The Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique (CTA) fears a reduction in income from the tourism sector as the French authorities warn their citizens not to travel to the country's northernmost province because of terrorism.

According to the president of the tourism department at the CTA, Muhammad Abdullah, the information given by the French Embassy in Mozambique is very negative for the national tourism sector. "I'd say it's an achilles heel in what was the great growth that was taking place in our sector, from the moment that a country like France gives this kind of indication and, taking into account the projects that companies from that country have to develop in that hub of the country, it's worrying," he said, quoted by CTA. RFI.

The fears of the tourism sector in the CTA go in the same direction as the business community in Cabo Delgado, which recently suggested withdrawing French investment in natural gas projects in the Rovuma basin, claiming that the discovery of natural gas has created instability in the north of the country.

French oil company TotalEnergies is leading the Mozambique LNG project, located on the Afungi peninsula, in the Palma district, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, and is one of the largest investments in Africa, with an estimated value of 20 billion dollars.