REGION REPORT | AFRICA
R Coral South Floating Gas Project is a floating plant for developing gas resources in the Rovuma Basin, off Mozambique’s coast.
and unskilled workers will also be boosted by 10.3% for unskilled workers, and 9.8% for skilled workers. However, among this glimmer of hope
we cannot forget the political instability Africa has, the protracted conflicts in Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Libya and the Central African Republic (CAR) remain on the agenda of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC). Tensions sharply rose with attempted armed marches on Bangui before the CAR’s December presidential and legislative elections. The opposition is contesting the poll results while armed groups continue to threaten peace and stability. According to ISS (Institute for Security
Studies) more attention must be paid to the conflicts in northern Cameroon and northern Mozambique. Gruesome killings during 2020 in both countries are a stark reminder that Africa needs to act quickly and decisively on early warnings of violence. Ethiopia’s fragility has come to the fore with the outbreak of an armed conflict in November 2020 between federal government forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. Further conflict could undermine stability both in Ethiopia and the entire Horn of Africa region. General elections were postponed from August 2020 to June 2021.
In the Sahel and West Africa, democratic
governance deficits have contributed to political tensions and instability, and enabled terrorism. Several ad hoc measures have been taken, but the dynamic nature of the underlying causes continue to present major challenges. In April this year, French energy giant
Total said it was suspending work on a $20bn gas project in northern Mozambique following the latest jihadist assault on a nearby town.
“Considering the evolution of the security situation... Total confirms the withdrawal
of all Mozambique LNG [Liquefied Natural Gas] project personnel from the Afungi site,” the company said in a statement. Total added it was declaring a “force
majeure” situation beyond its control, a legal concept meaning it can suspend fulfilling contractual obligations. In March there was a jihadist raid on Palma in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province which prompted Total to remove remaining staff from the natural gas site. It had already evacuated some workers and suspended construction in January following a series of jihadist attacks nearby.
R The Coral South Floating Gas plant up close.
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