Aviation & Leasing: Mozambique’s state stakeholders behind Air Mozambique have set up Fly Moz Investimentos to handle aircraft acquisition, with a “dry lease” model where the new firm owns planes while Air Mozambique operates them under its own certificate. LNG & Subsea Engineering: SLB OneSubsea won a major subsea systems contract for ExxonMobil Mozambique and Area 4 partners supporting the first phase of the Rovuma LNG project, with plans for a Mozambique services base. Rail Freight Revival: Zimbabwe’s NRZ held its AGM as it pushes rail freight recovery via refurbished locomotives and wagons under public-private partnerships, including Zimasco support and new logistics links. Agro-Industry & Regional Trade: Mozambique President Daniel Chapo urged faster Mozambique–Botswana cooperation across logistics, agriculture, livestock and agro-processing, citing low current trade volumes. Climate Resilience: Zambezi Basin states agreed on priority interventions for a US$130m regional programme to strengthen food security, livelihoods and ecosystems. Energy Policy Pressure: A new IEA call says Africa needs about $150bn to reach universal electricity access by 2035, highlighting grid, mini-grid and solar funding gaps. Innovation Benchmark: WIPO’s Global Innovation Index 2026 points to AI-driven rebounds in venture capital and R&D, with Switzerland, Sweden, the US, Korea and Singapore leading. Port & Logistics Partnerships: Hapag-Lloyd and DP World expanded cooperation to secure long-term terminal capacity and back port infrastructure development including Maputo. Mining Expansion: NeoTerra applied for a US$5m grant to expand Mozambique’s Monte Muambe fluorspar project, aiming at larger resources and possible downstream processing.