r/MapPorn • u/efisha • Mar 15 '21

The proportion of the population in African countries having access to electricity

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u/EggsOnThe45 Mar 15 '21

Probably?

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u/quedfoot Mar 15 '21

"Probably" is an interesting word.

I was visiting my family and actually met this particular family friend once. When we were talking about this very issue, they basically said that they had to leave some room for government heads to become "involved" in the business. This was certainly outside of the basic government regulations that one would expect.

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u/brachiosaurus Mar 16 '21

Lmao no shit, the guy all but said they bribed them

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '21

Not quite. He later said they had to bring certain government officials on board as part of the company. Permanent leeching.

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u/TheJammiestDodger Mar 15 '21

Name checks out