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Writes Charles Mangwiro
Maputo, Mozambique – African Development Bank, AfDB candidate for presidency, Zambian Economist, Samuel Maimbo has met President Daniel Chapo of Mozambique during his diplomatic offensive for advice.
Addressing the media after the audience granted by the Mozambican Head of State late on Friday, Samuel Maimbo highlighted the symbolic and personal importance of his visit to the country.
“I am here as a candidate for the presidency of the AfDB. The visit to Mozambique was important for two reasons. One, I came home. I worked in Mozambique before and it is always a pleasure to come straight to Mozambique,” he said.
During the meeting, Mozambican President, Daniel Chapo his country’s commitment to the continent’s progress and offered strategic advice to the candidate for president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Zambian economist, Samuel Maimbo.
Speaking to the press after the audience granted by the Mozambican Head of State, Samuel Maimbo highlighted the symbolic and personal importance of his visit to the country.
The Zambian candidate, who is in the running to take over the leadership of the African Development Bank in May, has so far made a series of meetings with France, Japan, Morocco, and the United Kingdom.
In addition to the reunion with Mozambique, Maimbo explained that his presence also had an institutional and diplomatic character, on behalf of the president of Zambia.
“On Monday, I was here on behalf of the President, Hakainde Hichilema, to convey a message of goodwill to the President of Mozambique, Daniel Chapo, and to strengthen the relationship between Zambia and Mozambique.”
During the hearing, the candidate presented to President Chapo the main axes of his vision for the AfDB, aligned with Mozambique’s development priorities.
He also explained “the vision I have for the AfDB which is fully aligned with the vision for Mozambique’s development, which focuses on ensuring that the economy grows rapidly.”
Maimbo highlighted the importance of strategic investments in sectors with a high impact on economic and social growth.
Maimbo faces stiff competition from Senegal’s Amadou Hott, Chad’s Abbas Tolli, Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah, and South Africa’s Bajabulile Tshabalala. Backed by SADC and COMESA, Maimbo has built his platform around practical solutions to Africa’s challenges.
The election, scheduled for May 29, 2025, will see African countries control 60 percent of the vote and non-African nations hold 40 percent.
