Nigeria has 10.7 GT of carbon storage and no commercial CCUS projects. Costs are $50–$100/tonne. Credits trade at $20. ETA on the economics and governance gap.
The IEA says existing tools could unlock 1,600 GW of stalled projects. Africa is not using them. ETA explains the regulatory gap that is the real barrier.
Africa's beneficiation ambition requires industrial electricity that most grids can't supply. ETA on why minerals and power must be planned together — and what happens when they are not.
Africa is producing solar installers. It is not producing enough grid operators. Vincent Egoro on why the skills mismatch will define the transition's operational phase.
Africa holds 92% of global platinum reserves, 56% of cobalt, and $29.5 trillion in total mineral wealth. It captures a fraction of the downstream value. ETA Explains the four-stage value chain mechanism behind that gap.
Zimbabwe banned raw lithium exports in 2022, and by 2026 China’s Huayou Cobalt had opened Africa’s first lithium sulphate plant at Arcadia. ETA Explains why local processing does not automatically mean local value capture.
The Lobito Corridor is attracting $3–5 billion in financing and political backing from the US, EU, and AfDB. It is also running behind schedule, competing with a Chinese-backed alternative, and still designed primarily as an export route rather than a value capture platform.
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