By Cedric Nkungula
President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera will on Saturday 7th October 2023, attend the inauguration of the upgraded Nacala Port in Nampula Province, Republic of Mozambique, Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced.
In a statement, the ministry says as a landlocked country, Malawi
faces various transportation challenges that distort prices of goods and services in the country.
The ministry explained that the launch of the upgraded Nacala Port adds to the various initiatives that the Chakwera led administration is undertaking to address the systematic economic challenges that the country is facing.
“The president has therefore been working closely with his Mozambican and Zambian counterparts, their Excellencies Mr Filipe Nyusi and Mr Hakainde Hichilema, respectively and other regional leaders to address such challenges through infrastructure cooperation,” reads the statement in part.
According to the statement, President Chakwera is expected to depart Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) at 7:30 am and return at 17 : 00 hrs the same day.
