Energy Transition 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.

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

Man observing solar panels with discarded batteries in Nigeria at sunset

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Solar Boom, Toxic Loom: Nigeria’s Green Energy Leap Risks Turning Toxic

Late one evening in Kano, amidst the glow of flickering kerosene lamps, Aisha, a mother of three, clutches her youngest as she steps outside. On the wall of her modest…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk August 13, 2025battery waste management Nigeria, e-waste solutions Africa, green infrastructure Nigeria, just energy transition, Nigeria renewable energy, renewable energy lifecycle, solar e-waste in Nigeria, solar panel recycling Nigeria, solar power Nigeria, sustainable solar Nigeria

An industrial smokestack emits haze beside stacks of mineral ore under cloudy skies in Africa.

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Clean or Compromised? The Dirty Dilemma of Refining Africa’s Critical Minerals

Africa is home to more than 30% of the world’s critical minerals; cobalt, lithium, manganese, graphite, all essential for the global energy transition. But while the world’s richest economies are…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk June 12, 2025critical minerals, CriticalMineralsAfrica, energy transition, ESG Africa, fossil fuels, Green industrialisation, just transition, refining, ValueAddition