Mozambique’s gas wealth - Insurgents shut down huge energy project | DW Documentary
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- Mozambique could be one of the world’s largest energy suppliers. Huge natural gas reserves are located off the country’s northern coast. But they are not being exploited - because of a brutal insurgency involving Islamist militants.
When giant natural gas fields were discovered off Mozambique’s coast, Western investors came in droves. French company TotalEnergies was among those to secure a lucrative license. In 2019, it pledged to invest 20 billion US dollars by 2024. The first gas deliveries were to begin in 2024.
But the French energy giant later suspended work on the project and withdrew all its workers. Because since 2021, jihadist militants have wielded control over large parts of the northern province of Cabo Delgado. They call themselves Ahlu Sunna Wal Jammah after the main Sunni branch of Islam. More than a million people have fled their homes.
Last year, Mozambique reached an agreement with faraway Rwanda to have its forces provide security for the gas installations and the surrounding villages. A force of 2000 Rwandan soldiers have succeeded in bringing calm to the area. Outside of the provincial capital of Pemba, it’s the only place in Cabo Delgado that’s safe. But whether TotalEnergies will resume the project, and when, remains unclear.
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Wonderful Rwanda,,AFRICA UNITE,,we are following you in the Caribbean Compliments from Suriname 🇸🇷 YEYE AFRICA 🌍 2023
The nation would not become rich, only the well connected, friends and TOTAL connections.
Total huh
@@dudepubgm gas company called total
@@jamierobertson5260 i know son
And then Mozambique would join the African chorus of: WE didn't contribute to climate change - as they contribute massively to climate change worsening.
The west always jumps in and takes the lot leaving the people impoverished .Sickening .The civilians had no normal live or why are these not very pleasant types riding around ...
I'm from Manila and I grew up in Chokwe and moved to the city of Maputo and consider Mozambique my home. This news brings back memories of classes being canceled because of insurgents back in the 90s, we lived there for almost 10 years. Wishing you everlasting peace my home, Mozambique.
@@alfredhitchcock45 My Father worked for an NGO. Maraming mga Filipino dyan mga Teachers. I myself studied in a Filipino managed school.
Tell it all
@@angelaremetio6094absolutely interesting story! Would love to hear more!
Very interesting story, do you still here in Maputo?
@@angelaremetio6094 Princess Cinderella?
Rwanda under Paul Kagame is showing the world that Africa is able to provide solutions to its problems.
Your country the size of a matchbox is not Africa and Africa is not your country. We know Kagame's handlers at Langley
@@umojapress2857 Smallness is mindset not size. How big is Singapore? How big is Luxembourg? How big is Israel? I don’t care about the “handlers” as long as the Rwandan people see positive results.
@@Jadot7 Keep that nonsense in your genocidal country but
It's protecting French assets😂
@@Jadot7 looking at the countries around you
like Uganda or Congo or Burundi that are poorest even in africa
its vey easy to look good in frount of them
The gulf states will not allow Mozambique to dig up this wealth for fear of market distortion.
They could be the culprits behind this conflict.
Seems logical
Just look at their weapons. This is no rag tag rebels but we'll armed sponsored group. Someone is backing them up.
It's the West
Makes alot of sense...
stabilized both Mozambique and the Central Africa Republic at same time. Kudos to Rwanda and his excellency paul kagame, When a country is run by a competent government that care and invest in their people, you can see the good results in all its institutions. most people don't realize that Rwanda has been in similar wars back in the early days and now they are putting that experience to a good cause , Peace to all African People together we can.
Soon Rwanda will send it's forces in Bénin to fight against the terrorist
@@ariarisi5038 true pan-africans i just hope these countries start also using them as trainers instead of the european mercenaries that don't have any experience on our continent
Who pays for Rwandan military services ? The client governments ? Or Rwanda’s, in which case it must have its own entrepreneurial ambitions in the various countries (?)
@@julianholman7379
That was the exact same thing I was wondering also.
