African Presidents highlight importance of hydrocarbons as well as renewables for continent

Addressing the Africa Energy Week conference in Cape Town on Tuesday, by means of a pre-recorded video message, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni expressed pleasure that African countries were now working together on energy. African energy producers had to take advantage of African markets. “Energy is a necessity for the development of any society,” he pointed out. As Africa was the least developed continent it needed energy more than any other continent. And, so far, Africa had been the most responsible continent regarding carbon emissions. The continent should be applauded for this, he suggested.