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Africa’s energy security is increasingly shaped by volatile global fuel markets, climate extremes, infrastructure constraints, and rapid electrification. Timely, interoperable, and trustworthy data are the backbone of effective responses, supporting early‐warning signals, contingency planning, affordability measures, and resilient investment. Yet, across many African Member States, energy security data remain fragmented across institutions, captured with heterogeneous definitions, and disseminated with time lags that blunt policy impact.

African Energy Commission (AFREC) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) propose a joint webinar to facilitate a dialogue on how African countries can strengthen energy security data systems. The session will showcase data collection tools and templates aligned with International Standards (IRES/SIEC) and examples of short‑term energy security indicators that can be developed for the region. The webinar will be an opportunity to identify priority areas for capacity development activities among Member States.

Webinar objectives

• Highlight the importance of energy security data among stakeholders in Africa.

• Explain how African Member States can strengthen their energy security data systems and transform the data into useful indicators for policy development.

• Showcase the progress of specific African countries in collecting and using energy security data, including lessons learned.