MOZAMBIQUE'S government needs to quickly seize control over the Islamist insurgency in Cabo Delgado to ensure companies such as Total and ExxonMobil can continue to invest tens of billions of dollars to monetise the restive province's huge gas resources, according to country experts. While the Maputo administration can beef up security around Afungi - where multiple liquefied natural gas plants are due to be built - it appears not to have enough skilled and motivated troops to quell the insurgency right across the province.
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