Urban waste management

Urban waste management

BENIN: 123 tonnes of electronic waste collected and recycled in cities

Industry and Climate

AFRICA: Greenpeace supports Guterres’ call to abandon fossil fuels

Non-collective sanitation

GHANA: Kumasi, Takoradi and Tamale start treating faecal sludge

Sustainable development and CSR

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

Waste & Recycling

EGYPT: Intec and Recom to recycle used tyres in Cairo

Urban waste management

CONGO: the “Ouenze Bopeto” operation to clean up Brazzaville’s 5th Division

Sustainable cities

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

Eco-districts & urban planning

SENEGAL: 3,500 illegal settlements obstruct water drainage in Dakar

Urban waste management

MOROCCO: recycled plastic shoes for Marrakech residents

Environmental law

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

Sustainable cities

SENEGAL: Touba seeks €262m for drinking water and sanitation

Tourism, leisure and ecotourism

AFRICA : Chobe and Brikama in the Top50 ecotourism destinations worldwide

Sustainable development and CSR

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

Urban waste management

SENEGAL: 29 solid waste collection points to be set up in Dakar

Economy & climate

NORTH AFRICA: what the AfDB recommends to accelerate green growth

Collective sanitation

CAMEROON: an urban waste management authority in Douala to support waste management

Flood and drought risk

NIGERIA: 14 States on alert, Nema goes to war against flooding

Green Economy

SOUTH AFRICA: green start-ups Baom Eco and BioAge win Green Pitch 2023 awards

Urban waste management

KENYA: In Kisumu, a mobile application to combat plastic pollution

Sustainable cities

AFRICA: the 4th Med’Innovant competition focuses on energy, recycling and ecomobility

Urban waste management

SENEGAL: GGGI equips Sandiara with an electronic waste recycling centre

Sea and coastline

SOUTH AFRICA: eight towns targeted by Coca-Cola’s “Clear Rivers” initiative

Sustainable development and CSR

GABON: in Libreville, a citizens’ initiative against plastic pollution at sea

Urban waste management

SENEGAL: SONAGED strengthens its position in Ziguinchor with 15 trash trucks