US president Donald Trump’s re-election represents a pivotal moment for Africa’s fossil fuel industry, energy advocacy group African Energy Chamber (AEC) said earlier this year. The Trump administration’s swift reapproval of a $4.7-billion loan from the US Export-Import Bank for TotalEnergies’ liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambique set the tone for what could be a “transformative era” for Africa’s energy sector.
