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Our Approach

At ACCET, we believe that Africa’s role in the global energy transition must be shaped by evidence, policy influence, partnerships, and people.

Our work follows a policy-to-impact approach — ensuring that research does not remain on shelves, but translates into real change in governance, investment decisions, and community outcomes.

This approach is anchored in five mutually reinforcing pillars:

01

Research & Evidence

Generating high-quality, Africa-led knowledge

ACCET produces rigorous, policy-relevant research that places African perspectives at the centre of global debates on critical minerals and energy transition.

Our research:
  • Is Africa-led and Africa-grounded, reflecting local realities and priorities.
  • Combines political economy analysis, legal and regulatory review, data analysis, and field-based insights
  • Addresses the full value chain — from extraction and governance to beneficiation, industrial policy, and climate outcomes.

Our aim is to ensure African policymakers, negotiators, and institutions are equipped with credible evidence they can use with confidence.

02

Policy Engagement

Translating research into actionable policy advice

ACCET goes beyond analysis to actively engage policy processes at national, regional, and global levels.

We work closely with:
  • African governments and regulatory agencies.
  • Regional Economic Communities and African Union institutions.
  • Development partners and multilateral platforms.
Our policy engagement includes:
  • Advisory support on legal, regulatory, and institutional reforms.
  • Technical inputs into national and regional strategies on mining, energy, and climate.
  • Quiet-diplomacy briefings for policymakers and negotiators.

By grounding policy dialogue in solid evidence, ACCET helps ensure that Africa’s mineral and energy policies are strategic, coherent, and future-oriented.

03

Convening Power

Bringing together governments, investors, communities, and experts

ACCET serves as a neutral and trusted convening platform for stakeholders who rarely sit at the same table — yet whose decisions are deeply interconnected.

We convene:
  • Policymakers and regulators.
  • Investors, mining companies, and energy developers.
  • Civil society, community representatives, women, and youth groups.
  • Researchers, technologists, and development partners.
Through forums, roundtables, and high-level, ACCET:
  • Facilitates honest, solutions-oriented dialogue.
  • Helps align public policy with private capital and community priorities.
  • Reduces fragmentation across sectors and borders.

Our convenings are designed not as talk-shops, but as decision-shaping platforms.

04

Capacity Building

Strengthening African leadership and institutional capacity

A just energy transition in Africa requires strong institutions and skilled leaders who can negotiate, regulate, and innovate.

ACCET invests heavily in capacity development through:
  • Leadership fellowships and training programmes.
  • Policy labs and executive short courses.
  • Technical support for public institutions and civil society.
Our capacity-building work focuses on:
  • Resource governance and contract negotiation.
  • Energy transition policy and climate finance.
  • ESG standards, transparency, and accountability.

By building long-term human and institutional capacity, ACCET helps ensure Africa’s mineral and energy future is shaped from within, not outsourced.

05

Global Dialogue

Positioning Africa as a rule-shaper in global mineral and energy governance

Africa is central to the global energy transition — yet often under-represented in agenda-setting spaces.

ACCET works to elevate Africa’s voice in:
  • Global mineral supply chain discussions.
  • Climate and energy negotiations.
  • Strategic partnerships with China, Europe, and other global actors.
Through structured dialogue platforms and international engagement, ACCET:
  • Strengthens Africa’s collective bargaining power.
  • Promotes fair, transparent, and mutually beneficial partnerships.
  • Ensures African priorities influence global rules, standards, and norms.

Our objective is clear: Africa must move from being a rule-taker to a rule-shaper in the global energy transition.

This approach is anchored in five mutually reinforcing pillars:

Research & Evidence

Generating high-quality, Africa-led knowledge

ACCET produces rigorous, policy-relevant research that places African perspectives at the centre of global debates on critical minerals and energy transition.

Our research:
  • Is Africa-led and Africa-grounded, reflecting local realities and priorities.
  • Combines political economy analysis, legal and regulatory review, data analysis, and field-based insights
  • Addresses the full value chain — from extraction and governance to beneficiation, industrial policy, and climate outcomes.

Our aim is to ensure African policymakers, negotiators, and institutions are equipped with credible evidence they can use with confidence.

Policy Engagement

Translating research into actionable policy advice

ACCET goes beyond analysis to actively engage policy processes at national, regional, and global levels.

We work closely with:
  • African governments and regulatory agencies.
  • Regional Economic Communities and African Union institutions.
  • Development partners and multilateral platforms.
Our policy engagement includes:
  • Advisory support on legal, regulatory, and institutional reforms.
  • Technical inputs into national and regional strategies on mining, energy, and climate.
  • Quiet-diplomacy briefings for policymakers and negotiators.

By grounding policy dialogue in solid evidence, ACCET helps ensure that Africa’s mineral and energy policies are strategic, coherent, and future-oriented.

Convening Power

Bringing together governments, investors, communities, and experts

ACCET serves as a neutral and trusted convening platform for stakeholders who rarely sit at the same table — yet whose decisions are deeply interconnected.

We convene:
  • Policymakers and regulators.
  • Investors, mining companies, and energy developers.
  • Civil society, community representatives, women, and youth groups.
  • Researchers, technologists, and development partners.
Through forums, roundtables, and high-level, ACCET:
  • Facilitates honest, solutions-oriented dialogue.
  • Helps align public policy with private capital and community priorities.
  • Reduces fragmentation across sectors and borders.
Our convenings are designed not as talk-shops, but as decision-shaping platforms.

Capacity Building

Strengthening African leadership and institutional capacity
A just energy transition in Africa requires strong institutions and skilled leaders who can negotiate, regulate, and innovate.
ACCET invests heavily in capacity development through:
  • Leadership fellowships and training programmes.
  • Policy labs and executive short courses.
  • Technical support for public institutions and civil society.
Our capacity-building work focuses on:
  • Resource governance and contract negotiation.
  • Energy transition policy and climate finance.
  • ESG standards, transparency, and accountability.

By building long-term human and institutional capacity, ACCET helps ensure Africa’s mineral and energy future is shaped from within, not outsourced.

Global Dialogue

Positioning Africa as a rule-shaper in global mineral and energy governance
Africa is central to the global energy transition — yet often under-represented in agenda-setting spaces.
ACCET works to elevate Africa’s voice in:
  • Global mineral supply chain discussions.
  • Climate and energy negotiations.
  • Strategic partnerships with China, Europe, and other global actors.
Through structured dialogue platforms and international engagement, ACCET:
  • Strengthens Africa’s collective bargaining power.
  • Promotes fair, transparent, and mutually beneficial partnerships.
  • Ensures African priorities influence global rules, standards, and norms.
Our objective is clear: Africa must move from being a rule-taker to a rule-shaper in the global energy transition.