Europe Looks to Botswana to Meet Need for Coal
Earlier this week, Botswana president Mokgweetsi Masisi revealed that the country was overwhelmed with orders for coal supplies from Europe, estimating that the demand from countries in the West could surpass a million tons in a year. This comes as the war in Ukraine forces more countries in Europe to search for other ways to meet their demand for fuel. Prior to Ukraine’s invasion by Russia in February, Europe relied on Russia to meet its fuel needs. The invasion has spurred investments into Africa and opened the floodgates for energy resources sourced from this continent. In an interview at the…