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Morocco's green energy projects, including solar and hydro-electric, are seen as a template for the rest of the African continent (Photo: African Development Bank)

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'Eco-EU' up against US oil and Russian reactors in Africa energy plan

European funding for renewables, US cash for oil and gas, and Russian nuclear reactors are shaping up as the three main competing poles in African energy investment. 

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Morocco's green energy projects, including solar and hydro-electric, are seen as a template for the rest of the African continent (Photo: African Development Bank)

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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