Dar es Salaam, Feb. 19 -- TANZANIA: FOLLOWING the approval of the Dar es Salaam Declaration on expanding affordable energy access in Africa, experts are calling for swift action on financial pledges to ensure the initiatives success.

The Dar es Salaam Declaration, adopted in Tanzania during the Africa Energy Summit on January 28 this year, was approved last Sunday, by the 38th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

It outlines key strategies to lower electricity costs, reduce dependence on firewood and increase clean energy consumption, as approximately 900 million people in Africa still rely on unclean cooking solutions.

In response to the AUmove to adopt the declaration, former Minister for Energy and Minerals, Professor Sosp...