One billion Africans being harmed by cooking pollution

Sugarcane farmers from Miwani in Kisumu county ferries home dry cane to use them firewood on February 13th 2018. The farmers in the region are tired with delayed and poor payment for their product and now they use them as fuel for cooking in their homes. [FILE/Standard]

One billion Africans have to cook on open fires or with fuel that is hazardous to their health and the environment, the International Energy Agency said Friday.