@@julianholman7379Rwanda is working for France
Proud to be Rwandan 🇷🇼kudos To Rwanda defense force
I'm Mozambique citizen and watching this documentary showing how ours brothers and sisters are Involved is really tough, the such resources brought darkness in our people
Cabo delgado was a better place for the native citizen before resources discover
We expected improvement but we received the opposite
Nice job DW
My mom's family is from Nyambane and Matola but I grew up in South Africa. Whenever I hear the story of insurgents I always say there is two sides to the story and the other side is never given a chance to tell it. Like the fishermen who lost their livelihood when these projects come
Instabilities are created and funded by the west.its just to frustrate Africans and take the minerals.
Rwandan amry probably one of the effective army in Africa very professional..
Great that Rwanda is helping, so many resources in Mozambique, yet so many are poor. I hope that peace comes and jobs that pay well.
They are paid
@@FinancialConsultdotcodotza they risking their lives fighting .they least they can do is pay them nothing is for free, especially if you can loose your life
@@fides_visuals yes, like most army soldiers.
@@FinancialConsultdotcodotza true all the intervention armies in mozambique are getting paid
Well done to Rwanda Army your army is well trained ....hope Mozambique army will improve..brilliant documentary by DW again
They are there on behalf of France to guard the oil fields
Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts :)
@@DWDocumentary who is supplying/financing islamist exactly were oil/gas is discovered??????
@@idy386 🤣🤣the hate is real at least they providing security to the people there and risking their lives which is more expensive than any kind of payments , what have you done to help? plus they didn't invite themselves or beg to be invited over there, mozambique asked
@@fides_visuals there is no hate, why hate on a country who’s funding comes from abroad ? Please what is there to hate ?
Proud of my black brothers in Rawanda and Africa. All the way from Pacific
Awesome Peacekeeping operations being conducted by Rwanda & South Africa Especially by Rwanda.
Rwanda bravo ❤🇷🇼🇷🇼🇷🇼💪💪💪
From Colombia . In a thousand years! . Who on earth would think that Ruanda ,yes, Ruanda would come out of one of the worst genocide wars on earth asa a leading country in Africa. Now days you can walk freely at any time of day of night in Ruanda with all your belongings, camera, phone ,wallet, and safely ,no worries even if you are a non African tourist. By the way I thought Mr kagame was death. Kudos for the Ruanda people.
I totally agree with you. I'm Ugandan, but American citizen now planning to be aquire Rwanda dual citizenship.
Kudos to Rwandan government headed by Paul Kagame.
Does he have an eye on the gas??
@@lugaritzbrown2250 I don't know but probably no. His country, Rwanda, has suffered much during Rwandan civil war in 1994. This brought Paul Kagame helping Mozambique to stop any threat that will result to another Rwanda of 1994.
@@lugaritzbrown2250u know the answer to this , it’s only The Devils West who’s got the eye on that gas…….
@@jrbelmonte1466 kagame is being paid by his EU masters to protect their assets in mozambique 😆
@@umojapress2857 this was the comment I was looking for , you are an intellectual .
Yes thank you Rwanda 🇷🇼 African solution to an African problem ❤it
hahaha
Do you have the technology, expertise ,the mature African markets for your gas,high incomes for consumers etc ? Nope you don't .
@@pietrojenkins6901 though we are xitholeexperts wherever we are
As South African we have deployed the special forces which is one of the best and I'm confident that our neighbours are going to be safe from rebels we've got this -South African Defence Force
they will never acknowledge RSA. SA is an enemy to them.
Botswana also sent forces there
Rwanda went there to Protect French equipment owned by total
Rwanda 🇷🇼💪💪💪
this hurts seeing my people like this
Rwanda is slowly becoming the new America/NATO Force....only those with eyes will understand.
Dude I keep telling people they keep praising Kagame but truth is his selling us out and making the dream of a pan African state more unlikely
hands down best documentary channel🙌
Thanks for watching!
Natural resources usually enriched large companies, most of them are either in Europe or the U.S or China. In Africa, natural resources usually enriched whoever is in charge, but not the regular people. For the regular people, natural resources mean constant conflict.
