Natural Gas Key to Africa’s Energy Security, Says AfDB’s Adesina

  • Continent needs to increase electricity supply to population
  • Development bank is lender of almost $5 billion to Eskom
Akinwumi AdesinaPhotographer: Christopher Goodney/ Bloomberg
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Natural gas remains key to Africa’s energy security and economic prosperity, even as political pressure grows to speed up the transition away from fossil fuels, according to the continent’s biggest development bank.