AEICORP AT EGYPES 2026: ADVANCING AFRICA’S GAS MARKET EXPANSION
Cairo, Egypt · 30 March – 1 April 2026 · Africa Energy Investment Corporation
Africa Energy Investment Corporation (AEICORP) was proud to participate in the EGYPES 2026 Strategic Conference, one of the continent’s foremost gatherings of energy industry leaders, policymakers, and investors. The event, held in Cairo, Egypt from 30 March to 1 April 2026, brought together senior representatives from across Africa’s energy value chain to address the most pressing strategic and commercial challenges shaping the sector’s future.
About EGYPES
The Egypt Petroleum Show (EGYPES) is a flagship international event organised under the auspices of the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. Now in its tenth edition, EGYPES has established itself as a leading platform for dialogue, deal-making, and knowledge exchange across the oil, gas, and energy transition space in Africa and the broader Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The 2026 edition drew thousands of participants from government ministries, national oil companies, international majors, independent operators, financial institutions, and advisory firms, reflecting the growing strategic importance of Egypt and the African continent in global energy markets.
The conference programme combines technical sessions, strategic panel discussions, and bilateral meetings, making it a critical fixture in the annual calendar of anyone engaged in African energy investment and development. EGYPES 2026 placed particular emphasis on natural gas as a pillar of Africa’s energy future — a theme that ran through several of the event’s marquee sessions.
The panel: Propelling Africa’s Gas Market Expansion
On Wednesday, 1 April 2026, AEICORP’s Managing Director, Zakaria DOSSO, joined a distinguished group of senior industry figures for one of the conference’s headline sessions: Propelling Africa’s Gas Market Expansion. The session examined the structural drivers, investment imperatives, and collaborative frameworks needed to realise the full potential of Africa’s gas resources — not only as an export commodity, but as a catalyst for domestic industrialisation, energy access, and economic development across the continent.
The discussion explored the conditions under which Africa can accelerate gas market expansion — from unlocking stranded reserves and scaling LNG infrastructure, to developing regional pipeline networks and creating the regulatory environments that attract long-term capital. Panellists also addressed the imperative for African nations to capture greater value from their own gas resources, rather than exporting raw commodities while domestic energy deficits persist.
Panellists
— Zakaria DOSSO, Managing Director, Africa Energy Investment Corporation (AEICORP)
— Olakunle Williams, Chief Executive Officer, Tetracore Energy Group
— Tchananti Sahgui Tiati, Acting Director, Research Division, African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO)
— Hussam Abuseif, Area Vice President, Industrialization & Energy Services, TAQA
— Heba Rezk, Regional Manager, EMEG Gas Marketing, Chevron
Moderated by: Iman Hill, Country Manager and Director, Vaalco Energy
AEICORP’s commitment to Africa’s energy future
AEICORP’s participation at EGYPES 2026 reflects the Corporation’s sustained engagement with the highest levels of Africa’s energy policy and investment ecosystem. For AEICORP, the conversation around gas market expansion is not merely a conference theme — it speaks directly to the Corporation’s mandate of facilitating strategic investment, mobilising capital, and building the partnerships that translate Africa’s energy endowment into tangible, lasting development outcomes.
Gas, in particular, represents an area of growing strategic priority. Across sub-Saharan Africa, natural gas has the potential to serve simultaneously as a transition fuel, an industrial feedstock, and a driver of energy access — provided that the right frameworks for investment, infrastructure, and regional integration are put in place. These are precisely the conversations that AEICORP is committed to advancing, both in forums such as EGYPES and through its direct advisory and facilitation work with governments and industry partners across the continent.
AEICORP remains steadfast in its mission to facilitate strategic investment and high-impact partnerships that advance sustainable energy development across Africa. The Corporation looks forward to continued engagement with stakeholders, investors, and policymakers as the continent’s energy sector evolves.
