What happens when Africa's transport future is mapped by the people who will shape it? Over two years, the Rethinking Transport initiative brought together representatives of 44 organisations from 17 African countries in a first-of-its-kind process. The result is a shared roadmap written from the continent, for the continent.

The report sets out twelve turning points, critical decisions and policy shifts that reinforce one another, each creating the conditions for the next. Its core message is that sustainable transport is more than a climate priority: it is a development strategy, one that can strengthen regional trade, build green industries and create jobs at scale for the world's youngest and fastest-urbanising population.

Momentum is stronger than it has been in years, from national reforms to the new continental framework for electric mobility, and the UN Decade of Sustainable Transport is underway.

Now is the time to turn these turning points into action: Watch the launch below and find the full report in English and French in our Publications section.

From 5 to 9 October, the 9th Transport and Climate Change Week goes online under the motto “Partnering for Action: Global Alliances and Opportunities for Decarbonising Transport”. Over five days, we will explore how alliances built city by city and region by region, from the Western Balkans to the Caribbean, can turn climate ambition into concrete action. Join researchers, policymakers, innovators and practitioners from around the world to exchange solutions and build the partnerships that transport decarbonisation needs. Registration is open and free of charge!

Check out the full Programme here.

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For Pacific Island countries, shipping is more than a transport sector. It is the lifeline that connects communities, enables trade and links islands separated by vast ocean distances. In Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Pacific ministers and regional partners signed the Pacific Blue Shipping Partnership Charter, a shared commitment to climate-resilient, low-carbon maritime transport across the region.

What makes the Partnership distinct is its ownership: it is Pacific-led and built by the countries it serves. It gives them a joint platform to mobilise climate finance, modernise fleets and strengthen maritime infrastructure together, reducing their dependence on imported fossil fuels. The groundwork goes back to 2017, when GIZ's Low Carbon Sea Transport project began supporting the Marshall Islands. That work included the low-emission sailing cargo vessel SV Juren Ae, whose experience can now inform decarbonisation efforts across the region.

The Charter sends a clear signal: Pacific nations are not waiting for solutions to arrive from elsewhere. They are designing them.