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@AfDB_Group
and
@the_IDB
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🗣 “Access to clean cooking is more than cooking. It is about human dignity, fairness, justice & equity for women. It is more than the lighting of stoves. It is about life itself.”
@AfDB_Group
President
@akin_adesina
at yesterday's Summit
His remarks 👉
A great leader: Thank you President
@SuluhuSamia
of Tanzania for your incredible leadership that led to the success of the clean cooking summit in Africa held in Paris. The world heard you and rallied with $2.1 billion. You are a gem for Africa! We trust your leadership.
The
@AfDB_Group
commits $ 2 billion to clean cooking in Africa. No woman should have to cook again with fuelwood, charcoal and biomass that kills 600,000 persons per year. It is more than lighting a clean stove, it is about life and dignity!
@EmmanuelMacron
The
@AfDB_Group
pledges $2 billion over 10 years to address the clean cooking crisis affecting 1.2 billion people in Africa. The landmark
#CleanCookingSummit
resulted in $2.2 billion in commitments to provide clean cooking alternatives. Learn more:
One out of three people worldwide lacks access to clean cooking methods. In Africa, it's four out of five people, totaling one billion individuals.
Smoke from cooking with wood or charcoal causes hundreds of thousands of premature deaths
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank Group, has made a fervent call to end negative stereotyping of the continent in the international media and to champion a more positive portrayal of Africa and its development.
🗣 “Clean cooking is about a just energy transition, and is also about positively impacting our people, our planet & our environment.”
President of Tanzania
@SuluhuSamia
at today’s Summit at Clean Cooking in Africa
Watch back her remarks 👉
#CleanCookingSummit
:
@AfDB_Group
commits $2 billion over 10 years to tackle the clean cooking crisis in Africa. Bank head
@akin_adesina
calls for collective action to ensure 100% access to clean cooking solutions. Read his full speech:
It was wonderful to meet with my dear friend and brother, President
@WilliamsRuto
of Kenya in Nairobi. Thank you for your excellent support for the
@AfDB_Group
in our quest to accelerate Africa’s development. Let’s do more together for Africa.💕💕