The continental think tank for African e-mobility.
The Africa E-Mobility Alliance (AfEMA) is a continental think tank focused on the electric mobility transition across Africa — producing the data, analysis, and convening that shape how the continent electrifies.
AfEMA exists because Africa's electric mobility transition is happening at continental scale but is most often discussed market-by-market or operator-by-operator. The continental view — what's working, what's not, what is genuinely comparable across radically different national contexts — has been missing.
We are an independent, Africa-headquartered organisation. We work at the intersection of policy, industry, and finance, with a structural commitment to evidence-based analysis. We publish research and commentary, maintain the Africa E-Mobility Pulse implementation index, convene the annual Africa E-Mobility Week in Cape Town, and contribute technical expertise to continental and national policy processes.
Pulse — the platform you are reading now — is one of AfEMA's flagship products. It tracks the electric mobility transition across African markets through a structured implementation index, a biannual narrative reading of continental developments (In Motion), and a continuous stream of analytical Insights.
"Africa's electric mobility transition will not be delivered by any single market acting alone. The work of AfEMA is to make the continental view visible — rigorously, independently, and in service of those building the transition."
What AfEMA does
The Africa E-Mobility Pulse implementation index, the In Motion biannual narrative report, the Insights analytical stream, and the annual Continental Signals review — together a continuous record of the continent's electric mobility transition.
Active engagement with the African Union Commission, UN agencies, regional economic communities, and national governments on the design and implementation of e-mobility policy — supporting, not displacing, the institutional architecture.
The annual continental convening, held in Cape Town in September — bringing together policymakers, operators, investors, and researchers across the African e-mobility ecosystem.
Technical committee participation at continental and national level — including AFSEC e-mobility standards work and national standards committees — contributing to the harmonisation infrastructure the transition requires.
AfEMA's broader work
This site presents AfEMA's Pulse work specifically. For AfEMA's full programme of work, organisational governance, membership information, and other publications, visit the main AfEMA website.