Billions are pledged. But who decides who gets them, and on whose terms? Across Africa, the energy transition has become more than a technical debate. It’s a question of power, politics, and people....
It is easy to call for an end to fossil fuels from a podium in Paris. Much harder when you are in Abuja, Luanda or Brazzaville, facing empty treasuries, unpaid civil servants, and swelling youth...
In recent years, Africa has been hailed as a leader in designing just transitions, energy shifts that protect both the planet and people. Among the most ambitious is the Just Energy Transition...
Africa is in the midst of a silent revolution. One that sees nations taking a firmer hold over the minerals beneath their feet. From Mali’s dramatic seizure of Barrick’s gold to Zimbabwe’s lithium...
At every global climate conference, the message is always clear: the world must end fossil fuel use. The speeches are moving and fast. Scientists warn of the dangers of coal, oil, and gas, and...
"We used to deliver babies by candlelight. Now we have light, and we can save more lives." That was the quiet but powerful testimony of Ruth, a midwife in rural Kitui County, Kenya. Until 2021, her...
A quiet revolution is brewing in the corridors of international finance. No, it's not another pledge from the G7 or a flashy COP headline. It’s debt. More precisely, the idea is to swap some of it in...
It is one thing to pledge billions. It’s another to deliver them, transparently, equitably, and in ways that change lives. In the aftermath of every COP summit or climate finance dialogue, we hear...