Middle East
Then what are European and american oil/mining companies doing in Africa??
You are not very right. Africa has the world largest natural resources. It is corruption that had stifle its grow. Africa countries needed a an upright and iron fist government like Rwanda to turn thing round.
I meant they dont know how to read
Very educative, thank you DW.
Thanks for watching!
This channel is awesome
Much appreciated!
Another great documentary DW
Thanks for watching:)
We pray for this beautiful country
Another informative video. Thanks DW
Thank you for watching. We're glad you like our content!
It's no surprise that such radicalization occurred in an economically deprived and neglected area. A military approach alone won't address the underlying grievances of the local people or the exploitation they face from France. Rwanda is making efforts to alleviate the problem, but it's more like a temporary fix. Hopefully, the Mozambique government will find ways to improve the living standards of the region, offer meaningful employment and education opportunities, and enable the local population to benefit from their oil and gas resources.
😂😂😂😂, The government is communist, what you expect from communist corrupt regimes??
Christians in Mozambique are poor too but I don't see them getting radicalised like Muslims
@@spartacus551 - There's lots of corpses that have been piled up in the name Christianity and Judaism as well. Lots of religions not just Islam produce violence.
@@spartacus551 lol they just label them "rebels" same shit different name only fits a narrative
@@abaibrahim6709usually by catholicism which is not Christianity but a cult founded by the roman empire to keep control of the rising Christians in the roman empire
Rwanda Works my guy💪👏👏
I hope peace will return to Cabo del Gado for the community and families to benefit from the resource.
Salute to the Brave Soldiers & brave army. I like this Documentry & this DW channel.
Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts:)
We Rwandans we know what Peace looks like we hope Mozambique people will be okay
regular people would not see a penny of that wealth regardless, so why does those gas fields even matter...might as well just not bother.
Rwanda 🇷🇼👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Southern Africa must do eveyrhting in it's power to make sure Islam never gets a stronghold.
SIR it is the game of 😢😢 whites & those nations who are grabbing poor nations resources
When the elephants fight it is the grass that suffers. Look behind the mercenaries and find out what country is supplying them for the motives.
Thats so wrong they hurting their own people . Lord . Sad
I sympathize but what is really sad is the foreign governments and companies that keep sucking Africa dry. Which is what this biased news is not commenting on. The locals will never see any of the benefits.
Only politicians get rich not ordinary people that's the sad story of every country.
Every country in the west? This is the only time in history where poor people are fat
Not in LEE YUAN YEW SINGAPORE-the problem in Afrika is that it is taken to the extreme.
Wrong…..look at Qatar……all are rich….
You are not wrong there . Your powerful neighbour right next door is one perfect example.
@@jinka6171because qatar is responsible in funding terrorism globally..
There should be a rigorous poverty alleviation program for this gas rich region to avoid situation like in Nigeria, South Sudan the DR Congo, to mention a few.
I think i an hearing quite a lot of good reviews about Rwanda. I wish visit the country
Blessing and love to my brothers and sisters one ❤️
In a scenario where the citizens of a nation are experiencing prosperity in their finances and the country is progressing along the path of development, unfortunate consequences arise when politicians fail to derive personal benefits from these advancements. Consequently, both the nation and its people are forced to endure hardship.
19:20 As a Dentist that's some WILD molar extraction right there
I wish I could unsee this
You can only talk, but you can't give help. Let those who can help do what they got to do
Welcome to africa
If you consider the context, here is a situation where a few military medics are now responsible to give healthcare to both the army and thousands of internally displaced and local community at the same time. There is no luxury medical care in this situation. No infrastructure, no adequate supply chain and in the middle of a war.
Maintenance man, I love your shirt my man. Bad ass!!!
The tooth pulling was intense 😅
Rwanda ❤
It’s fascinating how Portugal ran a budget deficit for 42 years, from 1974-2016.
