The President of Tanzania, Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan, poses for a photo with AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina (left) and World Bank President Ajay Banga (right) before the start of the African Heads of State Conference on Energy at the Julius Nyerere International Conference Centre (JNICC) on January 28, 2025.
Business and Technology Reporter in Nairobi, Kenya
Nation Media Group
By 2030, the world aims to achieve universal energy access, yet, across Africa, 571 million people remain in the dark, while the majority of other parts around the globe have achieved this dream.
Energy access rate has improved only marginally across the continent, and an estimated 48 percent of Africans still have no access to electricity, forcing them to rely on fossil fuels to cook and light their homes.
