Oil in the veins of sub-Saharan Africa

Soaring world oil prices strike hard on everyday life in countries of Sub-Saharan Africa and further hamper the well-needed economic growth that could be a way out of poverty and underdevelopment. Nowhere else in the world does oil have a more dominant role as a commercial energy form. In order to promote economic growth, oil seems to be the most useful means for energy supply as of today.

Published in: New Routes, 2010, Issue 2, Pages 23-24
Available from: Global Energy Systems