2024 Summer School on the Governance of Extractives Industries in Anglophone Africa​​​

At COP28, about 197 countries pledged to double energy efficiency, triple renewable energy generation capacity by 2030, and phase out fossil fuels. In the Nairobi Declaration at the inaugural Africa Climate Summit, African leaders committed to accelerating climate-positive growth, strengthening coordination across the continent, and mainstreaming adaptation into their policies.

Several African countries, including Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa,  and Uganda, have taken a preliminary step towards a clean energy future by adopting energy transition frameworks. The growing interest in clean energy coincides with the increasing demand for minerals crucial for clean energy technologies. This trend justifies the Africa Union’s current initiative to develop a Green Mineral Strategy for Africa. 

The energy transition offers both socioeconomic and environmental benefits for countries that can strategically position themselves. These opportunities are accessible to those who can leverage their abundant critical mineral resources and those capable of fostering the development and deployment of innovative technologies. However, corruption risks and governance challenges could potentially threaten these positive outcomes.  To seize the opportunities and manage the risks, resource-rich African countries must adopt appropriate economic policies that integrate the requirements of the energy transition. These policies must ensure a transparent and inclusive governance of the sector.

The Anglophone Africa Extractive Industries Knowledge Hub (AFREIKH) aims to bridge knowledge gaps in the energy and extractive sectors in Africa through training and capacity building to improve effective extractive sector governance. This year, the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) and Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) will host the one-week intensive summer school on extractive industries governance in Accra, Ghana.

This intensive summer school will convene extractive sector stakeholders across Anglophone Africa to delve into the critical issues, challenges, and evolving landscape of Africa’s extractive industries, while navigating the ongoing energy transition. Participants will also gain practical insights by attending the Future of Energy Conference (FEC), which offers a platform to explore innovative solutions and strategies for a sustainable energy future for Africa.

Objectives

This training session aims at equipping actors with the knowledge, skills, and tools they need to improve the quality of their interventions and their ability to positively influence the transparent and responsible management of natural resources in Africa. 

Participants

The summer school primarily targets civil society organizations (CSOs), media organizations, as well as government actors committed to promoting good governance in extractive industries in their countries.

Upon completion of the program, participants become part of a vibrant and dynamic alumni network, where they continue to receive guidance and opportunities for professional development.

This network serves as a platform for ongoing learning, exchange of ideas, and collective action to advance good governance in the management of extractive industries in Africa.

Applications for the 2024 edition are now closed.