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'What can we do?': Millions in African countries need power

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The land is plowed under electrical pylons leading from a coal-powered electricity-generating plant east of Johannesburg, South Africa, on Nov. 17, 2022. [File, AP]

From Zimbabwe, where many must work at night because it's the only time there is power, to Nigeria where collapses of the grid are frequent, the reliable supply of electricity remains elusive across Africa.

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