Mozambique: Government appoints Emanuel Chaves as chairman of the Civil Aviation Institute

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Mozambique: Government appoints Emanuel Chaves as chairman of the Civil Aviation Institute

12:42 CAT | 27 Aug 2025

FILE - For illustration purposes only. [File photo: Domingo]

The government has appointed Emanuel Chaves chairman of the board of directors of the Civil Aviation Institute of Mozambique (IACM), replacing João Martins de Abreu, who was recently dismissed.

A week after announcing João de Abreu’s dismissal, the Council of Ministers [cabinet] confirmed the appointment of Emanuel José da Conceição Chaves to lead the IACM.

Emanuel Chaves has extensive experience as a manager with in civil aviation. He previously served as chairman of the board of state-owned company Mozambique Airports and also chaired the International Airports Association of Africa.

Earlier this year, Emanuel Chaves had been elected chairman of the Supervisory Committee of the Mozambique Sovereign Wealth Fund.

READ: Mozambique: Emanuel Chaves elected chairman of the Sovereign Wealth Fund supervisory committee

Chaves takes office at a time when the aviation sector is facing several challenges, including pressure from airlines operating in the country.

The airline Airlink, for example, recently sent a letter to the Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators, warning that it may suspend ticket issuance in Mozambique, alleging persistent difficulties in repatriating funds from ticket sales. The government has already responded to this matter and says that it is closely monitoring Airlink’s concerns, promising that the situation will be resolved.

Also this Tuesday, the cabinet approved a resolution authorizing the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Transport and Logistics to form a technical team to renegotiate, through direct award, a concession to be established with the Sociedade Comercial de Gestão de Terminais, in the context of a public-private partnership.

The cabinet yesterday also approved by decree the creation of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the 12th African Union Youth Games of Region 5, to be held in Maputo in 2026.

In the same session, the Council of Ministers reviewed information on the Human-Wildlife Conflict Management and Mitigation Plan, which showed worrying levels of human-wildlife conflict in the first half of 2025.

In these terms, the management plan was drawn up to reinforce interventions and provide an urgent response to the incidence of these conflicts during the months of August to December of this year while work is simultaneously underway on the review of resolution no. 58-2009 of 29 December, which approves the Human-Wildlife Conflict Management Strategy, and on the drafting of the resolution approving the terms of reference for the creation of a Technical Commission for the Recognition of Conservation Areas.

Source: O País /Domingo /Folha de Maputo