Senegal, like the Democratic Republic of Congo, has discovered oil and gas reserves, raising hopes of future riches and industrialisation.
SAINT-LOUIS, SENEGAL - The new offshore gas terminal appears through the morning mist cloaking the Atlantic Ocean near Saint Louis, where Senegal meets Mauritania.
Senegalese President Macky Sall says it would be "an injustice" and he has launched a diplomatic counter-offensive to justify extracting the resources, starting next year. Greenpeace Africa's ocean campaign manager Aliou Ba stressed that exploiting fossil fuel deposits will further "exacerbate" the climate crisis, with efforts to limit the temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius looking increasingly forlorn.
But the government of the vast, rainforest-covered DRC is standing by its right to exploit petrol and gas, despite criticism from environmental groups warning against the release of huge quantities of carbon. DRC senior climate negotiator Tosi Mpanu Mpanu sees a positive outcome. "Paradoxically, it's the oil money that is seen as dirty which will allow us to have sufficient means to take back our environmental sovereignty and reduce emissions caused by deforestation," he said.Senegal's oil and gas discoveries account for only 0.07 percent and 0.5 respectively of world reserves.
She underlined the legal framework needed to bring thousands of Senegalese jobs into the sector, and the setting up of the National Institute of Oil and Gas to turn out a highly qualified workforce.As the launch of gas production draws closer, the authorities are stepping up their control over the offshore platform.
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