Energy Transition Africa

Realistic image of solar panels, power lines, and a diesel generator emitting light smoke at sunset in an African landscape.

Subsidies, Storage and Sovereignty: Africa’s Hidden Grid Challenge

At the COP30 roundtable in Belém, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a quiet but pointed warning: “The world will not achieve clean energy for all unless we invest massively in…

Solar panels beside a diesel generator emitting smoke in a rural African village.

Energy Transition

The Price of Clean Energy: Why Africa Still Pays More for Sunlight Than Oil

At COP30 in Belém, amid speeches about green growth and net-zero futures, one statement is worth noting. “For much of the developing world, high debt, high risk and a high…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk November 10, 2025AfDB, Africa energy finance, clean energy cost, COP30, Energy transition Africa, fossil fuel subsidies, IMF debt, just transition, Vincent Egoro

Artisanal miner at a cobalt pit in Kolwezi, DRC, with overlay of global energy symbols like EVs and batteries—illustrating Africa’s vital role in powering the clean energy transition.

Critical Minerals

Green Gold Rush or Resource Grab? Inside Africa’s Critical Minerals Boom

Under the midday sun in Kolwezi, in the southeastern stretch of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lucien, a 26-year-old father of three, kneels in a shallow mine pit, scraping cobalt-rich…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk August 4, 2025Africa EV minerals, Africa mining policy, artisanal miners Africa, clean energy minerals, cobalt mining DRC, critical minerals Africa, Energy transition Africa, green energy supply chain, just transition minerals, lithium Zimbabwe, mineral beneficiation Africa, mining value chains, resource nationalism Africa, sustainable mining

Energy Transition

Striking the Balance: Energy Security Meets Just Transition in Africa

It’s a dilemma as old as independence: how can Africa power its future without repeating the past? In 2025, the question is sharper than ever. The continent is home to…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk June 27, 2025Africa energy, climate justice, development, energy poverty, energy security, Energy transition Africa, fossil fuels, just transition, renewable energy

A large stack of shipping containers at an African port under a cloudy sky, symbolising Africa’s trade, debt, and economic ties in the global climate finance conversation.

Energy Transition

The Debt Dilemma: Can Climate Deals Free Africa from the Chains of Borrowing?

A quiet revolution is brewing in the corridors of international finance. No, it's not another pledge from the G7 or a flashy COP headline. It’s debt. More precisely, the idea…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk June 23, 2025Africa, climate finance, debt swaps, debt-for-climate, Energy transition Africa, global south, green financing, just transition, renewable energy

African man in denim jacket stands before industrial smokestacks and dollar bills, symbolising Africa’s climate finance challenges.

Energy 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 lithium to cobalt, is simultaneously suffocating under the weight of…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk June 5, 2025Africa 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