Tag: Africa Energy

How can Africa overcome its energy curse?

Energy Rabah Arezki - Michael L. Ross - August 2, 2026.

Africa is facing one of the world’s great energy windfalls. The continent holds roughly 125 billion barrels of confirmed oil reserves and more than 620...

Instead of waiting for aid, Africa is attracting investment in its green transition

Energy Carlos Lopes - October 25, 2025.

The upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) will be the first to take place in the Amazon, sending a powerful symbolic message about the...

Africa’s gas—can it fill the gaps?

Energy Gordon Feller - May 21, 2024.

Rising transportation cost estimates, and rising delivered gas cost estimates, are changing the viability of five African pipeline proposals. The Central Africa Pipeline/Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano (AKK) Pipeline The pipeline...