This communiqué summarises key messages emerging from a high-level workshop
convened by the International Renewable Energy Agency, Nuvoni Centre for Innovation Research and University College London with support from the Climate Compatible Growth programme and the British Academy on 17-18 February 2026 in Limuru, Kenya.
The workshop brought together representatives from six African governments responsible for clean cooking policy, i.e. Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Rwanda, Zambia and Ethiopia, along with international organisations, private sector organisations, nongovernmental organisations, researchers and community-based organisations, to revisit the role of charcoal within clean cooking and the broader energy transitions in Africa.