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Exploration, Exploitation, and Value Addition of Energy Materials for Sustainable Energy Usage and Economic Development in Africa: A Review

Ihom, AP and Odeh, E U

Abstract

This paper; ‘’Exploration, Exploitation, and Value Addition of Energy Materials for Sustainable Energy Usage and Economic Development in Africa’’ has carried out a thorough review of the topic. The topic examined various areas like energy materials, solid minerals exploration for energy materials, solid mineral deposit in Nigeria, current energy materials exploitation in underdeveloped Africa, future trend, sustainable energy usage, energy materials role in economic development and many others. From the plethora of literatures reviewed the results showed that Nigeria, DRC Congo, Namibia, and many underdeveloped countries of the world are rich in energy materials, but unfortunately this does not transcend to sustainable usage and economic development. DRC Congo the richest country on earth in terms of natural resources is one of the poorest country in the world. The paper have noted that in most part of the underdeveloped countries where insecurity, terrorism, banditry, and militia activities are prevailing, it has been linked to who controls energy materials in the area. Insecurity has been linked to one of the reasons for the inability of countries to explore, exploit, energy materials for sustainable and economic development in Africa. Energy materials have been identified as having the ability to bring about economic development and to slow economic development. The paper has identify the need for sustainable use of energy materials to preserve the energy materials for future generation, and also reduce environmental impact to prevent global warming and climate change. The paper has emphasized that without Nigeria and other underdeveloped countries in Africa adopting value addition it will be very difficult for them to maximally benefit from their energy materials resources. Finally, the paper has stress unequivocally that value addition of energy materials leads to job creations, reduction in unemployment, and increased st

Keywords

Exploration; Exploitation; Energy Materials; Value Addition; Economic

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