▁successfully ▁created ▁the ▁first - ever ▁" A frica ▁Energy ▁Information ▁System ▁( AE IS ) ▁& ▁database " ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁through ▁which ▁the ▁" A fr ican ▁Energy ▁Statistics ▁Database " ▁has ▁been ▁published ▁ann ually . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁AF RE C ▁started ▁creation ▁of ▁energy ▁efficiency ▁indic ators ▁for ▁resident ial ▁sector ▁and ▁will ▁extend ▁to ▁energy ▁efficiency ▁indic ators ▁for ▁industrial ▁and ▁transport ▁se ctors . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁AF RE C ▁has ▁provided ▁continuous ▁capacity ▁building ▁to ▁National ▁F ocal ▁Point s ▁and ▁hundreds ▁of ▁energy ▁exper ts ▁and ▁statist icians ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁improve ▁their ▁compet encies ▁through ▁ann ually ▁organized ▁regional ▁training ▁work sh ops ▁( West ▁African ▁region ▁& ▁North ▁franc oph one ▁countries , ▁East ▁African ▁region ▁and ▁North ▁Ang lo phone ▁countries , ▁Central ▁Africa ▁Region , ▁Southern ▁African ▁Region ). ▁These ▁train ings ▁have ▁been ▁conducted ▁in ▁partners hip ▁ ▁with ▁other ▁energy ▁international ▁organis ations ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁International ▁Energy ▁Agency ▁( IE A ) ▁and ▁exper ts ▁from ▁Regional ▁Econom ics ▁Community ▁( RE C s ), ▁Regional ▁Power ▁P ools ▁( R PP s ), ▁Regional ▁Center ▁of ▁Energy ▁and ▁Energy ▁E ffic iency . ▁ ▁See ▁Also ▁ ▁African ▁Union ▁ ▁African ▁Union ▁Commission ▁ ▁E CO W AS ▁ ▁CO ME SA ▁ ▁S AD C ▁ ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁Mon et ary ▁Community ▁of ▁Central ▁Africa ▁ ▁West ▁African ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁Mon et