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African Development Bank (AfDB), 14 March 2017
The Chair of the Africa Progress Panel and former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, and the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, have called on African… Read more »
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African Development Bank (AfDB), 14 March 2017
Launch of Africa Progress Panel Report Read more »
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African Development Bank (AfDB), 14 March 2017
Your Excellency, Mr. Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General and Chairman of the Africa Progress Panel, Read more »
African Development Bank (Abidjan)
Call to African Governments to Close Continent’s Huge Energy Gap
The Chair of the Africa Progress Panel and former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, and the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, have called on African governments to do everything possible to close the continent's huge energy gap. They made the call on Monday, March 13, 2017 in Abidjan, at the launch of the Africa Progress Panel Report on "Lights, Power, Action: Electrifying Africa," which calls for the adoption of every available on-grid and off-grid solution to light up and power Africa. Read more. More about the AfDB in this BRIEFING.
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13 March 2017
Lights Power Action: Electrifying Africa - Africa Progress Panel Report (2017)
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- Africa Progress Panel
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[Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire] - African governments and their partners need to move faster to bridge the continent's huge energy gap. That means adopting ... see more »
“Lights, Power, Action”: AfDB’s Adesina and Kofi Annan urge governments to close Africa’s energy deficit on Monday, March 13, 2017 in Abidjan, at the launch of the Africa Progress Panel Report on “Lights, Power, Action: Electrifying Africa"
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13 March 2017
Press conference - The Africa Progress Panel’s new report : “Lights, Power, Action: Electrifying Africa”
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- AfDB
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Press conference - The Africa Progress Panel's new report : "Lights, Power, Action: Electrifying Africa" see more »
InFocus
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