Mozambique and South Africa strengthen economic cooperation

The governments of Mozambique and South Africa on Wednesday singed cooperation agreements in the sectors economic development, energy infrastructure projects, energy trade, transport, among others. The agreements were signed during the IV session of the Bi-national Commission which took place in Maputo between the two counties. South Africa and Mozambique have signed more than 70 agreements and MoUs across various sectors; including agriculture, defence, health, transport, and investment—strengthening decades of bilateral cooperation and partnership.

— South African Government (@GovernmentZA)December 3, 2025 According to Mozambican President Daniel Chapo, the agreements pave the way so that the two counties may move from words to action as important areas of bilateral cooperation were revisited and reinforced. “During our work, we revisited and reinforced important areas of bilateral cooperation, with particular emphasis on energy, where we stressed the relevance of establishing a strategic partnership, not only at the governmental level, but above all at the level of the Mozambican and South African private business sector,” he said. Chapo calls for more business meetings between the two countries, claiming that “it is not justifiable that two countries with strong cooperation and friendship relations should go three years without a formal dialogue agreed upon and planned.” He explained that the aim of establishing this partnership is to diversify energy sources and build electricity generation and transmission infrastructure between Mozambique and South Africa.

“Trade and investment focused on industrialization and facilitating business, exchange between our peoples, culture, cinema, justice – key areas for bringing our peoples closer together and building a common future based on good neighbourliness and mutual cooperation between our two countries and peoples”, he said. For his part, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who was on a two-day working visit to Mozambique, said that his country considers Mozambique a strategic partner to boost development and private investment. READ:South Africa and Mozambique sign MoU on energy cooperation South Africa and Mozambique sign MoU on energy cooperation