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Mozambique's LNG Sector Turns a Corner Amid Megaproject Reboot

Jan 29, 2026 | 21:19 GMT

A Rwandan policeman (R) and a Rwandan soldier (L) guard TotalEnergies' Mozambique LNG project in Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique, on Sept. 29, 2022.
A Rwandan policeman (R) and a Rwandan soldier (L) guard TotalEnergies' Mozambique LNG project in Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique, on Sept. 29, 2022.

(CAMILLE LAFFONT/AFP via Getty Images)

The lifting of force majeure on two major liquefied natural gas projects in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province is a major milestone in Maputo's quest to tap its natural gas riches, but persistent security threats by Islamic State Mozambique Province, as well as the potential for fresh anti-government protests, create a lingering risk of new disruptions to construction works....

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