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African Energy Week message: Grow continent's oil and gas production so Africa can 'rise' - Video

South Africa conference's opening ceremony performance declares: 'Those who once came to plunder will no longer dare'

African Energy Week performers wear shirts emblazoned with "DRILL BABY DRILL" during the opening ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa.
African Energy Week performers wear shirts emblazoned with "DRILL BABY DRILL" during the opening ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa.Photo: LEIA PARKER/UPSTREAM
Published 9 October 2025, 15:36Updated 9 October 2025, 15:57
African Energy Week 2025South AfricaAfricaSub-Saharan Africa