Flagship
Energy
Energy Pools Programme
Live intelligence on WAPP, EAPP, SAPP, CAPP and COMELEC — generation, transfer, and trading routes.
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Africa Climate & Energy Nexus
Africa’s infrastructure layer, powered by AI and climate.
AfCEN · 2026
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Across every sector — climate · energy · minerals · corridors · trade · urban
Who we are
A pan-African nexus for climate & energy intelligence.
AfCEN — the Africa Climate and Energy Nexus — is a sub-regional institution that brings together 23 national research bodies, six regional economic communities, and 38 development partners to coordinate the climate and energy decisions reshaping the continent.
Through original research, an open intelligence platform, and direct convening with ministries and capital, we work to make Africa’s climate transition evidence-led, locally owned, and investible.
2025
Established
Launched in Dakar to coordinate climate, energy, and infrastructure intelligence across the African continent.
54
African jurisdictions
Sovereign states & observer territories represented in the network.
10
Strategic corridors
Cross-border energy, mineral, and trade routes under active analysis.
$3.8B
Pipeline mobilised
Bankable climate & energy projects matched to capital in 2025.
38
Active partners
DFIs, multilaterals, ministries, and research institutions.
Our programs
Six flagships, one continental mission.
New
Climate finance
Climate Finance Rails
MRV-aligned pipelines that match bankable projects to NDC-linked capital and DFI facilities.
Explore →Corridors
CorridorDesigner
Lobito, Mano River, Abidjan and seven other corridors mapped with infrastructure, capital, and risk overlays.
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MineralIQ
AUDA-NEPAD-aligned intelligence on deposits, supply chains, and concession risk.
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Compliance Suite
CBAM, EUDR, CSDDD and Critical Minerals exposure tracked across African export portfolios.
Explore →Convening
EGM Summit
Annual gathering of ECOWAS energy ministers, partner DFIs, and delegations. Lagos · October 2026.
Explore →From the newsroom
Latest news & insights.
Briefing · 12 May 2026
Mapping CBAM exposure for West African aluminum exports
Three exporters, four products, and the tariff bill that lands when CBAM goes definitive in October.
Read more →Report · 28 April 2026
The Lobito Corridor at scale: what $3.8 billion buys
A field-level look at the corridor’s mineral, transport, and energy assets — and the four risks our team is watching.
Read more →Press release · 14 April 2026
AfCEN signs MoU with ECOWAS Energy Commission
Joint work-plan covers tariff harmonisation, grid code revisions, and the 2026 EGM Summit hosting agreement.
Read more →Featured event
EGM Summit 2026
14–16 October · Lagos, Federal Republic of Nigeria
The continent’s leading convening of energy ministers, regulators, and partner DFIs — hosted on the AfCEN intelligence platform.
3
Days
15
ECOWAS
members
members
400+
Expected
delegates
delegates
Our membership
54 African states. One continental mission.
NigeriaGhanaCôte d’IvoireSenegalKenyaEthiopiaEgyptSouth AfricaDRCMoroccoTanzaniaRwandaMaliBurkina FasoCameroonAlgeriaTunisiaAngolaZambiaMozambique
Resources
Publications & downloads.
Quarterly reports, weekly briefings, and reference data — all freely downloadable.
Annual Review · 56 pages · April 2026
AfCEN 2025: One year in.
A full account of programmes, partnerships, and the pipeline mobilised across the network.
Briefing · 18 pages · May 2026
CBAM exposure for West African aluminum.
Three exporters, four products, the tariff bill that lands when CBAM goes definitive.
Report · 124 pages · April 2026
The Lobito Corridor at scale.
A field-level look at the assets, capital, political risks, and four scenarios for 2030.
Data brief · 8 pages · March 2026
Where 12 GW of renewables went online in 2025.
Country by country, project by project — including the eight that didn’t make it.
In partnership with
Working alongside continental institutions, development banks, and partner programmes.