600 million without power as African policymakers meet in Benin to push energy reform

African policymakers, researchers and investors will meet in Cotonou, Benin, next week to push for practical reforms to address the continent’s  power deficit, with close to 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa still live without electricity.

The 12th Africa Think Tank Summit, convened by the Harare-based African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) together with the gvernment of Benin and the African Union, runs from October 28-30. Organisers expect about 300 participants from more than 50 countries.

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