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About the ARA
The ARA is the first ever pan-African organisation for African refiners. It was established on 23rd March 2006 in Cape Town, South Africa.
To develop its activities, the Association quickly established itself as an NGO with a formal structure and modus operandi, comprising: the Executive Committee, the ARA WEEK, Work Groups, a proprietary database “ADD+”, etc.
The members of the Executive Committee and the various Work Groups come from different countries on the Continent. Recently the Constitution was amended to welcome more non-refiners (Associate Members). This has brought the ARA closer to representing the interests of all downstream oil participants across Africa.
In addition to its objectives, the ARA aims to promote fair economic policies in respect of all downstream oil activities across the African continent. The ARA strives to help its Members to develop with their Governments coordinated pan-African policies on oil supply, refining and distribution in Africa that are consistent with international agreements while promoting local investment, employment, training and development in a safe and clean environment.
The ARA is equally committed to improving the quality of fuels marketed within the African continent in order to remove urban air pollution. To achieve this aim the ARA supports a coordinated approach in the different African regions from all downstream stakeholders, including car manufacturers, Governments, banks and international financial institutions, in order to attract the necessary investment in the downstream oil sector.
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