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Kofi Annan's solar plan for Africa

More than 600 million Africans do not have access to electricity - that's almost two-thirds of the continent's population. But today, the Africa Progress Panel - led by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan - releases a report on ways to redress this situation. Rachel Kyte, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative on Sustainable Energy for All paints a pretty positive picture. (Photo A boy walks past a solar panel in Somalia; Credit AFP)

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