Lack of access to electricity largely limits modern economic activities in many parts of African countries thereby limiting adoption of emerging technologies in sectors such as banking, education, agriculture and finance that could alleviate some of the core challenges facing Africans.

This video shows African countries ranked by electricity access  

 

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