continue; Zimbabwe looks to Mozambique for more power

Zitamar investigation reveals illegal Chinese timber exports

Random victims of Mozambican 'justice'

Grand corruption and petty corruption in Mozambique's courts

Has Mozambique slain its inflation monster?

What happens in Frelimo, stays in Frelimo

MDM 'open to opposition coalition'

Indian customs say Mozambican soy 'mis-declared'

A coalition to challenge Frelimo?

Is there still a case for Matola LNG?

South African tourists locked up on terror charges

Lebanese entanglements

Mozambique still not using its 'biggest highway': the sea

An old hope for Maputo transport

A bumper harvest in 2021

Cabo Delgado insurgents sweep through Balama district

Mozambique's first LNG sets sail

Still paying off those tuna bonds

Threat of strikes recedes — for now

Nyusi focuses on hydropower, not gas, at COP27

Drones shot down over ‘hidden debts’ jail

Zitamar Daily: Conflict minerals

Don't sugar-coat it

Government scrambles to avert key worker strikes

Zitamar Daily: Intrigue over Nampula murder will continue despite convictions

The troublesome district of Balama

Zitamar Daily: Renamo calls for finance minister to quit

‘Kafkaesque’ dispute paralyses Nacala Port; Kagame in Maputo

Zitamar Daily: Insurgency threatens Nampula again

Zitamar Daily: Another attempt to make a hub of Nacala

Zitamar Daily: Dig for victory!

Zitamar Daily: Returning to the scene of the crime

Zitamar Daily: Running into the sand

Zitamar Daily: Another Cabo Delgado mine attacked

Zitamar Daily: A tale of three bridges

Cabo Delgado after the Frelimo Congress; Regular commercial flights to Palma restart

Ukrainian politicians call for Mozambique’s support; Conflict has put 'extraordinary pressure' on state finances, minister says

Mozambique risks international financial sanctions; Ukraine seeks Mozambique's support

Minister defends gas in 'just transition'; Cabo Ligado Weekly report

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

Fish market scandal in Maputo; Insurgents hit health centre in northern Cabo Delgado

Nyusi and Momade promise to complete Renamo demobilisation this year; Ambassador reshuffle continues

Mozambique gets monkeypox; BP tankers set sail for Rovuma Basin

Banks fined for irregularities; Parliament resumes

Anniversaries of peace and of war

Bank of Mozambique hikes rates 200bp; New “eVisa” system to start this month

Mozambique and Tanzania agree to exchange terrorism intelligence; Guebuza's silence at Frelimo congress

Wild animals killing insurgents in Cabo Delgado, police chief says; Cashew nut industry still depressed after covid-19

Frelimo Congress elects new Political Commission; Mozambique plans new mega-hydro in face of changing climate

President Nyusi’s son among new members of Frelimo’s Central Committee; CMH profits increase following boost in oil prices

Frelimo Congress kicks off amidst controversy over 'third term'; Rwandan ruling party seen investing in Cabo Delgado mining

Syrah shuts Mozambique graphite mine as workers’ strike continues; New police force to be created before next elections

Renamo and MDM prepared to form alliance against Frelimo; EU to consider providing lethal weapons to Mozambique

Mozambique publishes partial IMF agreement in hope of next disbursement in December; Nyusi ducks question on third term

Islamic State claims 16 soldiers killed in Macomia battle; IMF says Mozambique has complied with programme so far

Nyusi repeats call to reconsider district elections; Upcoming rainy season could see above-average rainfall

Frelimo’s Central Committee meets to plan congress agenda; Cabo Ligado returns with four-week report

Gas companies still waiting for 'sustainable security' in Cabo Delgado; South Korea to send patrol boat to protect gas platform

Frelimo elects Central Committee members; Energy minister denies fault with Coral South gas project

Government expects TotalEnergies to make gas project restart announcement; EU promises €20m for Rwanda’s Mozambique deployment

EU’s Borrell hopes to finance Rwanda’s Mozambique deployment, as first LNG cargo ready to sail

Italian nun murdered in attack on Catholic mission in Nampula; Authorities in Nampula acknowledge attacks

Momade accuses Frelimo and police of disrupting Renamo rally; Order to ban Russian ships from Mozambican ports cancelled

Insurgents launch incursion into Nampula province; Portuguese Prime Minister apologises for colonial era massacre

Nyusi confirms possibility of second floating gas platform; Mineral traders face new rules to combat terrorism funding

Face masks no longer compulsory in Mozambique; At least one killed in insurgent incursion into Chiure

