Elaeis guineensis Elaeis guineensis Elaeis guineensis is a species of palm commonly called African oil palm or macaw-fat. It is the principal source of palm oil. It is native to west and southwest Africa, specifically the area between Angola and The Gambia; the species name "guineensis" refers to the name for the area, Guinea, and not the modern country which now bears that name. The species is also now naturalised in Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Central America, the West Indies and several islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The closely related American oil palm "Elaeis oleifera" and a more distantly
Nigeria and the World Bank in Nigeria to focus mainly on one specific gender. It is funded through $100 million credit from the IDA. The Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP) is being financed through $350 million IDA credits from the World Bank. The goal is to be able to provide long-term and reliable electricity to households, small and medium enterprises, universities, and teaching hospital through solar hybrid mini grids and stand alone solar systems.The North Core/Dorsale Nord Regional Power Inter-connector Project was approved in 2018 as a joint project that will not only help Nigeria, but also Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger. Connecting these four countries