'It is imperative that officials at Africa Energy Week revise their message,' says 350Africa's ninteretse as AEW2022 kicks off in Cape Town, 'and prioritize sustainable, inclusive, and diversified energy plans that directly benefit Africans.'
that"the Africa Energy Week program is a systematic plan by the fossil fuel industry for the massive scaling up of oil and gas in Africa."
"So, welcome to this city," he added."Let us go change Africa, make our voices known, and sign deals." In a bid to push fossil fuels, some African climate ministers have tried to exploit Africans' wariness of Western powers—including some of their former colonizers—dictating a so-called European model of energy transition.
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