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Siv Ngesi and Pearl Thusi on Scaling Up Renewables in Africa | Global Citizen NOW: Johannesburg 2025

Siv Ngesi, Actor, Comedian, Philanthropist, and Producer, joins Pearl Thusi, Actress, DJ, and Entrepreneur, to spotlight the importance of expanding renewable energy access across the continent and the role that collective action can play in powering Africa’s future at Global Citizen NOW: Johannesburg on November 21, 2025, in Johannesburg, South Africa. _____________________________________________________________________ Global Citizen is […]
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African Development Bank Boosts Renewable Energy Funding | Global Citizen NOW: Johannesburg 2025

The African Development Bank pledges to allocate at least 20% of all African Development Fund 17th replenishment resources to renewable energy projects across the continent. Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, President of the African Development Bank Group, underscores how increased investment can accelerate access, drive economic opportunity, and support Africa’s clean energy transition at Global Citizen […]
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Scaling Up Renewables in Africa Campaign Wrap | Global Citizen NOW: Johannesburg 2025

The wrap of the Scaling Up Renewables in Africa campaign reflects a year of close collaboration between Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa, Global Citizen, and the International Energy Agency. Together, this partnership secured pledges that will contribute to quadrupling Africa’s renewable energy […]
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Sun King Expands Access to Off-Grid Solar | Global Citizen NOW: Johannesburg 2025

Sun King commits to deploying 50 million new off-grid solar systems by 2030, bringing clean electricity to 200 million people, including 200,000 additional households and small businesses in South Africa. Wale Aboyade, Global Vice President of Public Policy and Government Relations at Sun King, outlines how this effort supports expanded clean energy access across the […]
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Ursula von der Leyen on Scaling Up Renewables in Africa | Global Citizen NOW: Johannesburg 2025

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, shares a major milestone for Africa’s clean energy future, noting that with €15.5 billion, the world is stepping up to accelerate the continent’s renewable energy transition. She highlights how this commitment can bring electricity access to millions, transforming families, businesses, and communities at Global Citizen NOW: […]