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Monday 12 April 2021

Green Economy

EGYPT: Towards increased EBRD support for the green and sustainable economy

The Egyptian government is negotiating with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to expand the financial institution’s support for the green economy and sustainable development in Egypt.

EGYPT: Towards increased EBRD support for the green and sustainable economy

BOTSWANA: Government to shoot 287 elephants by the end of September©John Lindsay-Smith/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

BOTSWANA: Government to shoot 287 elephants by the end of September

NAMIBIA: Trevali to install a solar photovoltaic system at its Rosh Pinah mine © arapix/Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

NAMIBIA: Trevali to install a solar photovoltaic system at its Rosh Pinah mine

AFRICA: $2m from FAO and IFAD for sustainable water management ©Andrii Yalanskyi/Shutterstock

Irrigation

AFRICA: $2m from FAO and IFAD for sustainable water management

GUINEA: Anasp receives 56 trucks to improve waste collection in Conakry©Presidency of the Republic of Guinea

Urban waste management

GUINEA: Anasp receives 56 trucks to improve waste collection in Conakry

ETHIOPIA: KenGen completes first drilling at Tulu Moye geothermal site © TMGO/Shutterstock

Geothermal energy

ETHIOPIA: KenGen completes first drilling at Tulu Moye geothermal site

EGYPT: Irrigation water will soon be charged©Aleksandar Todorovic/Shutterstock

Irrigation

EGYPT: Irrigation water will soon be charged

CHAD: France's Qair starts work on two solar power plants in N'Djamena © zhangyang13576997233/Shutterstock

Solar energy

CHAD: France’s Qair starts work on two solar power plants in N’Djamena

EGYPT: Henkel and Plastic Bank inaugurate 3 plastic collection units in Cairo©Trong Nguyen/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

EGYPT: Henkel and Plastic Bank inaugurate 3 plastic collection units in Cairo

IVORY COAST: France supports water resource management in Aries©Chrisnd/Shutterstock

Water & environment

IVORY COAST: France supports water resource management in Aries

© Hailu Wudineh TSEGAYE/Shutterstock

Sustainable cities

AFRICA: 3 cities receive Gap Fund grants for climate projects

NIGERIA : Ecobank reçoit le prix Starsight de la durabilité énergétique© Starsight Energy

Sustainable development and CSR

NIGERIA: Ecobank receives Starsight Energy Sustainability Award

KENYA : l’ADC achève la 1èrephase d’un projet d’irrigation de 30,3 M$ à Taita Taveta©Mr.Kanomcrok/Shutterstock

Irrigation

KENYA: CDA completes 1st phase of $30.3m irrigation project in Taita Taveta

EGYPT: Towards the extension of the Kitchener sewerage system ©IndustryAndTravel/Shutterstock

Collective sanitation

EGYPT: Towards the extension of the Kitchener sewerage system

MOZAMBIQUE: Enabel tenders for 5 solar mini-grids in 2 provinces © Sebastian Noethlichs/Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

MOZAMBIQUE: Enabel tenders for 5 solar mini-grids in 2 provinces

EGYPT: Acwa Power to start work on Kom Ombo solar park before the end of 2021 © Acwa Power

Solar energy

EGYPT: Acwa Power to start work on Kom Ombo solar park before the end of 2021

AFRIQUE : « mother nature », le film environnemental d’Angélique Kidjo ©Aija Lehtonen/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

AFRICA: “Mother nature”, the environmental film by Angélique Kidjo

NIGERIA : la sensibilisation, la clé pour réduire la pollution de Lighthouse beach ?©DigArt/Shutterstock

Town and country planning

NIGERIA: Awareness raising key to reducing pollution at Lighthouse beach?

EGYPT: NREA approves the construction of a 50 MWp solar power plant in Zaafarana© zhu difeng/Shutterstock

Solar energy

EGYPT: NREA approves the construction of a 50 MWp solar power plant in Zaafarana

GHANA: EMO Launches Expansion of Accra Sewerage Plant©SSGL

Urban waste management

GHANA: EMO Launches Expansion of Accra Sewerage Plant

AFRICA: Baobab+ raises €4m to distribute its solar kits in two countries © greenaperture/Shutterstock

Solar energy

AFRICA: Baobab+ raises €4m to distribute its solar kits in two countries

ETHIOPIA: Drilling to begin at Aluto Langano geothermal site on April 18th© EEP

Geothermal energy

ETHIOPIA: Drilling to begin at Aluto Langano geothermal site on April 18th

DRC: the PPFNC, for integrated and sustainable forest management in the north of the country©Gustavo Frazao/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

DRC: the PPFNC, for integrated and sustainable forest management in the north of the

DRC: London funds clean water for one million people in Kivu©British Embassy in DRC

Drinking water

DRC: London funds clean water for one million people in Kivu

SOUTH AFRICA: A bond issue for the preservation of black rhinos © Cathy Withers-Clarke/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

SOUTH AFRICA: A bond issue for the preservation of black rhinos

SENEGAL: The UCG launches a waste collection operation in several communes©Roxane 134/Shutterstock

Collective sanitation

SENEGAL: The UCG launches a waste collection operation in several communes

ETHIOPIA: Addis Ababa gets support for electrification process © Sebastian Noethlichs/Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

ETHIOPIA: Addis Ababa gets support for electrification process

CAMEROON: Camvert and the forest peril in the Congo basin© Cesar J. Pollo/Shutterstock

Industrial Impacts

CAMEROON: Camvert and the forest peril in the Congo basin

AFRICA: AECF to fund innovative and green solutions in 7 countries©chrisontour84/Shutterstock

Sustainable development and CSR

AFRICA: AECF to fund innovative and green solutions in 7 countries

MOROCCO: Amethis to invest in irrigation systems provider Magriser ©AJCespedes/Shutterstock

Irrigation

MOROCCO: Amethis to invest in irrigation systems provider Magriser

DRC: IDA supports the sustainable development of Kinshasa with a loan of $500 million© Katja Tsvetkova/Shutterstock

Sustainable development and CSR

DRC: IDA supports the sustainable development of Kinshasa with a loan of $500 million

SOUTHERN AFRICA: AFD launches call for applications for pro-nature projects © Simone Crespiatico/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

SOUTHERN AFRICA: AFD launches call for applications for pro-nature projects

NIGER: Cominak uranium mine closure and radioactive pollution©TTstudio/Shutterstock

Industrial Impacts

NIGER: Cominak uranium mine closes, radioactive pollution stays

TUNISIA: the development of the Sijoumi lagoon divides©MariaKovaleva/Shutterstock

Preservation of the resource

TUNISIA: the development of the Sijoumi lagoon divides

LIBYA: UNDP installs 284 solar street lights at Sebha airport © UNDP

Solar energy

LIBYA: UNDP installs 284 solar street lights at Sebha airport

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Contributions (the blog)

New Era of Energy Transformation to a Greener Africa

By Sean Xiao
Chief Strategy Officer
Huawei Northern Africa

Standardization, a key tool for improved sanitation across Africa

By El Hadji Abdourahmane Ndione
Managing Director
Senegalese Norms Association (ASN)

AFRICA: universal electrification needs solar off-grid mini-grids

By Baptiste Possémé
Senior Consultant
Infinergia

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