Energy Transition Africa

Green Goals, Grey Areas: The Politics of China-Africa Energy Relations

Objectifs verts, zones grises : la politique des relations énergétiques sino-africaines

A few years ago, during a civil society exchange in Nairobi, a Kenyan energy advocate told me something that has stayed with me: “We’ve got panels. We’ve got Chinese engineers.…

Rédaction de Transition Energétique Afrique mai 16, 2025Transition énergétique en Afrique, AfricaTransition, BRI, ChinaAfricaRelations, CriticalMineralsAfrica, EnergyTransitionAfrica, FOCAC, GreenEnergyPolitics, énergies renouvelables en Afrique, RenewableEnergyAfrica, Valeur ajoutée

Four marine engineers in orange safety suits and helmets guide a thick, insulated power cable from the deck of a vessel into the sea during an offshore cable-laying operation.

Transition énergétique

Alimenter l'Europe, assombrir l'Afrique ? La nouvelle ruée vers les énergies renouvelables en Afrique

In 2025, as Europe scrambles to meet its climate goals and reduce dependence on Russian energy, a new frontier has emerged in the global race for clean power: Africa. Last…

Rédaction de Transition Energétique Afrique 12 mai 2025Transition énergétique en Afrique, Commerce énergétique Afrique-Europe, accès à l'électricité, colonialisme énergétique, justice énergétique, Accès à l'énergie, colonialisme vert, transition juste, énergies renouvelables en Afrique

A rural African woman walks past a disconnected solar panel installation beside her home, highlighting the disconnect between climate finance pledges and on-ground energy access.

Transition énergétique

Engagements et coupures de courant : comment le financement climatique échoue en Afrique

The promises came wrapped in billion-dollar ribbons. At COP summits, in glossy brochures, and during press conferences, world leaders pledged hundreds of billions for Africa’s clean energy future. But in…

Rédaction de Transition Energétique Afrique mai 7, 2025Transition énergétique en Afrique, ClimateFinance, ClimateJustice, Accès à l'énergie, EnergyPoverty, JustTransition, solarpower

Impact communautaire Minéraux critiques

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 avril 1, 2025Transition énergétique en Afrique, 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

Solar installer’s hand adjusting panel, bringing clean energy to an off-grid village in Africa

Impact communautaire Transition énergétique

Solar Mini-Grids and Their Impact on Rural Communities in Africa

In a small farming village in northern Kenya, a quiet revolution is underway. A community that once relied on smoky kerosene lamps and long treks to distant markets now hums…

Vincent Egoro mars 28, 2025Transition énergétique en Afrique, énergie propre, community empowerment, energy access Africa, énergies renouvelables en Afrique, rural electrification, mini-réseaux solaires, sustainable development