Malawi and Mozambique want to increase trade flow in specific corridors in both countries

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Malawi and Mozambique want to increase trade flow in specific corridors in both countries

10:04 CAT | 12 Mar 2025

File photo / Malawi border

Malawi and Mozambique commit to strengthen collaboration on the Southern Africa Trade and Connectivity Project, with a view to increasing the flow of trade activities along the two countries’ dedicated corridors.

To this end, Mozambique’s high commissioners in Malawi, Alexandre Manjate and his Malawian counterpart in Mozambique, Wezi Moyo, representing the two governments, reached an agreement this Tuesday, in the city of Lilongwe, for the implementation of one-stop border posts between the two countries.

The meeting was preceded by visits to the Mwanza-Zobue and Dedza-Calomue borders with the aim of assessing Malawi’s facilities for the implementation of the One Stop Border Posts concept.

At this meeting, the parties made the necessary observations and defined the roadmap to be followed for the implementation of the project.

The Southern Africa Trade and Connectivity Project consultant for Mozambique, Domingos Diogo, said the visit was important to ensure that Mozambique and Malawi align their efforts on the project so that trade activities are consistent and relevant for both countries.

As part of the six-year project that began in 2021, Malawi will rehabilitate the 47-kilometre Liwonde-Matawale road to link the Chiponde border crossing in Mangochi that connects to Niassa province.

It also plans to rehabilitate the Blantyre-Zomba road, acquire drones that the Malawi Revenue Authority will use to monitor contraband, and build inland inspection centers in Lilongwe and Blantyre to speed up the clearance of goods.

The project will also implement last-mile infrastructure such as construction of market warehouses, bridges and rehabilitation of some road sections.

The World Bank is financing the Southern Africa Trade and Connectivity Project, with US$150 million in Malawi and US$230 million in Mozambique, with the aim of increasing regional trade coordination, reducing costs, making trade more flexible, developing regional value chains and improving access to infrastructure.

Source: RM