ACCRA, Sept. 4 -- GHANAIAN Minister for Energy, John Jinapor, has called on African countries to work together and develop joint strategies aimed at improving access to reliable energy and accelerating economic and social development across the continent.

Jinapor made the remarks on the first day of the Africa Oil Week Conference, being held in Accra, Ghana. He said that despite major changes taking place in the global and African energy sectors, access to reliable energy remains a significant challenge for many African countries.

He said the situation requires African countries to take coordinated action, including creating a favourable investment environment in the energy sector, strengthening competition in energy markets, and ensuri...