By Chioma Obinagwam
Renowned journalist, David Hundeyin, has reacted to the reapproval of the once halted loan for an LNG Project to Mozambique.
He alleged that the delay in the financing of the project negates the principle of the Islamic States militants/ terrorists, ISIS.
Confiance News gathered from his official X handle on Friday.
He said: “I keep saying we will learn geopolitics by force, and here is a great example:
During Trump’s first tenure, the US EXIM Bank agreed to finance a gas project in Mozambique which would increase the country’s access to energy, export revenues, and boost regional electricity generation, which means more wealth for southern Africa. Of course it wasn’t from the goodness of Trump’s heart – it was just a good business deal.
“As soon as Biden came in (when the deal had already been agreed and it was too late to cancel it), the disbursement was interrupted because “Islamic State militants” suddenly took an interest in the gas-rich area of Mozambique called Cabo Delgado, which is thousands of kilometres away from anywhere that should concern ISIS. Thus the project was stopped. Because apparently “ISIS” doesn’t like energy development in Africa. Their problem wasn’t building an Islamic theocracy – it was attacking energy infrastructure meant to lift a nation out of poverty.
“Islamic State.”
Now Trump is back and the project financing has come back online, while the “Islamic State militants” have suddenly lost interest in Mozambique. The country is suddenly peaceful and conducive to investment again. This definitely has nothing to do with the fact that the funding infrastructure that supports terrorism in Africa is being devastated by Trump’s war on his Democrat enemies (USAID etc).
We are witnessing learning geopolitics in real time.”
Reactions
Hundeyin’s post caused a stir, as most X users drove to his comments section to express their remarks.
According to an X user known as African Realist, he said, “Same way girls got kidnapped by terrorists in 2014 when Nigeria was one of the fastest growing economies in the world alongside Qatar and China.
Thousands of girls have been kidnapped since then and not a single sound from the same people who amplified the kidnapping of 2014.
We will all learn geopolitics by force. Nigerians and Africans at large go get sense by force.”
Sherpa added, “Honestly, Our failure to recognize these manipulations keeps us in a cycle of dependency.
Until Africa controls its own financing, security, and narratives, we will remain pawns in global power plays.”
Last Minute Media, argues that corruption and bad leadership is the major challenge to Africa’s development. He said: “Controlling our corrupt and selfish leaders should be the most important foundation towards achieving anything. More than 80% of leaders in Africa are corrupt beyond imagination. Let’s fix that.
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