By Adnan Adams
A development communication expert, Hawa B. Yakubu, is among the competitively selected Anglophone Africans participating in the 2025 Anglophone Africa Extractive Industries Knowledge Hub (AFREIKH) Summer School in Accra.
Also, participating in the prestigious Next Generation Resource Governance Leaders Program, Hawa Yakubu is expanding her expertise in natural resource governance and fiscal accountability.
The 2025 AFREIKH Summer School, currently underway in Accra, has participants selected from all Anglophone African countries in the media, CSOs and state actors in the extractive industries. It is organised by the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) and Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI).
As an accomplished development and communications specialist with extensive expertise in donor relations, strategic communications, and resource governance with a strong focus on advancing social justice, gender equity, and community-led development, she has successfully led impactful fundraising campaigns and capacity-building programs that empower marginalized groups, particularly women.
Hawa’s skills in translating complex research into accessible policy communications have made her a key player in bridging the gap between knowledge and actionable development initiatives.
Her specialized training in addressing sexual and gender-based violence further strengthens her commitment to fostering inclusive and transparent governance. Hawa’s multidimensional experience positions her as a vital voice in the discourse on sustainable development and equitable resource governance across Africa.
At the center of the training is the emphasis of the energy transition agenda, the African perspective.
The energy transition offers socioeconomic and environmental benefits for countries that can position themselves, leverage their abundant transition mineral resources and foster the development and deployment of innovative technologies. However, corruption risks and governance challenges could potentially threaten these positive outcomes. To seize the opportunities and manage the risks, extractive sector players advocate that resource-rich African countries must adopt appropriate economic policies that integrate the requirements of the energy transition. These policies must ensure a transparent and inclusive governance of the sector.
