Leaders’ Roundtable: Clean Cooking in Africa

Convened under the auspices of the COP31 Presidency of Türkiye and H.E. Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, in partnership with the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Clean Cooking Alliance, the Leaders’ Roundtable: Clean Cooking in Africa brings together Heads of State and Government, ministers, international organisations, development partners and industry leaders at COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye. 

Nearly one billion people in Africa still lack access to clean cooking, relying on wood, charcoal and other polluting fuels. This contributes to hundreds of thousands of premature deaths each year, disproportionately affecting women and children, and to the loss of Africa’s forests. 

The Roundtable will take stock of progress since the inaugural Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa in Paris in 2024, which mobilised USD 2.2 billion in commitments, and build political momentum towards the second Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa in Nairobi on 27–28 January 2027.