African Energy Week: 10 billion dollars in deals announced in Cape Town
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Africanews
Verner Ayukegba, vice-president of the African Energy Chamber, says deals worth 10 billion dollars have already been concluded during African Energy Week in Cape Town. The projects mentioned involve Angola, Senegal and Nigeria, among others, while Extinction Rebellion activists denounced hydrocarbon ambitions, Africanews and the Associated Press report.
African Energy Week 2026 saw the announcement of energy deals worth a total of 10 billion dollars in Cape Town, South Africa. The summit brings together government representatives and players in Africa’s energy sector, Africanews reports.
Hydrocarbon development projects have prompted environmental protests. Extinction Rebellion activists demonstrated on the sidelines of the event on 13 October 2026, according to the Associated Press. Equatorial Guinea is also presenting its gas projects there, Africanews reports.
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