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Rose Mutiso on TED: The energy Africa needs to develop — and fight climate change

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Op-Eds Apr 03, 2025 Science

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

Rose Mutiso

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Shaping Energy Transitions

Blog Apr 03, 2025

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

Meron Tesfaye

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Op-Eds Apr 01, 2025 Asterisk

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

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Memo Mar 23, 2025

Is Investment in Compressed Natural Gas Justified in Africa?

Shallirosena Paschal Mbwette, Meron Tesfaye

Future of Energy Tech

Shaping Energy Transitions

Podcast Mar 21, 2025

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

Katie Auth, Rose Mutiso

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Memo Mar 14, 2025

Estimating the Modern Energy Minimum Gap

Benjamin Attia

Better Metrics and Data

Memo Mar 03, 2025

To Drive Structural Transformation, Stop Counting Connections — Focus First on Ensuring Reliable Electricity

Lauren Gilbert

Better Metrics and Data

Memo Mar 03, 2025

Africa’s Vehicle Fleet Could Double by 2050: What Does this Mean for EVs?

Daniel Johansson, Rose Mutiso

Shaping Energy Transitions

Podcast Feb 27, 2025

Episode #30 Kanika Chawla: Clean Energy for Development, Not Just Decarbonization

Kanika Chawla, Katie Auth, Rose Mutiso

Making Markets Work

Memo Feb 26, 2025

160 Days in the Dark: Understanding Electricity Unreliability in Nigeria

Gbemi Akinsipe

Better Metrics and Data

Memo Feb 21, 2025

Coal’s Future in Africa is (Still) Dim [Update Feb 2025]

Hamna Tariq, Todd Moss

Shaping Energy Transitions

Blog Feb 19, 2025

Dammed and Dismissed: What We Lose When Hydropower is Left Out of the Clean Energy Conversation

Meron Tesfaye

Future of Energy Tech

Infographics Feb 19, 2025

Infographic: Visualizing Hydropower’s Unmatched Role in Powering Green Grids Worldwide

Meron Tesfaye

Future of Energy Tech

Blog Feb 14, 2025

Are Data Centers Africa’s Next Big Bet?

Daniel Johansson, Hamna Tariq

Making Markets Work

Blog Feb 07, 2025

Let’s Be Honest About U.S. Aid

Katie Auth

Making Markets Work

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