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President of the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, recently received Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim, Secretary General of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO), at the ECOWAS Commission Headquarters in Abuja.

The visit was focused on advancing strategic cooperation in the energy sector, with particular emphasis on the upcoming launch of the African Energy Bank, an initiative aimed at enhancing Africa’s capacity to finance its oil and gas infrastructure through African-led solutions.

The commission via its Dir media, Joel Ahofodji, wrote that Dr. Ibrahim emphasized the need for the continent to mobilize domestic resources, strengthen energy sovereignty, and reduce reliance on external financing.

In response, Dr. Touray welcomed the initiative and reaffirmed ECOWAS’s readiness to collaborate, stating that Africa must preserve its right to leverage its resources for development, as institutions like the African Energy Bank are essential to ensuring a just, fair, and sustainable energy transition.