Inventory and assessment of African coal resource, production and trade in the context of regional African development

Abstract

The African coal resources constitute a very large potential for the increased development of energy generation, steel manufacturing, metallurgy, and other uses of coal in Africa for centuries to come. The substitution of wood fuel in African households and small industries appears to be of paramount importance in many African areas, where desertification progresses rapidly around villages and towns. It is obvious that in many countries, the overall wood and charcoal consumption. The following updated inventory and assessment of African coal resources, production, and trade Attempts to inform on the most recent facts on the distribution of African coal resources, on the actual and anticipated figures of production and trade in the context of regional African Development. It is also meant to be a contribution for the policy setting and decision finding efforts of African governments, agencies, and institutions that are concerned in satisfying the energy and raw material needs of their countries.