The Mozambican government has awarded a 25‑year public‑private partnership to two Chinese firms to build and operate the new one‑stop border post at Machipanda, the gateway linking the central port city of Beira to Zimbabwe’s interior. The structure of the deal is straightforward: the two logistics Chinese companies, Union Portlink Capital and Zhongmei Engineering Group, hold the majority stake, the Road Fund contributes 15 percent, and Mozambican private investors complete the shareholding. Construction is expected to begin in October 2026, with a projected cost of $30 million. This concession joins two other projects already in the hands of the same companies - the Beira Port Access Road and the Dondo Logistics Terminal -, bringing their total investment in the corridor...
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Former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang has finally been extradited to the United States after a protracted extradition battle played out in South African courts.
On Wednesday, South Africa’s Justice and Correctional Services surrendered Chang to US Marshals Service, who promptly flew him to the US, where he is to be tried on charges of fraud.
Click on the picture to see the timeline from his arrest on 29 December 2018 to his extradition on 12 July 2023.
As the curtains were drawn on the ruling Frelimo party’s 11th National Cadres Conference, in the city of Chimoio, in...
The closing of Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo party’s 11th National Cadres Conference in Chimoio, central Mozambique, was choreographed to convey the...
Two weeks ago, the governor of the southern province of Gaza, Margarida Mapandzene, resigned from office, citing “professional and personal...
The end days Constitutionally, Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi ends his second term of office in January 2025 - and if...
Tangled up in the web they themselves wove, the Makonde ethnic group, which has closed ranks and built walls around...
Mozambique’s Frelimo ruling party is expected to meet on Thursday to produce its short-list of candidates who will vye internally...
The military junta currently governing Guinea‑Bissau has sharply rejected recent criticism from Mozambique’s President, Daniel Chapo. Chapo voiced his concerns...
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Mozambique received two high‑level Eurasian diplomatic visits in rapid succession this month, signalling a notable intensification of interest from Russia...
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A video filmed on 18 July in Xinavane, 136 km north of Maputo, shows a violent confrontation between a unit...
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Mozambique’s Tax Authority (AT) has formally notified Galp Energia, the Portuguese multinational energy company, to pay €162 million in capital‑gains...
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