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Wednesday 8 February 2023

Smart grid & Storage

SOMALIA: MIGA Issues $5m Guarantee for Baidoa Hybrid Solar Power Plant

The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) is issuing a $5.67 million guarantee to cover the risks associated with Kube Energy’s investments in Somalia. The company is involved in the construction of a 2.8 MW hybrid solar power plant in Baidoa.

SOMALIA: MIGA Issues $5m Guarantee for Baidoa Hybrid Solar Power Plant

SÉNÉGAL : première participation au concours « Océan pour tous » ©Rich Carey/Shutterstock

Sea and coastline

SENEGAL: first participation in the “Ocean for All” competition

ETHIOPIA: Addis Ababa grants first ever commercial mini-grid licence ©Sebastian Noethlichs/Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

ETHIOPIA: Addis Ababa grants first ever commercial mini-grid licence

ALGERIA: the El Biar landfill site goes biogas ©Golden Shrimp/Shutterstock

Biogas

ALGERIA: the El Biar landfill site goes biogas

RWANDA: In Nduba, a new landfill will produce electricity and fertiliser ©Moh. Saefudin/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

RWANDA: In Nduba, a new landfill will produce electricity and fertiliser

Environment Day 2023: in Abidjan, the focus will be on plastic pollution on 5 June ©DigArt/Shutterstock

Urban waste management

Environment Day 2023: in Abidjan, the focus will be on plastic pollution on 5 June

June 5, 2023, in Abidjan

AFRICA: smart cities and electric mobility under discussion in Italy on 22 March 2023©IEG

Cities, climate & energy

AFRICA: smart cities and electric mobility under discussion in Italy on 22 March 2023

March 22-24, 2023, in Rimini

AFRIQUE : la pêche au thon via les DCP sera restreinte dans l’océan Indien©Pavel1964 /Shutterstock

Sea and coastline

AFRICA: FAD fishing for tuna will be restricted in the Indian Ocean

BOTSWANA/ZAMBIA: KfW finances €8.8 million for drinking water and sanitation ©KAWEESTUDIO/Shutterstock

Drinking water

BOTSWANA/ZAMBIA: KfW finances €8.8 million for drinking water and sanitation

MOROCCO: RADEEC to operate the Had Soualem wastewater treatment plant ©arhendrix/Shutterstock

Collective sanitation

MOROCCO: RADEEC to operate the Had Soualem wastewater treatment plant

NAMIBIA: Hyphen to sell green ammonia to two industrial groups, including Approtium© Hyphen Hydrogen Energy

Green hydrogen

NAMIBIA: Hyphen to sell green ammonia to two industrial groups, including Approtium

SOUTH AFRICA: Seriti to green coal with 155 MW of wind power ©Seriti Resources

Wind Energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Seriti to green coal production with 155 MW of wind power

TOGO: AGR to recycle 1,000 tons of electronic waste in Lomé by 2025©Myriam Dossou-d'Almeida

Urban waste management

TOGO: In Lomé, 1,000 tons of electronic waste will be recycled by 2025

AFRICA: Untapped launches $20m fund to expand electric mobility ©Ampersand

Transport & Logistics

AFRICA: Untapped launches $20m fund to expand electric mobility

AFRICA: FAO and ARC to mainstream gender in climate action © SanderMeertinsPhotography/Shutterstock

Climate policy

AFRICA: FAO and ARC to mainstream gender in climate action

ALGERIA: A Scientific committee in Algiers for development of sustainable agriculture© Dmytro Hai/Shutterstock

Agriculture and Climate

ALGERIA: A Scientific committee in Algiers for development of sustainable agriculture

Ivory Coast: The project Abidjan, green city of Africa, pollution-free city launched ©NoyanYalcin/Shutterstock

Sustainable cities

Ivory Coast: The project Abidjan, green city of Africa, pollution-free city launched

AFRICA: Oikocredit lends $5m to Yellow for solar kit roll-out © Voyage View Media/Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

