AFRICAN UNLADED PETROL
February 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALL
The UN Environment Programme says that within five years most African countries will be close to phasing out leaded petrol. Egypt, Libya, Mauritius and Sudan - are already lead-free, to be joined this year by Morocco, Reunion and Tunisia. A further 22 including Eritrea, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Togo and Uganda have, or are drawing up, action plans to phase out leaded by 2005-2006.
The UN Environment Programme says that within five years most African countries will be close to phasing out leaded petrol. Egypt, Libya, Mauritius and Sudan - are already lead-free, to be joined this year by Morocco, Reunion and Tunisia. A further 22 including Eritrea, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Togo and Uganda have, or are drawing up, action plans to phase out leaded by 2005-2006.
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