Électrification rurale en Afrique de l’Ouest : Guy Marius Sagna dénonce un déficit de gouvernance et appelle à une "révolution souverainiste énergétique’’
During a meeting of the ECOWAS Parliament dedicated to renewable energy and rural electrification, held in Dakar under the theme "Harnessing renewable energy for rural electrification and strengthening rural economies in the ECOWAS region: the role of the ECOWAS Parliament", Senegalese MP Guy Marius Sagna made a stark assessment of the energy situation in West Africa, while also pointing to governance failures and a lack of transparency within regional institutions.
According to the parliamentarian, more than 600 million Africans are without electricity, while 60% of the world's solar potential is in Africa.
In West Africa, between 220 and 230 million people are estimated to still lack access to electricity, while nearly 88% of rural areas remain unelectrified.
According to the MP, this reality is explained by "the lack of strong political will expressed for energy sovereignty, which is one aspect of the necessary sovereignist revolution."
Guy Marius Sagna also denounced the embezzlement of public funds in member countries of West Africa and ECOWAS.
According to him, resources intended for essential infrastructure have often been diverted to the detriment of the people. "Diverting and stealing public funds means depriving people of electricity, health facilities, schools, and paved roads," he declared.
The MP was particularly critical of the institutional functioning of ECOWAS, stating that the Community Parliament had never received the annual audit reports of the organization's institutions and agencies since its creation twenty-five years ago.
According to him, this situation is a major factor in the impoverishment of the countries in the sub-region.
To support his plea for a profound energy transformation, Guy Marius Sagna quoted African intellectuals, including the Senegalese Egyptologist Cheikh Anta Diop ("In the beginning was energy. Everything else stems from it") and the Burkinabe historian Joseph Ki-Zerbo ("He who sleeps on another's mat sleeps on the ground"), believing that Africa has slept too long on the mats of others.
"Another West Africa is needed. Another West Africa is possible. Sovereign, democratic, just, transparent and prosperous," the parliamentarian concluded.
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