IRENA data shows 86 million Africans connected to off-grid solar, yet almost all receive too little electricity to power productive economic activity. ETA Explains why access has expanded faster than usable power.
Zambia supplies copper critical to the energy transition, yet drought-driven outages exposed the fragility of the grid powering its mining economy. Chisha Chisha and Precious Mwansa-Chisha on why mineral and energy policy are now inseparable.
Europe is considering easing methane rules under energy security pressure after a study found 43% of EU gas imports could fail compliance from 2027. African LNG exporters, however, still face the full cost of the regulation, exposing how climate rules become flexible for powerful economies and rigid
The IEA gathered Western governments and mining giants in Brussels to discuss critical minerals stockpiling. No African government was in the room, despite Africa supplying many of the resources at the centre of the strategy.
Ethiopia banned petrol vehicle imports in January 2024. Two years later it has 115,000 EVs — the fastest-growing EV market in Africa. ETA Explains what the policy actually was, why Ethiopia's electricity system made it viable, what the data shows, and what other African governments can learn from it
A new UN University report documents 456 billion litres of water consumed extracting lithium in 2024, river contamination in the DRC's cobalt belt, and 700 million tonnes of mining waste generated by rare earth production.
Record capacity, rising access, growing investment. All true. All incomplete. ETA examines the three data pairs that show what Africa's energy transition is actually delivering in 2026.
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