Sahara Group has called for a fresh approach to financing Africa’s energy sector, saying stronger governance, investor confidence and better-prepared projects are critical to unlocking the capital needed to drive the continent’s energy transition.
The call was made on Wednesday at the third edition of Asharami Square, Sahara Group’s thought leadership initiative, held under the theme, ‘Energising Africa’s Future: Legacy, Impact and Transformation’.
Opening the discussions, the Director of Governance and Sustainability at Sahara Group, Ejiro Gray, said the company’s Beyond XXX vision is rooted in looking ahead rather than dwelling on past accomplishments.
Gray said Africa’s energy future must be shaped by local realities and called for more balanced, evidence-based journalism capable of interrogating the complexities of energy transition, development and sustainability.
She said, “Effective journalism should not only tell us what happened; it should help us understand why it matters, whose interests are affected and what perspectives are
This post was originally published on this site.
