Mozambique to modernise and expand two border posts through public-private partnerships

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Mozambique to modernise and expand two border posts through public-private partnerships

12:04 CAT | 08 Oct 2025

FILE - For illustration purposes only. A view of Machipanda border post, in Manica province, Mozambique. [File photo: Domingo]

The Government of Mozambique will launch international public tenders to modernise and expand two border posts in central provinces under a public-private partnership (PPP) model, aimed at improving the “flow” of goods and people, according to a decision approved by the Council of Ministers.

“The Council of Ministers approved a resolution authorising the Ministry responsible for transport and logistics to proceed with an international public tender for the concession of the integrated modernisation and expansion project of the Machipanda border post [with Zimbabwe] in Manica province, through a public-private partnership,” said government spokesperson Inocêncio Impissa, speaking after the cabinet’s weekly session in Maputo on Tuesday.

Impissa added that the Council of Ministers also approved the launch of a similar tender for the integrated modernisation and expansion project of the Cassacatiza border post [with Zambia], in Tete province.

The “concession and rehabilitation” of these two border posts, he explained, will lead to greater fluidity in the movement of people and goods, increased revenue collection and corridor activity, an improved institutional image and national security, as well as enhanced logistical competitiveness of port corridors and economic development in the country’s border provinces.

The government considers these border posts to be “strategic” infrastructures for the success of the Beira Corridor and the Nacala Corridor, and for regional integration.

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On 30 July, Mozambican President Daniel Chapo urged the National Migration Service (SENAMI) to combat illegal immigration through the use of new technologies and ongoing training.

Given that Mozambique shares “extensive and porous borders” with six Southern African countries – Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Eswatini – President Chapo challenged the institution to strengthen control over the entry, exit, and stay of foreign citizens in Mozambique, ensuring “strict compliance with the law.”

Source: Lusa