“Future for African gas is bright”
AARON ROSS SENEGALESE President Macky Sall said there is growing international support for developing gas resources in Africa as part of the continent's energy transition. African leaders have bristled at pledges by Western countries to eliminate or reduce development financing in Africa for gas projects in the name of fighting climate change, even as those same countries tout gas as a "transition fuel" at home. On Wednesday, the European Parliament backed EU rules labelling investments in gas and nuclear power plants as climate-friendly. Gas is a fossil fuel that produces planet-warming emissions, but far less than coal. "We need to…