Mozambique's President Chapo and UAE's Sheikh Mohamed agreed to elevate bilateral relations to strategic partnership level, targeting trade, investment, energy, infrastructure, agriculture, and tourism sectors to drive economic growth and sustainable development.
Mozambique's president signed a 2026 mining law requiring automatic state equity in all mining projects, reshaping critical mineral extraction as the nation ranks third globally in graphite production and advances rare earth projects, challenging China's dominance in battery supply chains.
Mozambique's Parliament approved a mining law in May 2026 requiring the state to hold a mandatory 15% free-carried equity stake in all mining projects while banning unprocessed mineral exports, reshaping Africa's position in global battery supply chains.
Mozambique enacts new mining laws requiring a minimum 15% state stake in all projects.
Mozambique's Parliament debates draft legislation mandating 15% minimum state equity in mining projects while restricting mineral exports, aiming to boost domestic value capture, local processing, and industrial development across coal, graphite, and natural gas sectors.
Mozambique proposes mining law reforms for a 15% state stake and export ban on unprocessed minerals.
China and Mozambique will map critical minerals in insurgency-hit Cabo Delgado, targeting graphite and rare earth elements.
Mozambique pursues World Bank financial assistance while International Monetary Fund officials conduct review visits in Maputo, signaling efforts to stabilize the nation's fiscal situation amid economic challenges.
Mozambique enacted mining legislation requiring the state to hold a mandatory 15 percent free-carried equity stake in all mining projects and prohibiting unprocessed mineral exports, reshaping African resource governance amid global battery material demand.
Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo enacted mining legislation mandating a compulsory 15% free state stake in all projects and banning raw mineral exports, aligning with pan-African resource localization trends to capture greater domestic value from critical battery minerals.
China and Mozambique reaffirm friendship during President Daniel Chapo's state visit to China.
Mozambique's Parliament is debating mining reforms requiring a mandatory 15% state equity stake in all projects and banning unprocessed mineral exports, aiming to capture greater domestic value and accelerate industrial development across its extractives sector.
Mozambique signals move to join Africa’s mining revolution with 15% state stake and export ban
Xi Jinping meets with foreign leaders, including Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo, in Beijing this year.
Mozambique enacted a 2026 mining law requiring the state to hold a free-carried, non-dilutable 15% stake in all mining projects while mandating local processing, reflecting African governments' shift toward capturing more value from critical minerals essential to global electrification.
Mozambique enacted a 15% mandatory free-carried state stake mining law in June 2026, requiring all mining projects to allocate ownership to its national company without capital contribution, fundamentally reshaping investor risk and repositioning the sovereign within critical mineral value chains as global EV demand accelerates.
Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo signed a law mandating 15% state ownership in all mining ventures and local mineral processing, strengthening resource control as global demand for battery materials like graphite intensifies.
Mozambique's Parliament is debating mining reforms requiring 15% state equity in all projects, banning unprocessed mineral exports, and allocating 10% of revenues to local development, aiming to increase domestic value capture and industrial development across the extractives sector.
African nations warn citizens in South Africa to stay indoors amid xenophobic attacks.
China trades defence support, investment for Mozambique’s 5 trillion cubic metres gas and vast mineral reserves
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te cancelled his Africa trip after China allegedly pressured Seychelles, Mauritius, and Madagascar to revoke flight permits, marking the first time a Taiwanese president postponed overseas travel due to Chinese pressure.