Three beheaded in fresh attack in southern Cabo Delgado; Dugongo Cement fined MZN20.5m by competition authority

Three districts attacked in Cabo Delgado; Indian investor hopeful that TotalEnergies could restart gas project in 2023

IMF financing supports credit boost for Mozambique; Technical problems delay LNG deliveries from Coral South

Mozambican special forces suspected of leaking information to terrorists; Matola coal terminal struggles to keep up with demand

Humanitarian organisations warn Cabo Delgado becoming ‘forgotten crisis’; Cabo Delgado graphite project could restart

Defence minister says causes of terrorism still unknown; Regulator denies first LNG shipment is imminent

World Bank approves $300m budget support for Mozambique; Petrol station owners are funding terrorism, says Nyusi

Dissidents set up alternative to Renamo; Zitamar returns to Angola

Small businesses key to return and reconstruction of Mocímboa da Praia; Eni to begin exporting gas from floating platform

SADC mission to Cabo Delgado extended; Renamo says it will not give up on district elections

Nyusi insists LNG projects must restart, as conflict in Cabo Delgado continues

Police accused of assaulting TV journalists; Rice processing to start next week after years of delay

Ex-Credit Suisse banker ready to testify against Manuel Chang over “hidden debts”; Nyusi pushes for more special forces training

Rainy season killed 142 and affected a million people ; Mozambique records forecast-beating economic growth in early 2022

Frelimo grandees hit back at US warning over buying Russian fuel; Nampula governor says Cabo Delgado refugees are welcome to stay

“Hidden debts” money may have been hidden in tax havens; US warns African countries over ignoring its Russia sanctions

Health services returning to Cabo Delgado; Tete province overwhelmed by undocumented migrants

Rhino poaching baron arrested after decade of impunity; Police investigate social media incitements to rioting

Corruption probe over Mozambique LNG’s sale of gas to Indonesia; Four forestry and wildlife inspectors killed in 2021

Police and migration service top the ranking for corruption; Chinese lobbying to build mine on nature reserve

Eni tries to “go fast” to increase Mozambican gas production; Nampula ‘chapa’ prices to increase

Mozambique’s exports rose by over $700m in Q1 2022; Mozambique-Zimbabwe border post to be open 24/7 from December

Former labour minister Taipo jailed for 16 years; Mozambique “could import fuel from Russia to reduce costs”

Mozambique loses latest round of Chang extradition appeals; Plans to tackle cost of living crisis to be announced in August

Insurgents burn village in Mocímboa da Praia district; Eni yet to submit plan for rumoured second gas platform

Insurgents burn village in Mocímboa da Praia district; Rio Tinto to start mineral sand mining in Inhambane this year

Standard Bank banned from interbank exchange market for another year; ENI and ENH consider second floating gas platform

China’s lockdowns boosting demand for Mozambique graphite, Syrah Resources says; Mphanda Nkuwa dam developer to be selected by year-end

Credit Suisse to pay $23m compensation over ‘hidden debts’; US to provide $116 million to support refugees in Cabo Delgado

Over 30 soldiers expelled from army for stealing from banks in Palma; South Africa betting big on Mozambican gas

Verdict in “hidden debts” case postponed to 30 November; Cost of fuel imports to quadruple under new contract

Ex-Renamo guerrillas join police, as opposition denounces cost of living; Local forces in Cabo Delgado ask for food and weapons

SADC military mission in Mozambique extended; EDM average peak demand topped 1GW in 2021

Attacks in Cabo Delgado threaten Mozambique mining revenues; Would-be Tongaat Hulett buyer takes over as Agriterra CEO

Bank of Mozambique paying most of imported fuel bill; Cabo Ligado latest report, and new Zitamar Podcast

Coal, cotton, fuel price inflation – and the chances of a new debt crisis in Mozambique

Smuggling evidence found at Galp filling stations in Maputo; Auditor orders state officials to return covid-19 funds

Workers to strike if government does not help with rising costs, says union chief; Results of sixth oil and gas licensing round to be revealed by year-end

Jindal drops Beira corridor to send all its coal via Nacala; Galp rejects smuggling allegations

Drivers in South Africa block highway to Maputo in fuel protest; Gas companies could enjoy further VAT rebate

Cabo Ligado: Insurgents continue hit-and-run attacks; Think tank launches legal challenge over jobs for veterans’ dependents

Inflation to hit 11.7%, says Standard Bank; Government to subsidise minibus transport to end strike

