South Africa

Why Hasn’t Africa Gone Digital? →

California’s Blackout is Africa’s Everyday Reality →

Africa’s Cities Are About to Boom – and Maybe Explode →

1 BIG THING: Building up Africa’s Power →

More affordable electricity would transform Africa →

Why a major IFC solar initiative failed to scale in Africa →

An Effort to Scale Solar in Africa Was a Victim of Its Own Success →

Billions pledged for Africa green agenda →

Finally, Rich Countries Recognize Africa’s Right to Use Gas

Blanket bans on gas finance stifle development, hurt climate goals, and reek of hypocrisy.

Why Africa should top the agenda at COP28 →

Sub-Saharan Africa, the renewable paradise where not everyone has access to electricity →

The continent, which is holding its climate summit on Monday, has more countries with a majority of ‘green’ electricity than any other region, but a significant proportion of its inhabitants lacked electricity in 2021.

Why False Energy Hopes Are Bad for Africa →

EV manufacturing shows signs of promise in Africa →

Several African start-ups have manufacturing operations on the continent, but far greater investment is needed for the sector to flourish.

Air-Conditioning Should Be a Human Right in the Climate Crisis

Originally posted in Scientific American, May 10, 2022. We need to protect vulnerable people from killer heat without…

Zainab Usman