Everywhere else, building back better means a full embrace of a carbon-neutral future. Building back better in Africa should mean looking inward for answers and reducing the conduits of external influence on African life. African leadership’s self-perception of its influence, agency and place in the world needs to change – that is the departure point of building back better. Western policy on transition to net zero in response to the climate crisis is focused on a blanket ban for fossil fuels. But this would require a sea change in African leadership and it’s unclear to me, even now, if this path is viable.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 18, 2021 10:28 UTC