Mozambique has secured a major boost to its development ambitions following the signing of a $20 billion strategic cooperation agreement with Al Mansour Holding, a powerful Qatari conglomerate. The deal, formalised Tuesday in Maputo, spans a wide range of economic and social sectors and signals a deepening partnership between the two gas-rich nations. According to a statement from the Mozambican presidency, the agreement will channel investments into agriculture, livestock, fisheries, oil and gas, renewable energy, road and rail infrastructure, logistics…

The Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique (CTA) has raised alarm over the uncertainty surrounding Mozal Aluminium and its impact on the national economy, calling recent developments “inadmissible” and appealing for the reinstatement of Mozambican companies affected by contract terminations. The concerns follow an announcement by South32, Mozal’s majority shareholder, that operations at the aluminium smelter could cease from March 2026 if no viable solution is found for electricity supply once its current agreement with South Africa’s Eskom ends. The…

Mozambican President Daniel Chapo has launched a Mutual Guarantee Fund worth $40 million, aimed at providing credit guarantees to at least 15,000 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across the country. Speaking at the official launch in Maputo during the opening of the 60th edition of the Maputo International Trade Fair (FACIM), Chapo said the initiative would help address one of the main obstacles facing small businesses: access to finance. “This instrument is not just a financial mechanism, it is…

25 August 2025, Lusaka – African ministers of health gathering in the Zambian capital Lusaka today opened the Seventy-fifth session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa, the highest decision-making body on health on the continent. The ministers from the 47 countries of the WHO African Region, meeting from 25 to 27 August 2025, will deliberate on measures to address challenges as well as endorse key resolutions to improve and promote people’s health. Opening the meeting, Zambia’s…

Mozambique’s most iconic footballer, Elias Pelembe – better known as Domingues – appears to have reached the end of his glittering international career. At 41, the veteran forward and long-time captain of the Mambas has been left out of the latest squad, with head coach Chiquinho Conde signalling little chance of a return. “I don’t see any possibility of him coming back to this group of players,” Conde said on Wednesday as he unveiled his 25-man squad for September’s World…

Mozambique has made “remarkable progress” in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment, the Minister of Labour, Gender and Social Action, Ivete Alane, said Friday at the launch of the country’s Beijing+30 National Report and the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Speaking at the ceremony, Alane praised the milestones achieved in the past three decades, noting that progress was the result of sustained commitments and partnerships involving government institutions, civil society, the private…

The Attorney General of Mozambique has called for criminal accountability of those responsible for a series of road accidents that left 35 people dead in the country’s south on Monday. “We must study the causes (…) and once we obtain the results of these inquiries, with the causes clarified, we must start taking seriously the accountability of those who may be at the origin of these accidents,” said Attorney General Américo Letela during a working visit to Gaza province. Three…

Mozambique is seeking greater investment and regional cooperation in the Indian Ocean, with a focus on the blue economy, maritime security, and infrastructure. Speaking at the opening of the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in Japan on Wednesday, President Daniel Chapo said Mozambique was committed to initiatives that strengthen economic integration and peace in the region. Highlighting the ocean’s role as both a trade route and a driver of socio-economic development, Chapo pointed to port logistics, the…

The Mozambican Minister of the Interior has suspended traffic police officers who were on duty during a bus crash that killed 23 people on Monday in Manhiça, Maputo province. Minister Paulo Chachine said the officers failed to enforce regulations banning interprovincial passenger vehicles from operating before 05:00. The bus overturned at 04:45 on the EN1 highway, with speeding cited as the likely cause. The same day saw two further accidents: one in Manhiça that left one person dead, and another…

The South African High Commission in Maputo has assured Mozambicans living in South Africa that they will be protected from attacks linked to the so-called “Operation Dudula”, local media reports. High Commissioner Puleng Chaba said the government in Pretoria would hold accountable those involved in the movement, which in recent weeks has carried out expulsions of foreign nationals and restricted access to basic services. For the past three weeks, groups of activists and local communities have enforced “Operation Dudula”, an…