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“Energy is everywhere in different forms and it is needed by everyone and yet it is not always available for everybody. If you have it, you must protect it. If you do not have it, you must get it at any cost. Which other resource is that important?” The authors.

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  1. Physics and Material Science, Maseno University, Maseno, Kenya

    Herick Othieno

  2. Department of Spatial Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia

    Joseph Awange

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Othieno, H., Awange, J. (2016). Global Energy Perspective. In: Energy Resources in Africa. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25187-5_1

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