The UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa in partnership with the African Influencers for Development (AI4Dev) – UNDP Africa's private sector partnership platform, and the Africa Business Council (ABC), convened the inaugural Africa Renewable Energy Forum (AREF) at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt – under the theme "Powering Development". The gathering, hosted at the Climate Action Innovation Zone by the Africa Finance Corporation, brought together captains of industry, private sector leaders, and senior officials of the United Nations and of the African Union to define actions and strategies needed to set the continent on a sustainable energy pathway.
