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Africa just landed another $900 million to expand clean cooking access, bringing total pledged funds to over $3.1 billion — a massive push to replace deadly smoky fuels like firewood and charcoal with safer alternatives like biogas or electricity. With nearly a billion people still cooking with polluting methods, this initiative aims to slash the staggering 850,000 annual deaths linked to indoor air pollution — especially impacting women and children. Leaders from Kenya, Norway, the U.S., and the African Union are rallying behind the effort, emphasizing that funding is the key to real change. The IEA is stepping in with policy support and technical expertise to help countries secure fuel supplies and scale clean tech across the continent. Momentum is building — and with more commitments expected before the next summit, Africa is showing serious resolve to transform lives and tackle this long-overlooked crisis.

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