Africa’s energy future has been modelled in extraordinary detail. The real question is why so little of it materialises. Across think tanks, multilateral banks, consultancies, and academic...
If finance is the lifeblood of the energy transition, Africa’s arteries are still half-blocked. In 2024, the world’s multilateral development banks (MDBs) reported record climate commitments $137...
It is evening in Goma, and the sun has just slipped behind the jagged hills that surround this bustling city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. As darkness falls, the cityscape begins to...
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...
When Power Shift Africa released its recent report estimating that Africa could save as much as $5 trillion by transitioning fully to renewable energy by 2050, the headlines wrote themselves....
It’s a dilemma as old as independence: how can Africa power its future without repeating the past? In 2025, the question is sharper than ever. The continent is home to 600 million people without...
"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...