The General Directorate of Customs (DGA) annulled, through a service order, the previous decision to interdict trade with seven shipping companies and anchoring of 69 Russian ships in national ports at the request of the US government to the Mozambican authorities.

The order was issued, but days later it was annulled, in line with Mozambique's position of neutrality in the conflict.

"For the general knowledge of all the employees of these services, customs brokers and other interested parties, it is communicated that Service Order No. 16/AT/DGA/900/2022, of August 18, 2022, is without effect," reads the document, signed by the Director General of Customs, quoted by Lusa.

According to Lusa, the document is dated August 26, eight days after the service order that disclosed the request from the US authorities. Find out more...

Mozambique has been neutral in the Russia-Ukraine conflict: it has called for dialogue and abstained in the UN General Assembly vote that condemned Moscow's war.