Deal reached to end Maputo transport strike, after fuel prices rise again

Sasol completes Mozambique pipeline and power plant divestments; Puma and Engen stop supplying fuel pumps

Cabo Delgado graphite mine declares force majeure; Five bodies exhumed after police buried alive in Manhiça

Cabo Delgado cotton farmers on the brink as Plexus warns it can't go on; South African Combat Team Alpha deploys to Macomia

Frelimo has 'not discussed a third term for Nyusi'; Ukraine crisis hitting funding for Cabo Delgado aid

Road accident kills 14 in Manhiça; At least one killed in insurgent attack near Mocímboa da Praía

Police in Beira detain migration officials over illegal immigration network; Politicians establish twice as many businesses as others

Mozambique looks to methanol to use domestic gas allocation; Quelimane mayor ready to run for Renamo leadership

TotalEnergies to assess “safety conditions” in Cabo Delgado by end of 2022; New head for Mozambique petroleum regulator INP

Public Prosecutor closes case against journalist Armando Nenane; Insurgent attacks intensify in Ancuabe district

Tongaat Hulett rebuffs would-be buyer for Mozambique assets; Islamist insurgents strike in Nampula

Frelimo holding company had cement plant partners expelled from Mozambique;

Guebuza questions poverty as cause of insurgency in Cabo Delgado; Nyusi wants third term ‘for self-defence’

Five inmates killed by prison guards in Zambezia; Mozambique’s biggest solar power plant forced offline by insurgent attacks

Cabo Delgado insurgency pushes south with attacks in Chiúre and Mecufi districts; Fuel prices to increase again

Transport minister dismissed; Tanzania signs new LNG agreement; IDPs return to Mocimboa da Praia

Mozambique joins the UN Security Council; insurgents hit Ancuabe; and a look back at Frelimo's Central Committee

TMcel brought to its knees by Frelimo misuse; IS claims assault on security forces in Macomia

Insurgents behead two workers at graphite mine project; Mozambique elected to UN Security Council

South Africa again rules against extraditing Chang to Mozambique; Nyusi should not sign anti-terror law, says journalism body

Insurgents extend offensive into Ancuabe district; Mozambicans should switch away from eating bread, minister suggests

Mozambique and Rwanda sign extradition and legal cooperation agreements; Construction of Beluluane power plant won't start until 2023

Insurgents set up bases in Meluco; Neutrality on Russia 'will not influence UNSC seat vote'

Insurgents attack Quissanga for first time in eight months; TotalEnergies has ‘blood on its hands’ over Palma attack failures

European vessels found to be fishing illegally in Mozambique; Nyusi praises Russia for willingness to negotiate end to war in Ukraine

Frelimo uses tax exemptions to import goods for illicit purposes; Minibus operators stop activities in Beira

Nyusi hints Mozambique may not be ready for district elections; Speaker of Russian parliament leads visit to Mozambique

Frelimo holds central committee meeting amid tensions over idea of 'third term'; Food shortages force insurgents to surrender in Cabo Delgado

Nyusi calls for dialogue between Russian and Ukraine; The constitution of the Republic does not make room for a third term, says Simango

Several beheaded as insurgents cross Macomia; Mozambican transporters to propose price increase

Fuel prices increase in Mozambique; Vulcan rejects Moatize protesters’ demands, as coal mine strike continues

OJM backs Nyusi's 'third term' as president of Frelimo; Mozambique hopes to restructure Nacala airport debt this year

Bank of Mozambique holds interest rates as inflation rises; New anti-terrorism law ‘aims to silence journalists’

Mozambique among most exposed to energy and food shocks, says Moody's

Food shortages force insurgents to surrender; Petromoc says price adjustment "inevitable"

Vulcan promises striking miners a response by Friday; Former PM Luisa Diogo says IMF agreement will bring austerity

War on terrorism almost over, says chief of police; New law to force NGOs and churches to publish accounts

Moatize coal miners on strike over Vale’s sale to Vulcan; IS 'Mozambique province' is part of caliphate restructure - expert

World Bank considering $300m for Mozambique; Mysterious arson attacks in northern Nampula

Insurgents clash with security forces in new Palma attack; Wheat importers urged to speed up purchases from Ukraine

IMF board approves $456m ECF; Islamic State declares Mozambique 'province'

Frelimo generals say no to Nyusi third term; Government finalising trust fund to help defeat insurgency

Cabo Delgado reconstruction plan blocked by insurgency blame game; Frelimo to hold Central Committee meeting at the end of May

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

TotalEnergies unlikely to restart Mozambique LNG project this year; Rwandan forces pursue insurgents in Nangade

