Africa-Press – Mozambique. The Attorney General’s Office of Mozambique (PGR) seized two hotels, 21 offices and stores, 17 residences and warehouses, two mosques, a school, a clinic and a restaurant.
The assets were seized in the cities of Nampula and Nacala, both in Nampula province, in the north of the country, and in the capital city, Maputo.
The figures were revealed yesterday in Maputo by the spokesperson for the Council of Ministers, Inocêncio Impissa, at a press briefing after the 27th regular cabinet session.
According to Impissa, who is also the Minister of State Administration and Civil Service, the data is included in the report on activities carried out by the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) within the scope of asset management in 2024.
Impissa did not reveal the total value of the seized assets or the identities of the owners, but stated that the seizures resulted from work carried out by the Central Asset Recovery Office (GCRA) within the PGR and the Asset Management Office (GGA) within the Ministry of Finance.
In addition to managing assets and property seized or recovered for the State, the GCRA’s mission is to diligently preserve, protect, and manage assets and property in the custody of the state or recovered for the state.
The GCRA is also responsible for determining the disposal, capitalization, sale, retention in public service, or destruction, and for examining and recording the valuation of assets seized or recovered for the state.
In the same session, the cabinet appointed the former Secretary of State for Youth and Employment, Oswaldo Petersburgo, to the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors (PCA) of the Blue Economy Development Fund (Pro-Azul).
In mid-July 2024, the government approved the Blue Economy Development Strategy (EDEA) 2024-2033, a document that aims to promote the sustainable exploitation of marine, coastal, and inland waters’ natural capital.
The strategy, which includes Pro-Azul, also aims to meet current needs, as well as conserve and create value from marine, coastal, and inland waters’ resources for future generations.
The EDEA is based on six pillars that summarize the areas to be transformed, namely: fishing and aquaculture; renewable energy and marine extractive industry; natural capital and environment and circular economy; tourism and culture; maritime transport and port and logistics infrastructure; and, finally, maritime security.
The EDEA covers the areas of energy transition, climate change, biodiversity promotion, maritime safety, disaster risk management, and forestry.
In the same session, the government also appointed Paulo Fumane as CEO of the National Roads Administration and Fernando Andela as that of the Maputo Metropolitan Transport Agency (AMT).
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