About African Energy

A political scientist with a deep understanding of energy markets and politics, Jon’s wide-ranging experience allows him to engage with clients, conference participants and readers on a number of areas of expertise from providing counsel on understanding and mitigating political and commercial risks to structuring complex projects to have the maximum impact.

Jon has led some of African Energy’s largest consultancy projects, including its work for the EU Energy Initiative Partnership Dialogue Facility (EUEI PDF) on the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP)’s baseline monitoring programme.

Jon has lived in Algeria and Morocco and worked in dozens of countries, from DR Congo and Guinea to Iran and Saudi Arabia. He has held advisory roles in the European Commission, British Parliament and other institutions and (from 2003 to 2015) was as an associate fellow in the Royal Institute of International Affairs’ (Chatham House) Middle East and North Africa Programme. 

Jon has a BA from the University of Kent, an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and carried out doctoral research at the School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS). He has broadcast and lectured on several continents.

Thalia oversees implementation of strict editorial standards and practices that have helped make Africa Energy a trusted provider of news and analysis for more than two decades. Her  front-line news gathering operation also feeds into African Energy Live Data and the African Energy Consultancy.

Thalia has worked for African Energy since its inception, amassing extensive knowledge of the continent’s power, oil and gas industries. Before that, she developed her knowledge of Africa as a foreign correspondent and analyst, working for Reuters in West Africa and for specialist political newsletter Africa Confidential.

Thalia has a Masters in modern languages (German and French) from the University of Oxford.

With a deep understanding of the electricity sub-sector and the political and economic complexities of West and Central Africa, his work has provided African Energy’s clients with detailed opportunity and risk analyses, demand and supply forecasts and impact assessments, all of which have supported numerous investments in power projects in complex and often opaque markets.

With over a decade’s experience in the industry, David has led many consultancies for both public and private sector clients, including power developers, development finance institutions, private equity firms, and mining companies.

David graduated with a degree in politics and a postgraduate degree in international relations.

John has worked in every part of African Energy’s business from acting as a contributing editor on North African issues for the newsletter, to managing, researching and editing strategic advisory and energy consultancies, carrying out investigations, and providing regular monitoring services to clients.

He uses his experience as an expert in North Africa to maintain quality in the company’s output on that region, including oversight of relevant power projects on the African Energy Live Data platform. 

John has a degree in English language and literature.

Dan’s wide range of contacts across the continent help keep him abreast of the latest developments and steer him towards the trends that matter. He helps clients keep their finger on the pulse of the industry while providing accurate information that is indispensable for clients operating in challenging environments.

Dan has nearly a decade of experience reporting on and researching the African power sector and has been involved with major projects for international institutions such as the Africa-EU Energy Partnership and Infrastructure Consortium for Africa.

Dan has a master’s degree in economics from Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, a master’s degree in international relations in the Middle East from the University of Durham and an undergraduate degree in economics and physics, also from the University of Durham.

He helps ensure that clients are provided with a high standard of professionally produced reports, publications and presentations. He also plays a key role in ensuring African Energy’s editorial and consultancy teams work closely with events staff to create agendas for high-level investment forums and dialogues that deliver lively and engaging panel-led discussions.

Nick’s experience includes working for more than 20 years on publications focused on Africa’s energy industries as a researcher, writer and publisher. He has helped establish African Energy’s newsletter and the African Energy Atlas as leading resources for the industry. He has overseen production and final presentation of graphic-rich publications and reports for a range of private and public sector clients across the energy, infrastructure and finance industries.

Since 2013, he has also developed African Energy’s events business (CbI Meetings) and has been a driving force behind the development of its flagship Africa Investment Exchange (AIX) meetings series.

Nick has a degree in politics and economic and social history

Alex works with public and private sector clients to guide them through African Energy’s flexible range of offerings and to identify the right mix of research, consulting and data services to help plan their business and investment strategies and source new opportunities.  He uses client feedback to develop and further enhance African Energy’s products and services.

Alex previously developed business and retained clients for a number of research, consulting and data providers in the energy, macroeconomic, geopolitical and financial markets sectors. Clients have included corporations, governments and financial institutions looking to establish the most appropriate approach to evolve their strategies.  

Alex has a Master’s in global politics

His work gives clients insights and understanding of African power markets to help them identify potential market segments for investment and to provide a clearer understanding of the power market landscape in relation to policy and electricity supply.

Ajay joined African Energy in 2017 and has worked on consultancy reports for a wide variety of clients including private equity firms, development finance institutions, private power developers and other public institutions. He previously worked as a petroleum geologist for a UK-based service company, having worked and led many projects in sub-Saharan Africa.

Ajay completed a master’s degree in international development in 2016 at the University of Birmingham where he conducted research into sustainable energy for rural communities in Kenya.

He is focused on reporting and analysing news trends in energy, mining, commodities, technology, labour market, fixed income and money markets.

Chiwoyu has an economics degree from the University of Lusaka and has worked for a range of international media.

Camilla’s work focuses on updating and improving African Energy’s power database of more than 6,000 projects and plants to ensure that clients benefit from reliable, accurate and up-to-date information and analysis of trends and changes as they happen across the industry.

Camilla’s experience working with data began with a degree in economics, focused on econometrics. During this time, she participated in a research trip to Morocco and worked with non-profit organisations to study employment options for homeless people. She speaks Portuguese and intermediate French.

He began his media career in 1994 at the BBC, and has worked as editor of Power in East Europe for Financial Times Energy and then as editor of Energy in East Europe for Platts (McGraw Hill).