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This episode of Africa Forward highlights how Africans are finding new ways to fund energy projects and how this is creating transformational change on the continent. The episode begins with a story from the reporter Laura Rosbrow-Telem looking at the financing and construction of the Benban Solar Park in Egypt.

Later, co-host Carol Pineau leads a conversation on creating the best energy mix and how to properly fund large-scale projects. Her guests include:

Vera Songwe, the executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Hafez El-Salmawy, a professor of energy engineering at Zagazig University in Egypt

Ernest Moniz, a former U.S. Energy Secretary

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