by 1.2 Diaries
A podcast that brings you closer to the people and stories at the heart of the climate crisis. Frontline Speaks centres frontline perspectives from Africa and its diaspora in Europe as well as brings a climate justice lens to ongoing debates. This podcast was created by 1.2 Diaries – a platform amplifying the ideas, expertise, and lived experiences of those most impacted by a world at 1.2 degrees warming. Funding for the podcast is provided by the Africa-Europe Foundation's Youth Awards.
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April 29, 2025
<p>🇪🇺 The EU calls it a “win-win.” But what does Europe’s Green Deal really mean for Africa?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we unpack the hidden costs of Europe’s climate transition. From the critical mineral rush in the Democratic Republic of Congo to new green hydrogen corridors across the continent, we look at how Africa is being asked to pay the cost of the transition without having a say</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we hear from:</p><p>🔋 <strong>Emmanuel Umpula</strong>, Executive Director of AFREWATCH who exposes how cobalt mining in the DRC is fuelling a silent health crisis—and propping up a deadly conflict.</p><p>🌍 <strong>Samia Dumbuya</strong>, climate justice activist and researcher, on why Europe’s green transition risks repeating colonial patterns of debt, extraction and exclusion.</p><p>💼 <strong>Paul Okumu</strong>, political economist, on the EU’s Global Gateway, the debt trap behind it, and how Africa is being boxed in by geopolitics disguised as green development policy.</p><p><br></p><p>🎙️ With critical minerals in high demand, energy corridors mapped in secret, and lofty climate goals resting on uneven partnerships—this episode asks: is the EU’s Green Deal just another kind of green colonialism?</p><p><br></p><p>Recorded in December 2024, this season finale of The Frontline Speaks brings sharp analysis and grounded perspectives to one of the most pressing questions in climate justice today.</p><p><br></p><p>🔔 Subscribe now and join us every week as we bring you the stories that need to be heard—because when the media goes dark, Frontline Speaks.</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 A podcast by 1.2 Diaries, supported by the Africa-Europe Foundation’s Youth Awards. The show is executive produced by Jennifer Kwao and co-hosted with Krystel Sil Sikana. Our producer is Seden Anlar. Lydia Ayame Hiraide is our consulting writer and researcher. Our proofreader is Serag Heiba.</p><p>Resources</p><p><a href="https://www.somo.nl/the-eus-critical-minerals-crusade/"><u>https://www.somo.nl/the-eus-critical-minerals-crusade/</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.brusselstimes.com/1460409/eu-defends-the-mou-with-rwanda-on-raw-materials-despite-the-conflict-in-drc"><u>https://www.brusselstimes.com/1460409/eu-defends-the-mou-with-rwanda-on-raw-materials-despite-the-conflict-in-drc</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.channel4.com/programmes/unreported-world/on-demand/72426-004"><u>https://www.channel4.com/programmes/unreported-world/on-demand/72426-004</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/29/world/congo-cobalt-albert-yuma-mulimbi.html"><u>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/29/world/congo-cobalt-albert-yuma-mulimbi.html</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/transition-minerals/a-rush-for-lithium-in-africa-risks-fuelling-corruption-and-failing-citizens/"><u>https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/transition-minerals/a-rush-for-lithium-in-africa-risks-fuelling-corruption-and-failing-citizens/</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://africasacountry.com/2024/08/resisting-the-new-green-colonialism"><u>https://africasacountry.com/2024/08/resisting-the-new-green-colonialism</u></a> </p>
April 4, 2025
<p>The African continent is rich in energy resources—oil, gas, sun and wind—yet hundreds of millions still live with little to no electricity. Why?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we explore the roots of Africa’s energy crisis and the historical and ongoing power dynamics that keep the lights off for many. </p><p><br></p><p>From Ghana’s return to dumsor (power cuts) to violent fossil fuel megaprojects in Uganda and Mozambique, we take a deep dive into energy injustice, corporate extraction, and the politics that keep power out of reach.</p><p><br></p><p>At the heart of it all is one big question: Who holds the energy cards—and how can Africa reclaim power for its people?</p><p><br></p><p>We hear from:</p><p>🔌 <strong>Dr. Rhodalyn Odoi</strong>, a doctor in Accra, Ghana, on how erratic power supply is threatening lives and crippling healthcare. </p><p>⚡ <strong>Jacobina Oduro</strong>, a young graduate in Ghana, on how daily power cuts shape education and civic life. </p><p>🌍 <strong>Dr. Olamide Samuel</strong>, energy and security expert unpacks the colonial roots of Africa’s energy challenges, the different forces at play, and how to respond. </p><p>🌊 <strong>Amina Adebisi Odofin</strong>, a researcher and activist who exposes the destructive energy models in Africa, the silent environmental and human rights crisis in the oil-rich Niger Delta and where responsibility for fixing energy injustice lies. </p><p>🛢️ <strong>Patience Nabukalu</strong>, Ugandan climate activist, on resisting oil fever and mega projects such as the East African Crude Oil Pipeline to secure a just and greener future </p><p>🌱 <strong>Cynthia Moyo-Sibindi</strong> from Greenpeace Africa explores the potential—and pitfalls—of renewable energy projects on the continent.