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“Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare”

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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 Nyusi has been prompted to seek foreign help.

French major Total's Ugandan activities, which have come under attack from several environmental groups, will be examined afresh by a French court at the end of June. Total is about to become the sole major decision-marker on the Tilenga oil project and is behaving as if nothing was amiss. [...] (348 words)

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Tanzanian President John Magufuli (right) and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni.

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