Where does MCC fit into Power Africa’s ‘division of labor'?

U.S. President Barack Obama’s initiative to provide electricity to sub-Saharan Africa is an all-of-government effort involving several agencies. Find out what MCC’s role is in this video interview with outgoing CEO Daniel Yohannes.

By // 17 April 2014

Daniel Yohannes discusses MCC’s involvement in Power Africa.

U.S. President Barack Obama’s ambitious campaign to provide electricity to sub-Saharan Africa is an all-of-government effort involving several agencies, among them the Millennium Challenge Corp.

How does MCC fit into the equation?

Daniel Yohannes, the outgoing MCC CEO who was just confirmed as the next ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, explains in the above video clip.

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