Can Africa grow without fossil fuels?

Global investors are returning to China’s stock markets after a widespread sell-off earlier this year, and Opec and its allies on Thursday agreed to accelerate oil production in July and August. Plus, the FT’s David Pilling explains whether African countries can move away from fossil fuels and toward greener economies. Subscribe to the FT News Briefing on Apple Podcasts or SpotifyMentioned in this podcast:Investors return to Chinese stocks after Covid and geopolitics triggered sharp sell-offOpec agrees to accelerate oil production following US pressureCan Africa grow without fossil fuels?The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.