Africa Oil Week has wrapped up in South Africa, where the five-day energy conference was hosted by Cape Town. This year, 17 government ministers attended, the event organizers said in a closing statement; they included ministers from Nigeria, Mali, The Gambia, Namibia and Sudan. Additionally, during the course of the…
When he was in Cape Town last week, United States Secretary of Energy Rick Perry focused on Africa Oil Week and the role he sees for fossil fuels in supporting Africa’s fast-growing cities and economies. On Thursday, though, he raised a few eyebrows when he connected the dots between powering…
Africa Oil Week begins Monday in Cape Town, with energy ministers and senior officials from a host of African nations participating. Joining them is United States Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, who traveled this weekend to South Africa and will deliver an address Tuesday on global energy policy and security….