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Karabo Mokgonyana (She/Her)

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Just Transitions and Renewable Energy in Africa🌱

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[Op-Ed] Let's Make It Clear: Africa Is Owed, Not Begging For Climate Reparations Climate reparations aren’t charity - they’re a debt owed for centuries of extraction, pollution, and stolen futures. The African Union 's theme on reparations needs to extend to climate reparations

[Op-Ed] Let's Make It Clear: Africa Is Owed, Not Begging For Climate Reparations

Climate reparations aren’t charity - they’re a debt owed for centuries of extraction, pollution, and stolen futures. The <a href="/_AfricanUnion/">African Union</a> 's theme on reparations needs to extend to climate reparations
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Are debt swaps a real solution for climate finance? Karabo Mokgonyana (She/Her) (Power Shift Africa) & Tess Woolfenden (DebtJustice.bsky.social) argue they often fall short and advocate for debt justice & grant-based funding. Full #opinion ⬇️ devex.com/news/opinion-w…

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She went to the post office She was at school She was at home with her dad She went to see her boyfriend She was sold by her mother #JusticeForCwecwe ✊🏽

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[Op-Ed] USAID'S WITHDRAWAL: A BLESSING IN DISGUISE FOR AFRICA Beneath the surface of this issue lies an opportunity: a new era of self-reliance, innovation, regional cooperation and economic sovereignty. Read more: mg.co.za/thought-leader…

[Op-Ed] USAID'S WITHDRAWAL: A BLESSING IN DISGUISE FOR AFRICA 

Beneath the surface of this issue lies an opportunity:  a new era of self-reliance, innovation, regional cooperation and economic sovereignty.

Read more: mg.co.za/thought-leader…
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Join Us for the Launch of Watts Up Africa! We’re kicking off an exciting new chapter in Africa’s energy story! Join us for the Watts Up Africa: Powering the Future, Owning the Transition launch webinar – a bold and inspiring launch to ignite a just and people-centred energy

Join Us for the Launch of Watts Up Africa!

We’re kicking off an exciting new chapter in Africa’s energy story! Join us for the Watts Up Africa: Powering the Future, Owning the Transition launch webinar – a bold and inspiring launch to ignite a just and people-centred energy
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[Op-Ed] Is South Africa's IPP programme effective? * Foreign domination of SA’s renewable energy sector * Lack of technology transfer and local skills development * Limited economic benefits for local firms and communities * Export-orientated model businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/202…

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[DEBATE] With USAID scaling back, could Africa's youth turn a funding crisis into a turning point? Joined #DWAfrica for #the77percent Street Debate where we on whether the continent can shift from aid dependency to self-reliance. Full debate: youtu.be/5myvi6a4TbE?si…

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🔥 JUST LAUNCHED Watts Up Africa is LIVE. 🔍 Energy poverty ☀️ Solar and wind energy growth 📉 Green industrialisation 📈 Equity-centred solutions Read now → wattsupafrica.org #WattsUpAfrica #Africa4Renewables

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Spent the week in DC for the World Bank #SpringMeetings2025 Amid global uncertainty, one thing’s clear: Africa’s energy & development work is urgent. From #Mission300 to the new Energy Strategy to youth jobs & accountability

Spent the week in DC for the World Bank #SpringMeetings2025 

Amid global uncertainty, one thing’s clear: Africa’s energy &amp; development work is urgent. From #Mission300 to the new Energy Strategy to youth jobs &amp; accountability
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Karabo Mokgonyana (She/Her) with Power Shift Africa shares feminist reflections on the Spring meetings #WBandIMF "It is time to break the silence, to disrupt the status quo, and to reclaim economic policymaking as a feminist, decolonial, and ecological project." menafemmovement.org/feminist-refle…

<a href="/K_Mokgonyana/">Karabo Mokgonyana (She/Her)</a> with <a href="/powershiftafri/">Power Shift Africa</a> shares feminist reflections on the Spring meetings #WBandIMF 

"It is time to break the silence, to disrupt the status quo, and to reclaim economic policymaking as a feminist, decolonial, and ecological project."
menafemmovement.org/feminist-refle…
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I (happily) crash-landed the Pan African Coalition for Adaptation and Resilience (PACAR) convening happening in South Africa. #PACAR2025 I briefly spoke about the importance of “humanising adaptation” and how the #Adapt2Live campaign will seek to do this.

