Cleaner cooking stoves offer hope for 1 billion Africans using wood and charcoal

レアジョブ英会話 Daily News Article Podcast · Oct 13, 2026 · 1m

Almost 1 billion Africans still rely on wood, charcoal, and other fuels that produce harmful smoke, according to the International Energy Agency. But across Africa, cleaner cooking stoves are being brought into homes by cutting the price of electric and efficient biomass models. For mother of two Mary Kavutha, cooking inside her own kitchen was a luxury she didn’t have until recently. Two years ago, the Nairobi businesswoman still relied on charcoal, taking the stove outside because the smoke made indoor cooking difficult. Now, breakfast starts with an induction cooker, switched on at the…