The paradox of Africa's plentiful supply of energy reserves and the day-to-day struggle of people living without a reliable electricity supply or access to fuel is highlighted by Nigeria's oil industry.
Part of the problem is that although 12% of the world's oil is drilled in Africa, less than a third of that is refined in Africa, making processed products much more expensive.
Things are made worse by the fact that, in Nigeria, the few refineries there are, do not run at full capacity - as our reporter Abdullahi Kaura Abubakar found out on a visit a refinery in Warri, in the Niger Delta.
Even if more reserves of fossil fuels are found, they will run out one day. Given this and the amount of pollution that they cause, how much should we be relying on them for our energy needs?
Dr Shukri Ghanem is the head of Libya's state-owned National Oil Company, and was formerly head of the Research Division at OPEC's secretariat in Vienna.
Rana Jawad asked him what part oil should play in the future energy policy of Africa?
Africa Energy Week: Monday - Fossil fuels, Tuesday - Solar energy, Wednesday - Hydro & wind power, Thursday - Biofuels, Friday - Nuclear power
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