Good morning. Mozambique has a plan to concession two of its land border crossings to private operators, under public-private partnerships (PPPs) that it hopes will speed up trade flows, increase revenue, improve security, reduce dependence on neighbouring countries’ infrastructure, and improve Mozambique’s image. There is certainly room for improvement on all these points.
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Across southern Africa, border PPPs have become fashionable. Zimbabwe’s Beitbridge crossing — redeveloped by a consortium known as Zimborders under a long-term concession — has delivered modern facilities and faster processing, according to government data. But traders and transporters complain of rising user fees, and civil society has questioned the transparency of the deal. In Zambia, private operators at Kasumbalesa and Chirundu have financed new truck parks and digital systems, yet persistent bottlenecks show that private capital alone cannot fix poor coordination between customs and immigration agencies.
