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Study: air pollution caused 1.1M deaths across Africa in 2019, toll from outdoor pollution rising

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Deaths attributable to household air pollution and ambient particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) air pollution in Ethiopia, Ghana, Rwanda, and overall in Africa, 1990–2019. The team devoted special attention to three rapidly developing Sub-Saharan countries: Ethiopia, Ghana and Rwanda. Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 Fisher et al.

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Kabisa Enables Commercial EV Adoption in East Africa by Launching 1st Ultrafast Charging Hub in Kigali

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Rwanda was one of the first countries on the African continent to introduce very progressive policies for electric vehicles. The new fast-charging hub can power up entire fleets of vehicles in minutes, setting the stage for cross-border, all-electric commercial transportation. These policies included some pretty cool incentives for EVs, such.

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Ethio Telecom Launches Ultra-Fast EV Charging Hub in Addis Ababa

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This week, Kabisa launched the first ultra-fast charging hub in Kigali, Rwanda. It looks like the electric vehicle charging scene in East Africa is starting to grow quite nicely now. The ultra-fast charging facility has. continued] The post Ethio Telecom Launches Ultra-Fast EV Charging Hub in Addis Ababa appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Plans Underway For Rwanda To Get 200 Electric Buses!

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A lot of exciting things are happening in the electric mobility space in Rwanda. There is also Rwanda Electric Motors. First there is Ampersand, one of the pioneers and leaders of the electric motorcycle sector in Africa. Ampersand has recently celebrated the deployment of its 1,000th electric motorcycle.

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Rwanda Has Awesome New Incentives For EVs

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Rwanda is introducing a new set of incentives to catalyze the adoption of electric vehicles. Rwanda’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), outlines the importance of electric vehicles and the enforcement of vehicle emission standards as key mitigation measures on the path to reduce greenhouse gases.

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BasiGo Awarded $1.5 Million Grant From USAID To Scale Up Clean Public Transport In Rwanda

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BasiGo, an e-mobility company that is working on bringing the future of clean, electric public transport to sub-Saharan Africa, recently. Million Grant From USAID To Scale Up Clean Public Transport In Rwanda appeared first on CleanTechnica. more] The post BasiGo Awarded $1.5

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Kabisa & Societe Petroliere Partner to Expand EV Charging Infrastructure Across Rwanda

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Rwanda is one of the few countries on the African continent that has very progressive policies for electric vehicles. These policies include some pretty cool incentives for EVs, such as the following. Fiscal Incentives: Electricity tariffs for charging stations to be capped at the industrial tariff. This means that charge.

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