Mozambique: UN has invested $50 million in rebuilding Cabo Delgado

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Mozambique: UN has invested $50 million in rebuilding Cabo Delgado

10:38 CAT | 11 Jul 2025

The governor of Cabo Delgado was speaking in Pemba, the provincial capital, where the UNDP handed over ten vehicles and 15 tricycles to the local government. [Photo: Conselho Municipal da Cidade de Pemba]

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has invested over US$50 million in rebuilding more than 30 infrastructure facilities that rebel attacks since 2017 damaged in Cabo Delgado, officials announced on Thursday.

“To date, UNDP has invested more than $50 million United States dollars (€42.6 million) to support the implementation of the Cabo Delgado Reconstruction Programme (PRCD) through the rehabilitation and equipping of more than 30 public infrastructure facilities,” said Cabo Delgado Governor Valige Taubo.

He said the money had been invested in rebuilding infrastructure in the districts of Palma, Mocímboa da Praia, Quissanga, Macomia, Muidumbe and Nangade, promising that “they will hand it over to the respective district governments in the coming days.”

The governor of Cabo Delgado was speaking in Pemba, the provincial capital, where the UNDP handed over ten vehicles and 15 tricycles to the local government to help rebuild Cabo Delgado, a province that has experienced insurgency since 2017.

United Nations partners, such as Japan and the European Union, contributed the vehicles and are supporting Mozambique in reconstructing districts that terrorists previously destroyed.

“These vehicles will facilitate the work of teams on the ground, especially in the most remote areas,” said the United Nations resident coordinator in Mozambique, Catherine Sozi, after handing over the vehicles to the provincial government and the mayor of Pemba city.

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Sozi said the vehicles would strengthen the mobility of state institutions and monitor reconstruction work in areas previously affected by terrorist attacks in that province.

Today, @UNDP handed over 10 vehicles & heavy machinery to Cabo Delgado authorities—boosting waste management in Pemba, improving public health & extending services to hard-to-reach areas.

“These tools empower local leadership to lead stabilization from within,” “Recovery is not… pic.twitter.com/6zouEqCVTW

— UNDP in Mozambique (@UNDPMozambique) July 10, 2025

UN delegation led by the @UN Resident & Humanitarian Coordinator in #Mozambique, Dr. Catherine Sozi, carried out a high-level visit to the districts of Mocímboa da Praia and Palma, #CaboDelgado, reaffirming commitment to recovery, #Peace, and stability in #conflict-affected… pic.twitter.com/88Gl2mZdNQ

— UNDP in Mozambique (@UNDPMozambique) July 9, 2025

Since October 2017, the gas-rich province of Cabo Delgado has faced an armed rebellion with attacks that movements associated with the extremist group Islamic State have claimed.

The latest major attack took place on 10 and 11 May 2024, at the district headquarters of Macomia, with around a hundred insurgents looting the town, causing several deaths and heavy fighting with the Mozambican Defence and Security Forces and Rwandan military personnel supporting Mozambique in the fight against the rebels.

In 2024 alone, Islamic extremist groups killed at least 349 people in northern Mozambique, an increase of 36% over the previous year, according to a study released by the Africa Centre for Strategic Studies (ACSS), an academic institution of the US Department of Defence.

Source: Lusa