India, March 16 -- African governments are expanding fossil fuel production to service mounting external debt.

This leads to compromising public services like health and education.

The debt-driven extraction exacerbates gender injustices and environmental degradation, with women bearing the brunt.

The report calls for a Fossil Fuel Treaty to support a just transition to renewable energy and alleviate the debt burden.

African governments are being forced to expand fossil fuel production at the expense of critical public services, including health and education, and with far-reaching consequences on food security, health and water. The governments are spending revenues earned from the fossil fuel on servicing debts, with external borrow...