In Conakry, Guinea, EU International Cooperation and Development Commissioner Neven Mimica announced on March 4 the preparation of 19 new renewable energy projects, with a total potential investment of €4.8 billion.

This was done during the second Board of Directors meeting of the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI), an Africa-owned and Africa-led initiative of the African Union. AREI was launched at COP21 in Paris in December 2015 and is receiving strong international support from deve...