The continent's resources are at the heart of a debate about balancing growth with slowing warming.
Africa's natural resources are at the heart of a heated debate about how to balance economic growth and tackle global warming.
But climate campaigners and delegates from low-lying islands have said this will lock Africa into using fossil fuels for many years and make the crucial goal of slowing the global temperature rise more difficult. "The deals that are being negotiated are generally with companies from the global north," he told the BBC.
The world has already warmed by 1.1C and climate change impacts - many of which are being felt in Africa - are accelerating and becoming more frequent. "First we need to make electricity accessible for 90-100% of our people, then we can think of energy efficiency, green energy and making the transition to renewables."Senegal President and African Union head Macky Sall said that while the continent wanted to curb emissions, it also needed to support its population
Sixteen African countries have significant gas reserves, with four of them - Algeria, Angola, Nigeria and Mozambique - holding 60% of the total.
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