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Monday 23 September 2019

Waste & Recycling

EGYPT: Besix and Orascom will transform waste into fuel near Cairo

The Belgian group Besix and the Egyptian company Orascom Construction will recycle waste in Egypt. They will build a factory that will transform waste into fuel near Cairo, the current Egyptian capital.

EGYPT: Besix and Orascom will transform waste into fuel near Cairo

MALI: Government leads campaign against cyanide use in gold panning©Gilles PaireShutterstock

Industrial risks

ZAMBIA: Planning to import 300 MW of electricity from South Africa ©SeraphP/Shutterstock

International cooperation

ZAMBIA: Planning to import 300 MW of electricity from South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: Exxaro, coal king, acquires Cennergi and its wind farms© Luxerendering/Shutterstock

Green Economy

SOUTH AFRICA: Exxaro, coal king, acquires Cennergi and its wind farms

TOGO: 1,639 boreholes to be restored, monitored and repaired on site©Gilles Paire/Shutterstock

Drinking water

TOGO: 1,639 boreholes to be restored, monitored and repaired on site

NIGERIA: Government activates hybrid off-grid in Kebbi State© Douw de Jager/Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

NIGERIA: Government activates hybrid off-grid in Kebbi State

MADAGASCAR: Japan provides $4.4 million for coral reef conservation©Jiri VaclavekShutterstock

Sea and coastline

MADAGASCAR: Japan provides $4.4 million for coral reef conservation

MOZAMBIQUE: Consortium for technical assistance to Mphanda Nkuwa Dam©Declan Laverty/Shutterstock

Hydroelectricity

MOZAMBIQUE: Consortium for technical assistance to Mphanda Nkuwa Dam

ETHIOPIA: ACWA Power secures Gad and Dicheto solar power plants contract©zhu difeng/Shutterstock

Solar energy

ETHIOPIA: ACWA Power secures Gad and Dicheto solar power plants contract

SENEGAL: AFD completes existing loan for Dakar drinking water project©Paul R. Jones/Shutterstock

Drinking water

SENEGAL: AFD completes existing loan for Dakar drinking water project

MOZAMBIQUE: Fenix partners with Vodacom and Vodafone to provide solar kits ©MyImages - Micha/Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

MOZAMBIQUE: Fenix partners with Vodacom and Vodafone to provide solar kits

SENEGAL: Nadji Bi Group wins the national EDF Pulse Africa Tour award © Tomertu/Shutterstock

Renewable energies

SENEGAL: Nadji Bi Group wins the national EDF Pulse Africa Tour award

ZAMBIA: $46 million from KfW to renovate Chishimba hydroelectric power plant©Dmitry Naumov/Shutterstock

Hydroelectricity

ZAMBIA: $46 million from KfW to renovate Chishimba hydroelectric power plant

MOROCCO: Solar village of Solar Decathlon Africa inaugurated in Benguerir©greenaperture/Shutterstock

Green Economy

MOROCCO: Solar village of Solar Decathlon Africa inaugurated in Benguerir

ÉGYPTE : vers la création d’une autorité de régulation de la gestion des déchets©/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

EGYPT: Towards the creation of a waste management regulatory authority

SENEGAL: African experts stand together against hazardous waste discharge ©Aleksandr PetrunovskyiShutterstock

Waste & Recycling

SENEGAL: African experts stand together against hazardous waste discharge

CENTRAL AFRICA: CAFI releases $65 million for forest conservation in Congo©Gustavo FrazaoShutterstock

Biodiversity

CENTRAL AFRICA: CAFI releases $65 million for forest conservation in Congo

ANGOLA: Government wants to produce 600 MW from solar off grid ©Yong006/Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

ANGOLA: Government wants to produce 600 MW from solar off grid

SENEGAL: MIGA issues $6.9 million guarantee for Kael and Kahone solar parks©ES_SO/Shutterstock

Solar energy

SENEGAL: MIGA issues $6.9 million guarantee for Kael and Kahone solar parks

EGYPT: Geely Auto to develop electric car production line©Abdul Razak Latif/Shutterstock

Transport & Logistics

EGYPT: Geely Auto to develop electric car production line

WEST AFRICA: Greenpeace calls for fishmeal plants to be shut down© Borkin VadimShutterstock

Industrial risks

WEST AFRICA: Greenpeace calls for fishmeal plants to be shut down

BURKINA FASO: Mathieu Ouedraogo’s cultivation technique awarded at COP14©BOULENGER XavierShutterstock

Agriculture and Climate

BURKINA FASO: Mathieu Ouedraogo’s cultivation technique awarded at COP14

TANZANIA: Nine black rhinos transferred from South Africa to Serengeti Park©jean-francois me/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

TANZANIA: Nine black rhinos transferred from South Africa to Serengeti Park

RWANDA: Solar kit supplier, Bboxx launches online payment service©MyImages - Micha/Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

RWANDA: Solar kit supplier, Bboxx launches online payment service

KENYA: KPLC invests $6.7 million for hybrid off grid in rural areas ©Flightseeing-Germany/Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

KENYA: KPLC invests $6.7 million for hybrid off grid in rural areas

EGYPT: Several wastewater management projects launched in two governorates©Toa55/Shutterstock

Collective sanitation

EGYPT: Several wastewater management projects launched in two governorates

UGANDA: NWSC to start construction of Nalukolongo wastewater treatment plant©DedMityay/Shutterstock

Collective sanitation

UGANDA: NWSC to start construction of Nalukolongo wastewater treatment plant

SENEGAL: Open training for women in the energy sector© Riccardo Mayer/Shutterstock

Employment, education & training

SENEGAL: Open training for women in the energy sector

IVORY COAST: MTN and Promusa supermarket join forces to collect e-waste© DAMRONG RATTANAPONG/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

IVORY COAST: MTN and Promusa supermarket join forces to collect e-waste

Renewable energies

AFRICA: “Solar procurement” area under development

SOUTH AFRICA: New liquid waste not permitted in landfills©Leo MorganShutterstock

Waste & Recycling

SOUTH AFRICA: New liquid waste not permitted in landfills

KENYA/SIERRA LEONE: USTDA finances two renewable energy projects ©Kevinspired365/Shutterstock

Renewable energies

KENYA/SIERRA LEONE: USTDA finances two renewable energy projects

SOUTH AFRICA: Pilot project for building a road out of recycled plastic©Stockr/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

SOUTH AFRICA: Pilot project for building a road out of recycled plastic

MOROCCO: Onee plans to build new water treatment plant in Dakhla ©Wanna Thongpao/Shutterstock

Collective sanitation

MOROCCO: Onee plans to build new water treatment plant in Dakhla

CENTRAL AFRICA: States join forces to promote forest conservation© Rich CareyShutterstock

Climate Finance

CENTRAL AFRICA: States join forces to promote forest conservation

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Contributions (the blog)

Plastic waste: an overview of repressive legislation in African countries (1/2)

By Chancia Plaine
Jurist in environmental law
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Africa is not immune to the rapid global biodiversity loss!

By Julien Cordier
Development Director Africa
Biotope (environmental consulting firm)

Vedanta, to be sued in London for pollution by Zambia’s subsidiary

By Chancia Plaine
Jurist in environmental law
Huglo Lepage Avocats

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