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African Energy Chamber
Source: African Energy Chamber |

African lives matter, too; Energy Policy decisions should consider their needs (By NJ Ayuk)

Too often, the discussion about climate change — and the call to leave fossil fuels in the ground— is largely a western narrative

By NJ Ayuk As African oil and gas countries struggle with Covid-19’s devastating impact on demand, two international groups seem to be celebrating it. Earlier this month, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) described the low oil prices caused by the pandemic as…

African Energy Chamber
Source: African Energy Chamber |

African Oil Producer Urges Nigeria and African Countries to Take a Position on Energy and Economic Diversification

Economic crises in African oil producing countries this year will be so severe they could reach double digit economic recessions

If there is one thing that the current COVID-19 and oil prices crises have demonstrated, it is that African oil-producing nations are still not economically diverse. Despite repeated actions taken by governments over the past decade to diversify their economies, especially following the 2014-2016 African recessions, not enough has been…