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Thursday 28 October 2021

Drinking water

SENEGAL: Yokogawa and Toyota win contract for remote monitoring of water network

The Société Nationale des Eaux du Sénégal (SONES) has selected Yokogawa Solution Service Corporation and Toyota Tsusho Corporation to implement a project to strengthen its drinking water distribution network in Dakar, Senegal. The work will consist mainly of the installation of monitoring and remote surveillance systems.

SENEGAL: Yokogawa and Toyota win contract for remote monitoring of water network

MOROCCO: Rabat strengthens Canadair fleet to fight forest fires©Arcansel/Shutterstock

Ecological engineering

MOROCCO: Rabat strengthens Canadair fleet to fight forest fires

MALI: thanks to Enabel, Vergnet and Seeba provide water to Koulikoro ©Jen Watson/Shutterstock

Drinking water

MALI : Thanks to Enabel, Vergnet and Seeba supply water to 10,000 people in Koulikoro

SENEGAL: IsDB reallocates a loan of $75.2 million for rural electrification and water © IDB

Drinking water

SENEGAL: IsDB reallocates $75.2 million loan for rural electrification and water

BURKINA FASO: the

Drinking water

BURKINA FASO: the “Djiguifa Dji” project to create 120 water points

UGANDA: the crossroads of NGOs opposed to a TotalEnergies oil project©Wonderful Nature/Shutterstock

Industrial Impacts

UGANDA: the crossroads of NGOs opposed to a TotalEnergies oil project

KENYA: CDC, Norfund, Standard and Citi provide a $75 million loan to Greenlight © CDC Group

Smart grid & Storage

KENYA: CDC, Norfund, Standard and Citi provide $75 million credit to Greenlight

BENIN: AFD finances Cotonou's rainwater sanitation program with €35.5 million©Cora Unk Photo/Shutterstock

Flood and drought risk

BENIN: AFD finances Cotonou’s rainwater sanitation program with €35.5 million

EGYPT: in search of French investments in desalination and mobility © Jean Castex

Transport & Logistics

EGYPT: in search of French investment in desalination and sustainable mobility

SOUTH AFRICA: Rewoven inaugurates Äänit award through recycling of used textiles©MRF

Waste & Recycling

SOUTH AFRICA: Rewoven inaugurates Äänit award through recycling of used textiles

SENEGAL: on the eve of COP26, rural women denounce climate injustice©Kwame Amo/Shutterstock

Flood and drought risk

SENEGAL: on the eve of COP26, rural women denounce climate injustice

Access to sanitation and hygiene for a healthier continent

By Serigne Mbaye Thiam

Minister of Water and Sanitation

Republic of Senegal

In March 2022, Senegal will host the 9th World Water Forum, the first of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa. By ensuring equitable and inclusive access to water, sanitation and hygiene, Africa’s productivity and economic development can be propelled forward. Serigne Mbaye Thiam, Minister of Water and Sanitation in Senegal, explains why we are at a crucial moment in Africa’s sanitation journey, and Senegal’s actions to improve sanitation for all.

GABON: In Mitzic, a drinking water plant supplies 11,000 people©voloshin311/Shutterstock

Drinking water

GABON: In Mitzic, a drinking water plant supplies 11,000 people

MALAWI: GBA partners with Maka Resources to provide irrigation systems©Maka Resources

Irrigation

MALAWI: GBA partners with Maka Resources to provide irrigation systems

UGANDA: Swedfund finances floating solar power plants in several dams©Tom Wang/Shutterstock

Solar energy

UGANDA: Swedfund finances floating solar power plants in several dams

BURUNDI: The 7.5 MWp Mubuga solar power plant is finally entering commercial operation ©Voltalia

Solar energy

BURUNDI: 7.5 MWp Mubuga solar power plant finally goes into commercial operation

SIERRA LEONE: London funds rural electrification through REPP ©iFlairphoto/Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

SIERRA LEONE: London funds rural electrification through REPP

BURKINA FASO: Africa Ren launches the construction of the Kodeni Solar power plant as a PPP© mykhailo pavlenko/Shutterstock

