Mapping Africa’s energy wealth and 560 million who remain without power

Africa holds billions of barrels of oil, trillions of cubic metres of gas and produces most of the world’s cobalt and manganese for electric car batteries. This week, energy ministers, investors and oil executives are meeting in Cape Town for African Energy Week, which runs until October 16. The conference focuses on investment in oil and gas, energy finance and ending energy poverty. In this visual explainer, Al Jazeera maps where Africa’s oil, gas and critical minerals are found, how its electricity is generated and who still goes without it. Africa holds about 125 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves, representing 7.2 percent of the global total.