Japan will make 55.1 million dollars available for the implementation of projects in Mozambique, as part of the new international cooperation model defined by the Japanese government.
To implement them, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Verónica Macamo, and the Japanese ambassador to Mozambique, Hamada Keiji, signed three donation agreements this Friday, 8 March, in the form of an “exchange of notes”.
“The agreements establish the supply of vehicles to the Mozambican police forces to improve the fight against terrorism in Cabo Delgado, as well as boosting the development of the Nacala Power Station,” said the Japanese diplomat.
In his speech, Keiji explained that the project to supply vehicles to the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) and the National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) is budgeted at 2.51 million dollars and will increase intervention capacity in the north of the country to combat terrorism.
“Cabo Delgado province is home to one of the largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) development projects, in which Japanese companies are also investing. We therefore believe that this aid will contribute to Mozambique’s stability and growth,” he said.
Regarding the construction of the Nacala Power Plant, whose first financing agreement was signed in 2019, the official clarified that an addendum was initialled, worth 45.91 million dollars, and that the infrastructure will help bridge the gap between electricity supply and demand in the country.
“The third agreement, worth 6.68 million dollars, will allow the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to provide more comprehensive support to improve the capacity of police and investigative authorities in the prevention, investigation, prosecution and judgement of terrorism crimes on land and at sea,” he said.
