Mozambique: Government Denies Reports of Fuel Shortage

Maputo — Mozambique’s the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (MIREME) denies that the country is facing another fuel shortage despite long queues of vehicles at filling stations in Maputo and other cities.

On Monday and Tuesday, long queues were seen in filling stations, which raised concerns of a return to the fuel supply shortage experienced in the country last April and May.

A week ago, hundreds of motorcycle taxi drivers protested against fuel shortage in the northern province of…