List of Energy Activities 2000 - 2011
Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft e.V.
(German African Business Association)
Oil & Gas: (E&P, Midstream, Refining, Petrochemicals, Distribution)
Power: Conventional & Renewable Energies
The past:
April 4th to 6th, 2011
The 5th German-African Energy Forum was held in Hamburg and Hanover in cooperation with the Hanover Fair, the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, APPA, ARA and UPDEA. The Conference brought together 430 top-level speakers and representatives of the energy sector to discuss issues of the African energy sector and the German-African energy cooperation.
March 3rd, 2011
Afrika-Verein organizes the 20th Africa Circle for companies based in Bavaria. The topic was “Renewable Energies – Will Africa become a new big market?”.
January 28th, 2011
Afrika-Verein organizes a Business Day “Renewbale Energies in Morocco” together with the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce
January, 17th to 21st, 2010
Afrika-Verein together with the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce organizes a business mission to Ghana, including meetings with representatives of the energy sector.
December, 4th – 6th, 2010
Afrika-Verein together with VDMA (German Engineering Federation) organizes a business mission to Tripoli, Libya in the framework of the German Process Technology Symposium for the Oil & Gas, Petrochem, Water and Cement Technology.
November, 23rd – 25th, 2010
Afrika-Verein organizes a business mission to the annual general assembly of the Union of Producers, Transporters and Distributors of Electric Power in Africa (UPDEA) in Windhoek, Namibia
November, 22nd – 25th, 2010
Afrika-Verein organizes a business mission to the trade fair EnviroAlgerie, focussing on environmental technologies in Alger, Algeria
November 1st – 2nd, 2010
The 2nd German-South African Business Forum takes place in Cape Town. A panel on renewable energies as well as one on energy efficiency are part of the programme.
October, 19th – 22nd, 2010
A business trade mission of Afrika-Verein to Cameroon includes meetings with the Ministry of Energy and Water and the Electricity Development Corporation.
September 20th – 21st, 2010
The 3rd German Nigerian Business Forum takes place in Hamburg organized by the
Afrika-Verein in cooperation with the Delegation of German Industry for Nigeria and German-Nigerian Business Association. The forum includes presentations on oil & gas, power as well as renewable energies.
September 8th, 2010
Together with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Munich, Afrika-Verein organizes a German-Ugandan Business Forum which included a panel on energy.
July, 12th – 13th, 2010
Afrika-Verein participates in the 5th Annual Conference of the Nigerian-German Energy Partnership in Abuja.
July, 1st – 2nd, 2010
The 3rd German Angolan Business Forum was held in Luanda. Important part of the programme is a panel on energy, oil & gas.
May, 3rd 2010
Afrika-Verein in co-operation with the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce and the Ghanaian-German Economic Association organizes a Energy Day with the Energy Minister of Ghana, H.E. Dr. Joe Oteng-Adjei in Hamburg
March 3rd - 4th, 2010
In partnership with the Southern Africa Initiative of German Business (SAFRI), Afrika-Verein organizes a SADC Energy Infrastructure Development Conference in Frankfurt / Main.
November 30th-December 1st, 2009
The 1st German-South African Business Forum will take place in Munich. A panel on energy will be part of the programme.
November 9th - 10th, 2009
The 2nd German Nigerian Business Forum, organized by the Afrika-Verein in cooperation with the Delegation of German Industry for Nigeria and German-Nigerian Business Association, including panels on oil & gas, power as well as renewable energies.
September 29th to October 3rd, 2009
Afrika-Verein organizes a business mission to Zimbabwe, including a meeting with the Ministry of Energy and Power Development
June 24th, 2009
Afrika-Verein, in co-operation with the Chambers of Industry and Commerce of Berlin and Potsdam, organizes a business day Mozambique in Berlin which includes a panel on renewable energies.
June, 8th to 12th, 2009
Afrika-Verein organizes a business mission to Zambia and Mozambique, including business round tables on energy and visits to energy companies and ministries.
May, 26th, 2009
Afrika-Verein participates as a member of the 4th German Nigerian Energy Day, organised by the Federal Foreign Office in the framework of the Nigerian-German Energy Partnership.
May, 12th, 2009
Afrika-Verein organizes the 16th Africa Circle for companies based in Bavaria. The topic is “Decentralized Energy Supply in Africa”.
April, 25th – 26th, 2009
Afrika-Verein organizes the 11th German-Libyan Business Forum in Tripoli. Expert Panels on Oil & Gas constitute an important part of the conference. The German Federal Minister of Economics and Technology, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, will lead the German delegation.
April 20th-22nd, 2009
4th German-African Energy Forum, Hamburg und Hannover in cooperation with the Hanover Fair, the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, APPA, ARA and UPDEA. The Conference will bring together 400 top-level speakers and representatives of the energy sector to discuss issues of the African energy sector and the German-African energy cooperation.
March, 3rd – 7th, 2009
Afrika-Verein organized a business mission to Rwanda and Uganda, including business round tables on energy and visits to energy companies and ministries.
