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APRI - Africa Policy Research Institute

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APRI - Africa Policy Research Institute

The Africa Think Tank APRI researches key policy issues affecting African countries and the African continent.

Our current programs are Economy & Society, Africa's Climate Agenda and Africa's Digital Agenda. We aim to provide insights to the German and European Union policy making process on Africa - as well as policy options to African policymakers and civil society actors.

28/05/2026

Before becoming the structural ‘backbone’ that energizes lithium-ion batteries, and in-turn modern technologies, this mineral was used as a dye agent across ancient civilization for its vibrant blue pigment.

If cobalt came to mind, you would be correct!

For decades, the DRC has exported cobalt across the world and powered battery technology.

However, the Congolese government now looks to move its cobalt industry from raw commodity driven to one characterised by increasingly manufactured goods.

How does policy, academia and industry collaborate to produce the necessary skills to enable this transition?

We speak to experts at the forefront of this unfolding evolution in the DRC’s cobalt value chain to find out what, where and how it’s taking shape.

🎧 Listen to Episode 3: The DRC Has the Cobalt, Why Isn't It Building the Batteries Yet?

Save, follow, and subscribe to The Africa Hour Podcast on Spotify and Apple Music here: https://tr.ee/ga7Ye5veqi

28/05/2026

APRI’s Climate Transition Programme is hiring a Research Assistant who will support the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based research and policy analysis across the Programme. Working within a fast-paced and dynamic think tank environment, the role requires strong analytical, research, writing, and critical thinking skills, with the ability to synthesise complex information into clear, actionable, and policy-relevant insights. The successful candidate will contribute to research and advisory work spanning climate transition, energy, governance, economic development, finance, industrial policy, and broader political economy issues in Nigeria and across Africa.

What you will do

- Conduct and contribute to research and analysis on climate, energy, governance, development, and economic transition issues.
- Contribute to and help lead the development of policy briefs, reports, presentations, concept notes, proposals, and other knowledge products through research, drafting, editing, and analytical inputs.
- Provide analytical and project delivery support across programme activities, stakeholder engagements, workshops, policy dialogues, and research initiatives.
- Review, synthesise, and critically assess relevant policy frameworks, research reports, regulatory developments, and emerging trends at national, regional, and global levels.
- Lead and support data collection, validation, analysis, fact-checking, and quality assurance.
- Monitor relevant policy and regulatory developments in Nigeria and contribute to programme reporting, documentation, learning, and tracking of outputs and outcomes.

What we are looking for:

- A Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Political Science, Public Policy, Development Studies, International Relations, Climate & Environmental Studies, Law, or a related field.
- 2–5 years of relevant experience in research, policy analysis, programme delivery, or advisory work within a think tank, research institution, NGO, academia, government, or development organisation.
- Familiarity with Nigeria's policy, governance, or development landscape is an added advantage.

This is an opportunity to engage with real-time policy processes and high-level stakeholder discussions shaping Africa's climate and development future.

To learn and apply for this role, visit our website here: https://jobs.afripoli.org/en?id=962130

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20/05/2026

On 5 May 2025, APRI's Just Green Technology Transition Programme, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, launched three country studies on scaling youth-led green tech innovation and youth employment across Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana. The event brought together researchers, policymakers, ecosystem enablers, and young innovators to examine how green technology sectors are creating and constraining opportunities for Africa's youth.

Overall, the three country reports demonstrate the crucial role youth play in driving Africa’s adoption of green technologies across critical sectors such as climate-smart agriculture, e-mobility, and renewable energy. However, the job creation potential of youth-led green innovations is stifled by incoherent and unresponsive policies, limited youth participation in green policymaking, insufficient financing, limited skills, and challenges in leveraging indigenous knowledge to accelerate the adoption of green technologies.

We extend our sincere thanks to the Mastercard Foundation for their partnership and commitment throughout this two-year research journey, and to all the researchers, panellists, and participants who contributed their insights and lived experiences to this timely and important exchange.

To watch the full event video, click: https://www.youtube.com/live/84_vKbB1DGE

Find the three reports here: https://linktr.ee/JustGreenTransition
Mastercard Foundation

13/05/2026

APRI Just Green Technology Transition Programme is hiring a Research Fellow. Open to applicants based in Kenya or South Africa.

This is a 12-month remote contract for someone passionate about African green industrialisation, energy transition, and policy research. You'll lead high-level research, stakeholder engagement, and policy dialogue across Africa and Europe.

