Mozambique: Net international reserves increased by 5% in January
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The Mozambican Public Works Minister Joao Machatine has announced that funds are now available to carry out upgrade work on the road between Nametil and Angoche in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula.
According to a report in today’s issue of the daily newspaper “Noticias”, the funding will cover the continuation of the current work along the 75 kilometre stretch of the EN104 between the provincial capital of Nampula City and Nametil. That stretch of road is funded by the Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) under an agreement signed with the Mozambican government in May 2015.
Machatine did not reveal the total cost of the rehabilitation and asphalting of the road to Angoche as it will depend on the final feasibility study. However, he stated that asphalting costs about half a million US dollars per kilometre.
He added, “by the final quarter of next year we will launch a tender so that work can begin along the 108-kilometre long stretch in early 2020 when the section between Nampula and Nametil will be completed”.
The Minister stressed the need for the local authority to prepare for the work and recommended that it get on with developing the resettlement process. However, he noted, “from what we can see on the ground everything is on track as local people understand the project’s importance”.
The Minster used the occasion to meet with contractors to listen to their concerns to ensure that all parties are working together.
Once the roadworks are completed, Nampula province will have a road network capable of responding to the demands of agriculture, fishing, and tourism.
There is a huge potential for tourism. Angoche is said by some to have the best beaches in the country. In addition, Angoche is an ideal port for boats travelling to the unspoilt Ilhas Primeiras and Secundas. This chain of islands provide a home for nesting turtles, whilst the surrounding Indian Ocean is the habitat for dugongs, which are highly endangered marine mammals.
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