From Togo to Benin: Reporting on energy in the dark
Access to Energy Journalism fellow Kossi Balao explains what it’s like to report in a place where having a full phone battery and charged computer isn’t guaranteed.
AEJF 2017
The Access to Energy Journalism Fellowship (AEJF) is a fellowship opportunity aimed at enabling deep, critical reporting on energy poverty globally. This year, we selected four reporters that tell stories that are deeply rooted in people’s lived experiences in sub-Saharan Africa. These stories shed light on how different countries in the region are grappling with energy issues in a time of climate change, and what that might mean for the future.
Latest in AEJF 2017
Manitoba’s surprising stake in Nigeria’s energy sector
How two Canadian companies tried to benefit from the privatization of Nigeria’s energy grid
Mining for energy: The DRC’s unlikely power solution
The Democratic Republic of Congo has abundant natural resources, but only 13.5 per cent of the population has access to energy.
Togo and Benin pin energy hopes on this controversial dam
The embattled Adjarala dam project has been in the works for over a decade, but many locals still don’t have power.
One man’s trash: Could garbage solve Nigeria’s energy crisis?
Why an innovative project to turn food waste into power has been abandoned, leaving millions of Nigerians in the dark.
How solar energy is helping brighten childbirth in rural Zimbabwe
Solar power installed at the Mazuru clinic in Zimbabwe is making childbirth safer and less expensive for women.
The quest to power sub-Saharan Africa
Two-thirds of the people living in the region don’t have access to electricity. This reporting series explores what’s being done to try to change that.
Meet the journalists reporting on energy access in sub-Saharan Africa
Announcing the four fellows selected for the 2017 Access to Energy Journalism Fellowship
