Solar for the People or Politics for 2027? Questions Trail Nigeria’s $750 Million Off-Grid Power Plan

Advocatus Africa’s in-house data and annotation analyst, Dr. Ijutil Joseph, interrogates Nigeria’s ambitious plan of deploying 1,350 mini solar grids and more than one million solar home systems across underserved communities. At a time when citizens struggle with inflation, unemployment, and insecurity, he asks, “Does this project reflect Nigeria’s most urgent needs?”

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Video: “Our continent’s most strategic asset is not only what we extract, but what we design, build, and govern.” – Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed

President Abiy Ahmed, who spoke during the 39th African Union (AU) Summit at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, tells the world that “By 2035, Africa will add more young people to the global workforce than the rest of the world combined,” arguing that “projections show that Africa’s growth will be on par, if not above, that of Asia.”

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SECAM lauds US, German, Hungarian Church institutions for Humanitarian Aid across Africa

The Catholic Bishop of Yola, Most Rev. Stephen Mamza Dami, who doubles as the First Vice President of the Justice, Peace and Development Commission (JPDC) for the Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), has expressed profound appreciation to Western donors and institutions for their commitment to peace and security in Africa.

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