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Somalia has been heavily reliant on international aid, particularly from USAID and other donor institutions. While this assistance has been crucial for humanitarian relief, infrastructure development, and institutional rebuilding, it has fostered a dangerous dependency that stifles Somalia’s potential for economic and political self-determination.
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To farmers in the dry, windswept Chamwino district in central Tanzania, mangoes looked like a golden opportunity. With the country’s mango industry expanding, 200 smallholder farmers in Chamwino launched a new farming cooperative, AMCOS, in 2013 to establish a foothold.
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Across Africa, there’s a familiar refrain in industries like textiles, electronics, and agriculture: countries become the world’s factory, pumping out raw materials or semi-finished goods while importing the shiny, finished products. It’s a little like cooking a five-course meal, only to have someone else eat it while you’re left with the crumbs.
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Ellen Fungisai Chipango is a scholar of the communal ethic of African ubuntu – the belief that we are at our best as individuals and society if we work for the good of others, alongside others. She researches ways in which ubuntu can be applied in real life situations involving energy.
Sustainable cooling solutions not only improve quality of life for these communities, but also play a vital role in supporting small businesses and uplifting standards of living. Access to cooling is critical in reducing food waste and strengthens health services by enabling the safe storage of vaccines, medication, and blood.
The 2024 Off-Grid Solar (OGS) Market Trends Report notes that only 27% of products sold globally are quality-verified, leaving the majority of the off-grid products that make it to the market (73%) without adequate quality assurance data. This creates uncertainty about the reliability and safety of a large portion of OGS products​.
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I still remember the day the first solar lantern arrived in my village. It was a small, bright beacon — a symbol of hope in a place where the sun set early and darkness stretched long. For the first time, families could gather around a light without the choking fumes of a kerosene lamp.
For over three months, Nigeria’s premier teaching hospital, the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, grappled with an unprecedented power crisis that disrupted surgeries, paralysed diagnostic services, and turned the once-revered facility into a dark abyss.

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