Mozambique

$6 billion, mostly concessional financing, will be granted by the World Bank over the next five years, as the institution aims to fund Mozambique's public investment projects

Tropical cyclone Gezani shifted its course towards the Indian Ocean, no longer posing a threat to Mozambique that had braced for a landfall on coast; its passage brought high winds and torrential rain to areas in Inhambane and Sofala province

Sovereign Wealth Fund posted profitable financial statements on 31 December 2025 thank to very short-term deposits of US$110 million government funding in Bred Banque Populaire, The Toronto-Dominon Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank from 12 December 2025

As the N1 in Inhambane province was blocked by heavy rainfall and more such incidents can be expected during the current rainy season, the country once again realizes it is too dependent on its north-south highway, also key for imports from South Africa

The foundation stone of the future assembly plant for cell phones and electronic equipment in Mozambique has been laid; an investment by the company Moz-Source, it is a milestone in the country's technological industrialization process

As six Mexican nationals were apprehended and charged with entering Botswana through an ungazetted point of entry, information emerged in Court that the group is a notorious drug cartel group wanted in Mozambique

Mozambique has granted its top state-owned companies, including national oil firm ENH, a 30-year concession to build and operate natural gas facilities at the Port of Beira and the smaller Inhassoro site

Two insurgents attacks in two weeks in Mocímboa da Praia can have ethnic grounds, as neighbourhood is largely inhabited by Makonde residents, from the interior of Cabo Delgado, who have historically had tense relations with native Mwani community

The use of ethanol in the production of alcoholic beverages has been banned and only agricultural ethyl alcohol is allowed for the manufacture and standardisation of these products; the government decree aims at discouraging harmful practices

New restrictions on the foreign currency positions of commercial banks have been issued by Bank of Mozambique under a special regime set to last for one year; the move may further aggravate the country’s ongoing shortage of foreign exchange