The 18th AEEP Energy Talks on 19 February 2025 (11:00-12:30 CET / 13:00-14:30 EAT) will delve into the third edition of the AEEP flagship report on European financial flows on the UN Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) to Africa. The webinar will examine current financing trends, pathways to increase financial flows towards clean and affordable energy access, and highlight the critical role of the AU-EU partnership in financing SDG7 in Africa. 

The African Union Commission (AUC) organised the Third Extra-Ordinary Specialised Technical Committee (STC) on Transport and Energy virtually on 3-5 December 2024. At the meeting African Ministers discussed and adopted pending issues and strategies on energy and transport. 42 African countries were represented with more than 140 participants, including ministers and other high-level government representatives.

On 27 November 2024 the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) hosted a discussion on “Advancing Africa’s Energy Future – AU-EU collaboration for accelerated financing”. The discussion was hosted during the 8th Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week on 25-28 November in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.