The Mozambican government has announced that the country requires approximately 35 billion meticais (€469.3 million) to rebuild infrastructure destroyed during post-election protests that took place between October 2024 and March 2025.
Inocêncio Impissa, Minister of State Administration and Civil Service, stated that the extent of the damage is estimated at around 27 billion meticais (€361.9 million), emphasizing that additional investment is necessary to compensate for these losses. He stressed that development is impossible amid unrest, adding that the recent events have set the country back decades.
The Minister explained that the government’s immediate role is to mobilize resources to rehabilitate areas lacking the basic infrastructure required for public administration to function effectively.
The protests were triggered by former presidential candidate, Venâncio Mondlane, who rejected the results of the October 2024 elections, which saw Daniel Chapo elected as the fifth President of Mozambique. During the unrest, over 400 people were killed in clashes with police. President Chapo later described the crisis as “the worst electoral crisis in the country’s history,” noting that it left a “deep wound” on thousands of citizens whose properties were damaged.
President Chapo stated that the demonstrations led to the permanent or temporary closure of numerous businesses, resulting in the loss of over 50,000 jobs, in addition to a decline in state revenue. He described the events as “organized sabotage against public order,” emphasizing their profound humanitarian, psychological, and material repercussions.
According to data, approximately 7,200 people were arrested during the protests. The violence ceased following a meeting between President Chapo and Mondlane in March 2025, where they initiated a reconciliation process that included a government commitment to constitutional and electoral reforms. In April, the President ratified the “Political Commitment to Inclusive National Dialogue” law, which had been approved by Parliament.