TotalEnergies to reevaluate force majeure in late 2022; Two kidnappings in a week shake Maputo

Mozambique this week: Sovereign savings, East African partners, and a a fossil-fuelled future

Mozambique won't stop mining coal; Health minister says covid-19 infections could rise again

Uganda supporting veterans' militias in Cabo Delgado; Hydro mega-project attracts wide range of bidders

Mozambique and Malawi plan joint infrastructure projects; Botswana starts exporting coal through Maputo

Vale concludes mega-project sale to Jindal group; Critics of militias are manipulating public opinion, says Nyusi

Mozambique plans $96bn sovereign wealth fund; Public transporters threaten to halt activities

Local militias in Mozambique; looking forward to elections; and when will the LNG project restart?

TotalEnergies among bidders for Mphanda Nkuwa hydro; Police detain alleged kidnap ringleader in central Mozambique

Exxon will move on FID after Total lifts force majeure; Rwandan Defence Force has "no intentions of taking on any more sectors"

Nyusi calls an end to covid ‘Public Calamity’; Rwandan troops deployed in Macomia

Labour ministry bank accounts kept outside oversight system; Ndambi Guebuza accuses Nyusi of poison plot

Sasol drops plans to pipe gas from Cabo Delgado; Finance minister expects AfDB budget support starting next year

UK Supreme Court to hear Mozambique Privinvest appeal; Petrol companies want further price increase

Climate change is exacerbating Mozambique cyclones; SADC summit approves Mozambican mission de-escalation

Politically-connected miners move ahead with Moatize rare earth project; Police reinforce surveillance to prevent "violent" demonstrations

Protester killed after police fire on anti-kidnappings demo in Manica; Area 4 onshore LNG work could start in 2024 if security allows

Total Eren to build Sofala solar plant; 12 qualify for new oil and gas exploration

Japan donates border control material to reinforce surveillance; Renamo insists district elections are “irreversible”

Mozambican police allegedly torture civilians to death in Palma; SADC summit delayed as Zimbabwe president visits Mozambique

IMF return brings hope for Mozambique's troubled economy

Mozambique launches domestic gas use campaign, as South Africa claims new import deal

Interest rates to rise by 2%; Nyusi says no to local content law

Cabo Ligado: Insurgents release hostages amid food shortages; India looking for alternatives to Russian coking coal

IMF staff agree three-year, $470m programme for Mozambique; Vale workers have paid more tax than Vale

Bread prices rise in Maputo and Matola; Bidding on hydrocarbons licences closes

Zitamar Weekly: Coal, politics, and Cabo Delgado

Government approves Vale sale to Jindal’s Vulcan; Nyusi requests funding for Cabo Delgado fight during Jordan visit

Hundreds of hostages go free as hunger hits Cabo Delgado insurgency; Climate and security are main threats to Mozambique’s economy

Cabo Ligado: the battle of Matemo Island; Local elections set for October 2023

CTA pushes for lower taxes in agriculture; EN1 road set to reopen tomorrow

Heavy rain sweeps away part of main north-south highway; Cabo Delgado state secretary announces reduction in aid

The Week in Mozambique, from Zitamar News

Eskom and Mozal in talks with EDM to buy Temane power; Gombe floods Beira as death toll hits 53

Cyclone Gombe kills 31 in one village; Fuel prices rise despite cuts in duty

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

IMF starts five-day Mozambique visit; Government plans sovereign insurance for natural disasters

115,000 affected by Cyclone Gombe; Frelimo won’t pick presidential candidate at this year’s congress

Cyclone Gombe brings death and destruction in Mozambique; Hidden debts verdict set for 1 August

Insurgents kill at least two soldiers in repeat attacks on Macomia base; Intense cyclone forecast to hit Nampula tomorrow

Coral FLNG to start producing in October; Former labour minister to face trial over embezzlement charges

Xinavane sugar factory workers return after strike; Hidden-debts defence seeks acquittals

Mozambique pleads ignorance of Nyusi 'bribes' in London court case; Counter-terror law approved by Council of Ministers

Nyusi changes PM ahead of crucial Frelimo Congress this year; Gigajoule expects first LNG cargo import from Matola by mid-2025

Musical chairs in Nyusi's government ahead of crucial Frelimo Congress later this year

PM and finance minister dismissed as Nyusi kicks off major reshuffle; Council of Minsters approves proposal for terrorism law

Order to seize hidden-debts assets "blocked" in court; Dams in northern provinces rise above alert levels