What you'll do:
- Lead research on national industrial and energy transition strategies, policy instruments, and cooperation frameworks across key African economies.
- Analyse how international partnership instruments and financing mechanisms engage with African industrial priorities.
- Contribute to the design and implementation of a multi-tier analytical framework that connects policy ambition to programme realities to firm-level evidence.
- Develop targeted case studies of African firms, OEMs, and startups involved in green industrialization and productive-use technologies, grounding policy recommendations in market realities.
- Lead the design and facilitation of strategic roundtables and high-level dialogues that bring together African, European, and Asian stakeholders to co-design actionable policy solutions.
- Draft publications with near-term, actionable recommendations for APRI’s target audience.
- Build and maintain a cross-regional expert network to sustain policy dialogue on green industrialisation beyond the project period.
- Coordinate with international research partners to align analytical approaches, share data and stakeholder insights, and co-own synthesis, publication, and dissemination.
- Contribute to project monitoring, donor reporting, and documentation of activities, outcomes, and lessons learned.

To learn more about this role, visit our website here: https://jobs.afripoli.org/en?id=d1ab1e

To apply for this job, click this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrsXbRfl84Vm3vosKArpp5_A4eK7Kmc0AVP-d7k-lKGWwb7w/viewform

Deadline: May 31, 2026

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11/05/2026

What does a truly “win–win” partnership between Africa and Europe actually look like in practice?

As global power dynamics shift, Senegal and Germany are looking for ways to redefine their relationship beyond aid toward new modes of partnership. This analysis by Dr. Sokhna Rosalie Ndiaye and Dr. Selly Ba explores the tension between ambition and reality: from energy transitions shaped by debt and power asymmetries, to migration policies that still struggle to align with local priorities. The message is clear—partnerships cannot just be rebranded; they must be rebuilt on transparency, shared ownership, and genuine mutual benefit.

For policymakers, practitioners, and partners, the takeaway is urgent: the future of cooperation lies not in new frameworks, but in strengthening the ones we already have. That means centring local expertise, rebalancing trade and investment, and co-creating solutions that reflect both African agency and European interests. The question now is not whether change is needed but who is willing to lead it.

To read more about this, click: https://afripoli.org/cooperating-in-changing-times-strengthening-german-senegalese-partnership-in-times-of-global-realignment

07/05/2026

Africa has the minerals.

But who has the skills?

🔋From cobalt to batteries, industrialisation depends on something less visible: the people, training systems, and expertise needed to build complex products.

In Episode 3 of The Africa Hour, we explore skills as the foundation of minerals-based industrialisation. Focusing on the DRC, we examine what it would take to move from extraction to battery manufacturing – and why building these capabilities is so difficult.
We also look at China’s approach, where education, industry, and policy have been closely aligned to develop skills at scale.

Our host Olumide Abimbola speaks with Geruad Neema (China-Global South Project), Prof. Kaniki Tumba (African Center of Excellence for Advanced Battery Research) and Prof. Hercule Kalele (Congolese Battery Council) to understand what skills are required to enable activities further downstream.

🎧 Listen to Episode 3:Save, follow, and subscribe to The Africa Hour Podcast on Spotify and Apple Music here: https://tr.ee/ga7Ye5veqi

06/05/2026

Did you know that out of 3.7 million global patent applications in 2024, only 0.5 per cent originated from Africa?

Our upcoming event, Protecting Green Innovations: The Relevance of IP for Ghanaian Green Enterprises, takes a deeper look at this gap while addressing the real challenges businesses face in protecting their innovations.

Date: 6 May 2026
Time: 14:00 GMT (12 noon CEST)
Location: Online

While patents play a key role in encouraging innovation, many innovators face barriers such as high registration costs, complex procedures, limited awareness, and uncertainty around enforcement. For innovations still under development, many founders are also unsure when and how to begin the IP registration process.

This session will unpack these challenges by providing clarity on:
- The IP registration landscape in Ghana and beyond
- Practical protection strategies for startups and growing enterprises
- How to safeguard innovations when working with partners, investors, or trainees
- The role of IP in enhancing business value, attracting funding, and enabling market expansion

Panellists
Mrs Eunice Adu Boahen – Head, IP & Technology Transfer Unit, KNUST
Mr Nabeel Adum-Atta – Director, Partnerships, Entrepreneurship & Investment, GCIC
Mr. Samuel Anum-Ghana Industrial Property Office - Registrar General's Department.
The event will be moderated by Dr Serwah Prempeh – Senior Fellow & Head, Just Green Technology Transition Programme, APRI

Join the APRI, the Strategic Youth Network For Development (SYND), and the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) for this interactive online event to help bridge this gap. This event is designed to be a safe and useful platform where founders can network and engage directly with experts.

