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Only President Barack Obama’s signature stands between Sh4.4tr in power projects and 600m people in darkness

More than 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa are just a signature away from getting access to reliable electricity.

This follows the decision by United States’ House of Representatives last week to pass the Electrify Africa Act, after nearly two years of failed attempts to do so.

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