Now the largest private investment is the Dangote Refinery in Lekki, that one is massive 🎉
I am Chinese citizen who used to work in Afungi site and experienced the terrible insurgency in 2021.3.24(actually site was shut down 2021.1.1 for one month due to another insurgt). I would like to say, until now I still can't forget about the faces I saw when I and my expat colleagues evacuated by car ferry and finally reahced Pemba port, hundreds of poor locals who waited and stood for days and desperately waiting for their family to be rescued from Palma. That is a real heart breaking moment. I have nothing to talk about the politics or the things behind it. I just u all konw, Mozambique people have had enough for all the sufferings. It is a beautiful country with nice people, Mozambique serve a better future. Those humble Mozambican there deserve better life. fingers crossed peace will be back soon. bless those poor Mozambicans. Amen & Inshallah.
Rwanda 🇷🇼 stronger army
Nice work ❤
Thanks for watching!
@@DWDocumentary welcome
It's a blessing all the way.
I hope Mozambicans will get peace and a better life.
As one who understands Swahili language, the translator is misleading and instead reporting very different things from the speaker.
Very insightful,thanks DW for airing this,oh I like how the Mozambicans speak fluent Swahili just like Kenyans.
Am shocked that still in 2023 and some country's resources are being managed by colonizers. Tears fill my eyes seeing how malnutitionalized children and villagers are in the name of greedy leaders. I was brought up in such an environment but when you grow up, you start hating that life. No happiness in poverty dear ones. It has pained me seeing life changing liquid gas being mined and villagers are languishing in poverty. Where does that money go? The money isnt even used to tarmac roads, erect street lights, build schools and hospitals for the betterment of villagers. Its sad, where can i find mohamed gadaffi of mozambique???😢😢😢😢😢😢
They were all killed in a plane ' accident ' in South Africa .
But why isn't the military training conducted in the affected regions?
Because you'd be exposing untrained men to danger
Why my people keeping suffering for years 😢
There seems to be haggling over who will supply security services for Total : the mozambiquean armed forces, the Rwandan armed forces, or the various local militias. The Rwandans seem the favourite in this report - they’re moderately francophone and moderately Swahili-speaking (as the locals are) too, and as the government far to the south in Maputo don’t seem to be (according to Wikipedia, where ‘Mozambique’ seems a somewhat fictional nation)
Tek control Jah. Amen. Help the people.
Well done DW, always give deep insights all around the world, especially Africa 🌍 and let us know what was unknown
Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts :)
How can a small country like Rwanda protect Mozambique
Some thing so fishy
They just have a better run army.
It's fishy very fishy
bevause of $$$$$$$$ duh
When a country is run by a competent government that care and invest in their people, you can see the good results in all its institutions. Rwanda is a good example of that.
😂😂Learn how Israel dealt with Big and richer Arab countries and managed to stand them, you will understand how a small Rwanda can do that.
Mama Africa 😢WHY WHY WHY WHY 😭😭😭😭.
In somalia we have large resources but ewe are dealing 15 years with insurgents but we are not giving up to defeat the enemy to live better as we deserve
Who is financing the insurgents?
Mozambique here.
This is sad for Mozambique. This is not the vision the late great Samora Machel wanted for the nation.
I wonder if it's natural resource wealth is more profitable for Western multinational corporate shareholders if Mozambique is destabilized, corrupt, rife with bribery, and so underdeveloped that labour costs are low and there's no oversight over exploitative labour practices, and easily exploitable, or for Mozambique to be a developed, first world country with stringent labour protections, high wages, minimal susceptibility to bribes, and the capacity to control and profit from it's natural resources without them being stripped and sold off to multinationals... Nah, shareholders wouldn't possibly prioritize short-term profits over morality and ethics... No, never.
Don't you wonder why Wagner group is spreading through out Africa? Keep your focus on the "bad West" while Wagner spreads its tentacles...
The fluttering eyes of the soldier makes it seem like the translations are a bit off 😮
"French Total" so no one is missing out except for french total. They should get the company to teach them how to do it, pay the company a percentage for that so they can keep most. Its win win. Not the standard taxing and them getting only a percentage...
