Posted inFossil 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… Posted by Vincent Egoro September 22, 2025Tags: Africa 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
Posted inEnergy Transition Who Pays for Loss & Damage? Beyond Adaptation Grants At the just-ended Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa, I found myself circling back to one persistent question: who really… Posted by Vincent Egoro September 15, 2025Tags: Africa adaptation finance, Africa COP30 negotiations, Africa loss and damage, Climate justice Africa, debt-for-climate swaps, Green Climate Fund, just transition Africa, loans vs grants
Posted inEnergy Transition Adaptation or Debt? Africa’s $50 Billion Dilemma A summit of promises and risks The second Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa closed with bold headlines: African leaders… Posted by Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk September 12, 2025Tags: adaptation finance Africa, Africa climate finance, Africa climate summit, Africa COP30 negotiations, Africa debt crisis climate, Africa energy transition, Climate justice Africa, loans vs grants climate
Posted inGovernance & Transparency Africa’s Climate Finance: Stuck in Debt Mode Today, I am attending the opening of the Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and one issue is already… Posted by Vincent Egoro September 8, 2025Tags: Africa adaptation finance, Africa climate finance, Africa debt and climate, Africa renewable finance, Climate justice Africa, climate loans vs grants, debt-for-climate swaps, just transition Africa
Posted inCritical Minerals Dig, Ship, Repeat? The Extractivist Trap in Africa’s Critical Minerals Boom Walk into any electric vehicle showroom in Berlin, Los Angeles or Shanghai, and you are looking at Africa. The cobalt… Posted by Vincent Egoro September 1, 2025Tags: Africa critical minerals, Africa mining value addition, Africa resource governance, Climate justice Africa, cobalt Africa, EV battery supply chain Africa, just energy transition Africa, lithium Africa
Posted inEnergy Transition Finance in Local Currency: A COP30 Demand for Africa’s Energy Transition At first glance, Africa’s energy transition looks as though it is finally gaining speed. Solar imports are at record highs,… Posted by Vincent Egoro August 29, 2025Tags: Africa climate finance, Africa energy transition, Climate justice Africa, COP30 Africa, finance in local currency, FX risk Africa, just energy transition Africa, renewable energy Africa
Posted inEnergy Transition Fossil Fuel Phaseout Africa’s Climate Finance Crisis: The Debt Trap Undermining a Greener Future In the heart of Africa, a paradox unfolds. A continent so rich in renewable resources, from sun to wind and… Posted by Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk June 5, 2025Tags: Africa climate finance, African debt and climate change, Civil society climate action, Climate adaptation funding, Climate finance gap Africa, Climate justice Africa, Energy transition Africa, Fossil fuel phaseout Africa, Green energy funding Africa, Green industrialisation, Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), Loss and damage funding, renewable energy Africa, South Africa climate finance