Maputo, Dec. 22, 2025 (Lusa) - Mozambique will have its first national mobile phone factory, a private project led by Moz-Sure, with mostly Mozambican capital, aimed at reducing imports, combating the sale of counterfeit equipment, creating jobs and positioning the country as a regional producer.
"Moz-Sure, a Mozambican company, mostly with Mozambican capital, intends to build a mobile phone factory in the Beluluane Industrial Park, in a first phase, and in a subsequent phase, laptops and some electronic devices," said the company's representative, Francisco Chate, during the groundbreaking ceremony, led by the Minister of Communications, Américo Muchanga.
The unit will be installed in the Beluluane Industrial Park, in Matola, on the outskirts of Maputo, with an initial investment estimated at around three million dollars (€2.5 million).
According to the official, the project aims to reduce dependence on mobile phone imports, given that most of the population uses counterfeit equipment, highlighting the negative impacts of these products on health and the economy.
According to Moz-Sure, the initiative will reduce national import requirements for this type of equipment by around 14% per year, while also committing to sustainable practices and the production of devices "made in Mozambique".
The Minister of Communications and Digital Transformation, Américo Muchanga, who was present at the ceremony, said that the factory embodies the government's vision of industrialisation and economic independence.
"This is not only a technological embryo, but also an embryo of innovation (...) from this factory here, other factories will emerge in our country, placing Mozambique in a position that is not just a mere consumer of technologies, but also a producer of these technologies," said Américo Muchanga.
For government officials, local production of mobile phones and computers is strategic for digital transformation, enabling citizens across the country to access digital services from the state and companies.
"It is based on industrialisation that we can increase the value of these raw materials, (...) we can create jobs for our young people and women, (...) we can increase the value of all the products we have," he said.
The director-general of MozParks, Onório Manuel, considered the launch of the factory "a historic moment," stating that the project reinforces industrialisation, job creation and the ambition to transform Mozambique into a regional virtual environment.
Construction of the unit is expected to take 6 to 8 months, and the complex will include production and social areas, such as a canteen. The construction of dormitories is also planned at a later stage, should the factory operate 24 hours a day.
The industrial unit will occupy a total area of 2.3 hectares, with one hectare used in the initial phase for two assembly lines, two packaging lines, a testing laboratory, and international quality certification.
Initial production is estimated at 80,000 units per month, with the possibility of gradual expansion to 300,000 units per month.
The project is expected to create around 160 direct jobs, covering approximately 150 families, as well as indirect jobs, with a focus on training young people from Matola and other regions of Mozambique.
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