February, 27th, 2009
The 2nd German Angolan Business Forum was held in Berlin. Important part of the programme is a panel on energy and mining.
February, 23rd – 26th, 2009
Afrika-Verein participated at the Nigeria Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference (NOG 2009).
January, 26th, 2009
Afrika-Verein is present at the founding conference of the International Renewable Energies Agency (IRENA) in Bonn.
December 1st, 2008
The Business Day Morocco includes a panel on renewable energies.
November 15th – 9th, 2008
Afrika-Verein participates in th 4th Algeria Oil&Gas Exhibition (ALOGE4) in the framework of the 4th Algeria Energy Week.
November 4th 7th,2008
Afrika-Verein participates in the 12th African Oil, Gas & Minerals Trade and Finance Conference and Exhibition in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.
October 12th – 17th, 2008
A business delegation to Angola will include business round tables on energy and visits to energy companies.
October 7th - 8th, 2008
The 1st German Nigerian Business Forum will be organized by the Afrika-Verein in cooperation with the German-Nigerian Business Association and include panels on renewable energies as well as on oil & gas
September 2008
A business delegation to Namibia and South Africa, organized by Afrika-Verein, will focus on energy and mining
July 28th - 31st, 2008
A business delegation to Guinea Equatorial was conducted by Afrika-Verein and included visits to energy companies
July 2008
Afrika-Verein participates at the Annual Results Presentation 2007/2008 of ESKOM South Africa in Frankfurt a. M.
June 27th-29th, 2007
Afrika-Verein is official supporter of, and participates in the Africa Energy Forum 2008, Nice.
June 9th – 10th, 2008
A 2-day Energy Seminar in South Africa for invited German and South African companies will be organized in Johannesburg, in co-operation with the Southern African German Chamber of Commerce and Industry
May 29th, 2008
H.E. P. H. K. Kedikilwe (Botswana Minister of Energy & Mines) visits Berlin and Erlangen. Afrika-Verein joined his appointments at Siemens AG and with the State Secretary of the German Federal Ministry of Economics & Technology, Bernd Pfaffenbach.
April 23rd – 24th, 2008
3rd German-African Energy Forum, Hamburg und Hannover in cooperation with the Hanover Fair and several other partners. The Conference will brought together 300 top-level speakers and representatives of the energy sector to discuss issues of the African energy sector and the German energy cooperation
April, 18th, 2008
Afrika-Verein participates at the 2nd German Nigerian Energy Day, organised by the Federal Foreign Office
March 2008
Afrika-Verein organizes a business delegation to which includes a meeting at the Ministry for Mines and Energy and a business roundtable at the NamPower Convention centre in Windhoek
February 19th – 20th, 2008
The 1st German Angolan Business Forum is organized in Frankfurt. Important part of the conference programme is the panel on oil, gas, power and mines.
January, 19th, 2008
Afrika-Verein participates at the 1st German Nigerian Energy Day, organised by the Federal Foreign Office
November 27th-30th, 2007
A Nigerian Business mission travels through . Top NNPC and other Oil & Gas representatives are an important part of the delegation
November, 20th-21st, 2007
Afrika-Verein organizes the 10th German Libyan Business Forum in Hamburg. Expert Panels on Oil & Gas constitute an important part of the conference
October, 21st-23rd, 2007
The Federal Foreign Office organises a mission of German Energy Companies (Gas, Power, Renewables) to Nigeria & Ghana. The delegation is headed by the State Secretary Dr. Georg Boomgarden
September 6th-7th, 2007
Afrika-Verein organizes the Invest in Renewable Energies East Africa. Among the participants are the ministers of energy from all states of the region
June 27th -29th, 2007
Afrika-Verein is official supporter of, and participates in the Africa Energy Forum 2007, Hamburg. A presentation will be made on: „Natural Gas: The potential of German-African Co-operation“
June 19th -21st, 2007
Afrika-Verein is official supporter of, and participates in the 3rd African Petroleum Congress & Exhibition (CAPE 3) in Cotonou, Benin.
May 23rd-25th, 2007
Afrika-Verein is official supporter of, and participates in the 11th Africa Oil & Gas, Nairobi, Kenya. The subject of the Afrika-Verein presentation needs to be confirmed
April 19th-20th, 2007
Afrika-Verein organizes the 2nd Energy Africa (German-African Energy Forum), in cooperation with the African Petroleum Producer’s Association (APPA), the Hanover Fair and the African Refiners´ Association (ARA), under the patronage of the German Federal Ministry of Economics & Technology. More than 70 delegates from Africa present the co-operation potential between African and German players in the energy sector; More than 200 participants are expected to meet in Hamburg and Hanover
January, 25th, 2007
Afrika-Verein gives a presentation on “Oil, Gas & Mining in Africa”, University of Hamburg
January 18th-19th, 2007
Afrika-Verein is invited to attend the “1st Transatlantic Energy Security Dialogue”, organised by the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPI), Potsdam
January, 15th, 2007
Afrika-Verein gives a presentation on “Africa as a new energy supplier”, University of Würzburg
December 7th, 2006
Afrika-Verein organizes the 6th Africa Circle for companies based in North-Rhine Westphalia. The topic is “The Oil & Mining Boom in Africa”, Düsseldorf
November, 14th-18th, 2006
Afrika-Verein is invited to join the delegation of Federal Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The mission visits Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Mauritania, giving a special importance to the Energy issues.
