Dar es Salaam, Jan. 29 -- DAR ES SALAAM: THE African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the World Bank (WB) have pledged a combined total of 40 billion US dollars (about 100tri/-), to fund Mission 300, an ambitious initiative aimed at providing 300 million Africans with access to electricity by 2030.

AfDB President, Dr Akin wumi Adesina announced the financial commitments during his opening remarks at the African Heads of State Summit in Dar es Salaam yesterday.

He revealed that 18.2 billion US dollars (about 46tri/-) of the pledged amount would come from the AfDB, while the WB would contribute the remain nounce their commitments either today or after the summit,” Adesina said. ing 22 billion US dollars (about 55.5tri/-), all worki...