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Thursday 20 January 2022

Irrigation

GHANA: Budapest lends €70m for the construction of 13 wastewater treatment plants

A new financing agreement has been signed between Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) and the Hungarian government. The €70 million loan, which will be granted through Exim Bank of Hungary, will be used for the construction of 13 wastewater treatment plants in several regions of Ghana still lacking such facilities.

GHANA: Budapest lends €70m for the construction of 13 wastewater treatment plants

BENIN: Two marine protected areas created in Donatin and Bouche du Roy ©BOULENGER Xavier/Shutterstock

Sea and coastline

BENIN: Two marine protected areas created in Donatin and Bouche du Roy

SENEGAL: Increased security for Niokolo-Koba and Djoudj national parks ©Anton_Ivanov/Shutterstock

Management of natural areas

SENEGAL: Increased security for Niokolo-Koba and Djoudj national parks

AFRICA: ERAIFT opens Masters in sustainable management of protected areas ©Curioso.Photography/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

AFRICA: ERAIFT opens Masters in sustainable management of protected areas

TANZANIA: 235 water points will supply the inhabitants of Tanga by June 2022©africa924/Shutterstock

Drinking water

TANZANIA: 235 water points will supply the inhabitants of Tanga by June 2022

AFRICA: UAE launches renewable energy financing programme © lightrain/Shutterstock

Renewable energies

AFRICA: Abu Dhabi launches renewable energy financing program

AFRICA: Clean energy could create 26 million jobs by 2050© Volodymyr Burdiak/Shutterstock

Renewable energies

AFRICA: Clean Energy Could Create 26 Million Jobs by 2050

SOUTH AFRICA: Controversy over hunting trophy ban in London©Roger Brown Photography/Shutterstock

Tourism, leisure and ecotourism

SOUTH AFRICA: Controversy over hunting trophy ban in London

GABON: Ecoguards' strike threatens wildlife conservation ©Nicole Macheroux-Denault/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

GABON: Ecoguards’ strike threatens wildlife conservation

AFRICA: 3 cities honoured for their green innovations against Covid-19 ©Stephanie Braconnier/Shutterstock

Sustainable cities

AFRICA: 3 cities honoured for their green innovations against Covid-19

MOROCCO: €285 million to finance water supply in response to drought©Govindasamy Agoramoorthy/Shutterstock

Irrigation

MOROCCO: €285 million to finance water supply in response to drought

AFRICA: Bboxx gets $5.5m from AGG for solar kits and green cooking © Bboxx DRC

Smart grid & Storage

AFRICA: Bboxx gets $5.5 million from AGG for solar kits and green cooking

EGYPT: Four units produce biogas from organic waste in Fayoum©Egyptian Ministry of Environment

Biogas

EGYPT: Four units produce biogas from organic waste in Fayoum

BOTSWANA: a tender for the construction of six solar power plants in PPP ©PTZ Pictures/Shutterstock

Solar energy

BOTSWANA: a tender for the construction of six solar power plants in PPP

CORNE DE L’AFRIQUE : 138 M$ pour soutenir les agriculteurs impactés par la sécheresse ©mehmet ali poyraz/Shutterstock

Flood and drought risk

HORN OF AFRICA: $138 m in funding needed to support farmers affected by drought

BENIN: waste collection service to be paid for from 1 April 2022©SGDS-GN

Collective sanitation

BENIN: waste collection service to be paid for from 1 April 2022

IVORY COAST:ATPF connects 155 neighbourhoods in Abidjan to the drinking water network ©ThomBal/Shutterstock

Drinking water

IVORY COAST:ATPF connects 155 neighbourhood in Abidjan to the drinking water network

IVORY COAST: More than 100,000 households connected to the SODECI water network ©Ivorian Ministry of Hydraulics

Drinking water

IVORY COAST: More than 100,000 households connected to the SODECI water network

UGANDA/TANZANIA: Voith Hydro commissions the Kikagati hydropower plant© Voith Hydro

Hydroelectricity

UGANDA/TANZANIA: Voith Hydro commissions Kikagati hydropower plant

ZIMBABWE: Waste-to-energy plant to be built in KweKwe ©TadeasH/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

ZIMBABWE: Waste-to-energy plant to be built in KweKwe

ALGERIA: Ona to deliver Timimoun wastewater treatment plant by end of January 2022 ©Kekyalyaynen//Shutterstock

Water: reuse & recycling

ALGERIA: Ona to deliver Timimoun wastewater treatment plant by end of January 2022

KENYA: Construction of Mwache Irrigation Dam to begin in February 2022©Ashok Narimeta/Shutterstock

Irrigation

KENYA: Construction of Mwache Irrigation Dam to begin in February 2022

AFRICA: Power & Electricity World forum will be held in August 2022 in Johannesburg ©Terrapinn Holdings

Renewable energies

AFRICA: Power & Electricity World forum will be held in August 2022 in Johannesburg

August 23-24, 2022, in Johanesburg

IVORY COAST: 11 people arrested for illegal timber trafficking in Abobo©Lucian Coman/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

IVORY COAST: 11 people arrested for illegal timber trafficking in Abobo

AFRICA: Coca-Cola focuses on sustainability through its new

Sustainable development and CSR

AFRICA: Coca-Cola focuses on sustainability through its new “Jamii” platform

UGANDA: Engie commissions a 600 kWp solar mini-grid on Lolwe Island © Engie Energy

Smart grid & Storage

UGANDA: Engie commissions a 600 kWp solar mini-grid on Lolwe Island

ZIMBABWE: a $2.5m insurance policy against the risk of drought in 2022©Fabio Lamanna/Shutterstock

Flood and drought risk

ZIMBABWE: $2.5 Million Drought Risk Insurance Policy for 2022

AFRICA: Fund to provide bridge loans to green energy providers ©Tavarius/Shutterstock

Renewable energies

AFRICA: $200 million fund to provide bridge loans to green energy providers

DRC: Belgian justice sentences 3 wildlife traffickers ©Lisa Strachan/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

DRC: Belgian justice sentences 3 wildlife traffickers

SOUTH AFRICA: Biodiversity at risk after mining dam collapse ©Christyam de Lima/Shutterstock

Industrial Impacts

SOUTH AFRICA: Biodiversity at risk after mining dam collapse

NIGERIA: NSIA grants $24 million to Solar Power Naija electrification program ©MrNovel/Shutterstock

Solar energy

NIGERIA: NSIA grants $24 million to Solar Power Naija electrification program

UGANDA: AFMO seeks consultant for off-grid energy training ©AS photostudio/Shutterstock

Solar energy

UGANDA: BGFA seeks consultant for off-grid energy training

IVORY COAST: 2 bills for the protection of transboundary water©Sirachuch Chienthaworn/Shutterstock

Water & environment

IVORY COAST: 2 bills for the protection of transboundary water

KENYA: Africa50 and Power Grid sign PPP for power lines© Shebeko/Shutterstock

Renewable energies

KENYA: Africa50 and Power Grid sign PPP for power lines

TANZANIA: Boreal inaugurates a solar-powered desalination system in Kibaha©Waterkiosk

Desalination

TANZANIA: Boreal inaugurates a solar-powered desalination system in Kibaha

CAMEROON: Uvariopsis dicaprio, a tree species discovered in the Ebo Forest©JordiStock/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

CAMEROON: Uvariopsis dicaprio, a tree species discovered in the Ebo Forest

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