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THESE ARE UNCERTAIN TIMES FOR MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS (MFIs) in Africa. Not so long ago MFIs were the only source of credit for many low-income...

Grassroots ideas need to shape climate policy if it's to be effective

Three billion people cook with dirty fuels on open fires or stoves that produce high levels of carbon monoxide, killing four million people annually

Without action, by 2030, 650 million people will be excluded from access to electricity and the benefits it brings

When electricity was cut to Yemen's capital four years ago after war broke out, Ebrahim al-Faqih saw a gap in the market and started selling solar...

Beneficial household products such as solar lights, improved cookstoves, water purifiers, nutritional supplements and agricultural inputs can play a...

One of the key barriers to delivering energy solutions for the rural and urban poor is the limited access to finance at local and national levels...

As a whole, Africa has struggled to make serious progress towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7, affordable and clean energy. Of the...

Electricity is a hot political issue in Ghana. Ghanaians demand access to the electricity grid as a right of citizenship. And, when not connected,...

On April 12, 2017, Aliyu Umar, 27, began his day, carefully preparing a charcoal fire with which he would prepare breakfast of noodles, bread, fried...