On Thursday, December 5, protesters stormed the Kenmare mine in Moma, Nampula province, escalating tensions between the mining company and the local community of Topuito. The protests initially sparked by unfulfilled promises, quickly
escalated to the invasion of Kenmare’s headquarters and staff accommodations.
The situation became so dire that company executives were evacuated via a private plane. However, demonstrators reached the airstrip, threatening to set the aircraft on fire, which only managed to take off on a second attempt.
