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High-voltage power lines stretching over informal settlements in Africa and the Caribbean, where homes below remain without electricity, illustrating energy inequality and lack of grid access despite nearby infrastructure

The Grid Gap: When Power Lines Bypass the People They Are Meant to Serve

In Nigeria, Kenya, and the Caribbean, high-voltage lines pass over villages that still cook with charcoal. This is not an infrastructure gap - it is energy...

Africa’s Energy Future Shouldn’t Be Dictated by Western Hypocrisy

Opinion4 months ago

Africa’s Energy Future Shouldn’t Be Dictated by Western Hypocrisy

By NJ Ayuk The Power Africa initiative was doomed from the start – not because it lacked ambition, but because it was built on ideological rigidity...

Visual metaphor for the energy paradox: a ladder being pulled up as developing African nations are told to leapfrog fossil fuels.

Opinion5 months ago

The Energy Paradox: How Resource-Poor Nations Control the Resource-Rich

By John Kourkoutas Wealthy nations that built their prosperity on fossil fuels now demand developing countries skip the same path. The timing raises uncomfortable questions. A...

Oil and Gas powering Africa with needed electricity and eventual industrialization

Opinion6 months ago

Energy Equity: Africa’s Power Future Must Be Forged on Its Own Terms

By NJ Ayuk Vilifying fossil fuels has become fashionable in certain circles these days. Take United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, who recently equated them with war,...

African oil and gas infrastructure under development with workers inspecting pipelines against a backdrop of arid land, symbolizing the continent's untapped energy potential and the need for investment.

Opinion11 months ago

Africa’s Energy Double Standard: Climate Hypocrisy and the Need for Energy Justice

By NJ Ayuk For far too long, Africa has been caught in the crosshairs of contradictory global energy policies. While developed nations bolster their own energy...

Powering the Future on Unethical Ground: The Dark Side of Electric Vehicles

Opinion1 year ago

Powering the Future on Unethical Ground: The Dark Side of Electric Vehicles

By NJ Ayuk To any newcomer navigating the congested, fast-paced freeways of Los Angeles, California, the sheer volume of traffic is only part of the story....