Energy Transition Africa

African power lines at dusk with overlaid currency symbols, representing local-currency climate finance as a COP30 demand.

Finance in Local Currency: A COP30 Demand for Africa’s Energy Transition

At first glance, Africa’s energy transition looks as though it is finally gaining speed. Solar imports are at record highs, wind farms are sprouting across the Sahel, and hydro projects…

Old mining contracts stacked in front of an African mine site, symbolising rigid agreements that limit Africa’s resource governance and just transition.

Governance & Transparency

Mining Agreements in Africa: Breaking Free from the Past

In 1998, the government of a mineral-rich African nation signed a 30-year agreement with a global mining company. The deal promised jobs, infrastructure, and royalties. Two decades later, communities around…

Vincent Egoro August 22, 2025Africa mining agreements, critical minerals governance, extractives governance, just energy transition Africa, mining contracts reform, resource governance Africa, stabilisation clauses, sustainable mining Africa

African woman cooking on a traditional three-stone fire with smoke rising, representing energy poverty and the need for clean cooking solutions in rural Africa.

Energy Transition Uncategorized

Who Bears the Burden? Gender and the Energy Transition in Africa

Grace, a mother of four in rural Zambia, wakes before dawn to trek miles for firewood. She balances heavy bundles on her head, prepares meals over a smoky three-stone fire.…

Vincent Egoro August 18, 2025Africa, Energy Poverty in Africa, Gender and Energy Transition in Africa, Gender and Just Energy Transition, just transition, Value Addition of Critical Minerals in SADC, Women and Clean Energy Access

African miner overlooks a Southern African open-pit mine at sunset.

Critical Minerals

Southern Africa: The Critical Minerals Anchor of the Global Energy Transition

When the World Economic Forum released its recent analysis on the role of Southern Africa in the global energy transition, one figure stood out: countries like Zambia, Namibia, and Zimbabwe…

Vincent Egoro August 11, 2025Africa industrialisation, community benefits, critical minerals, green hydrogen, just energy transition, mining policy, Namibia lithium, platinum, renewable energy transition, resource governance, SADC cooperation, Southern Africa, sustainable development, value addition, Zambia cobalt, Zimbabwe lithium

An African miner working in a dusty open-pit mine, extracting lithium ore destined for global energy markets, highlighting the lack of local mineral processing.

Critical Minerals

We Dig, They Win: How Africa’s Raw Mineral Exports and Currency Chaos Are Undermining a Just Transition

Every day, truckloads of lithium, cobalt, and manganese leave African soil headed for China, Europe, and North America. These are the building blocks of the energy transition—used in solar panels,…

Vincent Egoro April 21, 2025AfricaTransition, CriticalMineralsAfrica, CurrencyVolatility, EnergyJustice, JustTransition, NigeriaMining, ValueAddition

Critical Minerals

Africa Can’t Afford Another Raw Deal: Why Value Addition Must Power the Green Transition

The African Development Bank (AfDB) recently sent a clear message: Africa must stop exporting raw critical minerals and start building local value chains. As someone deeply involved in the continent’s…

Vincent Egoro April 17, 2025AfDB, AfricaTransition, CriticalMineralsAfrica, GreenEconomy, JustTransition, LocalProcessing, ValueAddition

A rural African woman and child illuminated by a kerosene lamp in a dark home, symbolizing the energy poverty crisis affecting millions without access to electricity.

Community Impact Energy Transition

Africa’s Forgotten 400 Million: Why Energy Poverty Is a Climate Injustice

I grew up in Cross River State, Nigeria, where dense forests meet vibrant communities. Even today, when I return home, I am struck by the reality that many of the…

Vincent Egoro April 10, 2025AfricaDevelopment, CleanEnergyNow, ClimateJustice, EnergyAccess, EnergyPoverty

Energy Transition

Fossil Fuel Freedom: Why Nigeria Must Ditch Oil to Secure Its Future

In the heart of Lagos, the rhythmic hum of generators underscores a national narrative: Nigeria's deep-rooted dependence on oil. For decades, this black gold has been the cornerstone of our…

Vincent Egoro April 9, 2025ClimateJustice, EnergyAccessAfrica, FossilFuelPhaseOut, GreenFutureNow, JustTransitionAfrica, NigeriaEnergyTransition, RenewableEnergyNigeria, SustainableDevelopment

Energy Transition

Leapfrogging to Renewables: Ensuring Africa’s Energy Transition Leaves No One Behind

As Africa stands on the brink of an energy revolution, the continent faces a pivotal question: Can we leapfrog to renewable energy without leaving anyone behind? The promise of bypassing…

Vincent Egoro April 5, 2025ClimateJustice, EnergyAccess, EnergyPoverty, JustTransition, RenewableEnergyAfrica, SustainableDevelopment

Community Impact Critical Minerals

Batteries for the West, Burdens for Africa: The Cost of Green Minerals

As the world accelerates toward a net-zero future, Africa is rapidly becoming the ground zero for green energy’s raw materials. Cobalt from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lithium from…

Vincent Egoro April 1, 2025Africa energy transition, African mining governance, civil society and extractives, clean energy injustice, cobalt DRC, community rights mining, environmental justice, green minerals Africa, just energy transition, lithium mining Africa