GNPC chief addresses challenge with Africa’s energy strategy; calls for greater synergy
The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) CEO has called for concerted action by African states for the development of an African strategy to meet the continent’s energy needs. Opoku-Ahweneeh Danquah, who is attending the 2023 Africa Development Conference (ADC) at Harvard University, USA, explained that rather than the absence of policies, the major factor mitigating a common energy strategy in Africa is the lack of political will to implement a coordinated continent-wide framework. “Indeed, an assessment of Africa’s situation will reveal that there currently exists a policy overkill, with each country holding diverse positions on how to advance the continent’s...