Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk, Author at Energy Transition Africa

African coal town residents contrast with foreign consultants managing climate funds

Who Truly Benefits from Just Transitions in Africa? The Rising Tide of Elite Extraction

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 Editorial Desk July 16, 2025Africa, climate finance, coal transition, community inclusion, critical minerals, energy justice, JETP, just transition

African officials stand near a mine site enforcing mineral export bans

Critical Minerals

Africa’s Resource Revolution: How Raw Minerals Are Becoming Gold Mines for Local Value

Africa is in the midst of a quiet revolution. One that sees nations taking a firmer hold over the minerals beneath their feet. From Mali’s dramatic seizure of Barrick’s gold…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk July 14, 2025Africa, critical minerals, economic sovereignty, just transition, mineral exports, resource nationalism, value addition

Rural African women and child near huts with a large gas flare burning in the distance at sunset.

Fossil Fuel Phaseout

Fossil Fuel Phaseout? Why Africa’s Climate Plans Tell a Different Story

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,…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk July 11, 2025Africa, climate plans, energy justice, energy transition, fossil fuel phaseout, fossil fuels, NDCs, Nigeria energy, renewable energy

African women and children gathered at night under a solar-powered light outside a community centre.

Community Impact Energy Transition

How Solar Mini-Grids Are Transforming Lives in Sub-Saharan Africa’s Conflict Zones

In Sub-Saharan Africa, nearly 600 million people still lack access to electricity. In conflict-affected regions, this problem is compounded by displacement, insecurity, and crumbling infrastructure. Traditional grid extensions are costly,…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk July 9, 2025community resilience, conflict zones, decentralised energy, energy access, mini-grids, solar energy, Sub-Saharan Africa, women empowerment

African farmers using solar-powered irrigation systems in a rural setting to water crops.

Energy Transition

Africa’s $5 Trillion Renewable Energy Shift: Will Sub-Saharan Communities Reap the Rewards?

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.…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk July 7, 2025climate justice, community benefits, energy transition, green jobs, renewable energy, rural development, Sub-Saharan Africa

African women sitting near a railway, observing a mineral freight train passing through their village.

Community Impact Critical Minerals

Beyond the Tracks: What Africa’s Mining Corridors Really Mean for the Communities They Bypass

"The trains pass, but we are still in the dark." That was the quiet but piercing remark of Mariam, a farmer in northern Zambia, whose family was relocated to make…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk July 4, 2025Africa infrastructure, community voices, critical minerals, displacement, energy transition, just transition, land rights, mining corridors

A high-resolution photograph of an African open-pit mine with industrial machinery and processing facilities under a wide sky.

Critical Minerals

Why Africa Must Stop Exporting Wealth: The Case for Processing Our Own Minerals

“If we keep selling the raw and buying the refined, we’ll always be poorer than we are rich.” That line, from a young Ghanaian engineer at a mining expo last…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk July 2, 2025Africa mining, beneficiation, critical minerals, energy transition, green economy, industrialisation, jobs, value addition

A group of African miners raise their fists in solidarity at a critical mineral site, symbolising unity and resistance.

Community Impact Energy Transition

Not Just Green Jobs: African Miners Say the ‘Just Transition’ Is Failing Them

"If our bodies fuel the transition, then we deserve a seat at the table." That was the message from a miner’s union leader in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk June 30, 2025Africa mining, community impact, critical minerals, energy transition, green minerals, just transition, labour rights, worker safety

Energy Transition

Striking the Balance: Energy Security Meets Just Transition in Africa

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…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk June 27, 2025Africa energy, climate justice, development, energy poverty, energy security, Energy transition Africa, fossil fuels, just transition, renewable energy

A proud African woman stands confidently in front of a rural solar panel installation, symbolising community-led clean energy solutions.

Community Impact Energy Transition

Voices from the Just Transition: Africa’s Rural Clean Energy Revolution

"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…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk June 25, 2025Africa, clean energy, community stories, decentralised energy, energy access, just transition, renewable energy, rural communities, women energy leaders