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Mozambique said its security forces repelled an attack by Islamist insurgents in a city near the site where Total SE is building a $ 20 billion (about 292 billion rand) natural gas facility.
The attack occurred about 21 kilometers from the Total project during the night of Wednesday, according to a statement from the Defense Ministry, and is the second this month in the town of Mute, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado. He accused the militants of trying to derail the investment.
Fighters who aligned themselves with the Islamic State in August have already taken over the port city of Mocimboa da Praia, some 42 kilometers south of Mute, raising the stakes in a conflict that killed some 2,500 people and led to 570,000 have fled their homes since it started three. years ago.
The Mozambican government has struggled to contain the insurgency and President Filipe Nyusi has faced criticism for refusing to receive foreign aid. Leaders of the Southern African Development Community will meet in January to agree on a plan to prevent the conflict from spreading across Mozambique’s borders.
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