Egypt to Host African Petroleum Producers Meeting in June

Egypt will host a high-level ministerial meeting of the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) in June as African countries intensify efforts to strengthen regional energy cooperation and financing.

The proposal was announced by Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Karim Badawi, during talks with APPO Secretary General Farid Ghazali and senior African oil and gas officials.

According to a statement from Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, the meeting is expected to take place in Alamein alongside the African Union’s Mid-Year Coordination Summit.

Discussions will centre on creating a coordinated African platform for infrastructure financing and energy security, while advancing plans for the African Energy Bank, a joint initiative between APPO and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).

The bank is designed to help address financing constraints facing Africa’s oil, gas and wider energy sectors as international funding for fossil fuel projects becomes increasingly limited.

APPO also announced plans to launch a continental energy training platform by the end of 2026 to strengthen technical capacity across member states.

Ghazali said the organisation would rely on Egypt’s technical and industrial infrastructure to support the initiative, citing the country’s experience in energy project development and operations.

Badawi said Egyptian firms including Engineering for the Petroleum and Process Industries Company (ENPPI), Petroleum Projects and Technical Consultations Company (PETROJET), Egyptian Projects Operation and Maintenance (EPROM),

Egyptian Maintenance Company (EMC), Egyptian Drilling Company (EDC) and Modern Drilling Company (MDC) were well positioned to support energy infrastructure projects across Africa.

He noted that the companies had delivered major projects both within Egypt and internationally, strengthening their ability to contribute to regional development and technical knowledge transfer.

The talks also reflected growing efforts among African producers to rely more heavily on regional financing and expertise to develop the continent’s energy resources and improve domestic energy security.

Egypt has continued to position itself as a strategic energy and logistics hub linking African and Mediterranean markets through investments in infrastructure, gas exports and regional partnerships.

Founded in Lagos in 1987, APPO serves as a cooperation platform for 18 African oil-producing countries and is headquartered in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.