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Europe is looking for new gas producers. The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine has made Europe, and Germany in particular, very dependent on Russian gas clear. One possible solution is to increase gas imports from Africa. Today, around a fifth of the gas used in Europe comes from Africa. Africa is considered a "sleeping gas giant" worldwide. The continent's total gas reserves are almost as large as those of the Americas. Between 2010 and 2020, 40 percent of the world's gas reserves were discovered in Africa. Mozambique in southern Africa is expected to become the third largest African exporter of liquefied natural gas, and Senegal in West Africa is also considered a major future gas supplier. What does this development mean for the people of Mozambique and Senegal? Will they actually benefit from gas exports, as hoped? Can the use of gas reserves create new jobs and help reduce migration from Senegal to Europe? So far, the gas sector in Mozambique has led to conflict rather than prosperity. Is a turnaround in sight? Or is African gas coming too late to be relevant for Europe's climate neutrality goals? ► Subscribe to our YouTube channel and activate the bell so you don't miss a video: https://goo.gl/Fy28as ► NZZ Format: Documentaries from the Neue Zürcher Zeitung: every Thursday at 11 p.m. on SRF1. ► NZZ Erklärt: Explanatory videos from the Neue Zürcher Zeitung: / @nzz_erklaert