Mozambique: Cabo Delgado governor visits Chiúre and Ancuabe to monitor district development plans

Cabo Delgado Governor Valige Tauabo began a two-day working visit to the districts of Chiúre and Ancuabe on Monday, 2 November 2026. On entering Chiúre district, he stopped in the village of Nimanro, where he greeted local residents and listened to their concerns.

During the meeting, residents highlighted the poor condition of the Chiúre–Mecúfi road, the need for fishing equipment, agricultural inputs and technical assistance for farmers, as well as the reconstruction of classrooms destroyed by the cyclone, the retention of teachers and increased assistance in emergency situations.

In response to concerns about the road, the Governor announced that the asphalting of the Chiúre–Mecúfi link is planned under the road intervention programme up to 2031, covering the Chiúre–Mazeze and Mazeze–Mecúfi sections.

In the community of Soma, in Mazeze Administrative Post, Governor Valige Tauabo reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to building a school and a health centre and improving access to drinking water.

During the meeting, residents of Soma also requested the construction of classrooms, the drilling of water boreholes, improvements to the road, the installation of a mobile phone antenna and the dispatch of a team to issue birth certificates and identity cards. A mother also requested assistance to improve the mobility of her child with a disability.

The Governor explained that terrorist attacks had prevented the commitments made during a previous visit from being fulfilled, but assured residents that the Government would prepare for the start of construction of the promised infrastructure.

In response to the request for assistance for the child with a disability, the Provincial Director of Gender, Children and Social Action, Kiriliana Mbule, undertook to urgently send a team to assess the case and determine the support required.

The Governor also announced a survey of local fishing associations, with a view to facilitating their access to Government support programmes and promoting the use of Chiúre’s fishing potential.

Governor Valige Tauabo’s working visit to Chiúre and Ancuabe aims to monitor implementation of the District Economic and Social Plan and Budget (PESOD) for the second half of 2026. The programme includes meetings with local communities, visits to projects funded by the Local Economic Development Fund (FDEL), monitoring of social infrastructure and expressions of solidarity with families affected by terrorist attacks.