Mozambique business decries growing kidnapping of businessmen

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• The Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique (CTA) recently demanded that mechanisms should be put in place to curb the wave of kidnappings in the country
•  It has offered to help the government improve the efficiency of the authorities fighting crimeAbduction cases in the country has increased to alarming proportions
•  It has a direct impact on the business environment
•  The main Mozambican cities have recently suffered from a wave of kidnappings, mainly targeting businessmen and their families

The Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique (CTA) recently demanded that mechanisms should be put in place to curb the wave of kidnappings in the country. It has offered to help the government improve the efficiency of the authorities fighting crime.

Abduction cases in the country have increased to alarming proportions. It has a direct impact on the business environment. The main Mozambican cities have recently suffered from a wave of kidnappings, mainly targeting businessmen and their families.

Last week, two individuals – a doctor and an entrepreneur in the catering business – were kidnapped in the Mozambican capital.  Recently, the eldest son of the president of the Business Confederation of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CE-CPLP), Mozambican Salimo Abdula, was kidnapped, while he was in South Africa.

Last December, President Filipe Nyusi mentioned the possibility of creating an anti-kidnapping police unit to fight the crime wave taking place in Mozambique’s main cities. Though more than 10 cases were registered in 2020, the special cell is yet to be set up.