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Friday 28 February 2020

Urban waste management

TANZANIA: Moshi embarks on waste recycling with the support of Tübingen (Germany)

A waste-to-energy plant is under construction in the Moshi locality in Tanzania. At a total cost of 1.8 billion Tanzanian shillings (over US$782,000), the project is supported by the German city of Tübingen.

TANZANIA: Moshi embarks on waste recycling with the support of Tübingen (Germany)

KENYA: Azuri Technologies encourages rural women to use solar energy©deAzuri

Solar energy

KENYA: Azuri Technologies encourages rural women to use solar energy

TANZANIA: Makang'wa will benefit from a solar-powered water supply system©Weerapong Worranam de Shutterstock

Drinking water

TANZANIA: Makang’wa will benefit from a solar-powered water supply system

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

DJIBOUTI: Siemens Gamesa will build the 60 MW Ghoubet wind farm©SkyLynx/Shutterstock

Wind Energy

DJIBOUTI: Siemens Gamesa will build the 60 MW Ghoubet wind farm

SÉNÉGAL : les riverains redoutent les impacts environnementaux du champ pétrolier SNE©martinffff/Shutterstock

Industrial Impacts

SENEGAL: Local residents worried about environmental impacts from SNE oil field

AFRICA: EIB will inject €4 billion for sustainable initiatives in 2020©Edgar G Biehle/Shutterstock

Climate Finance

AFRICA: EIB will inject €4 billion for sustainable initiatives in 2020

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

SENEGAL: Government inaugurates first phase of Taïbe Ndiaye wind farm ©Gilles Paire/Shutterstock

Wind Energy

SENEGAL: Government inaugurates first phase of Taïbe Ndiaye wind farm

NIGERIA: Construction of Mambilla Dam to start before 2020 ends©Kate33/Shutterstock

Hydroelectricity

NIGERIA: Construction of Mambilla Dam to start before 2020 ends

BURKINA FASO: AfDB Grants €64 M for Water, Sanitation and Electricity©Gilles Paire/Shutterstock

Drinking water

BURKINA FASO: AfDB Grants €64 M for Water, Sanitation and Electricity

SOUTH AFRICA: Waste disposal site under construction in Mossel Bay©Stastny_Paveldeshutterstock

Waste & Recycling

SOUTH AFRICA: Waste disposal site under construction in Mossel Bay

WEST AFRICA: Episcopate demands strict environmental laws©Red ivory/Shutterstock

Industrial Impacts

WEST AFRICA: Episcopate demands strict environmental laws

X-Africa Forum: Young ecological solution providers expected on March 7©X-Afrique

Water & environment

X-Africa Forum: Young ecological solution providers expected on March 7

IVORY COAST: KfW promotes attraction of renewable energy suppliers ©jaroslava V/Shutterstock

Renewable energies

IVORY COAST: KfW promotes attraction of renewable energy suppliers

EGYPT: Lekela starts construction of its West Bakr wind farm in Ras Ghareb©Chris H. Galbraith/Shutterstock

Wind Energy

EGYPT: Lekela starts construction of its West Bakr wind farm in Ras Ghareb

KENYA: GreenTec invests in waste recovery start-up Ecodudu©de Ecodudu

Waste & Recycling

KENYA: GreenTec invests in waste recovery start-up Ecodudu

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

AFRICA: Environmental degradation might threaten children's health©Sadik Gulec/Shutterstock

Climate policy

AFRICA: Environmental degradation might threaten children’s health

AFRICA: Arch injects 16.5 M$ in CBE to supply solar energy to companies©lalanta71/Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

AFRICA: Arch injects 16.5 M$ in CBE to supply solar energy to companies

ZIMBABWE: Total invests $4 million to equip 50% of fuel stations with solar energy©Chris worldwide/Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

ZIMBABWE: Total invests $4 million to equip 50% of fuel stations with solar energy

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

SOUTH AFRICA: The future of electric mobility to be discussed in March ©Melting Spot/Shutterstock

Transport & Logistics

SOUTH AFRICA: The future of electric mobility to be discussed in March

AFRICA: EEP Africa supports renewable energy project initiators in 15 countries©Steve BramallDe Shutterstock

Renewable energies

AFRICA: EEP Africa supports renewable energy project initiators in 15 countries

SEYCHELLES: Presidency acquires small-scale 90 kWp solar power plant©seo byeong gon/Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

SEYCHELLES: Presidency acquires small-scale 90 kWp solar power plant

AFRICA: Kigali will host a water treatment exhibition in March 2020©ACE

Drinking water

AFRICA: Kigali will host a water treatment exhibition in March 2020

NAMIBIA: Kunene region gets 150 kWp solar power plant©leungchopan de Shutterstock

Solar energy

NAMIBIA: Kunene region gets 150 kWp solar power plant

IVORY COAST: Vergnet and Abeda to supply drinking water to 50,000 people©Vergnet

Drinking water

IVORY COAST: Vergnet and Abeda to supply drinking water to 50,000 people

ZAMBIA: Saurea's solar engine will pump water for irrigation for 20 years©Saurea/Shutterstock

Ecological engineering

ZAMBIA: Saurea’s solar engine will pump water for irrigation for 20 years

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

NAMIBIA: Effects of drought lead to food shortages for nearly 350,000 people©marcobriviodeShutterstock

Flood and drought risk

NAMIBIA: Effects of drought lead to food shortages for nearly 350,000 people

UGANDA: Chinese CEEC to supply 500 MWp of photovoltaic solar energy©Melting Spot/Shutterstock

Solar energy

UGANDA: Chinese CEEC to supply 500 MWp of photovoltaic solar energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Scatec Solar connects Sirius 86 MWp solar power plant©Scatec Solar

Solar energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Scatec Solar connects Sirius 86 MWp solar power plant

AFRIQUE DE L’EST : lancement d’un programme d’assainissement autour du lac Victoria© Weerayuth Kanchanacharoen/Shutterstock

Collective sanitation

EASTERN AFRICA: Lake Victoria clean-up programme underway

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

BURKINA FASO: MPs should better scrutinise environmental laws©Vitalii Vodolazskyi/Shutterstock

Environmental policy

BURKINA FASO: MPs should better scrutinise environmental laws

KENYA: Unilever introduces 100% recyclable plastic packaging in East Africa©MR.Yanukitde Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

KENYA: Unilever introduces 100% recyclable plastic packaging in East Africa

TANZANIA: French Group Rossignol to plant 25,000 trees©Farid Suhaimi/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

TANZANIA: French Group Rossignol to plant 25,000 trees

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

NIGER: Amsterdam grants €30m to extend the water supply network in Niamey©Maksim Safaniuk/Shutterstock

Drinking water

NIGER: Amsterdam grants €30m to extend the water supply network in Niamey

EGYPT: Henkel joins forces with Plastic Bank to recover plastic waste ©Meryll/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

EGYPT: Henkel joins forces with Plastic Bank to recover plastic waste

GHANA: Stella to install solar power plant on Miniplast rooftop in Accra©Bilanol/Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

GHANA: Stella to install solar power plant on Miniplast rooftop in Accra

NIGER: EU and AFD earmark €8.5M for the preservation of the Termit nature reserve©Jeff KingmaDe Shutterstock

Biodiversity

NIGER: EU and AFD earmark €8.5M for the preservation of the Termit nature reserve

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