▁and ▁adopted ▁a ▁" D raft ▁Convention ▁of ▁the ▁African ▁Energy ▁commission ▁( AF RE C ) ". ▁ ▁The ▁Conference ▁of ▁African ▁Energy ▁Minister s ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁AF RE C ▁was ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁O AU ▁and ▁hosted ▁by ▁Al ger ia ▁in ▁ 2 3 ▁- 2 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁AF RE C ▁was ▁then ▁created ▁by ▁Dec ision ▁A H G / Dec . 1 6 7 ▁( XXX V II ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 7 th ▁Sum mit ▁of ▁the ▁O AU ▁African ▁He ads ▁of ▁States ▁and ▁Govern ments ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁L us aka , ▁Z amb ia , ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁was ▁launched ▁by ▁the ▁African ▁Union ▁Minister s ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁Energy ▁in ▁the ▁meeting ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁– ▁ 1 7 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁Al gi ers , ▁Al ger ia ▁through ▁the ▁Al gi ers ▁Dec laration ▁A U / EX P / EN / Dec l ▁( III ). ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Executive ▁Direct ors ▁ ▁P ill ars ▁of ▁AF RE C ▁The ▁pill ars ▁of ▁the ▁African ▁Energy ▁Commission ▁include ; ▁▁ ▁The ▁African ▁Energy ▁Information ▁System ▁ ▁The ▁Bi om ass ▁Program ▁ ▁The ▁Energy ▁Trans ition ▁Program ▁ ▁The ▁Energy ▁E ffic iency ▁Program ▁ ▁The ▁O il ▁and ▁Gas ▁Program ▁ ▁African ▁Energy ▁Information ▁System ▁( AE IS ) ▁ ▁AF RE C