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Europe Pledges $600 Billion for Clean Energy Projects in Africa

Europe aims to counter China’s dominance by investing $600 billion in Africa’s clean energy to secure key raw materials and support the continent’s green transition.

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The EU’s Global Gateway plan is challenging China’s Belt and Road Initiative to influence Africa, by providing funding that will expand access to electricity.

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Europe Pledges $600M for Clean Energy Projects in Africa (Maria)  The author writes, “Africa needs energy. Nearly 600 million Africans — half the continent’s population — are without electricity, largely because of the continent’s limited distribution network…The European Union wants to change this. At the end of September, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced a $636M investment package to support renewable e…

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Europe Pledges $600 Billion for Clean Energy Projects in Africa

The EU’s Global Gateway plan is challenging China’s Belt and Road Initiative to influence Africa, by providing funding that will expand access to electricity.

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