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Saturday 4 December 2021

Collective sanitation

GHANA: $45.5 million from USAID for water and sanitation in the north

A new loan agreement links the Ghanaian and U.S. governments. Valued at $45.5 million, the funding recently released by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will be used to implement a five-year water and sanitation project in northern Ghana.

GHANA: $45.5 million from USAID for water and sanitation in the north

MADAGASCAR: WWA contradicts WFP; famine in the South is not due to climate©Tanja Esser/Shutterstock

Flood and drought risk

MADAGASCAR: WWA contradicts WFP; famine in the South is not due to climate

NIGERIA: Peachwater wins ARIE grant for its green stove Powerstove ©Powerstove

Biomass

NIGERIA: Peachwater wins ARIE grant for its green stove Powerstove

©Blue Planet Studio/Shutterstock

Green Economy

IVORY COAST: AfDB allocates $25 billion for green growth by 2025

SENEGAL: CBAO pledges $15 million to Sen'Eau to improve drinking water services©BOULENGER Xavier/Shutterstock

Drinking water

SENEGAL: CBAO pledges $15 million to Sen’Eau to improve drinking water services

NIGERIA: Fordmarx and Lorentz train 200 young people in SWM in Enugu ©Oni Abimbola/Shutterstock

Water & environment

NIGERIA: Fordmarx and Lorentz train 200 young people in SWM in Enugu

DRC: Local battery production would reduce EV emissions by 30 © Marynchenko Oleksandr/Shutterstock

Transport & Logistics

DRC: Local battery production would reduce EV emissions by 30

NIGERIA: Proparco lends $35M to FCMB to finance green SMEs © PROPARCO

Green Economy

NIGERIA: Proparco lends $35 million to FCMB to finance green SMEs

SENEGAL: Coperes joins forces with ARE for renewable energy electrification © KRISS75/Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

SENEGAL: COPERES joins forces with ARE for electrification through renewable energy

ALGERIA: Dar El-Handasa signs for studies at the El-Mactaâ desalination plant©irabel8/Shutterstock

Desalination

ALGERIA: Dar El-Handasa signs for studies at the El-Mactaâ desalination plant

KENYA: KCJF invests in WEEE for e-waste collection and recycling ©WEEE

Waste & Recycling

KENYA: KCJF invests in WEEE for waste collection and recycling

ZIMBABWE: Harare aims to reach 25 million trees planted by 2021©Joerg Steber/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

ZIMBABWE: Harare aims to reach 25 million trees planted by 2021

TUNISIA: The EU and SiccaVeneria launch the rehabilitation of Belvedere Park © Mohamad Ali Belhaj

Biodiversity in the city

TUNISIA: The EU and SiccaVeneria launch the rehabilitation of Belvedere Park

GABON: A DNA-based technique makes it possible to count 95,000 forest elephants ©Gudkov Andrey/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

GABON: A DNA-based technique makes it possible to count 95,000 forest elephants

RWANDA: Transferred from South Africa, 30 white rhinos join Akagera © Cathy Withers-Clarke/Shutterstock

Management of natural areas

RWANDA: 30 white rhinos transferred from South Africa to Akagera National Park

CONGO BASIN: the objectives of the new regional forest certification scheme©O.Rek's/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

CONGO BASIN: the objectives of the new regional forest certification scheme

EGYPT: AFESD to expand its green project financing portfolio by $30 million©ymgerman/Shutterstock

Water: reuse & recycling

EGYPT: AFESD to expand its green project financing portfolio by $30 million

DRC: Investors join forces for a 100 MWp solar power plant in Kolwezi© Bilanol/Shutterstock

Solar energy

DRC: Investors join forces for 100 MWp solar plant in Kolwezi

Collective sanitation

GHANA: The “1 million garbage cans” initiative for efficient waste collection

CHAD: BDEAC lends €6m to Ziz for hybrid solar mini-grids in 2 cities © BDEAC

Smart grid & Storage

CHAD: BDEAC lends €6 million to Ziz for hybrid solar mini-grids in 2 cities

EGYPT: West Bakr wind farm goes into operation after nearly 2 years of construction © Lekela Power

Wind Energy

EGYPT: West Bakr wind farm goes into operation after nearly 2 years of construction

EAST AFRICA: Import of e-waste banned from July 1st, 2022©gabriel12/Shutterstock

Health and Environment

EAST AFRICA: Import of e-waste banned from July 1st, 2022

GABON: Towards sustainable certification of the timber industry©Ayotography/Shutterstock

Sustainable development and CSR

GABON: Towards sustainable certification of the timber industry

BENIN: SGDS-GN digitizes 550 tricycles for waste collection©Government of Benin

Collective sanitation

BENIN: SGDS-GN digitizes 550 tricycles for waste collection

TUNISIA: Green4Youth launches its 3rd call for projects for the green economy © Color Maker/ Shutterstock

Green Economy

TUNISIA: Green4Youth launches its 3rd call for projects for the green economy

AFRICA: Virtual summit on green off-grid finance to be held Dec. 8 ©Sebastian Noethlichs de Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

AFRICA: Virtual summit on green off-grid finance to be held Dec. 8

8-9 December 2021, online

ALGERIA: Government pledges €209m for waste management in Algiers©mehdi33300/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

ALGERIA: Government pledges €209m for waste management in Algiers

DJIBOUTI: KenGen starts drilling at the Gale Le Koma geothermal site©Dave Primov/Shutterstock

Geothermal energy

DJIBOUTI: KenGen starts drilling on the Gale Le Koma geothermal site

IVORY COAST: In 2022, the government will spend €166 million on drinking water©Elena Larina/Shutterstock

Drinking water

IVORY COAST: In 2022, the government will spend €166 million on drinking water

KENYA: Nairobi to raise $55bn to reduce GHG emissions by 32% by 2031 ©EcoPrint/Shutterstock

Climate Finance

KENYA: Nairobi to raise $55bn to reduce GHG emissions by 32% by 2031

NIGERIA: APM kept 400,000 plastic bottles out of landfills in Lagos©Alucardion/Shutterstock

Sustainable development and CSR

NIGERIA: APM kept 400,000 plastic bottles out of landfills in Lagos

GABON: Eranove and FGIS to raise €300m for the Ngoulmendjim hydroelectric project© Oleg Puchkov/Shutterstock

Hydroelectricity

GABON: Eranove and FGIS to raise €300 million for the Ngoulmendjim hydropower project

EGYPT: CBE and EBA to mobilize $3 billion to upgrade irrigation systems ©Pablo Prat/Shutterstock

Irrigation

EGYPT: CBE and EBA to mobilize $3 billion to upgrade irrigation systems

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Minister of Water and Sanitation
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By Philippe Wang
Executive Vice President
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