"Things are back to normal". 😂😂😂
The strong man!
Africa is blessed and beautiful
They are speaking kiswahili, 😊 that is nice.
They are speaking kiswahili, 😊 that is nice.
They are speaking kiswahili, 😊 that is nice.
Has this been going on or has this started since the grand tour went there . I didn't see anything about the war on that episode . And no I'm not suggesting it's a good place to get your news I'm just saying they were there not long ago and it seemed pretty nice and peaceful
😂😂😂 @10:00 the translation is so off 😂😂😂
Not just not well managed... The wealth that my country has people don't even know...
They have to negotiate
Does this green project make Gretta proud?? She should visit these lovely people and learn about going green first hand
Again what's stopping them from extracting the oil in there land
Who are giving them ammo?
Mozambique and Brazil had many filds of natural gas
These Arabs calling themselves worshipers of the Supreme God with all this wickedness 😢😢😢
There is also gas down in Vilanculus area. Sasol of South Africa, has almost full control of it. In the province of Cabo Delgado, one can also find the best ruby stones in the world. Frelimo leadership have been enriching themselves from these resources via kick-backs paid overseas…The Mozambique people, have to wake-up and demand more from Frelimo or vote for other party leadershi, in order to demand /get more benefits. The main hospitals in the Mozambique are the ones left by the Portuguese colonialists and no improvements/updating on equipment done to date…. 😔
Our African presidents ought to emulate His Excellency Paul Kagame, I can't talk much am a Kenyan who has got an aspiration of visiting Praia Mozambique and try and succour on these extreme inhumane conditions! What do the leaders of states discuss during African Union summits?
The gift is a curse.
This swahili translation at 17:50 is not correct, why you guys didnt find someone who can translate correctly? Acheni kudanganya!
Corruption destroyed a lot of people lives.
it is a Curse
This x going to be a curse instead of blessing
Natural resources in Africa are curse
How the 4ck TOTAL own it ? And that's the only time I heard about TOTAL in the whole documentary wow.
if the energy project has a permit it must stay open.
The country is better now
They should show an map of Africa to show the location so people can picture the country better because everyone is not an expert at geography
You could just open a map in your favourite app yourself ;) The fact that you would actively look for it yourself makes it al the more likely you will actually remember it and become more acquainted with African geography.
@@Eikenhorstagreed!!
The WORST enemy of Afrika is from within-dumb greedy few who can't see the bigger picture.
Bottom right
True, disliked that video as well, they should Just put a text There with a little bit of information and let me find out stuff myself.
Swahili to English translation was off
Dismay prevailing in poor areas of the world but it may turn into prosperity of insurgency could be curbed and natural resources are utilized well
I speak portuguese and let just say the translation is at times weird. They either translate vaguely the sentiment of what they are saying, but adding or removing big chunks, and what I found even weider is the phrase construction some of them use. Looks like someone wrote an script in english, translated it on google, and gave it to them for reading. Maybe bc im brazilian coould be regional differences this second point, but the first one Im certain.
Unfortunately Mozambique, among other East African countries, and other parts of Africa, are kept unstable because it serves the interest of those with great financial means to profit when countries are kept socioeconomically/politically disadvantaged. What an atrocity!
As a South African I am glad we only sent limited military aid this is not our fight and if Rwanda wants to send its troops I wish them luck. I hope these people make it out of these attacks alive.
What do you mean it’s not your fight? S.African was supposed to be the big helper in Africa but you do nothing.
You even have the brains to have been the ones to discover gas In Mozambique but now $billions are going to go to France. Africans we should be ashamed of ourselves really.
We have betrayed our future so many times and still do every single day
My relative died at the hands of insurgents in that wretched country.
was wagner involved in mozambique ruby mines. killing the villages
No Wagner was paid to fight jihadist but climate was to hot then mozambique government called rwanda army for help
They support and like putin...unfortunately...
Corruption and selfishness a problem pledging African continent 🥵