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    • Sharif Salim Al-Olama, Undersecretary for Energy and Petroleum Affairs at the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) Undersecretary for Energy and Petroleum Affairs Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025

The UAE has recently emerged as Africa’s largest investor, with investments from Emirati companies totaling $110 billion between 2019 and 2023

Sharif Salim Al-Olama, Undersecretary for Energy and Petroleum Affairs at the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has joined African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies to discuss collaborative opportunities in oil and gas. Taking place on September 29 to October 3 in Cape…

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    • United Arab Emirates (UAE) Drives Strategic Push into Africa’s Oil & Gas Industry
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) Drives Strategic Push into Africa’s Oil & Gas Industry

The UAE’s recent investments in Mozambique and Egypt highlight its expanding role in Africa’s energy sector, positioning it as the continent’s largest investor and a key partner in driving future growth

The UAE’s investment footprint in Africa’s oil and gas sector has expanded with its recent entry into Mozambique’s Rovuma Basin. XRG, the international energy investment arm of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, made headlines last month by entering Mozambique’s lucrative gas market, underscoring the UAE's expanding influence in Africa's energy…

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    • The Developed World’s Broken Promises: How Can Africa Finance the Energy Transition?
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The Developed World’s Broken Promises: How Can Africa Finance the Energy Transition? (By NJ Ayuk)

The Copenhagen Accord wasn’t a binding promise, but it did set up a durable framework for future talks

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org) From an African perspective, one of the most important things to come out of COP15, the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, was the formal recognition of the fact that lower-income countries were not in a position to bear…

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Sultan Al Jaber is the Right Leader for United Nations Climate Conference (COP28) (By NJ Ayuk)

Al Jaber is more than an oil company leader, he’s also the chairman of the rapidly growing global renewable energy company, Masdar

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Director, African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org) The backlash in recent days about the selection of Sultan Al Jaber, chief executive of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), to serve as president of the next United Nations Climate Conference (COP28) has been quite… dramatic. The decision to have…

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Mitigating Perceived Risk in African Energy Investment

Panelists at the African Energy Chamber’s Invest in African Energy event in Dubai on Thursday discussed how to improve Africa’s image to reduce investor perception of risk and attract overseas investment

A high-level panel comprising African public and private sector energy leaders discussed strategies for mitigating project development risk during the African Energy Chamber’s (http://www.EnergyChamber.org) Invest in African Energy reception in Dubai on Thursday, which aimed to connect international financiers with African energy projects. Africa is widely recognized as an attractive investment…

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Africa’s Upstream Opportunities Unpacked at Invest in African Energy Reception in Dubai

With Africa home to sizable oil and gas reserves and yet some of the least explored basins globally, the Invest in African Energy reception in Dubai on Thursday addressed how African governments can attract greater exploration capital

As part of the African Energy Chamber’s (http://www.EnergyChamber.org) Invest in African Energy reception in Dubai on Thursday – representing the fourth stop on the Chamber’s global investment tour – a panel discussion was held to unpack the latest developments, trends and opportunities within Africa’s shifting exploration and production (E&P) landscape. Under…

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    • S&P Global Vice President (VP) for Upstream Consulting to Present at Invest in African Energy Event in Dubai
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S&P Global Vice President (VP) for Upstream Consulting to Present at Invest in African Energy Event in Dubai

The Vice President for Upstream Consulting at S&P Global, Matthew Rawlings, will give a presentation during the Dubai leg of the African Energy Chamber’s Invest in African Energy roadshow

Matthew Rawlings, Vice President for Upstream Consulting at private banking and intelligence company, S&P Global, will participate as a speaker and give a presentation during the Dubai leg of energy advocacy group, the African Energy Chamber’s (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org), Invest in African Energy roadshow. With S&P Global serving to provide essential…

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Ghana’s Petroleum Commission Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to Speak at Invest in African Energy Dubai Reception

At the Invest in African Energy Dubai reception, Egbert Faibille, the CEO of the Petroleum Commission of Ghana, will deliver a presentation on Ghana's Energy Sector with the aim of enticing prospective investors to the region

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org), the voice of Africa’s energy sector, is pleased to announce that Egbert Faibille, CEO of the Petroleum Commission of Ghana, will speak at the Invest in African Energy Reception in Dubai on March 30, an event hosted with the aim of providing investors from…

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    • Ghana’s Minister of Energy to Showcase Opportunities for United Arab Emirates (UAE) Firms at Invest in African Energy Dubai Event
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Ghana’s Minister of Energy to Showcase Opportunities for United Arab Emirates (UAE) Firms at Invest in African Energy Dubai Event

Hon. Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of Energy of Ghana, has confirmed his participation at the Invest in African Energy event in Dubai where the minister will showcase investment and partnership opportunities for UAE firms across the West African country’s energy sector

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org) – the voice of the African energy sector – is proud to announce that Hon. Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of Energy, Ghana, will participate at the Invest in African Energy event scheduled for 30 March at the Ritz-Carlton in Dubai. Aimed at unlocking next-generation…

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United Arab Emirates (UAE)-Africa Partnerships to be Solidified at Invest in African Energy Dubai Edition

The Dubai leg of the Invest in African Energy roadshow offers UAE investors the chance to connect with African opportunities, while African executives the chance to connect to international financial markets with Dubai as a trade center

The next leg of the African Energy Chamber’s (http://www.EnergyChamber.org) Invest in African Energy roadshow is drawing near, bringing with it new opportunities for UAE investors and project developers to tap into emerging energy markets in Africa. Taking place on March 30 at the Ritz-Carlton, International Financial Center in Dubai – a…