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À un peu plus d’un mois de son ouverture, prévue du 18 au 22 novembre 2026 à Abidjan, la deuxième édition du SIREXE – Salon International des Ressources Extractives et de l’Énergie affiche déjà complet au niveau de ses stands. Un engouement qui s’inscrit dans la dynamique d’une première édition ayant réuni plus de 50 000 visiteurs et généré plus de 4 000 milliards de FCFA de contrats signés.
As of October 8, stands for SIREXE’s second edition are reported sold out, with the exhibition due to open in just over a month. This enthusiasm demonstrates business interest in an event intended to bring together leading mining, oil and energy stakeholders for five days. Several factors explain the response: the first edition’s benefits, business prospects and strategic issues central to discussions.
A first edition that made an impression
The first SIREXE brought together more than 50,000 visitors and 350 exhibitors, with 2,200 professional participants and 150 national and international media outlets. It also hosted 22 ministerial delegations. Beyond participation, the exhibition stood out for signed contracts worth more than CFAF 4 trillion.
These results indicate the event’s economic reach. For companies, it offers an opportunity to present activities, make contacts and connect with potential partners. For investors and public decision-makers, it provides a meeting framework around projects and needs in a sector essential to the continent’s economic development.
The ambition for 2026 is higher still: exceeding the $6.5 billion in contracts generated at the previous edition. This goal raises expectations for the second gathering.
Discussions at the heart of industry challenges
“Extractive and energy industries: what infrastructure is needed to support economic development in Africa?” This is the theme selected for SIREXE’s second edition. Through conferences, panels and professional exchanges, the exhibition aims to discuss development challenges in extractive and energy industries and infrastructure’s role in the continent’s economic transformation.
The subject resonates with sector stakeholders. Mining and energy project development, logistics needs, transport and resource processing: infrastructure plays a decisive role in realizing Africa’s potential. These questions directly concern companies, investors and public authorities, making SIREXE a suitable forum for sharing expertise and identifying opportunities.
An international dimension
The second SIREXE expects representatives from more than 30 countries and numerous ministerial delegations. Botswana will be the country of honor.
The program will also feature two leading energy and commodity market analysts: Daniel Yergin, CERAWeek chairman and S&P Global vice chairman, and Philippe Chalmin, economist, historian and founder of Cercle CyclOpe.
They will speak at the opening conference on geopolitical tensions and international oil and gas logistics. Their analyses will illuminate global market changes and their consequences for extractive and energy industries.
These two experts, alongside ministerial delegations and professionals from different countries, will help enrich exchanges on changing energy and commodity markets. These perspectives place SIREXE’s second edition within major debates on the future of extractive and energy industries.