Welcome
AOW:Energy is Africa’s leading platform for upstream investment, exploration deal-making and strategic energy dialogue. For over 31 years, AOW has brought together the most influential decision-makers shaping Africa’s energy future, including Heads of State, Ministers, CEOs, investors, national oil companies and global operators.
In 2026, AOW:Energy continues its mission under Sankofa Events, a wholly African-owned business with decades of experience in investment attraction, upstream development and strategic event delivery across 15+ African markets.
Hosted in Accra, Ghana, AOW:Energy 2026 will accelerate exploration, unlock upstream partnerships, drive local content development, and strengthen Africa’s leadership in global energy markets.
AOW:Energy Ghana 2026
With our partners the Government of Ghana, our vision is to remain Africa’s natural home for the oil and gas sector, a niche which gives visitors depth and purpose, a specialist platform with integrity that serves Africa, Africans, the Oil and Gas industry, and its partners. Building on 31 years of excellence, AOW:Energy and the Government of Ghana unites governments, national oil companies, independents, financiers, and service providers in an intimate, high-impact setting where real business gets done.
Through meaningful dialogue, strategic connections, and tangible outcomes, projects, deals, and partnerships are created to advance Africa’s energy future, while empowering the people and networks shaping it.
With new speakers, more sponsors, and record-breaking 2025 attendance to carry us into our next edition, AOW:Energy Ghana 2026 will continue to elevate its legacy as the most prestigious, trusted, and impactful platform for African oil and gas, championing Africa-first development, driving deals, and reinforcing its role as the continent’s premier hub underpinned by integrity and collaboration for growth.
The Vision of Sankofa Events and the Government of Ghana
AOW:Energy 2025 will reflect the essence of what made this brand an industry staple: facilitating strategic connections, fostering dialogue, and driving deals and M&A across the African energy sector, all within an intimate and luxurious setting of the Kempinski Hotel in the city of Accra. As AOW moves to Ghana, the event seeks to retain and build on the prestige of its previous editions, an unparalleled network and industry meeting built over a 30 year period.
Our Mission
Mission
AOW:Energy is committed to the development of the African upstream sector, returning the event to its core focus. We curate a platform where subsurface expertise and above-ground strategy combine to showcase the most compelling deals, opportunities, and market entry partnerships with both public and private sector stakeholders. Our focus is undiluted: a pure-play oil and gas event driving sustainable growth, inclusion, partnership, capital, and investment. We make deals happen, honor our legacy, and continue to shape the African upstream landscape for years to come.
Community & Relationships
At AOW:Energy, relationships are the foundation of our success. We provide a trusted platform where attendees can meet the highest-level decision-makers, network freely, and engage with integrity. The strength of our community drives value, and together, we build opportunity and development across the continent through sustainable oil and gas initiatives. We focus on the core issues challenging industry and create inclusivity to ensure the resource within our continent are developed on an equitable basis
Deal-Making at the Core
Deal-making is central to everything we do. We focus on tangible outcomes and our event demonstrates it at the highest level on stage as demonstrated at AOW:Energy 2025, where ENI signed a $1.5B USD deal on stage. We create measurable value for attendees, new business streams for exhibitors and visitors, and accelerate progress across the African oil and gas sector. Our network of high-level decision-makers convenes to drive shared value creation, initiate new projects, and advance the continent’s upstream industry. We don’t just use the term deal making, we are the premier platform for it.
Insights & Opportunities
AOW:Energy is the face of the African upstream. We provide unique insights, analysis, reports, and roadmaps for success. This is not a talk shop; it is a platform for those with the appetite and authority to make meaningful change, deploy capital, and develop projects. AOW:Energy is your window to the next big deal in African oil and gas. AOW:Energy will continue to strive to move the needle of success for Africa and the partners who align our ambition for inclusive growth and shared prosperity via our natural resources.
Sponsors 2025
Titanium Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Diamond Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Associate Sponsors
Join us on our journey
As we move from the Mother City, where we hosted some amazing functions, meetings and events, Africa:Energy and the Government of Ghana commit to recreating the incredible interactions from across the years in Accra. Walk with us on this journey as we move as a community recreating value, opportunity and new partnerships as we advocate for the development of our sector on the global stage. Lets us advance the industry and drive socio-economic growth for the region, to create jobs, wealth and shared success via our regional energy sector.
Enquire
AOW:Energy is a specialist event for a specialist community, and we are excited to welcome you to Africa Oil Week in Accra. Together, let’s advance the African upstream in a sustainable manner for the prosperity of our industry and continent. Our goal is clear: to secure new projects, drive deals, increase capital flow to Africa, and achieve energy security for the continent and beyond.