Nearly four in five people in Africa prepare their meals over open fires or traditional stoves, utilizing wood, charcoal and other polluting fuels, but moving towards clean cooking is hard when ...

Scientists in Spain studied electricity demand data for the Kobe refugee camp in Ethiopia to optimize several minigrid scenarios, also integrating the use of electric pressure cookers. Their analysis ...

Nigeria has pledged to achieve universal access to clean cooking by 2030. But over 70% of its population still relies on unsafe charcoal and firewood for cooking, exposing mostly women and children to ...

The Mwinda Fund is aiming to distribute $500 million in grants for minigrids, solar home systems and clean cooking solutions in DR Congo by 2030. It is already backed by $65 million in funding from ...

Cooking with firewood can lead to health complications, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)Image: Uwaisu Idris/DW Zainab Salisu has been using firewood to cook her family’s meals and run ...