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Saturday 10 June 2023

Renewable energies

NIGERIA: “ETAFA” facility to finance $50 million in naira for decentralised renewable

In Nigeria, the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) and Chapel Hill Denham (CHD) are joining forces to launch theEnergy Transition & Access Facility for Africa (ETAFA). This facility will mobilise $50 million in local currency to finance decentralised renewable energy projects.

NIGERIA: "ETAFA" facility to finance $50 million in naira for decentralised renewable

AFRICA: Nefco and GET.invest will mobilise funds for access to energy © Dewald Kirsten/Shutterstock

Solar energy

AFRICA: NEFCO and GET.invest to mobilise financing for access to energy

KENYA: Samsung joins forces with Housewife's Paradise to collect its e-waste©Framesira

Waste & Recycling

KENYA: Samsung joins forces with House Wife’s Paradise to collect its e-waste

ALGERIA: La Poste entrusts its waste management to ACS©Algérie Poste

Non-collective sanitation

ALGERIA: La Poste entrusts its waste management to ACS

AFRIQUE : quelle place pour l’électromobilité dans les systèmes de transports urbains ?© © Petair/Shutterstock

Transport & Logistics

AFRICA: what place for electromobility in urban transport systems?

Transport & Logistics

KENYA: “Corbett”, ARC Ride’s new electric motorbike on the road in Nairobi

Neil Greenwood: « La réhabilitation des éléphants est un exercice coûteux » ©Ifaw

Biodiversity

Neil Greenwood: “Rehabilitating elephants is a costly exercise”.

ÉGYPTE : Masdar, HAU et Infinity obtiennent du foncier pour un parc éolien de 10 GW © NGS

Wind Energy

EGYPT: Masdar, Hassan Allam and Infinity secure land for 10 GW wind farm

NAMIBIA: restrictions on the use of water in response to the drought in Windhoek ©Annabell Gsoedl/Shutterstock

Water management

NAMIBIA: restrictions on the use of water in response to the drought in Windhoek

SOUTH AFRICA: 89 MW Castle wind farm enters construction phase © ACED

Wind Energy

SOUTH AFRICA: 89 MW Castle wind farm enters construction phase

SOMALIA: ATMIS to plant 30,000 trees to green the country by December 2024©ATMIS

Agricultural and forest areas

SOMALIA: ATMIS to plant 30,000 trees to green the country by December 2024

RWANDA: a climate-smart farming solution in Musanze ©UN WOMEN©UN WOMEN

Sustainable development and CSR

RWANDA: a climate-smart farming solution in Musanze

International cooperation

Albin Lazare: “The environment and the SDGs are at the heart of city diplomacy”

CENTRAL SAHEL: climate change affects more than 16 million people©Torsten Pursche/Shutterstock

Economy & climate

CENTRAL SAHEL: climate change affects more than 16 million people

ANGOLA: US Exim Bank releases a record $900m for two solar power plants ©Nguyen Quang Ngoc Tonkin /Shutterstock

Solar energy

ANGOLA: US Exim Bank releases a record $900m for two solar power plants

ANGOLA: the AfDB lends $124 million for sanitation in four coastal towns ©Fabian Plock/Shutterstock

Collective sanitation

ANGOLA: the AfDB lends $124 million for sanitation in four coastal towns

Debt, climate emergency... A summit in Paris to redefine the global financial pact © Présidence de la République française

Economy & climate

Debt, climate emergency… A summit in Paris to redefine the global financial pact

22-23 June, Paris, France

EGYPT: Petrotrade to manage oil waste from 2,400 companies and industries ©Gafi

Collective sanitation

EGYPT: Petrotrade to manage oil waste from 2,400 companies and industries

EGYPT: China's LONGi is to equip the 200 MWp Kom Ombo solar power plant ©Jenson/Shutterstock

Solar energy

EGYPT: China’s LONGi to supply modules for the 200 MWp Kom Ombo solar power plant

Désiré Mondele: We need to reconcile industrial development and sustainable development© Désiré Mondele

Sustainable development and CSR

Désiré Mondele: to reconcile industrial development and sustainable development

SOUTH AFRICA: CAPE to spend $959m on water and sanitation by 2026©Stefano Tammaro//Shutterstock

Water: reuse & recycling

SOUTH AFRICA: CAPE to spend $959m on water and sanitation by 2026

LIBERIA : l’UE accorde 16,5 millions de dollars pour la protection de la biodiversité© sittitap/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

LIBERIA: the EU grants 16.5 million dollars for the protection of biodiversity

AFRICA: To Romain Crouzet and Mireille Etame, sustainable city is around the corner© Romain Crouzet

Sustainable cities

AFRICA: To Romain Crouzet and Mireille Etame, sustainable city is around the corner

ZIMBABWE : sept éléphanteaux orphelins retournent à la vie sauvage©ZEN

Ecological engineering

ZIMBABWE: seven orphaned elephant calves return to the wild

AFRIQUE : 5 juin, des voix s’élèvent contre la pêche illicite et non réglementée©Tara Lambourne/Shutterstock

Sea and coastline

AFRICA: June 5, voices raised against illegal and unregulated fishing

AFRICA: ACV obtains $1.2 million from FSD Africa to finance climate innovations ©Scarc/Shutterstock

Climate Finance

AFRICA: ACV obtains $1.2 million from FSD Africa to finance climate innovations

MADAGASCAR: Jirama to buy output from the Volobe hydroelectric power station © Présidence de la République de Madagascar

Hydroelectricity

MADAGASCAR: JIRAMA to purchase output from the Volobe hydroelectric power station

ANGOLA: the first phase of the Caraculo solar power plant comes on stream ©GreenEnergyAfricaSummit

Solar energy

ANGOLA: the first phase of the Caraculo solar power plant goes into service

EGYPT: a call to strengthen regional cooperation in the water sector ©Gloria Mary Nabirye/Shutterstock

Water management

EGYPT: a call to strengthen regional cooperation in the water sector

JEICOM23: in Yaoundé, the 2nd meeting preaches for greener, more resilient cities©CVUC

Sustainable cities

JEICOM23: in Yaoundé, the 2nd meeting preaches for greener, more resilient cities

AFRICA: the city of today: the test of the demographic explosion and the climate © Emmanuel Kwizera/Shutterstock

Sustainable cities

AFRICA: the city of today: the test of the demographic explosion and the climate

KENYA : les communautés excellent dans la conservation de la faune du Maasai Mara©crbellette/Shutterstock

Management of natural areas

KENYA: communities excel in wildlife conservation in the Maasai Mara

BURUNDI: a call for tenders for the Mpanda hydroelectric power station (10 MW) © HYDRONEO

Hydroelectricity

BURUNDI: an invitation to tender for the Mpanda hydroelectric power station (10 MW)

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