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Geopolitics and Energy Security: What Recent Moves Say about Africa’s Global Gas Role

With the European Union formalizing a ban on Russian LNG and gas imports from 2026 and 2027 respectively, Africa is uniquely positioned to leverage geopolitics to advance its energy development

The Council of the European Union (EU) and the European Parliament signed a provisional agreement in early December 2025 to formally phase out Russian gas imports. Aligned with a broader strategy to diversify imports and strengthen security of supply, the agreement stipulates a full prohibition on both LNG and pipeline…

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    • Algeria Targets Frontier, Unconventional Resources to Maximize Production
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Algeria Targets Frontier, Unconventional Resources to Maximize Production

Algiers is ramping up frontier exploration, shale gas projects and licensing activity to expand reserves and secure its position as a major European energy supplier, ALNAFT and Sonatrach officials said

Algeria is sharpening its upstream strategy around frontier zones and unconventional resources, with officials from ALNAFT and Sonatrach highlighting shale gas, offshore exploration and new licensing opportunities as key growth drivers. Speaking at African Energy Week 2025 on Thursday, Samir Bekhti, President of ALNAFT, said the regulator’s priority is “reaching…

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Invest in African Energy (IAE) London Reception Secures Afreximbank as Finance Partner

The African Export-Import Bank will support project finance opportunities in Africa’s energy sector at the Invest in African Energy reception, organized by the African Energy Chamber

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed on as a Finance Partner to the upcoming London reception organized by the African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org) on July 11, which serves as a prelude to the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy 2024 conference this November. Afreximbank acts as…

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    • African Oil & Gas and the Rest of the World: What Changed in 2023? (By NJ Ayuk)
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African Oil & Gas and the Rest of the World: What Changed in 2023? (By NJ Ayuk)

There is still a distance between Africa and the rest of the world in terms of what the continent can do to establish closer ties to energy markets in Europe and elsewhere and to expand the development of its own hydrocarbon resources

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org). It’s undeniable that the Russian invasion of Ukraine proved highly disruptive to world energy markets. This geopolitical clash led to the imposition of Western sanctions on the export of Russian oil and fuel and the imposition of a price cap on…

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    • Green Hydrogen: Shaping Africa's Sustainable Energy Future in Partnership with Europe
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Green Hydrogen: Shaping Africa's Sustainable Energy Future in Partnership with Europe

On day one of #AEW 2023, a panel discussion explored the green hydrogen landscape in Africa and Europe, forging collaboration between the two continents

As Africa and Europe jointly spearhead the global green hydrogen economy, energy dynamics are undergoing a significant transformation. The abundant renewable energy potential in Africa, coupled with Europe's ambitious production and import goals, is forging new energy pathways and redefining existing standards. In line with this, African Energy Week 2023,…

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    • The African Energy Chamber (AEC) Urges African Union (AU) and the Africa Climate Summit to Prioritize Labeling Natural Gas and Nuclear as Green Energy/Renewable
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The African Energy Chamber (AEC) Urges African Union (AU) and the Africa Climate Summit to Prioritize Labeling Natural Gas and Nuclear as Green Energy/Renewable

In line with the European Union's 2022 announcement, the African Union should similarly designate natural gas and nuclear energy as environmentally friendly, thus creating a pathway for greater investment in these essential African resources

Representing the voice of the African energy sector, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) (http://www.EnergyChamber.org) has long-been a fierce advocate for the role oil and gas plays in Africa. While climate activists have dubbed these resources as ‘dirty’, oil and gas stand to significantly advance energy security across the continent, increasing…

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    • African Energy Chamber (AEC) Successfully Launches Invest in African Energy Reception in Frankfurt as Third Stop on European Investment Tour
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African Energy Chamber (AEC) Successfully Launches Invest in African Energy Reception in Frankfurt as Third Stop on European Investment Tour

The Invest in African Energy reception in Frankfurt on Thursday successfully united German and European energy stakeholders interested in entering and advancing Africa’s emerging hydrogen, renewables and alternative energy markets

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org) united German and European energy stakeholders during the Invest in African Energy reception in Frankfurt on Thursday, representing the third stop of its ongoing European investment tour aimed at showcasing the sizable investment opportunities across the African energy value chain. As Europe seeks to navigate the energy…

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    • New Wave European Climate Litigation Aimed at Stopping African Energy Projects
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New Wave European Climate Litigation Aimed at Stopping African Energy Projects

Western Groups have targeted African energy sector and are working hard to make lawsuits against financing African oil and gas a growing and thriving industry

More than 600 million Africans lacked access to electricity before the pandemic, and it appears that this figure is growing. According to the International Energy Agency, during 2020 some gains in access were reversed, with as many as 30 million people who previously had access to electricity no longer able…

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    • Gas: The Ideal Resource Namibia and South Africa can offer Germans for Security
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Gas: The Ideal Resource Namibia and South Africa can offer Germans for Security

With German Economy Minister Robert Habeck seeking Namibia and South Africa to help Germany ensure energy security, the African Energy Chamber believes natural gas is the ideal resource that will also drive socioeconomic development and enable green hydrogen market expansion in Africa

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck has embarked on a five-day tour to Namibia and South Africa in search of hydrogen to ensure energy security in Europe’s largest economy, as the European country seeks to replace Russian gas with alternative energy resources. The trip to Namibia and South Africa follows H.E…

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    • Africa’s Energy Transition at COP27: Taking an Honest Look at Africa’s Renewables Capacity (By NJ Ayuk)
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Africa’s Energy Transition at Conference of the Parties (COP27): Taking an Honest Look at Africa’s Renewables Capacity (By NJ Ayuk)

To meet the climate targets set out in the Paris agreement Africa must radically change its energy landscape, and that means increasing our renewables capacity

By NJ Ayuk, Chairman, Executive Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org) Vilifying fossil fuels seems to come easily to many people these days. That includes UN Secretary General António Guterres, who recently associated them with war, pollution, and climate catastrophe. The only true path toward peace in the 21st century, he said, is…