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G5 Sahel Officials Support the AfDB's Desert to Power Initiative

G5 Sahel heads of state at a Summit on Friday in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, gave strong support to Desert to Power, an Africa Development Bank-led initiative. The goal of Desert to Power is to propel the Sahelian economies to higher growth and prosperity. Adesina outlined the initiative's ambitions of providing 10,000 MW of solar-generated electricity to 250 million people across the Sahel.

Adesina outlined the initiative's ambitions of providing 10,000 MW of solar-generated electricity to 250 million people across the Sahel.

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