Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi has held talks with his counterpart in neighboring Tanzania to prepare a wider regional response to violence from Islamic State-aligned insurgents that threaten the progress of major liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in Mozambique. The presidents of Mozambique and Tanzania have agreed to resume a joint commission on defense and security, Mozambican President Nyusi said on Monday, as carried by Bloomberg . The terrorists who affiliate themselves with the notorious Islamic State have stepped up violent actions in recent weeks, with attacks getting closer to a project led by French supermajor Total located in northern Mozambique close to the border with Tanzania. Last week, Total told Bloomberg in an emailed statement that the company had “temporarily reduced its workforce on site in response to the prevailing environment,” referring to the attacks from the terrorists. The Total-led Mozambique LNG Project , for which the US$20-billion Final […]