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Mozambique's National Roads Administration (ANE) plans to install 12 steel bridges in Niassa province, northern Mozambique, as part of a World Bank-funded project aimed at improving road connectivity and strengthening infrastructure resilience to the effects of climate change. The works are expected to take approximately ten months.
According to a public notice released on Friday, 23 October, ANE has launched a tender to recruit a consultancy firm responsible for supervising the construction and installation of the structures, which form part of the Climate Resilient Roads for the North (CRRN) project.
The initiative is part of the Mozambican Government's efforts to improve road connectivity in the country's northern provinces, particularly in areas where flooding and other extreme weather events regularly disrupt the movement of people and goods.
According to the document, the selected consultancy firm will be responsible for overseeing construction activities, verifying the quality of the works, monitoring contractors' performance and ensuring that any defects identified during project implementation are corrected.
Covering more than 129,000 square kilometres, Niassa is Mozambique's largest province by land area and faces significant accessibility challenges, particularly during the rainy season. Deteriorating roads and the lack of permanent crossings over rivers and waterways remain major obstacles to the mobility of local communities.
Against this backdrop, authorities believe that installing the new bridges could improve access to essential services, facilitate the transport of people and goods, and support the distribution of agricultural produce from remote communities to local and regional markets.
The investment comes as Mozambique continues to face the consequences of extreme weather events, which repeatedly damage public infrastructure, particularly road networks.
Data from the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD) indicate that the 2025/2026 rainy season caused 311 deaths and affected approximately 1.07 million people across different regions of the country, highlighting Mozambique's vulnerability to natural disasters.
Meanwhile, the installation of steel bridges forms part of a broader strategy to improve transport infrastructure across Mozambique. In February 2026, the Mozambican and United States governments announced a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on the development of this type of infrastructure, potentially enabling the supply and installation of up to 112 bridges through American companies.
At the time, Sarah Troutman, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the US Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs, stated that the agreement would help "bring bridges to Mozambique and develop this critical area of infrastructure", through an initiative involving ANE, Conduril Engenharia and the American company Acrow Bridge.
The completion of the 12 planned bridges in Niassa is expected to reduce the isolation of rural communities, improve transport conditions and strengthen the provincial road network's ability to withstand extreme weather events.
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The National Council of the Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo) decided on Thursday, 22 October, to expel António Muchanga, a longstanding party figure and outspoken critic of Ossufo Momade's leadership, over alleged violations of the party's statutes. The decision comes amid growing internal opposition and mounting calls for changes in the party's leadership.
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