Isiphakamiso se-EU sokulebula igesi yemvelo ngokuthi amandla 'aluhlaza' sihle e-Afrika

Isicelo se-Afrika soshintsho lwamandla olunobulungiswa futhi olubandakanya wonke luphendulwe ngesiphakamiso esiyingqopha-mlando se-European Union sokubiza igesi yemvelo njengomthombo wamandla 'oluhlaza'. Ngokomlando, i-Afrika ibilokhu ilwela intuthuko esimeme ngoba siyazi, mathupha, imithelela ebhubhisayo engaba nayo ngisho noshintsho oluncane lwesimo sezulu ezwenikazi kanye nakubantu balo. Kodwa ukuze ithuthuke ngendlela eqhubekayo, i-Afrika kumele iqale izimboni ngokwayo. Kumele ibe namathuba afanayo ne-Europe namanye amazwe asentshonalanga. Iphuzu lokuthi igesi yemvelo isebenza njengomthombo wamandla wesikhashana yilelo eliye lakhuthazwa amazwe ase-Afrika isikhathi eside ngakho-ke, i-African Energy Chamber incoma isiphakamiso se-EU njengentuthuko eyingqophamlando evumela umbono omuhle wenguquko yamandla ehlanganisiwe.

Sekuthathe inselele ekutholakaleni kukagesi ukuletha imigomo engakhuphula ukuphakelwa kukagesi e-Afrika. Ingcindezi yamanje evela eNtshonalanga yokuthi ijwayelane nezinhlelo zamandla ahlanzekile kuze kube manje ibikhethekile ekuboneni ukuthi uguquko lungase luhluke ngendlela nangesikhathi ukusuka kwesinye isifunda ukuya kwesinye. Ngokukhawulela ukutshalwa kwezimali emithonjeni yamandla, njengegesi, i-Afrika ibe sethubeni lokusala ngemuva ngesikhathi soguquko lwamandla, okuyinto ephambene futhi ehlehlayo.

“Sibe nokungaboni ngaso linye kwethu nabangane bethu base-Europe, nokho-ke, bekulokhu kunezingxoxo ezakhayo, ezingemuva nezigcawu nabakhi benqubomgomo base-Europe. Balalela, basebenza, basivumela ukuba sikhulume nge-LNG yase-Afrika enekhabhoni ephansi futhi lezi zingxoxo bezibaluleke kakhulu ekusenzeni sibone iso ngegesi, mkhulu umsebenzi okufanele wenziwe ukuze lokhu kwenzeke. ” kusho uNJ Ayuk, uSihlalo oMkhulu we- I-African Energy Chamber, owengeze ngokuthi, “Ukudunyazwa kwamadimoni embonini yegesi yase-Afrika kumele kume, futhi ukutshalwa kwezimali kumele kungene kulo mkhakha. Nakuba sisaqhubeka nalokhu kuxoxisana, kubalulekile ukuthi imboni kawoyela negesi igxile ekutshaleni imali kwayo ekuqhubekeni nokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni phakathi kochungechunge lwenani legesi. Intuthuko esimeme kanye nokwenza umlando wobumpofu bamandla kuzodinga ukuthi i-Afrika yandise igesi ngaphakathi kwengxube yayo yamandla, okuzosinika ithuba lokulwa ukuze sinciphise umthamo wekhabhoni yezwekazi, ngisho noma sisengaphansi kwama-4% ezinto ezikhishwa umhlaba wonke.”

Africa ibhekene nezinselele eziyingqayizivele futhi kufanele ivunyelwe ukuhlela uguquko lwamandla ayo ngokwezidingo zayo. Isiphakamiso sokulebula igesi yemvelo ngokuthi amandla 'aluhlaza' yindlela ukuguqulwa kwamandla okubukeka ngayo, futhi manje, sidinga ukukusekela ngezimali. Ukusizakala kulokhu, iNgqungquthela Yamandla Aluhlaza Yase-Afrika, ezoba ngeVeki Lamandla Amandla Ase-Afrika kulo nyaka, izocacisa ngokusobala imizamo nezikhundla ngaphambi kwe-COP27 yalo nyaka.

Manje, ekuqaleni konyaka omusha, iYurophu kanye Africa bangasebenzisana futhi babambisane futhi baqhubekele phambili ngokwethembeka bebheke ekusaseni eliqhakazile. Lawa mazwekazi amabili angabeka eceleni ukungezwani kwawo futhi alwele ukufinyelela entuthukweni esimeme ngokubambisana, evula indlela entsha yemboni yezamandla e-Afrika, esebenzela umhlaba wonke kanye nabo bonke abantu bakhona kunalabo abambalwa abanelungelo. Uma iningi lamalungu e-EU lingasisekela lesi siphakamiso, kuzoba ngumthetho kusukela ngo-2023, i-African Energy Chamber enethemba lokuthi izokuma ukusiza i-US ukuthi ibone igesi yemvelo njengophethiloli ohlanzekile, okuyinto ngeshwa engenzi ngaphansi kwezinhlelo zamanje zamandla ahlanzekile ze-Biden Administration.