US EditionJihadist Attacks Hit Mozambique as Total Readies to Resume Gas Project
- Jihadist attacks intensified in northern Mozambique through early 2025, including raids in Cabo Delgado and Niassa provinces as TotalEnergies prepares to restart a gas project.
- The violence stems from a conflict that began in 2017, with Islamist insurgents linked to Islamic State aiming to establish a caliphate in the gas-rich Cabo Delgado province.
- Due to insurgent attacks in Palma that displaced over a million people and resulted in thousands of fatalities, TotalEnergies halted its extensive liquefied natural gas development in 2021.
- According to ACLED, there were more than 80 incidents recorded during the initial months of 2025, with experts highlighting a rise in insurgent actions linked to key announcements in the gas sector, including the $4.7 billion US investment announced in March.
- Despite improved security per TotalEnergies executives and 5,000 Rwandan troops deployed, continued assaults displaced 25,000 recently and suggest insurgents exploit military focus on Cabo Delgado to strike Niassa.
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