€63 million

The German government is disbursing a donation of €63 million to support economic and social development projects in Mozambique, the embassy of the European country in Maputo announced on Thursday. “Of these funds, approximately €33 million will be channelled to the education and technical and vocational education sectors, €15 million to the rehabilitation of municipal infrastructure in the province of Sofala, and €15 million to the energy sector,” a statement from the German embassy in Maputo reads. The amount earmarked for education will be disbursed to the Education Sector Support Fund [FASE], a Mozambican government initiative which has enjoyed German support for years.

“In the energy sector, the funds will be dedicated to the installation of a National Dispatch Centre, which will allow the company Eletricidade de Moçambique to assume full control over the national energy network,” the statement adds.

The agreement for the disbursement was signed on Thursday by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mozambique, Verónica Macamo, and the German Ambassador to Mozambique, Lothar Freischlader. “This financial aid will also contribute to the realization of municipal projects, an area that concerns the government because of the challenges linked to the provision of services in urban areas that are experiencing rapid demographic growth,” Minister Macamo said during the signing ceremony. Information provided by the German embassy in Maputo indicates that, between 2009 and 2020, the European country made around €830 million available to Mozambique to support social and economic development initiatives.