Gas Value-Chain Push: Mozambique’s Mineral Resources and Energy minister urged national firms to plug into gas project value chains, citing training for 15,734 Mozambicans and support for hundreds of SMEs alongside gas-to-energy and mobility plans. Agro-Industry Buildout: President Daniel Chapo inaugurated a Manica slaughterhouse and sausage factory (Planalto Fresh Produce Agro-industrial Complex) worth 200 million meticais, targeting local pork supply and import reduction while calling for more farm output to cut dependence amid fuel and cost pressures. Mining Security: South Africa arrested a 35-year-old Mozambican near Agnes Mine during Operation Vala Umgodi for ammunition possession, with authorities also seizing abandoned explosives and hundreds of rounds. Trade & Infrastructure Ties: China and Mozambique marked a decade of strategic cooperation, highlighting transport and water projects such as the Maputo-Katembe Bridge and expanded water supply. Regional Shock on Food Costs: UN agencies warned that Strait of Hormuz disruptions are feeding into higher transport and fuel costs, worsening hunger risks across Africa—an indirect pressure point for Mozambique’s food and logistics costs. Energy Cooperation Signals: Sweden said it will deepen Mozambique cooperation in energy and mining, alongside human resources and inclusive growth. Migration Turmoil Spillover: South Africa’s renewed anti-immigrant crackdown has triggered displacement and repatriations involving Mozambicans, raising business and labour uncertainty across the region.