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Spintelligent, the multi-AAXO-award-winning Cape Town-based trade exhibition and conference organiser, had a strong first half of 2017 pulling off record results.

"I am quite optimistic that if the right steps are taken and the current momentum is sustained, the solid minerals sector in Nigeria can contribute up to 3% of GDP by 2025" says Cyril Azobu, Advisory Partner and Mining Leader at PwC Nigeria.

"The business case for renewables, particularly solar energy, is now proven in many countries, particularly those dependent on oil and gas imports and the cost of renewables can only go down" says Charlotte Aubin-Kalaidjian, CEO, Greenwish Partners

"UEGCL aims to be the leading power producer in the Great Lakes region," says Dr. Eng Harrison E. Mutikanga, CEO of the Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL).

Lucy Electric is a returning platinum sponsor for Future Energy Nigeria again in Lagos in September this year.

"We want to establish and consolidate Kenya's position as a regional mining hub in order to use the sector as a key driver for socio-economic growth" says Elodie Delagneau of Kenya Mining Forum that is returning to Nairobi in November

The rebranded Future Energy Nigeria will return to Lagos in November and will focus on the bold turnaround plan of the Nigerian government, known as the Power Sector Recovery Program, which is aimed at restoring investor confidence in the sector.

Encouraging private and public collaboration to make energy deals happen is high on the agenda at the rebranded Future Energy Central Africa forum that is taking place from 2-3 October in Yaoundé, Cameroon this year.

"Nigeria is on the mining map and the sector is working hard to prepare its road map because ultimately, there are enormous investment opportunities in the Nigerian mining sector" says Elodie Delagneau, event director of Nigeria Mining Week.

Despite recent economic difficulties, owing to the drop in crude oil prices, the Nigerian GDP has rocketed from $166bn in 2006 to $296bn in 2017 (tradingeconomics.com) and the country remains one of the largest economies in Africa.