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How WPC clash exposes Africa’s dangerous dependence on conference diplomacy
['Paul Okah', 'Benjamin Samson', 'Ahmid Lawal', 'Emeka Nze', 'Adejayan Gbenga', 'Austine Agbo Emmanuel', 'Weekend Content Writer']
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
The 25th WPC Energy Congress will take place in Riyadh from October 11 to 15, 2026.
African Energy Week begins in Cape Town on October 12 and ends on October 16.
African Energy Week openly reflects this model.
The global investor moves to the next gathering, while many African projects return to slower domestic bureaucratic processes.
AEW could emerge stronger from thisParadoxically, WPC’s move may offer African Energy Week an opportunity to evolve.