Don’t let green energy become new colonialism, ITUC-Africa warns

…Says energy revolution must create jobs, not just profits
By Victor Ahiuma-Young
Nairobi : Organised Labour through the International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC-Africa has warned that Africa risks replacing one form of colonial exploitation with another unless it takes control of its energy transition.
According ITUC-Africa, the continent’s vast renewable energy resources and critical minerals must drive industrialisation, job creation and economic transformation instead of enriching foreign interests.
Speaking at the New Energy for Africa 11 Convening:? African Workers’ Contributions to Energy Sovereignty, Green Industrialization, and a Common African for COP31, in Nairobi,...