<p>According to the International Energy Agency, more than a billion people lack access to clean cooking fuels across the African continent. One Kenyan company, M-Gas, is looking to change that by using an unlikely tool: emerging technology.</p>
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According to the International Energy Agency, more than a billion people lack access to clean cooking fuels across the African continent. One Kenyan company, M-Gas, is looking to change that by using an unlikely tool: emerging technology.

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<p>According to the International Energy Agency, more than a billion people lack access to clean cooking fuels across the African continent. One Kenyan company, M-Gas, is looking to change that by using an unlikely tool: emerging technology.</p>
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