Senegal is becoming a source of natural gas for Europe, but what’s in it for the Senegalese?

Since the start of the Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many European countries have been trying to find ways to reduce their dependency on Russian energy. One place they’re starting to look is West Africa, where Senegal and Mauritania are capitalizing on recent discoveries of natural gas. But many locals are wondering how much they will benefit from their own country’s resources. The World’s Tibisay Zea (reports from St.-Louis in Senegal.

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