Watching East Africa’s Energy Access Sector Grow: Views from Rwanda

These last few weeks of 2019 have been full of meeting inspiring innovators and engaging eager students across East Africa. I don’t take for granted the opportunity to chat with so many bright minds, and I continue to motivated by how much interest in and need for research I see across the region. This November […]

Exploring Smarter Mobility for Africa in Johannesburg

I spent last week in Johannesburg, South Africa, at the continent’s first major Smarter Mobility Conference, hosted by Generation.e. Especially as Africa’s youth population continues to grow, smart transportation solutions are key to addressing the ever-growing pains of mobility, air pollution, congestion, safety and productivity. I was specifically at the conference to speak about some […]

The Future of Energy is the Future of Jobs in Africa

It seems like just yesterday but two weeks ago my Power for All team members and I hosted the #PoweringJobs campaign launch at Strathmore University. It was an excellent day of discussion with practitioners working towards electricity access for all in Kenya. I presented our latest research findings, which explore the relationship between small scale […]