The Prime Minister, Adriano Maleiane, today challenged national and international investors to invest in the establishment of a local mineral resources processing industry, in order to add value to Mozambique's extractive industry.

According to Maleiane, who made this statement in Pemba, Cabo Delgado province, at the opening of the Energy and Industry Summit, the focus on linking large extractive industry projects to small and medium Mozambican companies is the main vector for creating job and income opportunities.

?the theme of this Conference fits into this perspective of industrializing our country, with a greater focus on transforming local raw materials into processed products in order to add value?, highlighted the Prime Minister.