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Obama signs Power Africa initiative into law
US President Barack Obama when he visited the M-Kopa stand at the Power Africa Innovation Fair in July 2015 on the sidelines of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi. PHOTO | AFP
US President Barack Obama signed into law Monday a measure aimed at expanding electricity to millions of households in sub-Saharan Africa, a measure supporters say will save lives and accelerate growth on the continent.
The Electrify Africa Act, which unanimously passed in the House of Representatives and Senate, leverages partnerships with the private sector in order to bring first-time electricity access to some 50 million people in underserved parts of Africa.
