Senegal's Oil Boom Sparks Climate Change Fears

Senegal's growing oil sector received a 25-million-euro boost from the World Bank on Wednesday to help it negotiate complex oil and gas contracts. But the oil boom has sparked concerns the country may not keep its commitment to the Paris climate deal.

Producers say Dakar could be sitting on upwards of one billion barrels of petrol with production slated to begin in 2021.

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