Seven survivors and family members of victims of a militant attack in Mozambique filed a complaint against TotalEnergies for “involuntary manslaughter and failure to provide assistance to a person in danger”, RFI reports.
The French oil company, which at the time was in charge of a large-scale gas project in the area, is accused of negligence and of failing to secure the safety of its subcontractors during the attack on Palma in March 2021, which was carried out under the banner of the Islamic State.
White contractors were prioritised for evacuation ahead of black locals during a rescue operation following the attack by insurgents, according to Amnesty International.
In a report compiled from interviews with 11 black survivors, Amnesty said that even dogs were pulled to safety before black people by a helicopter that airlifted civilians from a hotel where they had sought refuge.
Source:AllAfricanews
