French energy giant TotalEnergies officially relaunched Thursday a massive gas project in northern Mozambique after a five-year pause imposed following a jihadist attack that claimed hundreds of lives. Reportedly the largest private investment in Africa's energy infrastructure, the Mozambique LNG project is expected to generate thousands of jobs and help make the country one of the world's biggest LNG exporters. TotalEnergies chief executive Patrick Pouyanne announced the restart of the work at a ceremony attended by President Daniel Chapo. "I am delighted to announce the full restart of the Mozambique LNG project... There are already more than 4,000 workers on site and 80 percent are Mozambican nationals, said Pouyanne, whose company owns a 26.5-percent stake in Mozambique LNG.