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Eliot Engel: “Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the most energy-deficient regions of the world with nearly 70 percent of the population…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the most energy-deficient regions of the world with nearly 70 percent of the population lacking access to electricity.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the severe energy crisis in sub-Saharan Africa.

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