Be the supreme policy and decision-making body of the Organization
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Approve the general policies, direction and programs of the Organization
3
Approve the setting up of any organ within the framework of the Organization for the realization of the Organization’s objectives as it may deem fit
4
Confirm the appointment of members of the Executive Board
5
Appoint the Secretary General of the Organization
6
Set the terms and conditions for the Secretary General and key directors of APPO
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Consider and approve the report of the Executive Board
8
Propose the holding of a Summit of Heads of State of APPO Member Countries on specific and strategic matters for the Organization when needed
9
Approve the budget and financial statement of the Secretariat
10
Approve the appointment of the External Auditor
11
Decide on the application of new members and observers
12
Consider and decide on any other matter which it deems appropriate, including issues not provided for in the Statute
The Council of Ministers shall be made up of Ministers in charge of the hydrocarbon sector of the Member Countries or Plenipotentiaries of the said countries.
P. O. Box SD40, Stadium Post Office Accra, Ghana (behind National Theatre)
Minister of Energy
H.E. Dr. Khalifa R. Abdul Sadek
Republic of Libya
Sadawi St. P. O. Box 2655 – 5335 Tripoli, Libya
Minister of Petroleum and Gas
H.E. Tom Alweendo
Republic of Namibia
BP. 6 Aviation Road, Private Bag 13297, Windhoek, Namibia
Minister of Petroleum and Energy
H.E. Dr. Sahabi Oumarou
Republic of Niger
Niamey, Niger.
Minister of Petroleum
H.E. Heineken Lokpobiri
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Block D, NNPC Towers Herbert Macaulay Way, Central Business District, Abuja.
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources
H.E. BIRAME SOULÈYE DIOP
Republic of Senegal
Building administratif Mamadou Dia, 4e étage
Minister of Petroleum and Energy
H.E. Gwede Mantashe
Republic of South Africa
Department of Energy, Private Bag X59, Pretoria 0001, South Africa
Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy
H.E. Ndolonodji Alixe Naimbaye
Republic of TChad
BP 816/94, N’djamena, Tchad.
Minister of Petroleum, Mines and Geology d
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H.E Mohamed
Arkab
Minister of Mines and Energy
Date of birth
February 19, 1966,
Hussein Dey
REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA
H.E Mohamed ARKAB was appointed Minister of Energy and Mines on 22 January, 2021. He held the position of Minister of Energy from April 2019 to June 2020, and Minister of Mines from June 2020 to February 2021.
From August 2017 to April 2019, he was Chief Executive Officer of Sonelgaz, the public gas and electricity company Previously, since September 2010, he held the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Electricity and Gas Engineering Company, a subsidiary of Sonelgaz Holding, responsible for carrying out the entire development program of Sonelgaz subsidiaries. He began his career in September 1990 in the company ETTERKIB, an industrial construction company where he held many positions until June 2006, when he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of this company.
H.E ARKAB holds a degree of Engineering in mechanics, with specialization in energy sciences. He also holds a Master degree in Business Administration.
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H.E Dr. Diamantino Pedro Azevedo
Minister of Mineral Resources and Petroleum
Date of birth
July 12, 1963
REPUBLIC OF angola
Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources since October 2017 to present, H.E Diamantino Pedro Azevedo was Chairman of several mining companies in Angola fom 2006 to 2017 and Chairman and CEO of FERRANGOL’s Board of Directors and Non-Executive.
He was General Director of the Southern and Eastern African Mineral Centre, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, 2002 – 2006.
In the Ministry of Geology and Mines of the Republic of Angola, Diamantino held various posts, including Advisor to the Minister, National Director of International Affairs and Deputy President to the Mining Development Fund, 1997 – 2002.
Diamantino Pedro Azevedo have PhD in Mining Engineering, Technical University of Berlin, Germany, 1997.
He also holds a Certificate in Management, Centre of Technology Transfer and the Technical University of Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany, 1992 and Masters in Mining Engineering, Mining Academy of Freiburg, Germany. 1991.
He Studied Geology at the Agostinho Neto University in Luanda, Angola
Diamantino was one of the first students at the National Oil Institute of Angola (INP), where he studied Drilling and Oil Production.
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H.E Bruno Jean- Richard
ITOUA
Minister of
Hydrocarbons since
May 15, 2021.
Date of birth
October 6th, 1956
in Pointe-Noire
REPUBLIC OF Congo
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SNPC since its creation, from 1998 to 2005, Bruno Jean-Richard ITOUA has held positions including Advisor to the Head of State for Hydrocarbons, Mines, Energy and Hydraulics from 1999 to 2005.
After having spent 7 years at the head of the Ministry of Energy and Hydraulics, Mr. Bruno Jean- Richard ITOUA was respectively: Minister of Higher Education, Minister of Scientific Research and Minister of Scientific Research and Technological Innovation.
Engineer then Head of the Technical Control Department within the General Electricitv Control of the SNE (National Electricity Company). where he started his career in 1984, the Minister successively held several positions within Elf Congo which he joined in 1985 until 1997.
After brilliant university studies at the University Marien NGOUABI of Brazzaville, Mr. Bruno Jean -Richard ITOUA obtained a degree in Mathematics with an option in Applied Mathematics. He then obtained a degree in Mechanical-Electrical Engineering at the Ecole Spéciale des Travaux Publics et du Bâtiment (ESTP) in Paris (France), Engineer in Development and Exploitation of Reservoirs at the ENSPM (IFP) in Rueil Malmaison (France), then a DESS/MBA in Business Administration at the IA of Paris (Pantheon-Sorbonne University).
Bruno Jean- Richard ITOUA has received several awards including the Best African Manager of the Year 2000, awarded by the International Council of African Managers (C.I.M.A), the W.Q.C (World Quality Commitment) International Star Award in the GOLD category, the African Management Award (A.M.A) trophy as Patron of the 3rd Edition Dakar 2005.
Because of his numerous services to the Nation, Bruno Jean-Richard ITOUA has been elevated to the rank of Grand Officer in the Congolese Order of Merit.
He is Member of the Parliament for the 1st electoral constituency of the Ollombo District since June 24, 2007.