China’s changing role in Africa’s green economy

Across most of the continent, minerals are exported straight after extraction without local value-add.

Q&A: Climate leaders with answers

Ayodeji Stephen is a clean energy adviser and project manager. He has been an Agora Energiewende fellow in Germany. 

Watch Africa take its first steps towards green industrialisation

The continent is moving from just extracting stuff from the soil towards actually making things. With some detours and pitfalls.

Media Monitoring, Thursday 1 February

In 2023, 1 in every $3 invested into startups in Africa went into climate tech, Loss and damage: SA nominated to represent Africa on UN climate change fund

Media Monitoring, Wednesday 31 January

China's Build Your Dream marks East African entry with Rwanda dealership amid the country's growing electric vehicle ambitions

Media Monitoring, Tuesday 30 January

New regional African alliance launches to promote carbon markets, OCP awards €30m power station contract to China's Sepco

Media Monitoring, Monday 29 January

Electric motorcycles spark a green revolution on Togo's roads while Zimbabwe looks to China to secure a place in the EV battery supply chain.

Media Monitoring, Friday 26 January

ReElement, Afrivolt take bold steps in li-ion and EV supply chains, Nairobi looks to increase its Ethiopian electricity imports

New guns are trained on farming targets

Why batteries won’t trump rails

Q&A: Climate leaders with answers

Michelle Kagari is the Senior Director for Government Relations and Policy at Tupande by One Acre Fund.

Who wins more from climate action: Urban or rural Africa?

Building modern city transportation could be game-changing – but finessing sustainable farming would be even more transformative for the continent. Here is why.