Total pulls staff from Mozambique site amid clashes, sources say
Mozambique's government has confirmed dozens of deaths in the assault by Islamist militants that began last week
03 April 2021 - 07:07
French energy major Total has withdrawn all its staff from its Afungi natural gas project site in northern Mozambique, two sources with direct knowledge of the site's operations told Reuters, as clashes between Islamic State-linked insurgents and the Mozambican army continue.
Total, which last week called off the planned resumption of construction at the $20bn (R294bn) development due to the violence, declined immediate comment when contacted by Reuters...
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