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'Rent-a-Light' Seen as a Bright Idea in Kenya (Voice of America)

November 17, 2008

Voice of America cites CGD senior fellow Vijaya Ramachandran's research on power and roads in Africa.

From the article:

"Vijaya Ramachandran is an expert at the Center for Global Development in Washington, D.C. She notes that a lack of electricity and a lack of good roads are major barriers to a better life in Africa. In most of the African countries that she has studied, power supplies are cut off for several hours during each day."

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