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

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…