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Tuesday 19 October 2021

Environmental policy

EGYPT: Hassan Allam to pump Nile water to irrigate New Valley

Egyptian authorities are choosing Hassan Allam Holding to build new facilities to pump Nile water from Mostakbal Misr. This work will allow the revival of a project aiming at the restoration of agricultural lands in the New Valley.

EGYPT: Hassan Allam to pump Nile water to irrigate New Valley

KENYA: Covid causes elephant baby boom, 200 new babies by 2020©Sergey Uryadnikov/Shutterstock

Biodiversity

KENYA: Covid causes elephant baby boom, 200 new babies by 2020

MOROCCO: AgroTech focuses on training to improve agricultural waste management©Olaf Speier/Shutterstock

Employment, education & training

MOROCCO: AgroTech focuses on training to improve agricultural waste management

SOUTH AFRICA: Mangaung gets $2 million for solid waste management©the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality

Collective sanitation

SOUTH AFRICA: Mangaung gets $2 million for solid waste management

SADC: AIIM raises $376m to finance renewable energy via Ideas © Space-kraft/Shutterstock

Renewable energies

SADC: AIIM raises $376 million to finance renewable energy through Ideas

ANGOLA: Total Eren leads a consortium for a solar power plant in Quilemba© Total Eren

Solar energy

ANGOLA: Total Eren to head a consortium for a solar power plant in Quilemba

ÉGYPTE : Scatec va transformer 100 MW d’hydrogène vert en ammoniac vert © petrmalinak/Shutterstock

Green hydrogen

EGYPT: Scatec to convert 100 MW of green hydrogen into green ammonia

RWANDA: €10 million from NDF to control floods and preserve wetlands©Emmanuel Kwizera/Shutterstock

Flood and drought risk

RWANDA: €10 million from NDF to control floods and preserve wetlands

ÉGYPTE : Orascom Construction signe 25 % dans un projet éolien de 500 MW à Ras Ghareb© DCrane/Shutterstock

Wind Energy

EGYPT: Orascom Construction signs 25% stake in 500 MW wind project in Ras Ghareb

SOMALIA: New strategy to improve water resources management©Faid Elgziry/Shutterstock

Water management

SOMALIA: New strategy to improve water resources management

EGYPT: Globeleq enters the market and buys a solar plant in Benban © zhangyang13576997233/Shutterstock

Solar energy

EGYPT: Globeleq enters the market and buys a solar plant in Benban

GHANA: GIZ supports a training program on solar powered irrigation©GIZ GHANA

Employment, education & training

GHANA: GIZ supports a training program on solar powered irrigation

NAMIBIA: 102 water points supply six villages in Epembe©JohnRobert/Shutterstock

Drinking water

NAMIBIA: 102 water points supply six villages in Epembe

UGANDA: Nexus Green to install solar irrigation systems at 687 sites©Abhi photo studio/Shutterstock

Irrigation

UGANDA: Nexus Green to install solar irrigation systems at 687 sites

Management of natural areas

MOZAMBIQUE: 60 years later, cheetahs are back in the Maputo Reserve

ZIMBABWE: Solgas Energy commissions its 5 MWp Cross Mabale solar power plant© Gamu

Solar energy

ZIMBABWE: Solgas Energy commissions its 5 MWp Cross Mabale solar power plant

SUDAN - SOUTH SUDAN: a partnership to prevent floods and drought©lier 4 life/Shutterstock

Flood and drought risk

SUDAN – SOUTH SUDAN: a partnership to prevent floods and drought

KENYA: Sanergy gets $2.5 million for fertilizer and protein from waste ©Sanergy

Waste & Recycling

KENYA: Sanergy gets $2.5 million for fertilizer and protein from waste

SOUTH AFRICA: EDF and Pele to supply solar power (100 MWp) to the Mogalakwena mine© Blue Planet Studio/Shutterstock

Solar energy

SOUTH AFRICA: EDF and Pele to supply 100 MWp solar power to Mogalakwena mine

SEYCHELLES: a new solar power plant supplies 90% of Desroches' electricity © State House Seychelles/Shutterstock

Solar energy

SEYCHELLES: a new solar power plant supplies 90% of Desroches’ electricity

AFRICA: what is at stake in the new French initiative for sustainable cocoa©BOULENGER Xavier/Shutterstock

Agroécology

AFRICA: what is at stake in the new French initiative for sustainable cocoa

LESOTHO-SOUTH AFRICA: AfDB Lends $86 Million for LHWP Phase II ©Creaturart Images/Shutterstock

Water & environment

LESOTHO-SOUTH AFRICA: AfDB Lends $86 Million for LHWP Phase II

KENYA: Promises of a new pact on plastic waste management ©Authentic travel/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

KENYA: Promises of a new pact on plastic waste management

AFRICA: the GCF grants $1.2 billion for climate resilience in several countries © meunierd/Shuttersto

Climate Finance

AFRICA: the GCF grants $1.2bn for climate resilience in several countries

IVORY COAST: Movis to transport biomass from the Ayébo power plant© Biovea Energie /Shutterstock

Biomass

IVORY COAST: Movis to transport biomass from the Ayébo power plant

NIGERIA: Lafarge's 2020 CSR approach focuses on waste recovery©Lafarge Africa Plc

Sustainable development and CSR

NIGERIA: Lafarge’s 2020 CSR approach focuses on waste recovery

BURUNDI : EDFI et GET.invest débarquent avec 10,6 M€ pour les énergies renouvelables © Sebastian Noethlichs/Shutterstock

Renewable energies

BURUNDI: EDFI and GET.invest land with €10.6 million for renewable energy

SAHEL: GCF invests $150 million in AfDB's Desert to Power initiative ©wadstock/Shutterstock

Solar energy

SAHEL: GCF invests $150 million in AfDB’s Desert to Power initiative

CHAD: an invitation to tender for boreholes in the town of Abéchée©Bannafarsai_Stock/Shutterstock

Drinking water

CHAD: an invitation to tender for boreholes in the town of Abéchée

IVORY COAST: an operation to eliminate nearly 40 illegal dumps in Bondoukou©Municipality of Bondoukouu

Collective sanitation

IVORY COAST: an operation to eliminate nearly 40 illegal dumps in Bondoukou

AFRIQUE DU SUD : Sasol va produire et exporter l’hydrogène vert à partir de Boegoebaai© Scharfsinn/Shutterstock

Green hydrogen

SOUTH AFRICA: Sasol to produce and export green hydrogen from Boegoebaai

AFRICA: 2021 MGA award for 3 green energy projects ©Zuhura Solutions

Ecological engineering

AFRICA: 2021 MGA Award Honors 3 Green Energy Projects

SUDAN: New water resources management strategy takes effect©geogif/Shutterstock

Water management

SUDAN: New water resources management strategy takes effect

GHANA-SIERRA LEONE: Eiffel supports solar energy for productive use with a €3m loan © NavinTar/Shutterstock

Smart grid & Storage

GHANA-SIERRA LEONE: Eiffel supports productive solar with a €3 million loan

CAMEROON: when corruption sabotages the ban on plastic packaging ©kanvag/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

CAMEROON: when corruption sabotages the ban on plastic packaging

SOUTH AFRICA: Redemption center improves waste management in Buffalo©Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality

Urban waste management

SOUTH AFRICA: Redemption center improves waste management in Buffalo

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Contributions (the blog)

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

Digital innovations must serve the energy transition of an increasingly green Africa

By Philippe Wang
Executive Vice President
Huawei Northern Africa

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