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Spotlight | Mozambique, Rwanda
Pouyanné and Kagame's diplomatic dance to restart Cabo Delgado LNG

Published on 24.01.2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 min

TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné (left) and Rwandan President Paul Kagame. © Charles Platiau/Xose Bouzas/Hans Lucas via Reuters Connect

TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné is preparing a trip to Mozambique and Rwanda to oversee his group's return to the troubled province of Cabo Delgado to restart the giant Mozambique LNG project.

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Spotlight | Mozambique, Rwanda
Pouyanné and Kagame's diplomatic dance to restart Cabo Delgado LNG

TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné is preparing a trip to Mozambique and Rwanda to oversee his group's return to the troubled province of Cabo Delgado to restart the giant Mozambique LNG project.

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Spotlight | Mozambique, Rwanda Pouyanné and Kagame's diplomatic dance to restart Cabo Delgado LNG

TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné is preparing a trip to Mozambique and Rwanda to oversee his group's return to the troubled province of Cabo Delgado to restart the giant Mozambique LNG project.

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Rwanda TotalEnergies sets up shop in Kigali with renewable energy plans

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Mozambique TotalEnergies fired up to return to Cabo Delgado

Mozambique TotalEnergies' bidders wary of Kigali's influence

Mozambique Defence dollars and private investments are Nyusi's tandem tasks

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Spotlight | Qatar, Rwanda, UAE Maghreb and Gulf frenemies rush to Kagame

Uganda TotalEnergies FID on Tilenga imminent

Inner Circle | Mozambique The band of diplomats relaying Nyusi's messages on Cabo Delgado across Africa and beyond

Inner Circle | Mozambique Foreign forces struggle to establish communications with Mozambican army top brass

Spotlight | Mozambique Total forced to compensate lead subcontractors on troubled LNG project

Africa Total boss Pouyanné and his execs network at Macron's summit of African leaders

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

Mozambique Filipe Nyusi due in Paris to talk economics and bilateral security

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Spotlight | Mozambique, Rwanda
Pouyanné and Kagame's diplomatic dance to restart Cabo Delgado LNG

Rwanda
TotalEnergies sets up shop in Kigali with renewable energy plans

Rwanda
Why TotalEnergies and ENI are drawn to the Rwanda Development Board

Mozambique
TotalEnergies fired up to return to Cabo Delgado

Mozambique
TotalEnergies' bidders wary of Kigali's influence

Mozambique
Defence dollars and private investments are Nyusi's tandem tasks

DRC
France tries to get the EU to take up position in the battle against the ADF

Spotlight | Qatar, Rwanda, UAE
Maghreb and Gulf frenemies rush to Kagame

Uganda
TotalEnergies FID on Tilenga imminent

Inner Circle | Mozambique
The band of diplomats relaying Nyusi's messages on Cabo Delgado across Africa and beyond

Inner Circle | Mozambique
Foreign forces struggle to establish communications with Mozambican army top brass

Spotlight | Mozambique
Total forced to compensate lead subcontractors on troubled LNG project

Africa
Total boss Pouyanné and his execs network at Macron's summit of African leaders

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

Mozambique
Filipe Nyusi due in Paris to talk economics and bilateral security

Spotlight | Mozambique
Total's Cabo Delgado LNG project on indefinite hold