Maputo, Dec. 18, 2025 (Lusa) - The Mozambican president stated on Thursday, when presenting his state of the nation speech in parliament, that despite "successive attempts" at paralysis, "Mozambique did not fall to its knees", having secured investment intentions of US$75 billion (€63.9 billion) in 2025.
"Despite successive attempts to paralyse the country, install chaos and sow anarchy, Mozambique did not fall to its knees, the state has not buckled, institutions have not yielded, including this parliament, and the people have not allowed themselves to be intimidated. Mozambique remains steadfast, resilient and focused," said Daniel Chapo, as he presented his three-hour report on the state of the nation.
Alluding to the more than five months of violence and protests that followed the general elections in October 2024 - with more than 400 deaths, looting and destruction of businesses and public infrastructure - Chapo said that "today, all public and private institutions are fully functional".
"The roads are once again full of life, schools are welcoming our children, hospitals are serving our people, and the economy is showing signs of revival, rekindling the hope of Mozambicans and reaffirming our collective capacity as a people to overcome adversity. Together, we have restored the confidence of our international partners and relaunched structural projects. Together, we have opened new windows of opportunity," he emphasised.
"The signs are unmistakable. The agreements and financing mobilised have reached unprecedented levels in our recent history," he added, citing as examples the US$500 million (€426 million) in financing from the US Millennium Challenge Corporation, confirmed after reassessment in September, and the "agreement with Portugal" for a €500 million credit line, signed at the recent summit in Porto with the Portuguese government.
"As for the US Millennium Challenge Corporation, it is worth noting that Mozambique is the only country in the southern region that has managed to maintain this financing, and no other country," he emphasised, also recalling that financing of US$1.8 billion has been secured for the "sustainable strengthening of the National Health Service" and more than US$50 billion (€42.6 billion) in investments in gas megaprojects in Cabo Delgado, in the north.
"If all these investment promises - some of which are already underway or have been resumed - are realised, there is a possibility that the country will benefit in the coming years from a total figure of around US$75 billion, which represents more than three times our GDP [Gross Domestic Product], that is, the total production of all Mozambicans in a single year. And we achieved this in eight months," he said.
He stressed that these "are not mere advertisements" but "concrete results that testify to the resilience" of the people "and the steadfastness" of the State.
"It is these results that light the way to our future. And all this was possible because the Mozambican people responded with peace, tolerance, forgiveness, unity and, above all, hard work, because that is the order of the day and will continue to be so," he added, summarising the three-hour annual review: "The state of the nation is one of renewed confidence towards sustainable and inclusive development."
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