In a momentous occasion , President Hakainde Hichilema along with his counterparts President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi of Mozambique and President Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi, participated in the inauguration of the upgraded and expanded Port of Nacala. This historic event also saw the signing of the Nacala Corridor Development Agreements, marking a significant step towards regional development and cooperation.
The collaborative effort of Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique underscores the commitment of the tripartite countries to a common goal of development and increased regional connectivity. The development of the Nacala Port and corridor is particularly significant for land-linked Zambia, as it provides alternative and shorter routes to sea ports for imports and exports, ultimately boosting trade volume.
In his address, President Hichilema emphasized the importance of further collaboration in the development of missing railway links along the Nacala corridor. This comprehensive approach to transportation options aims to enhance regional connectivity and facilitate smoother trade.
The Nacala Port inauguration and the signing of the tripartite agreements are part of President Hichilema’s broader economic diplomacy efforts to open up Zambia for increased investment. The government aims to leverage Zambia’s strategic geographic position to become a truly land-linked country and boost trade volumes by developing crucial transport corridors.
The event marked the third international gateway in which President Hichilema has participated this year, following the opening of the Lobito Corridor in Angola in July and the Zambia-DRC gateway last week. The commitment to regional collaboration and development remains a cornerstone of Zambia’s vision for the future.
3 Failures all in one picture….Chakwera doesn’t even have fuel in his own country and things have become even worse….Chakwera is always busy asking donors and IMF for money….look what’s happening to Argentina because of IMF
Mr Milestone
Next he will claim credit for the Kariba Dam.
Hh is the most hated president in zambia history.
What about your ECL who left us a massive debt,
He is loved by many.
This should have been done a century ago.
@ Spaka
Like I said before everything under UPND its either a “MILESTONE”…”HISTORICAL”…”UNPRECEDENTED DEVELOPMENT”…
We have a bigger enemy to fight. Certainly not among ourselves
Yes its very true that ECL left us a massive debts and a comatose economy. We’re in better hands with HH at the controls.But one question though – how comes Kenya still has the biggest/busiest port even with all these upgrading fronted by 3 nations?
This is a good milestone, which Zambia can only fully benefit from if we started developing the Petauke Serenje road using the PPP initiative or other funding options. This will be a stopgap measure as the 2.3bn dollar rail line from Mchinji to serenje via Petauke is being developed. This will link into TAZARA railline. You will then have Dar el Salaam linked to Nicala which by the way is the nearest port of the 3 . Dar, Durban and Nicala. Good move. This should be celebrated.