Dozens Dead After Islamic State Attack Near Total Mozambique Project
- Total suspends plans to return to work after militant attack
- Fighting is continuing in northeastern coastal town of Palma
Residents of Palma, Mozambique in 2017.
Photographer: John Wessels/AFP/Getty Images
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Dozens of people were said to have been killed in a raid by Islamist militants in Mozambique, as an upsurge of violence threatens billions of dollars worth of energy projects in one of Africa’s poorest nations.
The violence began March 24 when armed attackers described by the government as terrorists assaulted the northern coastal town of Palma, close to a $20 billion liquefied natural gas project being developed by France’s Total SE. The Paris-based company at the weekend suspended plans to resume construction. Fighting in the town was continuing on Monday morning, and Islamic State said later in the day that its fighters were behind the attack.