Energy Transition Africa

Solar panels beside a diesel generator emitting smoke in a rural African landscape.

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 once in darkness. Children gather around charging phones, shop owners…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk November 5, 2025Africa energy transition, diesel dependency, mini-grids, renewable energy finance, rural electrification

Gas flare near urban settlement with electricity pylons in the distance.

Fossil Fuel Phaseout

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 systems, local value chains and climate resilience. On the other…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk November 3, 2025Africa debt crisis, climate finance, energy transition, fossil fuel subsidies, just transition

African landscape with refineries fading into solar and wind farms under evening light, symbolising the continent’s energy transition.

Fossil Fuel Phaseout

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 of the world’s updated national climate pledges mentions the words…

Vincent Egoro October 31, 2025Africa climate policy, Carbon Brief, energy transition, fossil fuel, industrialisation, just transition, NDCs

Two African workers stand between a gas flare site and a field of solar panels at sunset, symbolising Africa’s transition from fossil fuels to renewables.

Fossil Fuel Phaseout

Measured Gas: A Permissible Role or a Trojan Horse in Africa’s Transition?

Between the rhetoric of fossil phase-out and the daily realities of power shortages, Africa faces a dilemma: can gas serve as a bridge without becoming a trap? The Atlantic Council’s…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk October 17, 2025energy governance, fossil fuel phase-out, gas diplomacy, gas transition Africa, just transition, LNG, renewable Africa

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

Fossil Fuel Phaseout

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