Energy Transition Africa

Man observing solar panels with discarded batteries in Nigeria at sunset

Solar Boom, Toxic Loom: Nigeria’s Green Energy Leap Risks Turning Toxic

Late one evening in Kano, amidst the glow of flickering kerosene lamps, Aisha, a mother of three, clutches her youngest as she steps outside. On the wall of her modest…

African miner overlooks a Southern African open-pit mine at sunset.

Critical Minerals

Southern Africa: The Critical Minerals Anchor of the Global Energy Transition

When the World Economic Forum released its recent analysis on the role of Southern Africa in the global energy transition, one figure stood out: countries like Zambia, Namibia, and Zimbabwe…

Vincent Egoro August 11, 2025Africa industrialisation, community benefits, critical minerals, green hydrogen, just energy transition, mining policy, Namibia lithium, platinum, renewable energy transition, resource governance, SADC cooperation, Southern Africa, sustainable development, value addition, Zambia cobalt, Zimbabwe lithium

African woman leading a village energy meeting with solar panels, wind turbine, and clean cookstove nearby.

Community Impact

Who Speaks for the Community? The Missing Link in Africa’s Energy Transition

When Grace, a 47-year-old mother of four in Uganda’s Kasese district, spoke at a local town hall meeting, her voice trembled. But what she said cut through: "We see cables…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk August 8, 2025African climate summit, clean cooking Africa, community-led energy transition Africa, energy access Africa, energy justice Africa, grassroots energy initiatives, just energy transition, local energy solutions Africa, renewable energy policy Africa, women in renewable energy Africa

Community Impact Critical Minerals

Batteries for the West, Burdens for Africa: The Cost of Green Minerals

As the world accelerates toward a net-zero future, Africa is rapidly becoming the ground zero for green energy’s raw materials. Cobalt from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lithium from…

Vincent Egoro April 1, 2025Africa energy transition, African mining governance, civil society and extractives, clean energy injustice, cobalt DRC, community rights mining, environmental justice, green minerals Africa, just energy transition, lithium mining Africa