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Former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang. ©Landov/MaxPPP

SpotlightDiplomacy Politics 21/04/2021

ANC bigwigs bicker over Manuel Chang, architect of Mozambique's secret loans

Business Defence 21/04/2021

Mozambican army urgently seeks armoured vehicles after Palma attack

Maputo is in a hurry to buy armoured vehicles to help its beleaguered army fend off insurgents wreaking havoc in the gas-rich province of Cabo Delgado. South African suppliers are keen to oblige. [...]

Mining 19/04/2021

Africa anxious over prospect of World Bank turning away from coal

The Bretton Woods institution is under growing pressure to stop financing coal because of targets tied to the COP21 climate conference in Paris. In Southern Africa, where coal is abundant, anxiety is on the rise. [...]

Business Oil & gas 16/04/2021

Logistics provider Christophe Peschaud hopes to consolidate his business with Total

Depuis le début du mois d'avril, l'homme d'affaires français Christophe Peschaud tente de se faire une place dans les ressources humaines spécialisées dans le secteur gazier à Maputo. [...]

SpotlightOil & gas 14/04/2021

Total's Cabo Delgado LNG project on indefinite hold

Total chief executive Patrick Pouyanné. ©IP3 Press/MaxPPP

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Running story Politics

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. [...]

The leader of the Movimento Democrático de Moçambique (MDM) Daviz Simango died in February 2021.

Politics 13/04/2021

Opposition leader Daviz Simango's death drives MDM party revamp

Mozambique's opposition MDM party was already working on a new constitution a few days before the death in February of its charismatic leader, Daviz Simango. The party is now looking for new leaders and is making major decisions about its future. [...]

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi in Russia in August 2019.

Diplomacy 07/04/2021

Moscow seeks to boost contacts with Nyusi

Russia's ambassador in Maputo, Alexander Surikov, has been making discreet approaches to the Mozambican administration in a bid to revive economic and security cooperation between the two countries. [...]

Mining 06/04/2021

Buoyed by Elon Musk, southern Africa readies for nickel rush

Southern Africa's nickel miners are in the starting blocks after billionaire Elon Musk recently voiced concerns that supply may not match a future boom in electric batteries. [...]

Spotlight Business Defence 31/03/2021

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. [...]

Oil & gas 30/03/2021

Total's Cabo Delgado security problems may force subcontractors to Mtwara port

Ports on Africa's southeastern shoreline are competing to capture a share of the huge traffic generated by the construction of liquefaction trains by French oil major Total. [...]

Business Defence 25/03/2021

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. [...]

Politics 22/03/2021

Carlos Mesquita consolidates his power within Nyusi's government

Trade and industry minister Carlos Mesquita is making the most of the fall from grace of his agriculture counterpart Celso Correia, until now widely seen as President Filipe Nyusi's confidant. [...]

Oil & gas 19/03/2021

TechnipFMC still weighing up Mayotte as option to better serve Total in Cabo Delgado

A delegation from Technip FMC, the French-American oil company in charge of the subsea installations of Total's LNG project off the coast of Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique, should be in Mayotte in mid-March for one last survey of the local port infrastructure and services. [...]

Spotlight Business Defence 18/03/2021

Under fire from Amnesty, Dyck Advisory Group stands down its helicopters

Shaking off an illness that has kept him confined to South Africa for months, the retired colonel Lionel Dyck headed to Mozambique in March to launch an internal probe in response to allegations by Amnesty International. [...]

Business Power 18/03/2021

Maputo moves to improve electricity supply in Beira

Two years after Cyclone Idai tore through Sofala province, the state-owned electricity firm Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) is looking to contract a company to replace the cable that runs between the substations of Dondo and Munhava. [...]

Business Infrastructures 16/03/2021

Sri Lankan casino tycoon Ravi Wijeratne is now betting on infrastructure

The Casino Marina mogul is moving into the construction industry in Mozambique, following the model of his Rank Holdings, which controls swathes of the Sri Lankan economy. [...]

Diplomacy 15/03/2021

Ismail Demirtas, the new bridgehead of Turkish military business in the Great Lakes

Ankara's new military attaché for the Great Lakes will need to maintain Turkish defence industry's excellent relationship with Uganda but also develop opportunities in Rwanda and Burundi, despite these two countries' troubled relations with Kampala. [...]

Oil & gas 08/03/2021

ExxonMobil and ENI push back their LNG plans, but Total sticks to its schedule

The Covid-19 pandemic and the uprising in Cabo Delgado have prompted most operators to revise their medium-term plans. Their main financial partner, Standard Bank, reckons the delays will last between several months and several years. [...]

