Driving the Future of Africa’s Electric Highways
Trans-African Highways:
Cairo-Dakar
Algiers–Lagos
Tripoli–Cape Town
Cairo-Cape Town
Dakar-Ndjamena
Ndjamena-Djibouti
Dakar-Lagos
Lagos-Mombasa
Beira-Lobito
Road to Africa is a pan-African exploration and execution platform ideated and driven by Thought Leader, created to demonstrate how clean transport and renewable energy can redefine movement across the continent. The initiative brings together stakeholders from across the e-mobility ecosystem and focuses on the movement of people and goods along Africa’s critical trade routes.
Road to Africa was launched with the successful first chapter, Road to Addis, the continent’s first fully electric cross-border expedition between Nairobi and Addis Ababa. Through subsequent electric journeys linking major African cities, Road to Africa documents real-world conditions, people, and progress shaping Africa’s transition toward connected, sustainable mobility.
Ideation
Driving Conversations to Action
Elevating a Leapfrogging Africa
Understanding the Africa E-Mobility Journey
Exploring the Trade Corridors’ Momentum
Driving the Movement
At its core, Road to Africa is a pan-African research and storytelling initiative advancing the electrification of trade and transport corridors. It brings together filmmakers, engineers, and innovators to document progress and accelerate collaboration across government and industry.
Each expedition operates as both a mobile research lab and a public demonstration platform, translating technical realities into shared understanding. The mission now scales into a multi-year continental effort aiming to support the electrification of over 15,000 kilometers of trade routes by 2030.
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