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Are African universities preparing students for the energy transition? A deep look at Africa’s growing energy skills gap and what it means for the future workforce.
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On the morning the G20 released its South Africa Declaration, a senior official in Abuja joked quietly to a colleague: “Let me guess, they want us to be green, but not too green; use gas, but not too...
Not long ago, I stood near a primary school building in northern Nigeria. A technician was fastening a solar panel to the roof of one of the school buildings. The schoolyard buzzed with the laughter...
When negotiators at COP30 announced new climate-finance commitments in Belém, my mind went to the children I met earlier this year in a village outside Makurdi, Nigeria, six boys and girls bent over...
Africa is gaining clean-energy capacity at a pace unmatched in its modern history. From Morocco’s vast Noor solar complex to Kenya’s wind farms, South Africa’s rooftop boom, and Nigeria’s swelling...
The world is in the midst of the largest energy-investment boom in history. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), global clean-energy spending is expected to surpass USD 3.3 trillion in...
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its World Energy Outlook 2025. After reading it, I was struck by one figure: 1 billion Africans still cook with firewood, charcoal, and animal dung....
As the sun sets over a village in northern Tanzania, the solar-powered mini-grid hums to life, lighting homes that were once in darkness. Children gather around charging phones, shop owners keep...