Mozambique’s Minister for Planning and Development Salim Valá proposed the creation of a Lusophone platform to develop logistics corridors and connect Angola and Mozambique.
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26/10/2026
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Lusa
O minister of Planning and Development of Mozambique, Salim Valá, today proposed the creation of a Lusophone platform to develop logistical corridors and connect the coasts of Angola and Mozambique.
“Mozambique proposes to the sister countries and the International Financial Corporation (IFC) the creation of a Lusophone platform for investment in development corridors to link Lobito (Angola) to Beira and Nacala (Moçambique), share what works and prepare banking projects,” he said.
Salim Valá spoke on one of the panels of the 2nd Lusófona Africa Investment Forum, in Cape Verde, dedicated to the Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) that take place today and Tuesday on the island of Sal.
The meeting is promoted by the International Financial Corporation, a member of the group dedicated to private sector investment in developing countries.
Salim Valá asked that “not only do you invest in ports: you should invest in what they make possible”.
The development corridors are one of the topics of the forum, which seeks to boost partnerships between governments and private capital.
The idea is to “turn traffic corridors into development corridors,” to measure job creation and business rather than just counting tons of cargo.
The scenario was also defended by Ricardo Viegas d’Abreu, Angolan Transport Minister.
The ruler expressed the ambition that the Lobito corridor could link the Atlantic coast to the Indian, either through the Beira corridor or through Tanzania.
Ricardo Viegas d’Abreu suggested that the forum may be more effective, creating ways to monitor and identify opportunities.
In the case of Angola, it presented as an example a geospatial platform ‘online’ that identifies the development potential along the Lobito corridor, having already identified 144 investment opportunities.
On the other hand, he considered “an absurdity” that the logistics corridors in Africa compete with each other, arguing that they should complement each other: “We really have to hold hands,” he concluded.
The Africa Lusófona Investment Forum aims to “approximate investment and capital opportunities, promote new business partnerships and strengthen economic links” between PALOP and international investors, according to the organisation.
The forum takes place under the theme “Investing in Lusophone Africa: Strengthen corridors, develop agribusiness and boost sustainable tourism.”.
According to updated IFC figures, in the last five years the institution has mobilised around 1.2 billion dollars (about EUR 1 billion) in 10 projects in Portuguese-speaking African countries.