With a strategic eye on the country's digital future, the Mozambican Government has launched a public tender for the installation of broadband infrastructure in 301 rural localities. It is an initiative led by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Transformation, with funding secured from the World Bank, under the ambitious Mozambique Digital Acceleration Project.
According to the official tender document, the project will be implemented in three phases. The first lot covers 95 localities in the south and centre. The second lot, focused exclusively on the central region, includes another 101 localities. Finally, the third lot provides for the installation of broadband in a further 101 localities in the north of the country.
The aim, according to the Ministry, is clear: to narrow the digital divide and promote equitable access to high-speed communications and voice services in communities currently without coverage. The measure is also part of the Internet for All 2030 Programme, launched in 2025 by the President of the Republic, Daniel Chapo, which aims to guarantee access to high-speed telecommunications and essential digital services – such as education and information – for more than 90% of the population of the localities covered.
In a parallel effort, the Government had already installed, by November, 143 new telecommunications masts in every province of the country. The disclosure was made by the Minister of Communications, Américo Muchanga, who stressed the positive impact on coverage and on the quality of the services provided. He added that 500 digital signatures with legal validity had been issued, reinforcing the Executive's commitment to modernising public services and digital inclusion.
The target is ambitious, but it points towards a more equal horizon, in which connectivity will not be a privilege of urban areas but an effective right of all Mozambicans.
