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Energizing Africa: What Will It Take to Achieve Universal Energy Access? 
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New Partnership Aims to Connect 300 Million to Electricity by 2030

The World Bank Group and African Development Bank initiative could halve the number of people in Africa living without electricity access.

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Poverty rate in IDA countries

In 30 years, the poverty rate has halved in countries supported by the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA).

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