U.S. embassy warns Americans to leave northeastern Mozambique due to imminent attacks

(AfricaNews/Reuters, Maputo, 12 June 2018) The U.S. embassy in Mozambique said Americans should consider leaving a northeastern district close to a major gas field as imminent attacks are likely after suspected Islamist militants beheaded 10 people and killed seven others since May. Anadarko Petroleum is seeking to raise a record $14-15 billion from banks and export credit agencies for its huge liquefied natural gas (LNG) project there, sources close to the matter said in May. The company declined to comment on reports it had suspended work on its massive LNG project in the war-scarred southeastern African country. Environmental NGOs and Mozambicans have raised serious concerns about multiple negative impacts of this project. French bank Societe Generale, the financial adviser on the $20 billion Mozambique LNG project, has already received interest for a combined $12 billion in cover and direct lending from export credit agencies (ECAs) in China, South Africa, Italy and Japan.