PREVIEWThe rebel group, which stepped up attacks in the northern part of the country last year, infiltrated several neighborhoods in Mocimboa da Praia, with the help of local accomplices, he said. The soldiers ran away.”The Mocimboa da Praia port has been a logistics link for Total’s $23 billion natural-gas project, located 37 miles north. It is on the Afungi Peninsula and depends on the Mocimboa da Praia port for the import of some building supplies and heavy equipment. Apart from Total, Italy’s Eni SpA is leading a consortium building a separate $8 billion offshore project called Coral South. That is the worst-case scenario.”It’s the third time in the past 12 months that ISIS fighters have seized Mocimboa da Praia, with the army taking it back after intense fighting.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 20, 2020 17:34 UTC