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Contents
2
African Energy Challenges in the Transition Era: The
Role of Regional Cooperation
37
Macdonald Irowarisima
2.1 Introduction
37
2.2 Overview of the Character of Energy Resource
in Sub-Saharan Africa Through the Lens
of Ecowas and SADC Regions
41
2.3 Current Energy Challenges Applicable
to ECOWAS and SADC
49
2.4 Areas of Regional Cooperative Role in Tackling
the Energy Challenge
58
2.5 Conclusion/Recommendation
67
3
Energy Transition in Africa: Context, Barriers
and Strategies
73
Noreen Kidunduhu
3.1 Introduction
73
3.2 Energy Landscape in Africa
78
3.3 Barriers to the Energy Transition
85
3.4 Countermeasures and Suggestions
95
3.5 Conclusion
104
Bibliography
106
4
Nuclear Energy & Energy Transitions: Prospects,
Challenges and Safeguards in Sub-Saharan Africa
113
Susan Nakanwagi
4.1 Introduction
113
4.2 Nuclear Energy: Access to Energy and Climate
Change
116
4.3 The International Legal Order on Nuclear Energy
122
4.4 The Development and Regulation of Nuclear
Energy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons
from the EU and France
127
4.5 Recommendations and Conclusions
131
Bibliography
133