Why Tanzania’s Oil And Gas Boom Isn’t Taking Off

Mozambique’s failure to provide sufficient security to the operators of Mozambique and Rovuma LNG has triggered ample speculation in oil and gas market lobbies as potential investors assess the risks of East Africa degenerating into long-standing conflict. Although Maputo has suffered a lot more than any other adjacent country and still struggles to control the province of Cabo Delgado, the revival of Christina-Muslim tensions in Mozambique’s most oil-prolific territories also bodes well for Tanzania just across the border. To be fair,…