AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoCabo Delgado Security: Five teachers kidnapped by Islamist terrorists on ER-698 between Mueda and Montepuez were released after a ransom payment of 185,000 meticais; seven passengers remain in captivity and the kidnappers demanded 30,000 meticais per victim. Public Administration: Mozambique’s Council of Ministers approved new regulations for performance evaluation of state employees, now set to go to parliament. Border Trade Boost: Mozambique will build a Machipanda One-Stop Border Post with Chinese firms under a public-private partnership, with construction starting next October and a $30m price tag; a separate Manica project is budgeted at $37.2m and aims to cut border delays. Child Protection Plan: CNAS announced a 22 billion meticais plan to strengthen child social protection by 2035, including expanding pre-school education and raising child assistance coverage from 3% to 10%. HIV Prevention Rollout: Lenacapavir injections are expanding across Africa, with Mozambique among countries sharing early rollout data at AIDS 2026, as demand begins to outpace supply. Digital Economy Push: Mozambique is accelerating investment in fibre, data centres and cybersecurity to support AI and financial services nationwide.
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