Forbes/Machipanda OSBP is a border-management project serving Mozambique and Zimbabwe. It seeks to reduce clearance times and improve cross-border trade by coordinating customs, immigration and other border agencies through joint facilities and procedures. Forbes/Machipanda is a busy Mozambique–Zimbabwe border crossing being prepared for coordinated one-stop operations. At 31 December 2025, the project was assessed at Project Structuring.
<p>Establishing Forbes/ Machipanda One-Stop Border Post (OSBP). Zimbabwe has prepared improvement plans for both Forbes and Nyamapanda that have been ready since 2005 but have not been implemented. The improvement plans envisage the expansion of the border control area and building of additional facilities and infrastructure. The existing Forbes border post building is currently under renovation and expansion to accommodate commercial office and increasing space in the travellers' clearance hall.</p>
<p>Benefits to be accrued by successful project implementation are as follows:</p>
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<li>Enhanced border security </li>
<li>Reduced waiting time for vehicles at borders</li>
<li>Reduced transport cost.</li>
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