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Nyusi's private soldiers fly on Total's airline

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“Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare”

Mozambique

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

The development of Cabo Delgado province's vast gas resources has brought with it the emergence of an armed insurgency, one that is yet to be clearly defined but is already impinging on Total and ExxonMobil's operations there. As the conflict worsens, President Filipe Nyusi has been prompted to seek foreign help. [...]

To train Filipe Nyusi's soldiers in counter-insurgency operations, foreign service providers to the Mozambican army are travelling to Cabo Delgado with the help of Solenta, the transport company employed by Total, which operates the Afungi gas operations. [...]

Published on 15/01/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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“Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare”

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Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

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Brian Holmes
Burnham Global
Denis Favier
Dyck Advisory Group
Fastjet
Filipe Nyusi
Forcas Armadas de Defesa de Mocambique
Jaime Neto
Max Tonela
Nicolas Terraz
Paramount
Patrick Pouyanne
Policia da Republica de Mocambique
Solenta Aviation
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Sudan, United Nations
Total's contractor, South Africa's Solenta Aviation, lands peacekeeping contract

The South African company Solenta Aviation has just been selected by the United Nations to provide transport for the peacekeepers of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (Unisfa).

Subscribers only Defence, Business 10.05.2022

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Total's Mozambique manager Ronan Bescond ponders his future while all projects are frozen

Total's CEO intended to replace its local management, but the events on 24 March in Palma changed everything.

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Total and Maputo worlds apart on the future of Mozambique LNG

Total is walking on eggshells with the Mozambican authorities, wanting to both draw lessons from the close of its LNG facility build and stand firm on the terms of its return.

Subscribers only Energy 06.05.2021

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GardaWorld teams up with Dyck in response to Palma attack

The capture of Palma, five kilometres from major gas infrastructure at Afungi, illustrates the difficulties faced by Mozambique's armed forces and the Dyck Advisory Group in trying to secure the region. Dyck has teamed up with Canadian security giant GardaWorld to try and do a better job of it.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 31.03.2021

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Nyusi puts munitions firm Mudemol out to grass

The parastatal munitions manufacturer and trader Mudemol set up by the Mozambican president Filipe Nyusi has ceased trading, despite its powerful partners and the opportunities offered by the guerilla war raging in the north of the country.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics, Business 25.03.2021

Mozambique
Nyusi forced unexpectedly into reshuffling his army high command

With Total demanding significant security guarantees from the Mozambican military, Nyusi is currently without a chief of staff after the incumbent died less than a month after his appointment. His successor will be faced with the task of protecting the gas majors from the jihadist insurrection, which is hindering the extraction of the country's natural resources.

Free access Energy, Politics 18.02.2021

Mozambique
Dyck Advisory Group scales down activities but keeps its contract

Although it has put its activities on hold in recent months, the Dyck Advisory Group retains its contract to mentor the police in the face of the Cabo Delgado uprising.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 25.01.2021

Mozambique
Total CEO Patrick Pouyanné turns up the heat on Filipe Nyusi

Cabo Delgado is now a no-go zone for Total. Its giant LNG project is on hold until Mozambique can guarantee safety in the province.

Subscribers only Energy 22.01.2021

Mozambique
Total sends top security team for urgent talks with Maputo

Faced with the inefficiency of the Mozambican defence forces, Total wants fresh guarantees, otherwise the Afungi LNG plant project could be put on hold.

Subscribers only Energy 11.01.2021

Mozambique, South Africa
Burnham Global trains Nyusi's troops to operate Paramount armoured vehicles

Via the consultancy Burnham Global, the South African defence magnate Ivor Ichikowitz is instructing Mozambican soldiers in how to operate armoured vehicles supplied by his own firm Paramount.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 08.01.2021

Spotlight | Mozambique
Total calls on army to secure Afungi facility site in Cabo Delgado

As the jihadist insurgency's attacks approach its gas facilities, Total has turned to the country's armed forces. For their part, the Mozambican authorities have been using foreign mercenaries.

Subscribers only Defence, Energy 07.01.2021

Mozambique, SADC
Angela Merkel makes surprise entry into EU talks on Cabo Delgado

France, Portugal, and Italy are not the only ones paying attention to the conflict in northern Mozambique. Other members of the European Union, chief among them Germany, are increasingly interested in Maputo, both by offering their good offices and in seizing economic opportunities.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.10.2020

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Fastjet
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Jaime Neto
Max Tonela
Nicolas Terraz
Paramount
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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Mozambique
Nyusi's private soldiers fly on Total's airline

Sudan, United Nations
Total's contractor, South Africa's Solenta Aviation, lands peacekeeping contract

Mozambique
Total's Mozambique manager Ronan Bescond ponders his future while all projects are frozen

Mozambique
Total and Maputo worlds apart on the future of Mozambique LNG

Spotlight | Mozambique
GardaWorld teams up with Dyck in response to Palma attack

Mozambique
Nyusi puts munitions firm Mudemol out to grass

Mozambique
Nyusi forced unexpectedly into reshuffling his army high command

Mozambique
Dyck Advisory Group scales down activities but keeps its contract

Mozambique
Total CEO Patrick Pouyanné turns up the heat on Filipe Nyusi

Mozambique
Total sends top security team for urgent talks with Maputo

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Burnham Global trains Nyusi's troops to operate Paramount armoured vehicles

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Total calls on army to secure Afungi facility site in Cabo Delgado

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