World Bank Financing: Mozambique signed five World Bank agreements worth $450m to back social protection, jobs skills, rural water safety and emergency response, with reforms aimed at faster, more effective disbursement. EU Partnership: Mozambique and the EU signed €178m in Global Gateway-backed deals for energy access, green digital education, digital transformation and environmental and social sustainability. Mining Policy: President Daniel Chapo signed a law requiring 15% state ownership in all mining ventures and local mineral processing, tightening control as battery-material demand rises. Transport Industrialisation: The government approved an international tender for a private partner to build a vehicle assembly plant under a public-private partnership to cut bus costs and boost local manufacturing. Catholic Justice in Mozambique: Catholic leaders and the Vatican mourned and demanded justice after Bishop Osório Citora Afonso was shot dead in Quelimane, with Mozambique’s bishops calling for a swift probe. Cross-Border Security: South Africa’s Hawks arrested a Lebombo border police sergeant over alleged corruption in moving stolen vehicles into Mozambique, seizing R80,000. Regional Trade Facilitation: Zimbabwe is upgrading border posts with Malawi and Mozambique to decongest crossings and streamline trade. South Africa Migration Fallout: Anti-immigration groups’ 30 June deadline is driving repatriations, including the first 268 Nigerians declared illegal, while civic groups in Du Noon oppose a planned anti-immigrant march.