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  Riga Photonics Centre (RFC) together with the Center for Photonics and Smart Materials (CPSM) of Zewail City of Science & Technology, a research university in Egypt, are building a consortium are building a consortium of research centers, firms, NGOs and governmental agencies to develop projects and programs to address the critical problem of creating access to electricity to people in Africa with 2030 set as the year to achieve that goal.  For more information contact Vidvuds Beldavs at RFC (vid.beldavs@rigaphotonicscentre.org)  Electrify Africa - 2030 Concept An international alliance formed to meet UN Sustainable Development Goal 7 for Africa: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all people. The Electrify Africa 2030 consortium is being created to address the important and urgent problem of over 600 million people in Africa with no connection to reliable electrical power.   This slows sustainable development and impedes adaptation to