Oil & gas 05/03/2021

Machel clan covets logistics slice of Total gas project

Mozambique's business dynasties don't want to miss out on Cabo Delgado's gas bonanza and are taking positions on ancillary activities. [...]

Business 03/03/2021

Archipelago sets its helicopters to work for Filipe Nyusi's police

Like the Dyck Advisory Group, Archipelago, the helicopter operator now working for the Mozambican police and interior minister Amade Miquidade, is linked to the group of companies in charge of protecting national parks. It is also active in tourism in Cabo Delgado. [...]

Spotlight Mining 26/02/2021

Copperbelt mineral exports dry up after hike in cross-border tolls

Several haulage companies have stopped exporting minerals mined in the DRC and are restricting themselves to transport operations within the country, claiming that tolls imposed when crossing into Zambia are prohibitively high. [...]

Running story Oil & gas

Southern Africa progresses towards the start of gas production

As a future gas production zone, South Africa, Mozambique and Namibia carry the hopes of the super-majors Total, ENI and ExxonMobil. They represent a new opportunity for investors as Africa's traditional oil and gas-producing countries are increasingly struggling to maintain production. [...]

Ronan Bescond, Country Manager and Vice President of the Mozambique LNG Project with Armindo Tiago, the Mozambican Health Minister.

Oil & gas Ports and airports 19/02/2021

Mayotte logistics barons scrap over strategy to take with Total on Cabo Delgado business

The ostensibly common interests of Mamoudzou's logistics firms have not always sufficed to secure business from Total's Cabo Delgado gas activities. [...]

Politics Oil & gas 18/02/2021

Nyusi forced unexpectedly into reshuffling his army high command Free

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. [...]

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ANC bigwigs bicker over Manuel Chang, architect of Mozambique's secret loans

Mozambican army urgently seeks armoured vehicles after Palma attack

Africa anxious over prospect of World Bank turning away from coal

Logistics provider Christophe Peschaud hopes to consolidate his business with Total

Total's Cabo Delgado LNG project on indefinite hold

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

Opposition leader Daviz Simango's death drives MDM party revamp

Moscow seeks to boost contacts with Nyusi

Buoyed by Elon Musk, southern Africa readies for nickel rush

GardaWorld teams up with Dyck in response to Palma attack

Total's Cabo Delgado security problems may force subcontractors to Mtwara port

Nyusi puts munitions firm Mudemol out to grass

Carlos Mesquita consolidates his power within Nyusi's government

TechnipFMC still weighing up Mayotte as option to better serve Total in Cabo Delgado

Under fire from Amnesty, Dyck Advisory Group stands down its helicopters

Maputo moves to improve electricity supply in Beira

Sri Lankan casino tycoon Ravi Wijeratne is now betting on infrastructure

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ExxonMobil and ENI push back their LNG plans, but Total sticks to its schedule

Machel clan covets logistics slice of Total gas project

Archipelago sets its helicopters to work for Filipe Nyusi's police

Copperbelt mineral exports dry up after hike in cross-border tolls

Southern Africa progresses towards the start of gas production

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ANC bigwigs bicker over Manuel Chang, architect of Mozambique's secret loans

Mozambican army urgently seeks armoured vehicles after Palma attack

Africa anxious over prospect of World Bank turning away from coal

Logistics provider Christophe Peschaud hopes to consolidate his business with Total

Total's Cabo Delgado LNG project on indefinite hold

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

Opposition leader Daviz Simango's death drives MDM party revamp

Moscow seeks to boost contacts with Nyusi

Buoyed by Elon Musk, southern Africa readies for nickel rush

GardaWorld teams up with Dyck in response to Palma attack

Total's Cabo Delgado security problems may force subcontractors to Mtwara port

Nyusi puts munitions firm Mudemol out to grass

Carlos Mesquita consolidates his power within Nyusi's government

TechnipFMC still weighing up Mayotte as option to better serve Total in Cabo Delgado

Under fire from Amnesty, Dyck Advisory Group stands down its helicopters

Maputo moves to improve electricity supply in Beira

Sri Lankan casino tycoon Ravi Wijeratne is now betting on infrastructure

Ismail Demirtas, the new bridgehead of Turkish military business in the Great Lakes

ExxonMobil and ENI push back their LNG plans, but Total sticks to its schedule

Machel clan covets logistics slice of Total gas project

Archipelago sets its helicopters to work for Filipe Nyusi's police

Copperbelt mineral exports dry up after hike in cross-border tolls

Southern Africa progresses towards the start of gas production

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