It is one of those statistics that seems too small for the size of the problem.Only about one in three of the world’s updated national climate pledges mentions the words “phase-out” or “phase-down”...
Africa’s critical minerals are once again in the global spotlight, but not only for what is being mined, but also for what is not being made. As the clean-energy transition accelerates, African...
Even as the narrative of Africa’s renewable potential grows louder, the latest data reveals a sobering reality. Sub-Saharan Africa’s ability to transition from fossil fuels to clean power has...
It’s hard to forget the sound of generators at night.That deep, uneven hum that fills the silence after the national grid collapses again. Growing up in Nigeria, it was the soundtrack of progress and...
For all the talk of solar revolutions and just transitions, one truth still defines Africa’s energy story: the continent’s access to power depends on its access to affordable capital. The latest...
As the world races to decarbonise, Africa has emerged as the new frontier for the minerals that make the green economy possible. From cobalt and copper to lithium and graphite, the continent holds...
Almost everywhere you look across Africa, the sun is being harnessed, but not owned. From the shimmering rooftops of Nairobi’s new tech hubs to the sprawling solar farms outside Lagos, it feels like...
“Africa’s energy transition cannot be financed in a foreign language.” That line has lingered in my mind ever since I read the European Commission’s latest press release announcing €545 million in...
On a hazy morning in Algiers, a flat-bed truck crawls through traffic stacked high with shrink-wrapped photovoltaic panels. It is an increasingly common sight from North Africa’s coast to the Sahel:...
In the corridors of global climate diplomacy, a new treaty is taking shape. The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, backed by climate leaders like Kumi Naidoo and supported by a growing coalition...
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...