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Not Just Green Jobs: African Miners Say the ‘Just Transition’ Is Failing Them
"If our bodies fuel the transition, then we deserve a seat at the table." That was the message from a miner’s union leader in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), during a fiery rally held...
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 600 million people without...
Voices from the Just Transition: Africa’s Rural Clean Energy Revolution
"We used to deliver babies by candlelight. Now we have light, and we can save more lives." That was the quiet but powerful testimony of Ruth, a midwife in rural Kitui County, Kenya. Until 2021, her...
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 is to swap some of it in...
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 have changed. Cobalt. Lithium. Rare...
Follow the Money: Why Africa Must Demand Accountability in Climate Finance
It is one thing to pledge billions. It’s another to deliver them, transparently, equitably, and in ways that change lives. In the aftermath of every COP summit or climate finance dialogue, we hear...
Beyond the Buzzwords: Why Africa’s Energy Transition Must Centre People, Not Just Technology
Across conference halls, government roundtables and investor summits, the phrase “energy transition” echoes with growing urgency. Africa is expected to move from energy poverty into a...
Clean or Compromised? The Dirty Dilemma of Refining Africa’s Critical Minerals
Africa is home to more than 30% of the world’s critical minerals; cobalt, lithium, manganese, graphite, all essential for the global energy transition. But while the world’s richest economies are...
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 Lobito Corridor,...
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 financial obligations...
Natural Gas: Africa’s False Dawn or Stepping Stone to a Just Energy Future?
In Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado region, natural gas rigs cast long shadows over once-quiet fishing villages. Thousands of kilometres away, South Africa hurries to finalise liquefied natural gas (LNG)...
From Raw Deals to Real Power: Can South Africa's Critical Minerals Strategy Deliver?
South Africa has just made a bold move. Its newly unveiled Critical Minerals Strategy signals a shift from being a raw material supplier to a regional powerhouse in mineral beneficiation and green...