America’s Africa energy pivot in 2026: from Power Africa aid to DFC commercial lending, critical minerals extraction, and clean cooking market development.
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Sistema.bio Closes $53M FarmCarbon: The Carbon Credit Structure Turning Livestock Waste Into Clean Energy for Africa’s Smallholder Farmers
Sistema.bio’s FarmCarbon vehicle inverts the typical carbon project logic — using carbon credit revenues to subsidise biodigester access for smallholder farmers. A $53M first close from BNP Paribas Asset Management, BII and Shell Foundation signals mainstream appetite for Africa’s agricultural methane market.
America Is Still Coming to Power Africa — Just Not to Help
America at Powering Africa Summit 2026: USAID is gone but DFC, Ex-Im Bank, and Commerce remain. The shift from aid to commercial interest, explained.
Carbon Credits Are Financing Clean Cooking in East Africa — and the AfDB Just Made It Official
AfDB BEEP carbon finance for clean cooking in East Africa — how carbon credits fund cookstove programmes and whether the model scales.