Nyusi, Frelimo silent on Ukraine; Total shortlists Kagame-linked firm for LNG project

South African police arrest alleged kidnapping kingpin; Renamo Military Junta elects a new leader

Vaccination rate hits 70% in MozambiqueSugar sector will be hit by Xinavane strikes

Police officer decapitated in Macomia; Gas production to lead Mozambique recovery

Renamo joins calls for Nyusi to testify over hidden debts; Sasol close to signing deal to import LNG through proposed Matola terminal

Nyusi swears he ‘never heard of Ematum’ despite global headlines; Villages burned as insurgents cross Nangade

Cabo Delgado insurgency trends to track in 2022; Bank of Mozambique keeps millions of dollars with Credit Suisse

Armando Guebuza testifies in Mozambique's 'hidden debts' trial; Macron backs EU funding for Mozambique peacekeeping

Armando Guebuza testifies in Mozambique's 'hidden debts' trial

Armando Guebuza gives evidence in the 'hidden-debts' trial in Matola; EU wants greater cooperation with Rwanda in Mozambique

Guebuza court appearance set for tomorrow; Nyusi to address nation on covid pandemic

Ministers blame SISE, Chang for 'hidden debts'; Storm Dumako heading towards Mozambique

Total head says they’ll quit the LNG project if conflict forces them out again; US Senators want Credit Suisse to feel the pain from ‘hidden-debt’ involvement

Jindal coal mine takeover raises 'greenwash' fears; TotalEnergies has “no idea’ when it will return to Mozambique

Cabo Ligado: Violence continues in Macomia district; Captured insurgents are collaborating, says defence minister

Nyusi requests EU support for foreign military missions in Cabo Delgado; Court seizes StarTimes assets over $3m debt

Mozambique plans Africa's largest mangrove planting project; Chinese cement company Dugongo to build factory in Nampula

Insurgents kill 6 in Macomia; Moatize counting the cost of disruption and pollution as Vale leaves

Mozambique could get new deal by the end of June, says IMF; Mozambicans cautiously return to once-terrorised Palma town

Nyusi awards prosecutor for her work in the ‘hidden-debts’ trial; Maleiane hopes IMF talks will lead to more budget support

TotalEnergies head says ‘sustainable security’ needed to restart LNG project; Mozambique and IMF start new programme talks

TotalEnergies chief executive visits Rwanda and Maputo; Syrah looks to Pemba to ease Mozambique graphite export bottlenecks

Guebuza could testify from home, as pressure mounts on Nyusi over hidden debts; Cabo Delgado court sentences 22 people for involvement with terrorism

🎧 The 'hidden debts' and two presidents, Nyusi vs Guebuza; and how Europe might finance the counter-insurgent coalition

EU preparing to fund Rwandan military in Mozambique; Lesotho says it needs funding to stay

🎧 The danger of Mozambique's storms and roads; Prospects for peace in Cabo Delgado

Tete administrator among 11 killed by tropical storm Ana; New Cabo Ligado weekly report

🎧 Mozambique's economy on the mend; Mopeia victims abandoned; and East Africa's jihadi propaganda war

Storm Ana brings heavy rain and flooding; Standard Bank raises economic growth forecast

🎧 The Zitamar Podcast — free to listen

EU carbon policy could hit Mozambique hard; Zambezia road accident kills 27 people

PMCs were “vital” for Cabo Delgado’s survival, says Lionel Dyck; Import fraud scheme 'mastermind' arrested

Nyusi relaxes covid-19 rules; Poacher gets 30 years in jail

Profile: Mozambican insurgent leader Juma Saide Mussa; ‘Hidden debts’ lawyer on the run as judge issues warrant for his arrest

Nine arrested over big-money customs fraud scheme; Hidden debts: Zulficar Ahmad says he lied due to death threats

Standard Bank boss cleared of market manipulation, in one of two recent cases lost by Bank of Mozambique

Cabo Ligado extended edition; Tax authority targets informal sector

SADC extends military mission in Cabo Delgado; Wheat flour price hike could signal more inflation

SADC leaders agree to extend military intervention in Mozambique; Judge refuses London court request for ‘hidden debts’ documents

Mozambican businesses push for local content law; Mozambique produced record levels of gold in 2021

Rwanda and Mozambique agree to expand defence cooperation; World Bank lending to Mozambique doubled in 2021

More than 200,000 people crossed Mozambique's borders over festive season; New figures show economy still sluggish

Zitamar podcast launched; Nyusis test negative for covid

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