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Global Energy Leaders Forum: Africa's Energy Security
2026 has ushered in a seismic shift in global energy markets. The opening of Venezuela's oil sector, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid US-Iran tensions, and the UAE's landmark departure from OPEC have collectively exposed deep vulnerabilities in the world's energy and supply chain dependencies. This forum will interrogate what resilience truly means for resource-rich economies in an era of fractured alliances, and how the very definition of geopolitical and investment risk might be positioning African markets as preferred suppliers of the world’s energy needs.