Ebunola Akinwale, the owner of Nature's Treat Cafe, speaks with The Associated Press in Ibadan, Nigeria, Monday, May 27, 2024. For energy-hungry small businesses like restaurants, they either close shop or continue with alternative power generation, incurring high costs that hurt their capacity for expansion. Akinwale is in talks with her bank for a low-cost loan package specially designed for young women entrepreneurs to finance a solar alternative. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)