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Poor access to energy in rural areas slows down development growth in Africa

Nancy Awino sorts out her briquette charcoal at her firm in Kibuye market Kisumu county. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

Seven in ten people living in rural areas in Sub-Saharan Africa have no access to electricity, an ongoing multi-stakeholder meeting in Kigali, Rwanda disclosed.

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