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The Africa–EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) will host the 22nd AEEP Energy Talks on 26 February 2026 (11:00–12:45 CET | 13:00–14:45 EAT) under the theme “Financing SDG7 in Africa: Africa–Europe collaboration in a changing geopolitical environment.”
The online session will examine how Africa–Europe cooperation can accelerate progress toward SDG7 in a shifting global financing landscape and will launch the latest AEEP report on European financial flows to SDG7 in Africa. Registration is now open.
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?.
The first African Energy Efficiency Conference in Addis Ababa held from 8-11 November 2025 was a landmark moment for Africa’s clean energy future. Within this context, the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) played an active role by supporting AUDA-NEPAD‘s session on the Africa Ten-Year Infrastructure Investment Plan (TYIIP) for Cross-Border Interconnectivity.
The Joint declaration of the 7th African Union - European Union summit 2025 confirmed both continents commitment to continue the strategic cooperation in the energy sector through the Africa-EU Green Energy Initiative, with the aim to provide at least 100 million people in Africa with access to clean electricity by 2030.
The recently concluded 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30) was held in the Brazilian city of Belém from November 10th-21st and was dubbed the ‘COP of Implementation.’ As the sun set in Belém following two weeks of climate-energy dialogue, urgency was translated to unity, and unity led action with the global community coming together. Here we look at some of the key outcomes from COP30.