Don't Let a Crisis Go to Waste: Pivoting Africa's Transport to Clean Energy

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2026/06/29/dont-let-a-crisis-go-to-waste-pivoting-africa-s-transport-to-clean-energy?cid=ECR_E_NewsletterWeekly_EN_EXT&deliveryName=DM285289 Africa’s oil shock is driving up import costs, subsidies, and food prices. This piece shows why electric mobility offers a practical path to reduce fuel dependence, protect foreign exchange, and strengthen resilience, drawing on World Bank analysis, examples from Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Kenya, and Mission 300’s potential to link energy access with transport electrification.