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Africa Energy Founder Lukas H. Lundin Passes Away
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Africa Energy Founder Lukas H. Lundin Passes Away\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n VANCOUVER, BC\n \n \n ,\n \n \n July 27, 2022\n \n \n /CNW/ -\n \n Africa Energy Corp.\n \n (TSXV: AFE) (Nasdaq First North: AEC) (\"Africa Energy\" or the \"Company\") regrets to announce the death of the Company's founder, Mr.\n \n Lukas H. Lundin\n \n , in\n \n Geneva, Switzerland\n \n on\n \n July 26, 2022\n \n at the age of 64, following a two-year battle with brain cancer.\n \n View PDF Version\n \n \n \n Over the past 40 years,\n \n Lukas Lundin\n \n was the driving force behind the tremendous success of the Lundin Group of Companies. Lukas started his career in the international energy and mining sectors in the early 1980s working side-by-side with his father, the late\n \n Adolf H. Lundin\n \n .\n \n \n Under the leadership of Lukas and his brother Ian, and in close cooperation with the rest of the Lundin family, the Lundin Group of Companies has grown into an internationally recognized group of energy and mining companies with operations around the globe, employing more than 15,000 people and creating opportunities for tens of thousands more.\n \n \n The eleven companies that make up the Lundin Group of Companies today have a combined market capitalization exceeding USD\n \n $11 billion\n \n .\n \n \n \n Lukas Lundin\n \n was instrumental during the inception of Africa Energy in 2015, and he and his family have been significant and supportive shareholders since the beginning.\n \n \n \n \n Lukas Lundin's\n \n sons Harry, Adam, Jack and William said in a joint statement:\n \n \n \n \n \"\n \n Our father is our biggest inspiration. His passion for the industries to which he devoted his life was unparalleled. Lukas saw people as the key to success and spent decades building some of the strongest management teams in our industries. He always strived to empower those working with him and continuously pushed us to aim higher. We could not have had a better father and mentor.\n \n \n \"Our family is dee...