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

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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 Nyusi has been prompted to seek foreign help. [...]

Mozambican president Filipe Nyusi during the extraordinary SADC summit in Pretoria, South Africa, 5 October 2021. © Phill Magakoe/EPA/Pool/MaxPPP

Since arriving in power in 2015, President Filipe Nyusi has little by little restructured his diplomatic corps, which serves as a vital tool for conveying to the international community justification for the army's lack of results in the conflict-hit region of Cabo Delgado. [...] (1310 words)

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Albertina MacDonald
Alberto Chipande
Alberto Maverengue Augusto
Alfredo Fabião Nuvunga
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Carlos dos Santos
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Cassien Ntamuhanga
Chinese Communist Party
Claude Nikobisanzwe
CNPC
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Domingos Estevão Fernandes
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Helena Taipo
Igor Setchin
Joaquim Casimiro Simeão Bule
John Magufuli
José Condungua Pacheco
José Mateus Katupha
Manuel Chang
Manuel José Gonçalves
Maria Gustava
Osvalda Joana
Patrick Karegeya
Paul Kagame
Paulino José Macaringue
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Samia Suluhu Hassan
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Theogene Turatsinze
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Nyusi chooses top diplomat to take charge of relations with Ramaphosa

Mozambique's complex relations with neighbouring South Africa are to be supervised in future by Maria Manuela dos Santos Lucas, one of the Mozambican foreign ministry's most experienced diplomats. She will take up her duties in Pretoria in the next few weeks. [...]

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa (L) is welcomed by Mozambique President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi in Maputo, Mozambique, 17 March 2018.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (left) and his Mozambican counterpart Filipe Nyusi. © Phill Magakoe/AFP

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MOZAMBIQUE SOUTH AFRICA Energy Politics Diplomacy 28/11/2022

Pretoria, Kigali and Maputo act out their rivalry in gas-rich Cabo Delgado

More than a year after Rwanda and southern African countries begin their armed interventions in the province of Cabo Delgado, Rwanda and South Africa remain suspicious of each other. Recent closer relations between South Africa and Mozambique could, however, change the balance of power in the region. [...]

FRANCE RWANDA Defence Diplomacy 23/06/2022

Foreign Legion colonel to lead defence cooperation with Kigali

Paris is continuing its efforts to normalise diplomatic relations with Rwanda through the drafting of a military cooperation programme. This will be entrusted in July to a newly appointed defence attaché. [...]

MOZAMBIQUE Energy 28/04/2022

TotalEnergies to clarify local content goals for Cabo Delgado

There is considerable local interest in future services contract opportunities for the development of Cabo Delgado's liquefied natural gas reserves. The question now is who could apply and in what area. [...]

RWANDA Energy 13/04/2022

Why TotalEnergies and ENI are drawn to the Rwanda Development Board

Rwanda's stability and leadership are attracting new investors who had never previously thought of setting up in the country, but there are also ulterior motives at play. [...]

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TotalEnergies FID on Tilenga imminent

TotalEnergies and Cnooc are poised to sign the final investment decision (FID) on Tilenga in the coming hours in Kampala where the oil major's CEO Patrick Pouyanné is expected for the signing ceremony. [...]

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

Spotlight

MOZAMBIQUE RWANDA Energy 24/01/2022

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. [...]

MOZAMBIQUE Energy Business 11/01/2022

Italy's Renco launches into power plants

Italian engineering firm Renco, which was involved in the construction of the TotalEnergies base in Afungi, has branched out into the building of power plants by acquiring a new branch at the end of last month, Renco Moz Green [. [...]

MOZAMBIQUE Energy 17/12/2021

TotalEnergies reviews all its options in Cabo Delgado

The French major and the Mozambican authorities are indicating that investments may resume in the conflict-ridden province in 2022, but the nature of the operations there could change radically. [...]

MOZAMBIQUE RUSSIA Diplomacy 02/12/2021

Moscow remains involved in Cabo Delgado despite Wagner's exit Free

As the US attempts to restore ties with the Mozambican army, Russia's deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov has offered Maputo Moscow's help in training the country's soldiers. Despite the official withdrawal of the paramilitaries from Wagner in 2020, Russian soldiers have never completely vacated Mozambican soil. [...]

MOZAMBIQUE UNITED STATES Business Diplomacy 29/11/2021

Washington works to smooth defence relations with Maputo

The US foreign service wants to get involved in Filipe Nyusi's anti-terrorism efforts in Cabo Delgado. US-Mozambican defence cooperation has been at a standstill since 2017. [...]

General Stephen J. Townsend, commander of AFRICOM, met with minister of defence General Cristóvão Chume, and American Ambassador to the Republic of Mozambique, Dennis W. Hearne.

MOZAMBIQUE Politics 15/11/2021

Nyusi paves the way for his successor over the next year

President Nyusi's latest reshuffles within the Mozambican security apparatus were carried out to prepare for the ruling Frelimo party congress scheduled for next September. The congress will be all about choosing Nyusi's successor, but the party's powerful central committee will also hold him accountable for his handling of the Cabo Delgado crisis. [...]

MOZAMBIQUE RWANDA Mining Business 08/11/2021

From Kivu to Cabo Delgado, miner Rutagarama takes advantage of Rwandan diplomacy

Jean Paul Rutagarama is actively involved in the mining industry and has followed in Paul Kagame's footsteps in Maputo, having already signed a partnership in gold refining with Kinshasa, thanks to the Rwandan head of state. [...]

TANZANIA Energy 08/11/2021

Last-ditch negotiations today with Equinor and Shell

After numerous false starts, the two majors hope the new administration in Dar es Salaam is finally ready to reach a compromise on the LNG train project. [...]

MOZAMBIQUE RWANDA Defence Diplomacy 08/11/2021

EU set to finance deployment of Rwandan army in Cabo Delgado

In recent weeks, the European Union has been considering what shape financial support for the Rwandan army in Cabo Delgado might take. This would complement the decision by Brussels to dispatch instructors to train the Mozambican army. [...]

TANZANIA Diplomacy 02/11/2021

From Cairo to Kigali, Suluhu puts Tanzania back on African diplomatic stage

In contrast to her predecessor John Magufuli, who largely isolated the country on the African diplomatic scene, the new Tanzanian president is forging partnerships with the main players across the continent. [...]

President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan.

Inner circles

MOZAMBIQUE Defence Diplomacy 10/09/2021

Foreign forces struggle to establish communications with Mozambican army top brass

The speedy start of Rwandan army operations in Cabo Delgado has finally enabled Mozambique to reclaim the territories it had lost. The government's other military partners were not given the same opportunities to bring their troops into the conflict so quickly, however, and are struggling to establish contact with Mozambican army command structure which has been entirely reorganised by Filipe Nyusi. [...]

MOZAMBIQUE Politics 31/08/2021

In Cabo Delgado, Rwandans fight, SADC troops sit tight, Mozambicans look to the future

After the Rwandan army's successful intervention, the division of labour between the various troops deployed in the troubled Cabo Delgado region seems to have become clearer. [...]

MOZAMBIQUE RWANDA Politics 12/07/2021

Rwanda's second reconnaissance mission in Pemba continues in Nacala as SADC gets restless

The Rwandan army's mission in Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique, which had been shrouded in mystery and which went on for longer than expected, ended on 8 July. The 30 soldiers sent there on reconnaissance have retreated to Nacala for a few days. [...]

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