The two countries are set to survey rare earth elements while strengthening security ties in Mozambique’s conflict-ridden north
3-MIN READ3-MINJevans NyabiagePublished: 12:00pm, 25 Apr 2026Mozambique and China have agreed to map the vast, untapped deposits of critical minerals buried beneath the African nation’s resource-rich northern provinces, as Maputo seeks Chinese capital and security expertise to unlock one of the continent’s most coveted – and conflict-ridden – resource frontiers.The announcement was made in a joint statement issued after talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Mozambican counterpart Daniel Chapo in Beijing on Tuesday.
Xi said China was willing to “explore new paths for cooperation in infrastructure and comprehensive energy and mineral development” with Mozambique, while promoting the “sustainable development of practical cooperation” between the two countries.
