As a result of jihadist attacks, activity in a port in Mozambique was suspended for three years before the port got its first ship.
The cargo ship, which was carrying fuel, vehicles, and other equipment, berthed at the Port of Mocimboa da Praia in the province of Cabo Delgado, which is located in northern Brazil and has long been plagued by jihadist violence.
The cargo is the property of businesses that assist multinationals operating in the region and utilizing its natural gas resources.
The restoration of security and the partners’ trust in continuing to invest in and develop the area, according to Cabo Delgado’s governor Valige Tuabo, led to the port’s restart of operations.
Maxime Rabilloud, general director of French energy giant TotalEnergies, confirmed that his company would continue to assist the government and the private sector in the reconstruction of the province while he was also present at the ceremony.
After Islamist extremists assaulted a nearby town last year, TotalEnergies decided to halt activities at a site probing a significant gas reserve in the province.
Its gas liquefaction plant in Mozambique, valued at $20 billion (£16.6 billion), is the largest foreign investment in Africa.
Since last year, troops from Rwanda and southern Africa have been assisting local authorities in their fight against the jihadist insurgency in Cabo Delgado.
