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May 14, 2025
The Next AfDB President Must Prioritize Energy
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Aug 06, 2025
Desert to Power: A Reality Check on the AfDB’s Electrification Ambitions in the Sahel
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Aug 15, 2025
[Revised] Desert to Power: A Reality Check on the AfDB’s Electrification Ambitions in the Sahel
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Apr 18, 2024
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World Bank, AfDB aim to bring electricity to 300 million Africans →
The plan, which is a partnership with the African Development Bank, would halve the number of people living without electricity on the continent by 2030.
Blog
Feb 07, 2023
Power quality in donor-funded infrastructure projects
This post is co-authored with Eric Hsu, Edward Miguel, and Catherine Wolfram. Governments and foreign aid institutions routinely…
Blog
Apr 03, 2025
Consciously Uncoupling: Freeing Africa’s Energy Future from Hard Currency Risks
Memo
Nov 15, 2021
Patchy progress: Key takeaways from the African Development Bank’s Electricity Regulatory Index
Op-Eds
Oct 27, 2025
Semafor
Africa’s top bank has a fresh chance to bet on nuclear
With Africa’s energy demand projected to double by 2040, more countries on the continent are turning to nuclear power — whether they are ready for it or not.
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Sep 13, 2018
Donald Kaberuka
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Sep 12, 2018
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May 14, 2019
Mimi Alemayehou
Memo
Dec 06, 2021
An update on the Nigerian Electrification Project: electrifying Nigeria’s most underserved
Memo
Apr 11, 2022
Why it’s time for private investment in sub-Saharan Africa’s electricity transmission sector
Memo
Sep 13, 2022
How the global energy crisis is improving the prospects of solar in Nigeria
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May 21, 2021
Episode #4 Mimi Alemayehou: Climate Justice Means Africa Needs More Energy Investment
The former OPIC, African Development Bank and Black Rhino Group official tells Katie & Rose why she’s frustrated…
