Rhula

A private risk management company providing risk management services to multinational companies, NGOs and private clients operating in Mozambique

[Rhula @RhulaIS]

#NaturalGas #RiskManagement #Security #Geopolitics #Africa #BreakingNews #CaboDelgado #insurgency

[Focus Group @FocusHoldings]

On 29 January 2025, #Mozambique and #TotalEnergies agreed to relaunch construction on the $20 billion liquefied natural gas project in the country. Construction was halted in 2021 following Islamist militant attacks in the province of #CaboDelgado.
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[Focus Group @FocusHoldings]

As travellers prepare for the holiday season it is imperative to take note of the enduring instability in #Mozambique. #FocusGroup's latest Travel Advisory can be accessed here: https://t.co/oppsAku8Yp

#travel #MozambiqueProtests #RoadSafety #FestiveSeason

[Focus Group @FocusHoldings]

At least 20 Portuguese butchery owners and staff were kidnapped in #Gauteng since January 2023. In some instances, the kidnappers request negotiations be conducted in Portuguese - leading authorities to believe the perpetrators have Mozambican links: https://t.co/ekmDAs0rmg

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The report is available upon request. Please contact us at [email protected] for more information.

#CaboDelgado #Macomia #ASWJ #SAMIM #Rwanda

[Focus Group @FocusHoldings]

The blocks were awarded as part of #Mozambique’s sixth licensing round. CNOOC will serve as operator of the five blocks, holding 70-80% stakes, with national hydrocarbons player ENH acting as partner.

https://t.co/Z3ToKvh0R5

#LNG #naturalgas #China #AfricaNews #EnergyIndustry

[Focus Group @FocusHoldings]

The Mozambican government is not ruling out the possibility of declaring a state of emergency in the province of #CaboDelgado, in response to the new wave of #insurgent attacks
https://t.co/Q2rTQKZAEn

[Focus Group @FocusHoldings]

Islamic State-linked fighters carried out their deadliest attack on Mozambican troops since 2021, according to a researcher, ratcheting up security concerns ahead of #TotalEnergies SE’s planned return to build a $20 billion liquefied natural gas project.

https://t.co/K6kHge3bnp

[Focus Group @FocusHoldings]

TotalEnergies appears to remain set on resuming its onshore operations on the Afungi peninsula, despite the year starting off with a flurry of insurgent attacks in Mocímboa da Praia District.

https://t.co/2ZlTQVA2lY

[Rhula @RhulaIS]

#Mozambique’s Confederation of Economic Associations, the country’s largest employers’ organisation, has called on the government to resort to international cooperation to combat #kidnappings, claiming that “the police have not been able” to stop them.
https://t.co/o1BuSxxFEe

[Focus Group @FocusHoldings]

Amid an election year for both nations, #Mozambique's possible decision to redirect 1,150MW currently exported to South Africa could bring domestic applause, but adds to South Africa's (and the #ANC's) electrical woes.
https://t.co/kseH56Xx8s
#Loadshedding #Elections2024 #Africa

[Rhula @RhulaIS]

We discuss this and more in this week's Mozambique Weekly Media Review.

For more information on #FocusGroup's Information Services contact us at [email protected].

[Rhula @RhulaIS]

In this week’s #Mozambique Weekly Media Review, the insurgency has spread across Cabo Delgado Province, launching an armed incursion in Palma District and moving towards Pemba City.

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And, the election-related “powder keg” has exploded after Mozambique’s National Elections Commission approved the alleged rigged #election results.

[Rhula @RhulaIS]

The humanitarian situation in Northern Mozambique has been further complicated by reports of insurgents purchasing #vouchers for #humanitarian aid from local residents.

[Rhula @RhulaIS]

We discuss this and more in this week's Mozambique Weekly Media Review.

For more information on #FocusGroup's Information Services contact us at [email protected].

[Rhula @RhulaIS]

In this week’s #Mozambique Weekly Media Review, insurgent leaders, hailing from Mucojo and Ilala villages, are promoting the sustainability of the insurgent stronghold in #Macomia District.

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And, rather than taking up arms, those opposing #Renamo leader Ossufo Momade have formed their own political party – a promising sign for the country’s democracy.

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#Kidnapping remains a risk for businesspeople in #Mozambique. Mozambique attorney general, Beatriz Buchili, warned that kidnappers are using a new modus operandi and are demanding ransom payments in #cryptocurrency – making tracing suspects more difficult

https://t.co/lucesNBsam

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The International Press Institute (IPI) has voiced concerns about the unclear legal and regulatory environment for the media industry in #Mozambique.
https://t.co/CnWB54tySy

#pressfreedom #elections