AFRICA

LNG could worsen rich-poor divide in Mozambique: think tank

A RESEARCH note from Perth-based think tank Future Directions International warned said that LNG development in Mozambique – one of the world’s poorest nations with a household electricity rate of just 8% – may divide Mozambican society even further. 

Resource curse could hit one Africa’s poorest nations hard 

Resource curse could hit one Africa’s poorest nations hard 

"If the wealth acquired from mining and natural resources is kept highly concentrated in elite circles… the development of the Mozambican LNG industry could have a divisive effect and further exacerbate...

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