The U.S. Congress is in recess until after the 8 November elections. TPP – Ryan Reiterates No-Go. In an interview last week, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) reiterated the votes do not exist in the U.S. House of Representatives for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal: Yeah we’re not going to bring that up … Continue Reading
Over 600 million people – 70% of the population in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) – lack access to electricity, stifling social and economic development. The US Congress recently passed the Electrify Africa Act of 2015, a bipartisan measure that President Obama will soon sign into law. The Act is designed to encourage US and international development organizations to … Continue Reading