Follow the live event here: https://www.youtube.com/live/Nh_XxCeISY8

05/05/2026

We will be live shortly!

Step into the conversation and watch the event in real time: https://www.youtube.com/live/84_vKbB1DGE

Youth-Led Green Technology Innovation: Unlocking Africa’s Triple Challenge

📅 Today, 5 May 2026
⏰ 12:00 PM (GMT)
📌 Online

What does it take to turn youth-driven green ideas into real economic opportunities? This session dives into new research across Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana unpacking the barriers, breakthroughs, and bold ideas shaping Africa’s green future.

Find the reports here:

Ghana’s climate-smart agriculture sector: https://afripoli.org/climate-smart-agriculture-technologies-and-youth-employment-in-ghana
Kenya’s e-mobility sector: https://afripoli.org/scaling-green-innovations-for-youth-employment-insights-from-kenyas-e-mobility-sector
Nigeria’s solar mini-grid sector: https://afripoli.org/scaling-green-technologies-and-youth-employment-in-african-tech-startups-the-nigerian-solar-mini-grid-sector

Be part of the dialogue redefining how innovation, policy, and opportunity come together for a more sustainable and inclusive continent.

30/04/2026

Event Reminder—Don’t Miss Out!

Youth-Led Green Technology Innovation: Unlocking Africa’s Triple Challenge
📅 Tuesday, 5 May 2026
⏰ 12:00 PM (GMT)
📌 Online

Join us to discuss new research from APRI and explore how to better support youth-led green enterprises and unlock sustainable growth across the continent.

Key discussion points:

- New insights from Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana on youth-led green jobs and innovation.
- Identifying policy, financing, and skills gaps shaping Africa’s green transition.
- Advancing youth inclusion in decision-making for greener, more resilient economies.

Find the three key reports here:

Ghana’s climate-smart agriculture sector: https://afripoli.org/climate-smart-agriculture-technologies-and-youth-employment-in-ghana
Kenya’s e-mobility sector: https://afripoli.org/scaling-green-innovations-for-youth-employment-insights-from-kenyas-e-mobility-sector
Nigeria’s solar mini-grid sector: https://afripoli.org/scaling-green-technologies-and-youth-employment-in-african-tech-startups-the-nigerian-solar-mini-grid-sector

To register, follow this link: https://forms.gle/4uaoannM1HdxGK956

Be part of this important conversation on how Africa can harness youth innovation to tackle climate, jobs, and growth challenges.

Mastercard Foundation

30/04/2026

Is Kenya's e-mobility boom actually working for young people, or just around them?

Kenya’s e-mobility sector is expanding rapidly, with young people driving its operational growth. While youth are already leading many enterprises, new APRI research, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, finds that young innovators still face systemic barriers to scaling their businesses and shaping the sector’s strategic direction.

Key findings:

- Policy: Current frameworks lack explicit, actionable implementation plans to institutionalise youth participation in policy design or systematically support local content development.
- Finance: Startup growth is stifled by high capital costs and a lack of structured asset financing, leaving many dependent on bootstrapping.
- Skills: Academic training does not yet fully meet the specialised technical demands of vehicle design and advanced maintenance.
- Indigenous Knowledge: Innovation often relies on imported models, overlooking local mechanical expertise that could drive better product localisation.

To secure a youth-led innovation in Kenya’s e-mobility future, system builders and ecosystem enablers must institutionalise youth inclusion in policy, scale accessible asset financing for startups, align TVET curricula with industry technical standards, integrate Indigenous knowledge into R&D for localisation, and ensure national energy and employment policies are fully synchronised.

📄 Read the full report → https://afripoli.org/scaling-green-innovations-for-youth-employment-insights-from-kenyas-e-mobility-sector

And to continue the discussion, join our webinar on 5th May at 2:00 CEST.

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Montag	09:00 - 17:00
Dienstag	09:00 - 17:00
Mittwoch	09:00 - 17:00
Donnerstag	09:00 - 17:00
Freitag	09:00 - 17:00

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