African sustainable energy and marine mineral resources have the potential for significant contributions to African economic development goals through job creation and contributions to the Gross Domestic Product of the countries bordering the seven African Large Marine Ecosystems – Canary Current, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Somali Coastal Current, Agulhas Current, Benguela Current and the Guinea Current. Though their potential is not fully assessed, based on our preliminary assessment it is expected that by 2030 and 2063 blue energy could add value of about USD1.6 billion and USD2.3 billion, in mining of minerals about USD76 billion and USD123 billion, and in oil and gas production about USD100 billion and USD138 billion, respectively. By 2030, 2063 blue energy employment can reach about 0.2 million and 0.5 million jobs, in ocean mining about 2 million and 4 million jobs could be created, and in oil and gas production about 1.8 million and 5 million jobs would be expected. In order to achieve these benefits, Africans need to tackle complex technical and policy related challenges. Among the recommended changes, it would be necessary to unlock sustainable blue energy regulations with forward looking new development policies.

非洲可持续能源和海洋矿产资源有可能通过创造就业机会以及对与七个非洲大型海洋生态系统（金丝雀流，地中海，红海，索马里沿海）毗邻的国家的国内生产总值做出贡献，为非洲经济发展目标做出重大贡献洋流，阿古拉斯流，本格拉流和几内亚流。尽管尚未充分评估其潜力，但根据我们的初步评估，预计到2030年和2063年，蓝色能源的矿产开采价值分别约为16亿美元和23亿美元，分别为760亿美元和1230亿美元，以及石油和天然气产量分别约为1000亿美元和1380亿美元。到2030年，2063个蓝色能源就业机会将达到约20万和50万个工作岗位，在海洋采矿中，可以创造约200万和400万个工作机会，而在石油和天然气生产中，可以创造约180万和500万个工作机会。为了获得这些好处，非洲人需要应对复杂的技术和政策挑战。在建议的更改中，有必要通过具有前瞻性的新发展政策来解锁可持续的蓝色能源法规。