Energy Transition Africa

African climate leader at summit podium, with oil rigs and protests on one side and clean energy projects on the other, representing the tension in Africa’s fossil phase-out.

Fossil Fuel Phase-Out in Africa: Treaty, Trap or Turning Point?

In the corridors of global climate diplomacy, a new treaty is taking shape. The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, backed by climate leaders like Kumi Naidoo and supported by a growing…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk August 1, 2025Africa, climate justice, DRC, energy transition, fossil fuel phase-out, fossil fuel treaty, Ghana, global south, ICJ, Kumi Naidoo, Uganda

African miner beside a cobalt pit with an industrial plant on the horizon, representing Africa’s move from raw exports to mineral beneficiation.

Critical Minerals

Beyond Raw Minerals: Can Africa Benefit from Its Critical Mineral Wealth?

In Kolwezi, in the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the earth gives way to cobalt-rich soil. Every morning, hundreds of artisanal miners, many without helmets or boots,…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk July 30, 2025Africa, artisanal mining, cobalt, critical minerals, DRC, Ghana, green transition, lithium, resource nationalism, Sierra Leone, value addition

Four children playing under solar streetlights in a Goma neighbourhood at dusk with mountains in the background.

Community Impact Energy Transition

In the Shadow of Conflict, Solar Power is Rebuilding Lives in Goma

It is evening in Goma, and the sun has just slipped behind the jagged hills that surround this bustling city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. As darkness falls,…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk July 18, 2025Africa energy, clean energy, community resilience, DRC, energy access, Goma, just transition, mini grids, renewable energy, solar energy

An expansive industrial mining site in Africa with heavy machinery extracting minerals under a dusty sky.

Community Impact Critical Minerals Energy Transition

Green Minerals, Grey Realities: Can Africa Avoid Another Resource Curse?

Across the plains of Namibia, the copper belt of the DRC, and the lithium fields of Zimbabwe, a quiet race is underway. It’s not a new one, though the names…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk June 20, 2025Africa Mining Vision, AU, beneficiation, cobalt, critical minerals, DRC, green minerals, just transition, lithium, RECs, resource curse, Zimbabwe

Railway workers in safety gear laying tracks through a rural African corridor under a cloudy sky.

Critical Minerals Governance & Transparency

The Corridor of Promise: Can Lobito Deliver a New Path for Africa’s Minerals?

From Angola’s Atlantic coastline to the copper belts of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, a rail corridor is being carved through the heart of Africa’s mineral wealth. The…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk June 9, 2025Angola, critical minerals, DRC, energy transition, EnergyTransitionAfrica, infrastructure, just transition, Lobito Corridor, mineral strategy, ValueAddition, Zambia