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A Mozambican port has received its first ship in three years after activities there were stopped over jihadist attacks.
The cargo vessel carrying fuel, vehicles and other equipment docked at the Port of Mocimboa da Praia in the northern Cabo Delgado province, which has been wracked by jihadist violence for years.
The cargo belongs to companies supporting multinationals who have been exploiting natural gas in the area.
During a ceremony to reopen the port, Cabo Delgado’s governor Valige Tuabo said that the resumption of operations was a result of the restoration of security and the confidence of the partners to continue to invest and develop the region.
The general director of French energy giant TotalEnergies, Maxime Rabilloud, who was also present at the event, reaffirmed that his company would continue to support the government and the private sector in the rebuilding of the province.
TotalEnergies last year suspended operations at a site exploring a major gas field in the province after Islamist militants attacked a nearby town.
Its $20bn (£16.6bn) gas liquification plant in Mozambique is the largest foreign investment in Africa.
Since last year, troops from the southern Africa region and Rwanda have been helping local forces battle the jihadist insurgency in Cabo Delgado.