November 22nd-23rd, 2006
Afrika-Verein organizes the 9th German-Libyan Business Forum in Benghazi, Libya. Expert Panels on Oil & Gas constitute an important part of the conference
November 9th, 2006
Afrika-Verein participates in the Deutsche BP forum “Good governance and transparency of financial streams in the extractive industries - Challenges in 2007 and beyond”, Berlin
September 7th, 2006
Afrika-Verein organizes a meeting of representatives of German solar power companies with the Senegalese President, H.E. Abdoulaye Wade, to present their concepts for rural electrification projects in the West African country, Berlin
May 23rd, 2006
Afrika-Verein participates in the German-European Policy Workshop “Oil for Development”, organised by the Federal Ministry of Economic Co-operation and Development, Berlin
April 27th, 2006
Afrika-Verein organises the first “Energy Africa”, in cooperation with the Hanover Trade Fair, and under the patronage of the German Federal Ministry of Economics & Technology.
April 2nd-5th, 2006
Afrika-Verein is official sponsor of, and participates in the 10th Africa Oil & Gas, Algiers, Algeria
March, 24th-27th, 2006
Afrika-Verein is invited to join the mission of the Bavarian Secretary of State, Bavarian Ministry of Economics, Transport & Infrastructure, to Algiers. A meeting is held with the Secretary of Energy of the Ministry of Energy & Mining, Algiers, Algeria
November 22nd-23rd, 2005
Afrika-Verein organizes the 8th German-Libyan Business Forum, including expert panels on Oil & Gas, Frankfurt a. M.
November 22nd-25th, 2005
Afrika-Verein organizes a business delegation to Angola and arranges meetings with high-ranking representatives of Angolan oil companies.
September, 24th-28th, 2005
Afrika-Verein is media partner of, and participates in the World Petroleum Congress (WPC), Johannesburg, South Africa.
September 14th-15th, 2005
Afrika-Verein participates in the Sudan Invest 2005 (including Oil & Gas seminar) conference in Khartoum, Sudan
May 18th, 2005
Afrika-Verein participates in the ZIAF-Colloquium “Consequences of the Oil & Gas-Production in sub-Saharan Africa”
February 14th-17th, 2005
Afrika-Verein is official supporter of, and participates in the 2nd African Petroleum Congress & Exhibition (CAPE 2) in Algiers, Algeria.
February 05th-10th, 2005
Afrika-Verein organizes a business delegation to Algeria and arranges half-day meetings with representatives of the Algerian oil sector, such as the Ministry of Mines and Energy, SONATRACH, etc.
November 28th-30th, 2004
Afrika-Verein organizes the 7th German-Libyan Business Forum, including an expert panel on Oil & Gas, Tripoli, Libya
September 20th, 2004
Afrika-Verein organizes an information day about the Chad-Cameroon-Pipeline-Project, Hamburg
April 19th – 21st, 2004
The Nigeria Oil and Gas 2004 takes place with an official German participation. Afrika-Verein is among the exhibitors and official supporters of this conference
April 16th – 18th, 2004
The 8th Africa Oil & Gas takes place in Marrakech, Morocco. Afrika-Verein is one of the sponsors of, and participant to this conference
November 6th-9th, 2003
Afrika-Verein organizes a business delegation to Equatorial Guinea, including meetings with the Minister of Mines and Energy.
July 7th, 2003
Afrika-Verein organizes a conference on the topic of the “Consequences of the oil boom in the Gulf of Guinea for the German Business Community”, Berlin
June 16th-22nd, 2003
Afrika-Verein organizes a business delegation to Angola, which includes meetings with decision-makers of the Angolan Oil & Gas industry (a project of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour)
May 10th-14th, 2003
Afrika-Verein organizes a business delegation to Sudan, including a half-day meeting with representatives of the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the locally operating Oil & Gas companies (a project of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour)
April 4th, 2003
Afrika-Verein participates in the SWP-Colloquium “The Oil-Boom in the “Gulf of Guinea”, Berlin
March 15th-18th, 2003
Afrika-Verein participates in the 1st African Petroleum Producers Association Congress & Exhibition (CAPE 1), Tripoli, Libya
October 30th-31st, 2001
Afrika-Verein organizes the 5th German-Libyan Business Forum, including expert panels on Oil & Gas, Frankfurt a.M.
May 17th, 2001
Afrika-Verein organizes the 52nd African Business Forum entitled “Business and Investment Opportunities in Environmental Technologies in North Africa”, with a special focus on renewable energies, Hamburg
January 30th-31st, 2001
Afrika-Verein participates in the “Algeria Oil & Gas Conference”, Algiers, Algeria
May 23rd-31st, 2000
Afrika-Verein carries out a Fact Finding Mission to Sudan, under the umbrella of the Sudanese Ministry of Mines and Energy, to discover new business opportunities in this country
