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How Open (And Competitive) Are Your Country’s Electricity Deals? Launching the 2025 PPA Transparency Scores

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Rushaiya Ibrahim-Tanko, Mohamed Rali Badissy, Hamna Tariq (+1...)

PPA Transparency Interview Series: Here’s Why Contract Transparency Matters for the Future of Clean Energy

Hamna Tariq, Mohamed Rali Badissy

The Three Faces of Transparency

Hamna Tariq, Mohamed Rali Badissy

No Subsidies, No Problem: The Organic Rise of Distributed Solar in Sub-Saharan Africa

Mark Thurber, Joel Nana, Rose Mutiso

Power, Politics, and the Transparency We Need: A PPA Retreat full of Jollof and Inspiration

Rushaiya Ibrahim-Tanko

Why It’s Time to End the World Bank Nuclear Ban

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Todd Moss, Hamna Tariq, Daniel Johansson (+1...)

Overcoming Secrecy in the Energy Transition →

Transparent, accountable, and performance-oriented energy contracting is not just good governance — it is essential infrastructure for an equitable energy transition.

Rushaiya Ibrahim-Tanko

Credit Data Can Unlock Energy Finance… Let’s Make it Accessible

Benjamin Attia

Episode #32 Ken Opalo: Why Growth Must Be at the Center of Africa’s Future

Ken Opalo, Katie Auth, Rose Mutiso

The Energy Crisis in Zambia Is Undermining the Lobito Corridor’s Potential — And DFC’s Investments

Daniel Johansson

Beyond the binary: Navigating AI’s uncertain future in Africa

Rose Mutiso

Consciously Uncoupling: Freeing Africa’s Energy Future from Hard Currency Risks

Meron Tesfaye

The Future of American Foreign Aid

USAID has been slashed, and it is unclear what shape its successor will take. How might American foreign assistance be restructured? How should we think about its future?

Todd Moss, Katie Auth

Is Investment in Compressed Natural Gas Justified in Africa?

Shallirosena Paschal Mbwette, Meron Tesfaye

Episode #31 Katie and Rose on the Future of Foreign Aid

Katie Auth, Rose Mutiso