SPECIAL BRIEFING VIA TELEPHONE VICTORIA WHITNEY, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (COO) FOR PROSPER AFRICA Moderator: Good afternoon to everyone from the U.S. Department of State’s Africa Regional Media Hub. I would like to welcome our participants from across the continent and thank all of you for taking part in this discussion. Today we are very pleased ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 30 October, 2020 | Topics: Africa, Commercial Opportunities, News | Tags: Africa Media Hub, Investment, Power Africa, Prosper Africa
Power Africa , through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), announces grants totaling $2,620,650 to solar energy companies to provide reliable, affordable off-grid electricity to nearly 300 healthcare facilities in sub-Saharan Africa.
Nearly 60 percent of all healthcare facilities in sub-Saharan Africa have no access to electricity , and of those that do, only 34 percent of hospitals and 28 percent of health clinics have reliable, 24-hour access. Energy is ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 23 September, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News, Press Releases | Tags: Africa, Energy, Healthcare, Power Africa, Solar, Sub-Saharan, USAID
Lagos – On July 14, 2020, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Stephen M. Haykin joined Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in a virtual ceremony to sign a Letter of Cooperation under which USAID will support Lagos to develop an electrification plan to improve power service delivery in the state. Lagos will implement ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 20 July, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Nigeria | Tags: Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Electricity, Lagos, Power Africa, Stephen M. Haykin, USAID
Accord promises to increase access to electricity in the Southwest Abeokuta – On January 25, Power Africa, a U.S. government-led initiative coordinated by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which seeks to double electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa, announced a new partnership to advance the power sector in Nigeria. Power Africa will extend technical ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 26 January, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Electricity, Energy, Power Africa, USAID
Abuja, Nigeria–Andrew Herscowitz, coordinator of the U.S. government’s multiagency Power Africa Initiative, will visit Nigeria this week to meet with top officials in the governmental, nongovernmental, and private sectors working to improve delivery and institutionalize administration of electrical services in West Africa’s largest economy. Herscowitz, who has been Power Africa Coordinator since the initiative was ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 10 February, 2017 | Topics: Key Officials, News, Press Releases | Tags: Nigeria, Power Africa, USAID
U.S. Consul General F. John Bray and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director for Nigeria Michael Harvey visited Edo State July 26 – 27 to assess the progress of partnered investments that advance U.S. President Barack Obama’s signature initiative Power Africa. Two out of three people in sub-Saharan Africa lack access to ...
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By U.S. Mission Nigeria | 28 July, 2016 | Topics: Consul General, Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Lagos, News, Press Releases | Tags: Barack Obama, Benin, Edo State, John Bray, Michael Harvey, Power Africa
