A team of economists and engineers from China, Turkey and Nigeria has published a proposal based on simulations to build a sub-Saharan Africa electrical grid across 12 countries. In their paper published in the journal Scientific Reports, the group outlines which countries would be involved, factors that would be used to build such a grid, and estimated costs.

A proposal to build a sub-Saharan Africa electrical grid across 12 countries::A team of economists and engineers from China, Turkey and Nigeria has published a proposal based on simulations to build a sub-Saharan Africa electrical grid across 12 countries. In their paper published in the journal Scientific …

  • whoisearth@lemmy.caEnglish
    27·
    1 year ago

    For the most part I would say yes. I live in Canada but can tell you first hand there is a comradery among those expats from African countries that I feel is decidedly unique.

    The analogy is if I was on vacation backpacking in Europe and ran into a fellow Canadian.

    • mikeyBoy14@lemmy.worldEnglish
      201·
      1 year ago

      Mate, a good third of the countries on that list are currently suffering such brutal ethnic violence that it might be considered genocide. Close to half are riddled by islamic terrorism, usually directed towards ethnic minorites. At least two of them are in the middle of civil wars.

      • ladybug@mander.xyzEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        This comment made me realize that South Sudan isn’t on the map in despite the power grid near it.