Energy Access: The Engine of Development | Global Citizen NOW: Johannesburg 2025

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5 december 2025

This session explores how Africa’s renewable energy revolution can power health, education, and economic opportunity, unlocking a development dividend that empowers youth and accelerates progress across the continent. Zoisa North Bond, CEO of Octopus Energy Generation, moderates a conversation with Jito Kayumba, Special Assistant to the President of Zambia for Finance and Investments; Melissa Sikwila, Executive Vice President for Development and Investment at Genesis Energy; Dean Bhekumzi Bhebhe, Director and Founder of Africa Change Lab; and Andrew McDowell, Director General of EIB Global, at Global Citizen NOW: Johannesburg on November 21, 2025, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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