Solar energy

BURKINA FASO: Africa Ren launches the construction of the Kodeni Solar plant in PPP

GHANA: A new plant recycles solid waste in the city of Accra©Presidency of the Republic of Ghana

Waste & Recycling

GHANA: A new plant recycles solid waste in the city of Accra

UGANDA: Water from the Aswa River to be pumped to serve 70 villages in Kyenjojo©Ugandan Ministry of Water and Environment

Drinking water

UGANDA: Water from the Aswa River to be pumped to serve 70 villages in Kyenjojo

DRC: Suspension of moratorium on new logging concessions causes concern©TOWANDA1961/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

DRC: Suspension of moratorium on new logging concessions causes concern

AFRICA: ASI and Bloomberg to raise $1,000bn for solar energy © zhu difeng/Shutterstock

Solar energy

AFRICA: ASI and Bloomberg to mobilize $1 trillion for solar energy

EGYPT: Taqa Arabia commissions 6 MWp solar plant for Dina Farms© Andrew Daniel

Solar energy

EGYPT: Taqa Arabia commissions 6 MWp solar plant for Dina Farms

MOROCCO: AfDB to provide €18 million for PPSAE drinking water project ©Dziorek Rafal/Shutterstock

Drinking water

MOROCCO: AfDB to provide €18 million for PPSAE drinking water project

SIERRA LEONE: Bolloré equips the port of Freetown with two electric tractors© Bolloré Ports

Transport & Logistics

SIERRA LEONE: Bolloré equips the port of Freetown with two electric tractors

GHANA: mobilizing $4.3 billion to eradicate plastic pollution©Take Photo/Shutterstock

Collective sanitation

GHANA: mobilizing $4.3 billion to eradicate plastic pollution

TANZANIA: USAID Awards $25 Million to Tetra Tech for Water and Sanitation©Jerome.Romme/Shutterstock

Collective sanitation

TANZANIA: USAID Awards $25 Million to Tetra Tech for Water and Sanitation

AFRICA: Global warming threatens over 100 million people©Piyaset/Shutterstock

Flood and drought risk

AFRICA: Global warming threatens over 100 million people

GABON: Launch of ForestLAB initiative for forest monitoring©Sukma Rizqi/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

GABON: Launch of ForestLAB initiative for forest monitoring

MOROCCO: Onee completes work on the Taroudant drinking water plant©Onee

Drinking water

MOROCCO: Onee completes work on the Taroudant drinking water plant

BURKINA FASO: PPPs for the deployment of green energy storage systems © Dorothy Chiron/Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

BURKINA FASO: PPPs for the deployment of green energy storage systems

KENYA: Government funds 27 boreholes for irrigation in Galole©Christian Fry/Shutterstock

Irrigation

KENYA: Government funds 27 boreholes for irrigation in Galole

ESWATINI: Frazium to invest $115m for 100MWp solar power plant with storage ©Eswatini Government

Solar energy

ESWATINI: Frazium to invest $115 million for 100 MWp solar power plant with storage

CENTRAL AFRICA: MPs call for ancestral methods of climate resilience©CherylRamalho/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

CENTRAL AFRICA: MPs call for ancestral methods of climate resilience

EGYPT: a tripartite agreement for the electricity interconnection with Greece and Cyprus © Nicos Anastasiades

Energy market

EGYPT: Tripartite agreement for electricity interconnection with Greece and Cyprus

MOROCCO: SWS to install 10 solar water treatment units in Guelmim ©SWS

Drinking water

MOROCCO: SWS to install 10 solar water treatment units in Guelmim

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Contributions (the blog)

Access to sanitation and hygiene for a healthier continent

By Serigne Mbaye Thiam
Minister of Water and Sanitation
Republic of Senegal

Technological innovation in Africa is at the service of sustainable development goals

By Philippe Wang
Executive Vice President
Huawei Northern Africa

We must build on Congo’s ground-breaking timber trade deal with the European Union

By Rosalie Matondo
Minister of the Forest Economy
Republic of Congo

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