Many of the provinces carry names rooted in Indigenous languages such as Quechua, Mapuche, and Guaraní. Others have Spanish colonial or religious origins.

For example:

Even more interesting translations, such as “Very Pronounced Point Between Two Rivers” (Chaco) or “Prickly Plant Fruit” (Tucumán), come from Indigenous terms describing local landscapes, flora, or cultural practices.

“We reached 15.5 billion euros in pledges for investment in renewables in Africa, a big success,” she said, thanking contributors to the fundraising effort.

Von der Leyen stressed the urgent need to correct the global imbalance in clean energy investment. “Of the two trillion invested globally in clean energy last year, only two percent was in Africa,” she noted. “Yet Africa has 600 million people without access to electricity and holds 60 percent of the world ’s best solar potential. So this cannot be. We must change this imbalance.”

The Global Gateway programme, developed in partnership with Global Citizen and supported by the International Energy Agency, aims to mobilise public and private capital to expand renewable energy projects, improve electricity access, and support climate-resilient, low-carbon industrial development across the continent.

EU officials say the initiative seeks not only to tackle urgent energy gaps but also to help accelerate the global transition away from fossil fuels.