Mozambique: One-stop border with Malawi inaugurated – AIM report

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Mozambique: One-stop border with Malawi inaugurated – AIM report

7:18 CAT | 09 Jun 2025

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Mozambican President Daniel Chapo and his Malawian counterpart, Lazarus Chakwera, on Friday inaugurated a one-stop border post at Dedza (on the Malawian side) and Calomue (in Mozambique).

The new post will allow the two countries to hold joint immigration, customs and heath procedures. It is intended to reduce logistical costs and facilitate the flow of people and goods.

The opening ceremony, part of Chapo’s official visit to Malawi, was marked by calls for economic integration, free circulation and the joint development of the two countries.

Chapo told the ceremony that the inauguration of this post is more than just a technical advance. It “demonstrates the friendship and cooperation between the two peoples, which has lasted for fifty years”, he said. “We are a single people, we are all brothers, we have the same culture, the same names, and we speak the same language”.

The one-stop model allows the immigration, customs and health procedures of the two countries to be undertaken at a single point of verification. It is argued that this will promote greater efficiency, reduce waiting times for transporters and travellers, and facilitate cross-border trade.

The purpose, said Chapo, “is to boost the economy of our two countries, because our objective as a government is to create better living conditions for our people”. To achieve this, obstacles to the circulation of people and goods must be eliminated”, he stressed.

Chapo pledged to continue investing in integrated infrastructures, linking the two countries by road, rail and air. “We shall continue working so that there are direct air links between Mozambique and Malawi”, he said.

Chakwera regarded the inauguration as “a historic moment. Today is a different day because we are seeing something positive. We are very happy because Malawi and Mozambique can do this together. This time we are not just talking about trade and investment, we are really going to undertake trade and investment”.

Chakwera stressed the importance of transforming cooperation into concrete actions, with a direct impact on people’s lives. “We must see how we can work together and see how our peoples can become resilient together”, he said.

Source: AIM