TotalEnergies accused of complicity in Mozambique rights abuses

A sign with the logo of French oil and gas company TotalEnergies at a petrol station in Bouguenais near Nantes, France, November 14, 2022.

Photo credit: Reuters

A European human rights nonprofit on Tuesday accused TotalEnergies of complicity in war crimes, torture and enforced disappearances allegedly carried out by government soldiers in Mozambique, filing a criminal complaint with the French anti-terrorism prosecutor.

The French oil major, along with its project partners, recently lifted force majeure on their $20 billion Mozambique LNG project four years after a deadly Islamist militant attack brought construction to a halt.