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Lighting Africa, which ESMAP supports through the Africa Renewable Energy and Access Program (AFREA), was featured on CNN at the beginning of February.  Lighting Africa seeks to accelerate the adoption of clean off-grid lighting technologies by households and businesses throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.  The goal is to provide cleaner, more affordable lighting to 2.5 million people by 2012 and 250 million people by 2030.  The CNN piece focused on how improved lighting can replace kerosene lamps, which can be toxic over time. Read full article.