Africa’s Skills Pipeline Is Broken: It’s Not Youth, It’s the System
When I spoke to a senior human-resources lead at a major solar-energy company early this year, I expected standard answers: […]
Africa Is Adding Renewables at Record Speed. The Lights Still Aren’t On.
Africa is gaining clean-energy capacity at a pace unmatched in its modern history. From Morocco’s vast Noor solar complex to
Funding the Flip: Why Africa’s Clean Energy Transition Is Stuck, And How to Unblock It
The world is in the midst of the largest energy-investment boom in history. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA),
Africa’s Clean Energy Promise: Between Policy Progress and People’s Patience
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its World Energy Outlook 2025. After reading it, I was struck by one
Subsidies, Storage and Sovereignty: Africa’s Hidden Grid Challenge
At the COP30 roundtable in Belém, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a quiet but pointed warning: “The world will not
The Price of Clean Energy: Why Africa Still Pays More for Sunlight Than Oil
At COP30 in Belém, amid speeches about green growth and net-zero futures, one statement is worth noting. “For much of
Critical Minerals, Critical Skills: Can Africa Build the Workforce for Its Energy Future?
As a continent, we sit on the world’s largest reserves of cobalt, manganese, platinum, lithium and graphite. the very minerals
Energy Access, Mini-Grids and the Hidden Fossil Dilemma: Solar That Still Runs on Diesel
As the sun sets over a village in northern Tanzania, the solar-powered mini-grid hums to life, lighting homes that were
Locked In: The Debt, Subsidy and Oil Economy Holding Africa Back from a Just Energy Transition
Africa stands at a critical crossroads in its energy story. On one path lies renewal, powered by clean technologies, decentralised
Only One-Third of National Climate Pledges Include Fossil-Fuel Phase-Out, Where Does Africa Stand?
It is one of those statistics that seems too small for the size of the problem.Only about one in three
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