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What African Women Need from CSW 2026: Why Energy Access Must Be Central to Gender Equality
From 9–20 March 2026, global leaders, policymakers, civil society organizations, and advocates are gathering in New York for the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)-the world’s largest intergovernmental platform dedicated to advancing gender equality
Why Women Must Be at the Centre of Africa’s Energy Transition
Blog by the ACCESS team. Across Africa, energy poverty remains one of the most significant barriers to inclusive development-and women carry the heaviest burden. While progress has been made in expanding electricity access, around 600
Can Mission 300 Build a Just Energy Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa stands at a pivotal moment. Mission 300 (M300) a joint initiative by the World Bank Group (WBG) and African Development Bank (AfDB) promises to halve energy poverty in the region by 2030. Yet
Why Energy Access in Africa Cannot Wait
By Wentland Muhatiah, Senior Advocacy and Policy Research Officer—ACCESS Coalition A Life Lived in the Shadows Picture this: it’s a humid night in rural Uganda. A mother, eight months pregnant, feels the first pangs of
Reflections from Africa Climate Summit 2025
On September 11, 2025 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) closed with a resounding message: Africa is not a victim of climate change but a driver of global solutions and the
Mission 300 Civil Society Energy Dialogue: Success Depends on Putting Communities at the Centre
On September 4, 2025, the World Bank convened a virtual Civil Society Energy Dialogue to discuss Mission 300, the ambitious initiative launched in 2024 to connect 300 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa to electricity by
From Declarations to Delivery: Making Energy Access Real by Africa Climate Summit 2025
By ACCESS Coalition Team At the Africa Climate Summit 2023 in Nairobi, African leaders sent a powerful message through the Nairobi Declaration on Climate Change and Call to Action: energy access is no longer optional,
COP30 is Coming Fast. Let it NOT be another Global Gathering of Good Intentions…
By Patricia Mbogo, Executive Director, ACCESS Coalition In February this year, ACCESS Coalition-with support from ENERGIA , Kenya Climate Change Working Group and Christian Aid Kenya-convened civil society organizations, government agencies, and development partners for a
Reaffirming African Development Bank’s Commitment to a Socially Just Energy Transition in Africa
By Patricia Mbogo, Executive Director, ACCESS Coalition At the 2025 African Development Bank Annual Meetings held in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, the Bank reaffirmed its ambition to tackle one of Africa’s most pressing development challenges: energy