</p><p><br></p><p>We also spotlight local innovators leading energy transitions in their own communities, from kinetic energy solutions in Sierra Leone to rural electrification in Lesotho.</p><p><br></p><p>🔔 Subscribe now and join us every week as we bring you the stories that need to be heard—because when the media goes dark, Frontline Speaks.</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 A podcast by 1.2 Diaries, supported by the Africa-Europe Foundation’s Youth Awards. The show is executive produced by Jennifer Kwao and co-hosted with Krystel Sil Sikana. Our producer is Seden Anlar. Lydia Ayame Hiraide is our consulting writer and researcher. Our copy-editor is Serag Heiba.</p><p><br></p><p>Resources:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.banktrack.org/download/locked_out_of_a_just_transition_fossil_fuel_financing_in_africa/07_md_banktrack_fossil_fuels_africa_rpt_hr_1.pdf"><u>https://www.banktrack.org/download/locked_out_of_a_just_transition_fossil_fuel_financing_in_africa/07_md_banktrack_fossil_fuels_africa_rpt_hr_1.pdf</u></a> </p></li><li><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/electricity-africa-just-energy-transition-d20d1ba86e90c3b9c81f0fc76979acfc"><u>https://apnews.com/article/electricity-africa-just-energy-transition-d20d1ba86e90c3b9c81f0fc76979acfc</u></a> </p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.stopeacop.net/"><u>https://www.stopeacop.net/</u></a> </p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13041554-to-cook-a-continent"><u>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13041554-to-cook-a-continent</u></a> </p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/totalenergies-mozambique-patrick-pouyanne-atrocites-afungi-palma-cabo-delgado-al-shabab-isis/"><u>https://www.politico.eu/article/totalenergies-mozambique-patrick-pouyanne-atrocites-afungi-palma-cabo-delgado-al-shabab-isis/</u></a> </p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-2024/executive-summary"><u>https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-2024/executive-summary</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/2/1074"><u>https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/2/1074</u></a> </p></li></ul><li><ul><li><a href="https://www.irena.org/News/pressreleases/2023/Jan/Renewables-Can-Provide-Nearly-60-Per-Cent-of-Nigerias-Energy-Demand-by-2050"><u>https://www.irena.org/News/pressreleases/2023/Jan/Renewables-Can-Provide-Nearly-60-Per-Cent-of-Nigerias-Energy-Demand-by-2050</u></a> </li></ul><ul><br></ul><ol><br></ol></li>
March 21, 2025
<p>🤝 After nearly three decades of COP climate summits, is real progress being made—or has it all become political theater?</p><p><br></p><p>Every year, world leaders gather under the banner of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to negotiate climate action. But as the global temperature rises and emissions continue unchecked, many are asking: Is this process actually working, or is it high time to COP-out?</p><p><br></p><p>While politicians take the stage, frontline communities—those hit hardest by the climate crisis—continue to be sidelined, silenced, or outright excluded from the conversation. Meanwhile, fossil fuel lobbyists walk in freely, shaping policies that prioritise profit over people.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Frontline Speaks, we take a hard look at COP’s legacy, its failures, and what comes next.</p><p><br></p><p>🎙️ Featuring: 💬 Serag Heiba on the widening gap between what happens at COP and what’s actually needed for climate justice 💬 Aïssatou Keita on why COP is both necessary and deeply flawed—and why communities are building their own alternatives 💬 Dr. Portia Adade Williams on the political power imbalances silence countries on the frontlines of the climate crisis and water down global commitments.</p><p><br></p><p>As we approach COP30, is it time to rethink climate diplomacy? If COP is failing, what alternative spaces can drive real change? And how can we ensure that the people most affected by the crisis have a true voice in shaping climate solutions?</p><p><br></p><p>🔔 Subscribe now and join us every week as we bring you the stories that need to be heard—because when the media goes dark, Frontline Speaks.</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 A podcast by 1.2 Diaries, supported by the Africa-Europe Foundation’s Youth Awards. The show is executive produced by Jennifer Kwao and co-hosted with Krystel Sil Sikana. Our producer is Seden Anlar. Lydia Ayame Hiraide is our consulting writer and researcher. Our proofreader is Serag Heiba.</p>
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A podcast that brings you closer to the people and stories at the heart of the climate crisis.
Frontline Speaks centres frontline perspectives from Africa and its diaspora in Europe as well as brings a climate justice lens to ongoing debates.
This podcast was created by 1.2 Diaries – a platform amplifying the ideas, expertise, and lived experiences of those most impacted by a world at 1.2 degrees warming.
Funding for the podcast is provided by the Africa-Europe Foundation's Youth Awards.
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