Road Infrastructure Capacity

Strengthening public capacity to build and maintain Cabo Delgado’s secondary and rural roads

In Cabo Delgado, the consequences of poor connectivity reach every sector. Farmers cannot get produce to market. Patients face hours-long journeys to health facilities. Children miss school when roads become impassable in the rainy season. The province’s road network spans roughly 4,500 km, of which less than 20% is paved, and more than 40% of district roads were classified as impassable in 2023 – including stretches in the provincial capital itself.

Sources: National Roads Administration (ANE), Provincial Road Network Data; World Bank — Transport and Development reports; Government of Mozambique infrastructure sector assessments.

The Foundation launched a program in partnership with the Northern Integrated Development Agency (ADIN) to establish stronger public capacity for the construction and maintenance of municipal and secondary roads across Cabo Delgado. A new unit was set up and equipped with specialized machinery to reinforce the province’s capacity for road paving, maintenance of unpaved secondary rural roads, grading, and rehabilitation. Strengthening this operational base supports the recovery of strategic stretches that connect production areas to markets and link communities to schools, health facilities, and services. The intervention is aligned with the National Development Strategy (2025–2044) and the Cabo Delgado Provincial Road Development Plan (2023–2027).