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      African Union STC-T&E Energy Session Charts Bold Path from Policy to Action
      African Union STC-T&E Energy Session Charts Bold Path from Policy to Action
      20 May 2026

      During the AU Fifth Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Transport and Energy (STC-T&E), held in Johannesburg, South Africa, 

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      AFREC Conducts Regional Training Workshop in Cotonou to Advance Energy Statistics and Validate 2024 National Energy Balances
      AFREC Conducts Regional Training Workshop in Cotonou to Advance Energy
      13 May 2026

       The African Energy Commission (AFREC), in partnership with the Ministry of Water and Mines of the Republic of Benin and the ECOWAS

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      Ministers Endorse Key Maritime Frameworks to Advance Green Ports, Decarbonisation and Digital Transformation
      Ministers Endorse Key Maritime Frameworks to Advance Green Ports,
      30 April 2026

       Ministers responsible for transport and energy endorsed key maritime policy and regulatory frameworks during the 5th Ordinary Session of the Specialised Technical Committee on Transport and Energy (STC-T&E)

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      African Transport and Energy Ministers Endorse Two Continental Policy Frameworks to Transform Mobility Across Africa
      African Transport and Energy Ministers Endorse Two Continental Policy Frameworks
      30 April 2026

      Transport and Energy Ministers from across Africa endorsed the Pan-African Action Plan for Active Mobility (

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      African Union Advances Continental Infrastructure Agenda at 5th STC-T&E Session in Johannesburg
      AU Advances Continental Infrastructure Agenda at 5th STC-T&E Session
      30 April 2026

      The African Union Commission (AUC) concluded the Fifth Ordinary Session of the Specialised Technical Committee on Transport and Energy (STC-T&E) today in Johannesburg, bringing together Ministe

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      High-Level Ministerial Panel Calls for Accelerated Action on Road Safety across Africa
      High-Level Ministerial Panel Calls for Accelerated Action on Road Safety
      29 April 2026

      African transport ministers, road transport authorities, heads of road safety agencies, and experts have called for urgent and intensified action to address the continent’s road safety crisis.

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      Statement by IED Director at Experts Session of the 5th Ordinary Session of the AU Specialised Technical Committee (STC) on Transport and Energy
      Statement by IED Director at Experts Session of 5th STC on Transport and Energy
      27 April 2026

      • Representative of the Government of the Republic of South Africa.
      • Distinguished delegates from the AU Member Countries.

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      The 5th Ordinary Session of the AU Specialised Technical Committee (STC) on Transport and Energy
      5th Session of AU Specialised Technical Committee (STC) on Transport and Energy
      27 April 2026

      27–30 April 2026 | Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa

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      South Africa to Host Landmark African Union Ministerial Session on Transport and Energy
      South Africa to Host Landmark AU Ministerial Session on Transport and Energy
      15 April 2026

      At a defining moment for Africa’s infrastructure development trajectory, the African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of South Africa, will convene the F

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      AFREC Rolls Out Continental Training in Lusaka on Distribution Grid Loss Reduction and Action Planning
      AFREC Rolls Out Continental Training in Lusaka: Distribution Grid Loss Reduction
      2 April 2026

      The African Energy Commission (AFREC), in partnership with the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Zambia, has successfully conducted a five-day hybrid training workshop on electricity distributi

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      African Union Commission and Google Sign Landmark Partnership to Advance Africa’s Sovereign AI and Digital Capacity
      AUC & Google Sign Partnership: Advance Africa’s Sovereign AI & Digital Capacity
      17 February 2026

      African Union Commission (AUC) has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Google to advance artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation across the continent.

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      AU Commissioner Mataboge Briefs Media on Accelerating Delivery of Agenda 2063 Through Integrated Infrastructure Systems
      AU Commissioner Mataboge Briefs Media on Accelerating Delivery of Agenda 2063
      13 February 2026

      On the sidelines of the 48 Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council in Addis Ababa,  African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy H.E. Lerato D.

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