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'Do not gas Africa', activists to Heads of State ahead of summit

Delegates attend the opening session of the 33rd African Union Summit at its headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 9, 2020. [AP photo]

Civil society groups are up in arms over a proposal by the African Union's technical committee to make fossil fuels an integral part of Africa's energy transition goal.

The activists claim the committee's position has been hurriedly prepared, yet is being rushed for adoption by African Heads of State at the 36th regular session of the African Union Assembly. The session takes place in Addis Ababa in the next two days.

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