30/06/2020
African Ministerial Roundtable highlights energy?s vital role in response to the Covid-19 crisis
Ministers from African countries representing about two-thirds of the continent's energy consumption met with global energy leaders today to consider the policies and investments that can enable Africa's energy sector to best support responses to the dual challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and global economic recession. Chaired by Mouhamadou Makhtar Cissé, Senegal's Minister of Petroleum and Energy, and Dr Fatih Birol, the IEA's Executive Director, the virtual roundtable meeting brought together 10 ministers from Africa, including the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy of South Africa, which holds the 2020 African Union presidency, as well as ministers from Nigeria, Egypt, and...
