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

Gas flare and solar panels against a Nigerian city skyline at golden hour, representing Nigeria’s energy transition gamble.

Fossil Fuel Phaseout

Nigeria’s Gas Gamble: Can a Fossil Future Deliver a Just Transition?

Nigeria has bet big on gas, but will the gamble pay off, or leave the country with stranded assets and empty promises? The new NDC: doubling down on fossil gas…

Vincent Egoro September 29, 2025energy access Nigeria, fossil fuel phase-out Africa, just transition Africa, NDC gas plan, Nigeria gas transition Africa, stranded assets Nigeria

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

Fossil Fuel Phaseout

Fossil Fuel Revenues in Decline: Who Pays for Africa’s Transition?

During one of my earliest visits to the Niger Delta, I met a fisherman who showed me the mangroves where his father had worked. The waters were slick with oil,…

Vincent Egoro September 22, 2025Africa energy transition, Africa fossil fuel revenues decline, Climate justice Africa, concessional finance Africa, critical minerals Africa, debt relief climate finance Africa, fossil fuel phase-out Africa, just transition Africa

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

An African coastal community with gas infrastructure and local fishers in view

Fossil Fuel Phaseout

Double Standards? Why Africa’s Gas Phase-Out Is Under Fire

How do you phase out gas in Africa when a mother in rural Nigeria still boils drinking water over a kerosene flame, or a health centre in Senegal powers its…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk August 6, 2025African CSOs, climate justice, energy equity, fossil finance, gas phase-out in Africa, just transition, LNG Africa, renewable transition, World Bank energy

African climate leader at summit podium, with oil rigs and protests on one side and clean energy projects on the other, representing the tension in Africa’s fossil phase-out.

Fossil Fuel Phaseout

Fossil Fuel Phase-Out in Africa: Treaty, Trap or Turning Point?

In the corridors of global climate diplomacy, a new treaty is taking shape. The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, backed by climate leaders like Kumi Naidoo and supported by a growing…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk August 1, 2025Africa, climate justice, DRC, energy transition, fossil fuel phase-out, fossil fuel treaty, Ghana, global south, ICJ, Kumi Naidoo, Uganda

Fossil Fuel Phaseout

Fossil Exit or Justice Denied? Africa’s Fight to Lead Its Own Energy Future

In Abuja, oil still smells like prosperity. Along the congested streets of Warri or Takoradi, diesel generators hum a familiar tune of survival. For decades, the promise of oil has…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk July 28, 2025Africa, climate finance, climate justice, energy sovereignty, fossil fuel exit, Ghana, Nigeria, oil and gas, OPEC, World Bank

Climate protesters holding signs in front of a government building lit by fossil fuel-powered lights at dusk in an African city.

Fossil Fuel Phaseout

Oil is Still Paying the Bills: Can African Governments Afford to Let Go?

It is easy to call for an end to fossil fuels from a podium in Paris. Much harder when you are in Abuja, Luanda or Brazzaville, facing empty treasuries, unpaid…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk July 21, 2025Africa, Civil Society, climate justice, debt, energy transition, fossil fuels, green finance, just transition, oil revenue, subsidies

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