Equatorial Guinea hosts on April 2-5 in Malabo the African Petroleum Producers Organization’s Cape VII Congress and Exhibition, set to bring together the continent’s leading energy ministers, top oil and gas executives as well as international policy leaders. In a press statement, the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) said the event will focus on policy reforms, Africa’s influence in energy geopolitics and increasing cooperation amongst African countries. The President of Equatorial Guinea, the Secretary General of OPEC and 20 African oil and gas ministers are expected to attend Africa’s most influential gathering for the energy industry. APPO CAPE VII will also set the agenda for African producers’ interactions with global producers and markets in 2019 and beyond. Earlier this year, the APPO president announced that the organization is to mobilize up to $2 billion of resources to fund critical areas of infrastructural collaboration in Africa.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 11, 2019 15:00 UTC