APNPP explained
The APNPP, an acronym of "l’association des pays non producteurs de pétrole"[1] (in English: the "Pan-African Non-Petroleum Producers Association"), is an association of 15 African nations that signed a treaty in July 2006.
Their stated aim is to work together to promote biofuel production and reduce the effects of high oil prices.
The APNPP, which was first proposed by Abdoulaye Wade, is being led by the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Senegal., the acting head is Madické Niang.[2] [3]
Members (and HDI)
- Benin (HDI: 0.525)
- Burkina Faso (HDI: 0.449)
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (HDI: 0.479)
- Gambia (HDI: 0.500)
- Ghana (HDI: 0.632)
- Guinea (HDI: 0.465)
- Guinea-Bissau (HDI: 0.483)
- Madagascar (HDI: 0.501)
- Mali (HDI: 0.428)
- Morocco (HDI: 0.683)
- Niger (HDI: 0.400)
- Senegal (HDI: 0.511)
- Sierra Leone (HDI: 0.477)
- Togo (HDI: 0.539)
- Zambia (HDI: 0.565)
Sources:[4]
References
- Web site: this site . 2008-01-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080130031338/http://www.sanfinna.com/ARCHIVES/Archives375/questionsorales.htm . 2008-01-30 . dead .
- http://www.seneweb.com/news/engine/print_article.php?artid=4233 Ministry of Energy and Mines leading the organisation of the APNPP
- http://www.gouv.sn/ministeres/mmindustrie/contacts.cfm Madické Niang as head of Ministry of Mines
- Web site: Human Development Report 2021/2022. en. United Nations Development Programme. 8 September 2022. 27 January 2023.
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