A global network of African experts shaping the future of technology
From Passive Recipients to Architects of the Future
We believe that change happens through people—the researcher who becomes an agenda setter, the innovator who brings technical insight into decision spaces, the policy advisor who shapes a minister’s thinking.
ATFL identifies emerging African voices in energy, climate, and digital technology, connects them across borders and disciplines, and accelerates their influence. Our international network centers African perspectives while engaging global peers to shape key decisions.
Our goal is to reposition Africans as key architects of the future—defining, driving, and benefiting from the shifts that are reshaping our world.
Our Focus Areas
Energy Futures
We help leaders understand and navigate the deeper choices, trade-offs, and opportunities around emerging clean energy technologies.
Climate Futures
Africa sits at the frontlines of climate risk, yet remains on the sidelines of decisions shaping the future of climate solutions.
AI & Digital Tech
Artificial intelligence and digital transformation are rapidly reshaping economies and societies—but for whom, and on whose terms?
Ideas Lab
A space for exploration, experimentation, and cross-cutting inquiry.
Latest Insights
Latest Media
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Electric Vehicle Sales Boom as Ethiopia Bans Fossil-Fuel Car Imports
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EVs could be cheaper to own than gas cars in Africa by 2040
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AI in Africa: Barriers, opportunities and policy
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Can developing countries leapfrog fossil fuels?
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Cheap solar Is transforming lives and economies across Africa
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How Africa is using tech to protect nature and the planet
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How the Global South is leading the green transition
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Rose Mutiso wins the 2025 Erna Hamburger Award
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Will there be a solar boom in Africa?
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Adam Salzman ’24: A Lombard Fellow’s Impact
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4.6 Billion years on, the sun is having a moment
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Ethiopia’s EV Growth
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Women In Engineering: Climate Impact And The Call For More Equity
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Kenya More Than Doubled Electricity Access Over A Decade
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Marco Rubio: What part is he actually playing in USAID's dismantling?
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Africa’s Driving Boom
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Neither climate laboratory nor knowledge vacuum: What’s at stake for the Global South in the debate around solar geoengineering research
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Five rules for technology leapfrogging in Africa
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Cheap solar panels are changing the world
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Do we have enough energy to power AI?