AFRICA: Oikocredit lends Yellow $5 million for solar kit roll-out

NIGERIA: A new drinking water supply comes into service in Chibok © Governor Borno

Drinking water

NIGERIA: A new drinking water supply comes into service in Chibok

AFRICA: with its new roadmap, SUEZ is betting on sustainable development © Franck DUNOUAU

Sustainable development and CSR

AFRICA: with its new roadmap, SUEZ bets on sustainable development

©Federal Ministry Of Water Resources Abuja Nigeria

Irrigation

NIGERIA: Hadejia Irrigation Dam Restarted After Rehabilitation

CAMEROON: Yaoundé to host the 1st National Recycling Exhibition in March 2023©Sid MBOGNI/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

CAMEROON: Yaoundé to host the 1st National Recycling Exhibition in March 2023

March 17 to 18, 2023, Yaoundé

SIERRA LEONE: the promise of reforestation based on drone remote sensing © Dearz/Shutterstock

Ecological engineering

SIERRA LEONE: the promise of reforestation based on drone remote sensing

KENYA: World Bank funds $124m for groundwater development ©Oni Abimbola/Shutterstock

Drinking water

KENYA: World Bank funds $124m for groundwater development

ONE FOREST SUMMIT : Arlette Soudan-Nonault confirme sa présence à Libreville

Biodiversity

ONE FOREST SUMMIT: Arlette Soudan-Nonault confirms her presence in Libreville

SOUTH AFRICA: Stanlib buys 258 MWp Upington solar complex © Scatec

Solar energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Stanlib to buy 258 MWp Upington solar complex

MOROCCO: Vital Auto and Wallbox to install 50 EV charging stations in Rabat©Sheila Fitzgerald/Shutterstock

Transport & Logistics

MOROCCO: Vital Auto and Wallbox to install 50 EV charging stations in Rabat

Ivory Coast: In Abidjan, the NGO Expadd will train for sustainable development jobs©David Steele/Shutterstock

Sustainable development and CSR

Ivory Coast: In Abidjan, the NGO Expadd will train for sustainable development jobs

AFRIQUE : paiement des pertes et dommages, le pétrolier Shell, interpellé©Greenpeace

Climate Finance

AFRICA: Shell oil tanker questioned over payment of losses and damages

AFRICA: SEFA Grants $1 Million to Seven Countries to Develop Electric Mobility©Petair/ Shutterstock

Transport & Logistics

AFRICA: SEFA Grants $1 Million to Seven Countries to Develop Electric Mobility

AFRICA: Namibia honoured at UN sustainable tourism competition© Thomas Retterath/Shutterstock

Tourism, leisure and ecotourism

AFRICA: Namibia honoured at UN sustainable tourism competition

MADAGASCAR: a 1.8 MWp solar PV power plant starts operating in Antalaha © GreenYellow

Solar energy

MADAGASCAR: a 1.8 MWp solar PV power plant goes into operation in Antalaha

ANGOLA: NASA funds water resources monitoring in the face of drought ©Terezia Jurickova/Shutterstock

Preservation of the resource

ANGOLA: NASA funds water resources monitoring in the face of drought

KENYA: Bidhaa secures Spark+ loan for rural clean cooking ©TaroWorks

Clean cooking

KENYA: Bidhaa secures Spark+ loan for clean cooking in rural areas

GABON: A new factory recycles wood waste into panels for furniture ©Presidency of Gabon

Waste & Recycling

GABON: A new factory recycles wood waste into panels for furniture

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Contributions (the blog)

Atalante in Libreville

By Kevin Lognoné
Partnership, Management and Innovation Capacity Analyst

Cross-border renewable energy trading in Africa

By Simon Trace
Director of the research programme
Energy and Economic Growth (EEG)

Looming sanitation crisis in the face of climate change

By Dr Shannon Yee
Associate Professor
Georgia Institute of Technology

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