Afrik 21

Friday 27 November 2020

GAMBIA: Heloika Energy wins $34 million contract for 103 water wells

The Gambian Ministry of Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matters (MoFWR) has just appointed the company Heloika Energy to carry out a drinking water project in the Gambia. Within the framework of this 34-million-dollar contract (1.76 billion Gambian dalasis), the company will carry out 103 boreholes.

Industrial risks

AFRICA: Oil exploitation threatens biodiversity in the Okavango Basin

Smart grid & Storage

MADAGASCAR: USAID subsidises 3 companies for green off-grid in 3 regions

Smart grid & Storage

DRC: Kinshasa chooses Eranove, AEE and Gridworks for solar off-grid in 3 cities

Hydroelectricity

UGANDA: UEGCL renovates 3 power lines to operate the Karuma dam

International cooperation

GHANA: Accra and Bern to cooperate on green technologies and clean energy

Waste & Recycling

SENEGAL: the government raises awareness on sustainable waste management in Tivaouane

Solar energy

EGYPT: the government honoured with an award for its Benban solar project (1.65 GWp)

Energy market

KENYA: Business appetite for solar-powered stand-alone systems threatens KPLC

Employment, education & training

SENEGAL: The State is studying the drone trail for the security of its national parks

Collective sanitation

GHANA: Government launches water and sanitation project in Accra and Kumasi

Sustainable development and CSR

DRC: Rawbank to create a forest park on 30 hectares in the council of Nsele

Waste & Recycling

BENIN: ENABEL to finance five pineapple waste recovery projects

Management of natural areas

SENEGAL: FAO supports bird conservation in the Senegal River Delta

Solar energy

BENIN: an agreement between Qotto and Canal+ for solar-powered television

Transport & Logistics

KENYA: InfraCo Africa finances NopeaRide, an electric mobility solution

Sustainable development and CSR

MADAGASCAR: AfDB ensures the environmental sustainability of the projects it finances

RDC : le FEI OGEF prête 4 M$ à Bboxx pour l’électrification via les kits solaires©Bboxx

Smart grid & Storage

DRC: EIF OGEF lends $4m to Bboxx for electrification via solar home systems

Employment, education & training

CAMEROON: towards the creation of a training centre for water professions

Renewable energies

DRC: Goma lit by solar energy thanks to the renewable energy credit for peace

Solar energy

CHAD: Merl Solar to supply 100 MWp from two solar power plants in Gaoui

IVORY COAST: the Sassandra fish-marriers, aware of the need for a sustainable post-fishing industry©FAO-Côte d’Ivoire/Shutterstock

Sea and coastline

IVORY COAST: the Sassandra fish wholesalers equipped for management of post-fishing

Health and Environment

NIGERIA: Dulas to supply 780 solar-powered vaccine refrigerators

Geothermal energy

ETHIOPIA: 7 companies in the running for drilling on the Corbetti geothermal site

Solar energy

BENIN: Eiffage RMT obtains land for the Illoulofin solar power station (25 MWp)

Collective sanitation

GHANA: CleanApp Ghana application to improve solid waste management

Irrigation

EGYPT: IFC and EBA to finance solar photovoltaic irrigation

Air pollution

NIGER: the country remains at the top of the African air pollution ladder

Climate Finance

AFRICA: GCF approves $60 million for 4 climate change resilience projects

Standardization, a key tool for improved sanitation across Africa

By El Hadji Abdourahmane Ndione

Managing Director

Senegalese Norms Association (ASN)

In this forum, El Hadji Abdourahmane Ndione, the director general of the Senegalese Association for Standardization (ASN) insists on the need for standardization in efforts to improve sanitation management in Africa. This standardization is crucial at a time when African countries are redoubling their efforts to provide their populations with access to sanitation services.