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Clean Cooking Solutions: Aiming to Save Lives in Africa

2/19/2026

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Approximately one billion people in Africa rely on wood and charcoal for cooking, raising deaths from fine particle air pollution.
Mark Owen of FRANCE 24 interviews Andy Herscowitz, CEO of Mission 300 Accelerator, about expanding access to modern, cleaner cooking technologies.
The discussion explains strategies to translate cleaner cooking into practical access and reduce health risks continent-wide.

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Approximately one billion people in Africa rely on wood and charcoal for cooking, raising deaths from fine particle air pollution.
Mark Owen of FRANCE 24 interviews Andy Herscowitz, CEO of Mission 300 Accelerator, about expanding access to modern, cleaner cooking technologies.
The discussion explains strategies to translate cleaner cooking into practical access and reduce health risks continent-wide.