UAE and Mozambique Swap Energy and Tourism MoUs as Trade Pact Talks Continue

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Chapo, and the two leaders discussed negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the countries. Both said they hoped the pact would significantly strengthen economic ties between their governments and private sectors, according to the state news agency. No timetable for concluding the talks was given.

The agreement would add Mozambique to the UAE's growing list of bilateral trade deals, many of them with African economies. Sheikh Mohamed said trade and investment partnerships with countries across Africa were a key strategic priority for the UAE, WAM reported. The southern African country has large offshore gas reserves and farmland, which fits two of the areas the leaders discussed: renewable energy and food security.

The leaders also discussed the economy, investment and agriculture. They covered the 2026 UN Water Conference, which the UAE hosts in December.

The MoUs were exchanged by Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, the UAE's Minister of State, and Basílio Zefanias Muhate, Mozambique's Minister of Economy. The terms of the two memoranda were not published.

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Special Affairs, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Adviser to the UAE President, also attended the meeting, along with ministers and officials from both sides.

The next concrete step is the conclusion of the CEPA negotiations. Officials on both sides have not said how far the talks have progressed or which sectors the deal would open.