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A temporary rise in African Emissions is justified on the way to energy prosperity

Africa faces a dual challenge: the world’s lowest per-capita emissions and the highest levels of energy poverty. In this opinion piece, Louis Strydom argues for a lean-carbon pathway—allowing a temporary, tightly controlled rise in emissions to rapidly expand reliable power while accelerating the shift to renewables. Instead of false choices between “no fossil fuels” and “gas everywhere,” he proposes fuel-flexible plants, declining fossil use, and strict carbon covenants to stabilise weak grids, replace costly diesel generation, and enable faster renewable deployment. With development financiers slowly embracing transitional projects, Africa can peak emissions early, avoid long-term fossil lock-in, and finally unlock growth without derailing global climate goals.

Atlas Network Announces Three Finalists for the 2025 Africa Liberty Award

The 2025 Africa Liberty Award finalists have been announced by Atlas Network, honoring exceptional policy achievements that advance economic freedom and individual rights across Africa. The three finalists are the Africa Centre for Entrepreneurship and Youth Empowerment (ACEYE) from Ghana, Liberty Sparks from Tanzania, and the South African Institute of Race Relations (IRR). Each organization has made significant contributions toward economic reform, entrepreneurial freedom, land rights for women, and promoting free-market solutions. The winner will be revealed at the Africa Liberty Forum in Nairobi, Kenya, and the award is part of the Templeton Freedom Award program, which recognizes impactful work in advancing liberty and economic prosperity worldwide.

Kofa Closes $8.1 Million Pre-Series A Round to Expand Energy Access in Urban Africa

Kofa, an innovative technology-driven energy company, has successfully closed an $8.1 million pre-Series A funding round to expand its AI-powered battery-swapping network in urban Africa. The investment will accelerate the company’s clean energy solutions, starting in Ghana and Kenya, and help optimize the distribution of batteries for motorcycles, households, and businesses. With the backing of prominent investors like E3 Capital, Injaro Investment Advisors, and the Shell Foundation, Kofa is on track to scale its network and drive sustainable energy adoption across the continent.

Game Changers: How Athletes’ Sports Skills Can Help Promote Economic Development in Ghana’s Oil Industry

This study explores how elite athletes’ transferable skills can support economic development in Ghana’s oil industry. With the sector facing a growing skills crisis, the research identifies how competencies gained through high-performance sports—such as teamwork, communication, leadership, strategic planning, decision-making, negotiation, creativity, and emotional intelligence—can help address human-capital shortages in the downstream oil sector. By mapping skill overlap using a visual assessment method and surveying former elite football players now working across major oil-industry roles, the findings show strong alignment between sports-developed abilities and industry requirements. Leveraging these undervalued skills offers a practical pathway to strengthen workforce capacity and advance sustainable economic growth in Ghana’s energy sector.