SENEGAL AND CONGO REVIVE ENERGY COOPERATION THROUGH BILATERAL COMMISSION

Seven-year diplomatic hiatus ends as West and Central African nations target strategic energy partnerships
Senegal and the Republic of Congo are reactivating their bilateral joint commission after a seven-year dormancy, with energy cooperation taking center stage in renewed diplomatic relations. Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and his Congolese counterpart Anatole Collinet Makosso announced the initiative to strengthen collaboration across multiple strategic sectors.
The two leaders agreed to establish an ad hoc committee to boost collaboration in energy, forestry, and agriculture, among other priority areas. The joint commission has been inactive since 2018, but both governments expressed confidence in the future of Senegal-Congo relations moving forward.
Energy cooperation will be a key focus as both nations seek to leverage their respective resource endowments and market positions. The partnership aims to create ambitious and mutually beneficial arrangements that can drive regional energy development and cross-border collaboration.
The next session of the Congo-Senegal joint commission is scheduled to take place in Brazzaville, continuing work that was last conducted in Dakar in 2018. Prime Minister Sonko emphasized the urgency of establishing these partnerships, stating that quick action is needed to create meaningful economic cooperation.
Both countries are positioning themselves to take advantage of growing regional energy demand and the need for enhanced energy security across West and Central Africa. The renewed cooperation framework could serve as a model for other regional energy partnerships.
Source: energycapitalpower.com