The Italian Development Cooperation has been active in Mozambique since its independence. Engaged in several areas, it focuses its action on education, health and rural/urban development, implementing initiatives either directly, or in partnership with Mozambican institutions, international organizations and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).
Since 2016, after the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation was created, the Maputo Office is in charge for the Italian Development Cooperation's initiatives in Malawi and Zimbabwe.