Rovuma LNG Contracts: ExxonMobil awarded $1.1bn in pre-investment contracts for Rovuma LNG Phase 1 in Cabo Delgado, including a major OneSubsea order and line-pipe work for Corinth Pipeworks, as the 18.6 mtpa Afungi liquefaction push advances toward final investment decision. Roads & Transport: Mozambique’s National Roads Administration secured $50m from the Saudi Fund for Development to rehabilitate and widen key EN1 sections in Maputo, with drainage and safety upgrades to cut rainy-season washouts. Industrial Jobs Push: Tanzania’s MeTL Group says it will invest $250m in Mozambique, aiming to create 20,000 jobs across sectors including manufacturing, agriculture, energy, logistics and telecoms. Water Access Benchmarking: A World Bank and Mozambique delegation visited Kenya’s Kirinyaga to study its eWATER model, with lessons aimed at scaling rural safe-water delivery in Mozambique. Mining Governance: Mozambique arrested a Chinde district police commander over suspected illegal tantalite mining, alongside foreign suspects, as investigations expand. Regional Water Cooperation: Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania signed the Ruvuma/Rovuma Establishment Agreement to complete basin-wide transboundary water governance.