/ 4 November 2022

COP27: Scramble for Africa’s gas – and some countries on the continent keen to comply

Nigeria
Reducing imports: Nigeria’s Kaduna Refinery is expected to resume operations by 2023. Photo: Andrew Holt/Getty Images

Contrary to the push for clean energy, several African countries want to develop gas fields for local use and export. And, with Russia’s war in Ukraine, Europeans are ready to compromise

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