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Tukai Lodge, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, 17-19 November 2006
Energy access and poverty in Africa
¥Population > 800 million, 80% live in
Subsaharan Africa
¥50% African people live in rural area
¥500 millions African people don't have
Access to electricity representing 64% of the population
¥340 million African live with less than
$1 per day
¥Lack of economical activities in rural area is increasing the poverty especially for youth.