Mozambique: Government Urged to Defend Resettled Communities

Maputo — The Mozambican government should ensure that the Brazilian mining company Vale keeps its promises to the families who have been resettled in Moatize district, in the western province of Tete, the anti-corruption NGO, CIP (Centre for Public Integrity) argued on Tuesday.

Last week's conflict in which many of the resettled families prevented Vale coal trains from leaving Moatize was the result "of resettlement that was badly managed by the company, and by the central, provincial and local governments", CIP claims.

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