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Mozambique: Coal mine blocked in protest

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Brazil, Mozambique, Breaking News, Economics & Business, Human Rights, Labor, Protest

Mozambique's @Verdade newspaper is reporting on Facebook [1] that about 500 residents of neighborhoods resettled by Brazilian mining company Vale are blocking road access to its coal mine in Moatize, Tete province. The peaceful protest is for greater compensation. The paper is reporting the rail line is also disrupted.