$400 billion of new investments in natural gas extraction is estimated to be on the horizon for Africa, according to a new report from Energy Monitor. $233 billion is expected to be invested in new gas fields while only $56 billion is planned for gas-fired power plants, heavily implying that this additional gas output is primarily for the sake of exporting into foreign markets, where local populations may see next to none of the benefits. Africa has more than 600 million people lacking access to electricity and 930 million lacking access to clean cooking fuels, but most governments remain keen to extract gas to bring in export revenue, with who knows how much syphoned off to private individuals, something which…