Biodiversity in the city

Eco-building

SENEGAL: Eco-friendly buildings by Teyliom and Duo Real certified “Edge” in Dakar

Biodiversity in the city

MOROCCO: studies underway to develop the Sebkha Zima wetland

Sustainable development and CSR

AFRICA: Catalyst raises $8m to invest in 40 climate start-ups

Sustainable cities

MOROCCO: how the earthquake shook Marrakech’s tourism potential

Sustainable development and CSR

CAMEROON: the World Bank finances the digitisation of the agricultural sector

Sustainable cities

MOROCCO: El Jadida’s Sidi Abed beach tops the “Blue Flag” list for sustainability

Biodiversity in the city

SOUTHERN AFRICA: AfDB training in climate-smart agriculture

Sept 27-28, 2023, Johannesburg

Biodiversity in the city

TOGO: 800 trees planted in Lomé as part of a reforestation campaign

Environmental law

BENIN: Parliament examines a long-awaited bill on sustainable urban planning

Eco-districts & urban planning

SENEGAL: the “Thilogne ville verte” initiative will green three neighbourhoods

Biodiversity in the city

MOROCCO: concern after the destruction of 780 hectares of forest in Maghraoua

Tourism, leisure and ecotourism

AFRICA : Chobe and Brikama in the Top50 ecotourism destinations worldwide

International cooperation

DRC: Kinshasa, Jakarta and Brasilia get together for the Three Basins Summit

25 August 2023, Kinshasa

Sustainable development and CSR

CAMEROON: 150 young people in the Littoral region receive training on SDGs 6, 14, 15

Biodiversity in the city

GABON: government to award prizes for digital solutions to protect the mangrove swamp

Economy & climate

NORTH AFRICA: what the AfDB recommends to accelerate green growth

Biodiversity in the city

BENIN: UNDP and GEF allocate €8.6m to land restoration in 8 councils

Biodiversity in the city

CAMEROON: “Green Diocese”, an operation to plant 6,000 trees in Maroua

Sustainable cities

AFRICA: training in sustainable port cities starts in October 2023

Town and country planning

AFRICA: call for contributions for the Climate Chance 2023 Summit in Yaoundé

Biodiversity in the city

CONGO: Brazzaville municipality to restore its forest cover

Waste & Recycling

AFRICA: start-up Kubik raises $3.34m to recycle plastic waste

Sustainable cities

Ivory Coast: €282m for sanitation and greening of secondary towns