City seen as conduit for financial services between China and Portuguese-speaking countries.
Mozambique
African republic aiming for self-sufficiency in rice, making best use of technology, as imports currently cost US$300 million annually.
Project, first of its kind in deep waters off Africa, expected to produce 3.4 million tonnes of natural gas annually, which will be sold to BP.
Priorities include boosting fixed and mobile internet services, modernising 2G/3G network, investing in 4G and offering broadband throughout the territory.
African republic is one of the world’s major emerging sources of graphite concentrate, much of which is exported to China.
Factory, which will be African republic’s 17th, will be capable of producing 2 million tonnes of cement a year.
Up to 100 million trees will be planted over 1,850 square kilometres by 2052, offsetting an estimated 200,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
Quarantine for arrivals from other foreign countries stays at 21 days; research indicates Omicron has relatively short incubation period.
Strict Covid-19 precautions remain in place, with arriving passengers facing up to 28 days’ hotel quarantine.