The 5th Africa–EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) Forum will take place on 10 November 2026 in Vienna, Austria, as an official side event of ENLIT Europe 2026. Under the theme “From Political Commitment to Delivery: Translating Africa–Europe Energy Partnerships into Action,” the Forum will bring together African and European energy stakeholders to explore investment opportunities, priority infrastructure and practical steps to advance AfSEM, the CMP and the African Energy Efficiency Strategy and Action Plan (AfEES). Registration for both the AEEP Forum and ENLIT Europe is required to attend.

The 5th Ordinary Session of the AU Specialised Technical Committee on Transport and Energy (STC-T&E) marked an important milestone in advancing Africa’s continental energy agenda. Convening ministers and senior technical experts in Johannesburg, South Africa from 27–30 April 2026, the session delivered key outcomes including approval of the African Energy Transition Strategy and Action Plan (ETSAP), progress on the African Single Electricity Market (AfSEM), and endorsement of continental frameworks on energy transition and security.

The Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) Secretariat and European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) co-organised a session on “How Europe’s Energy Security is intertwined with Africa’s Green Industrialisation” on Thursday 11 June 2026 at the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW 2026) in Brussels. As the flagship event for European energy policy, EUSEW offered a critical platform to investigate the narrative of interlinked fates between Africa and Europe.

AEEP enters 2026 on a reflective note, where we look back at the developments, milestones, and the challenges of 2025 through the lens of our Steering Group (SG) members. In conversations with Philipp Knill, Deputy Director General Africa at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and General. Mohamed Ossama Eissa, Head of Central Administration for International Cooperation & Agreements with the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, the AEEP delves into questions of what are the key achievements?, what are the challenges that remain?, and what’s the way forward?.