I (happily) crash-landed the Pan African Coalition for Adaptation and Resilience (PACAR) convening happening in South Africa. #PACAR2025 

I briefly spoke about the importance of “humanising adaptation” and how the #Adapt2Live campaign will seek to do this.
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During the #WBSpringMeeting, Power Shift Africa’s .Karabo Mokgonyana (She/Her) shared her reflections: what she looked forward to, what she hoped for, and what the world must not forget. Looking forward to: The development of the energy strategy, contributing to it, shaping it, and seeing how

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Over the weekend, I participated in the global feminist convening in Rabat 🇲🇦, Morocco. From feminist political economy to climate and debt, our strategizing was rich with global South perspectives. Grateful to MenaFem Movement/@menafem.bsky.social, WEDO , and all co-conveners.

Over the weekend, I participated in the global feminist convening in Rabat 🇲🇦, Morocco. 

From feminist political economy to climate and debt, our strategizing was rich with global South perspectives. Grateful to <a href="/MenaFem/">MenaFem Movement/@menafem.bsky.social</a>, <a href="/WEDO_worldwide/">WEDO</a> , and all co-conveners.
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🔥 No coal for genocide 🔥 SA 🇿🇦 can’t take Israel 🇮🇱 to the ICJ for genocide while exporting coal that fuels its war machine. That’s not diplomacy, it’s complicity. We once faced energy embargoes under apartheid. It’s time to do the same for Palestine 🇵🇸. #FreePalestine ✊🏾

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🇿🇦G20 + Critical Minerals From Indonesia to India and Brazil, and now South Africa has an opportunity to reframe critical minerals as drivers of energy inputs, industrialisation, fair trade, and environmental justice across Africa. Kuda Manjonjo Read: mg.co.za/thought-leader…

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🌍AfDB AGM Side Event: Powering Africa’s Future: Financing for a Just, Climate-Resilient Transition Join us for this high-level side event exploring the African Development Bank’s catalytic role in unlocking finance for Africa’s just transition, renewable energy expansion, and

🌍AfDB AGM Side Event: Powering Africa’s Future: Financing for a Just, Climate-Resilient Transition

Join us for this high-level side event exploring the African Development Bank’s catalytic role in unlocking finance for Africa’s just transition, renewable energy expansion, and
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I am excited to be attending the #AfDBAM2025 in Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire 🇨🇮 representing Power Shift Africa to engage on all things climate and energy for Africa.

I am excited to be attending the #AfDBAM2025 in Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire 🇨🇮 representing <a href="/PowerShftAfrica/">Power Shift Africa</a> to engage on all things climate and energy for Africa.
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Day 2 at #AfDBAM2025 💡CSO Forum returns ⚡️Mission 300: $55B mobilised for energy access 🔌28M+ people connected to electricity in 10 yrs 🌍$10B raised via AGIA for climate-resilient infrastructure 🌱Ongoing commitment to the African Adaptation Acceleration Program

Day 2 at #AfDBAM2025

💡CSO Forum returns
⚡️Mission 300: $55B mobilised for energy access
🔌28M+ people connected to electricity in 10 yrs
🌍$10B raised via AGIA for climate-resilient infrastructure
🌱Ongoing commitment to the African Adaptation Acceleration Program
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How did my first #AfDBAM2025 go? Just wrapped up a powerful week in Abidjan 🇨🇮 with civil society voices calling for a people-centered just transition With Dr. Sidi Ould Tah elected as AfDB President, the moment is clear: Africa’s energy future must be clean, just & locally led

How did my first #AfDBAM2025 go?

Just wrapped up a powerful week in Abidjan 🇨🇮 with civil society voices calling for a people-centered just transition

With Dr. Sidi Ould Tah elected as AfDB President, the moment is clear: Africa’s energy future must be clean, just &amp; locally led
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🌍Every adaptation effort begins with someone’s lived reality. Resilience is not abstract. It’s local, lived, and led by African people. 🍀✊🏽