Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk, Author at Energy Transition Africa

Gas flare and wind turbines at sunset in Africa, symbolising the tension between fossil fuel expansion and renewable transition.

Africa’s LNG Comeback: Progress or Phase-Out Paradox?

When oil majors like Eni and TotalEnergies start smiling again about gas, it signals more than corporate optimism; it reveals how Africa’s energy landscape is being redefined, not by the…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk October 8, 2025African development, energy justice, fossil fuel phase-out, gas transition, IEA Net Zero, LNG Africa, Mozambique gas, TotalEnergies Africa

LNG ship sails past oil rigs at sunset, symbolising Africa’s fossil fuel risks amid global gas diplomacy.

Fossil Fuel Phaseout

Gas Diplomacy Returns at Climate Week: Will Africa Be Left Holding the Fossil Bill?

Climate Week NYC 2025 was billed as a stage for accelerating renewable energy and aligning finance with climate justice. Yet amid the solar pledges, adaptation finance panels, and investor showcases,…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk September 26, 2025energy justice Africa, fossil fuel phase-out Africa, fossil revenues decline, gas diplomacy Africa, natural gas transition, NYC Climate Week 2025, stranded assets Africa

African woman and children working in artisanal mining with clean energy infrastructure in the background.

Community Impact Critical Minerals

Mining’s Hidden Toll: Women, Children, and the True Cost of Clean Energy

Introduction: A just transition with invisible victims As New York Climate Week convenes global leaders, financiers, and activists to discuss accelerating the clean energy transition, one reality remains uncomfortably absent…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk September 24, 2025child labour in mining, clean energy supply chains, climate justice, critical minerals Africa, just transition Africa, mining impacts Africa, NY Climate Week, women in mining Africa

African miners at open-pit site with ore moving toward ports and global markets, symbolising critical minerals supply chain.

Critical Minerals Governance & Transparency

Critical Minerals Circuits: Who Controls the Chain from Mine to Market?

Critical minerals have become the backbone of the global energy transition. Lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, and rare earths are essential inputs for batteries, electric vehicles, wind turbines, and solar panels.…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk September 17, 2025Africa energy transition, Africa supply chain, Africa trade policy, critical minerals Africa, just transition Africa, lithium cobalt Africa, mining value addition, resource governance Africa

Stack of debt paperwork with African farmland split between drought and flood, symbolising climate finance challenges.

Energy Transition

Adaptation or Debt? Africa’s $50 Billion Dilemma

A summit of promises and risks The second Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa closed with bold headlines: African leaders committed to mobilise $50 billion a year for climate solutions…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk September 12, 2025adaptation finance Africa, Africa climate finance, Africa climate summit, Africa COP30 negotiations, Africa debt crisis climate, Africa energy transition, Climate justice Africa, loans vs grants climate

Fossil Fuel Phaseout

Africa Won’t Phase Out on Promises: Fossil Fuel Exit Demands Finance, FX and Grids

As the world looks ahead to next month’s Africa Climate Summit, negotiators are already circling one contentious phrase: “transitioning away from fossil fuels.” For African delegates, the lesson from past…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk August 27, 2025Africa energy transition, AGN position, climate finance, climate finance Africa, Fossil fuel phaseout Africa, FX risk renewables, grid investment Africa, renewable energy Africa

Stacked solar panels in wooden crates on Tangier dockside, crane lifting pallet toward city rooftops at golden hour, symbolising Africa Chinese solar panel imports and dependency.

Energy Transition

Africa’s Solar Surge: Boom or Dependency?

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…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk August 25, 2025Africa solar imports, Chinese solar panels Africa, climate finance, critical minerals, energy transition, local manufacturing solar Africa, renewable energy transition Africa, rooftop solar Africa, solar dependency Africa

African city with diesel generator and flickering lightbulb in foreground, solar panels and sunrise in background — symbolising outdated zombie energy systems blocking renewable transition.

Energy Transition

Africa’s Zombie Energy Systems: The Hidden Barrier Stalling a Just Transition

The paradox of darkness in the age of sunlight On a humid evening in Lagos, a shopkeeper wheels out a diesel generator, its rattle and fumes filling the street as…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk August 20, 2025Africa energy transition, energy poverty Africa, financing energy Africa, outdated energy infrastructure Africa, regional power pools Africa, renewable energy Africa, solar potential Africa, zombie energy systems

Critical Minerals

Powering the Future: Why SADC Must Embrace Regional Value Addition of Critical Minerals

On 17 August 2025, SADC heads of state will gather in Madagascar for a summit themed “Advancing industrialisation, agricultural transformation and energy transition for a resilient SADC.” The symbolism is…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk August 15, 2025Critical Minerals in Africa, Economic Development in SADC, Renewable Energy in Africa, ValueAddition

Man observing solar panels with discarded batteries in Nigeria at sunset

Uncategorized

Solar Boom, Toxic Loom: Nigeria’s Green Energy Leap Risks Turning Toxic

Late one evening in Kano, amidst the glow of flickering kerosene lamps, Aisha, a mother of three, clutches her youngest as she steps outside. On the wall of her modest…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk August 13, 2025battery waste management Nigeria, e-waste solutions Africa, green infrastructure Nigeria, just energy transition, Nigeria renewable energy, renewable energy lifecycle, solar e-waste in Nigeria, solar panel recycling Nigeria, solar power Nigeria, sustainable solar Nigeria