Cape Town: Pan African Visions magazine is proud to release a special edition titled AEW at 5 - From Vision to Global Energy Leader, marking the fifth anniversary of African Energy Week (AEW). Launched by the African Energy Chamber in 2021, AEW has grown into Africa's largest energy event, generating billions in potential deals and attracting top global industry leaders, policymakers, and investors to Cape Town each year.

According to African Press Organization, Africa has the resources, the talent, and the vision to lead, says NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the AEC. AEW has shown the world what Africa is capable of. The special edition features profiles of leading energy figures such as Wale Tinubu of OANDO, Maxime Ominga of SNPC, and Vermer Ayukeba, Vice President of the AEC. It also includes interviews with key industry players like Nikki Martin of EnerGEO and Jude Kearney of Asafo, providing deep insights into AEW's impact and Africa's strategic role in the global energy transition.

The special edition also highlights notable figures such as Gwede Mantashe, South Africa's Energy Gatekeeper, Jean-Richard Itoua, championing Congo's energy future, and Nigeria's President Tinubu's energy vision. It offers perspectives on Foday Mansaray's roadmap to Sierra Leone's first oil, Omar Ibrahim Farouk's strategic vision for the AEB, and Proscovia Nabbanja's efforts in shaping Uganda's oil destiny.

With AEW 2025 scheduled to run from September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town, South Africa, the event is on course to defy attendance records, further establishing its significance in the global energy dialogue.