Industrial risks

Industrial Impacts

OLÉODUC EACOP: Standard Bank makes its loan conditional on an environmental audit.

Industrial risks

AFRICA: Oil exploitation threatens biodiversity in the Okavango Basin

Sustainable development and CSR

SENEGAL: Dangote Cement rehabilitates the Ngomène mining site and plants 5,000 trees

Industrial risks

EGYPT: Geocycle to dispose of 34.9 tonnes of obsolete pesticides in three ports

Industrial risks

MAURITIUS: 2 months after the disaster, the ADB supports the clean-up of the oil spill

Industrial Impacts

UGANDA: a new report points the environmental risks of Total’s oil project

Climate policy

RWANDA: New climate plan requires $11bn investment

Protection of aquatic environments

SOUTH AFRICA: Talbot to manage gypsum from mine waste water treatment

Industrial risks

LIBERIA: Authorities return toxic waste shipment to Greece

Industrial risks

MALI: Civil society calls for a more environmentally friendly mining code

Waste & Recycling

GHANA: Government calls for help to combat the use of mercury

Industrial risks

MALI: Government leads campaign against cyanide use ingold panning

Industrial risks

WEST AFRICA: Greenpeace calls for fishmeal plants to be shut down

Waste & Recycling

SOUTH AFRICA: New liquid waste not permitted in landfills

Industrial risks

CAR: Parliament accuses 4 Chinese mining companies of ecological disaster

Industrial risks

UGANDA: Total summoned by 5 NGOs for environmentally damaging activities

Air pollution

KENYA: Court holds up China’s coal-fired power plant project

Industrial risks

RWANDA: Morocco will contribute to strengthening radioprotection measures

Biodiversity

CONGO BRAZZAVILLE: Chinese Agil Congo suspended for environmental disaster

Environmental policy

CAMEROON: Environmental code finally emerges

Industrial risks

TUNISIA: Lake Bizerte clean-up project will be completed within 5 years