Protection of aquatic environments

Urban waste management

TUNISIA: The use of plastic bags is now banned in Djerba

Sustainable development and CSR

EGYPT: Geocycle collects 80,000 plastic bottles on Baltim beach

Protection of aquatic environments

MOROCCO: 28 beaches awarded the “Blue Flag” for their eco-responsible approach

Mountains, rivers and streams

EGYPT: In Cairo, Cemex and VeryNile will clear the Nile of waste

Sea and coastline

TUNISIA: 21 beaches banned from bathing for plastic pollution

Non-collective sanitation

RWANDA: Kigali to build an €8m sewage sludge treatment plant

Waste & Recycling

MOZAMBIQUE: Plastic bags to be banned by 2024

Sea and coastline

MOROCCO: Smart waste collection system will reduce marine pollution

Flood and drought risk

IVORY COAST: Faced with flood risks, a demolition operation in Abidjan

Air pollution

AFRICA: The continent tops a global ranking on pollution levels

Protection of aquatic environments

LIBERIA: Global steel giant ArcelorMittal fined for pollution

Preservation of the resource

AFRICA: Overexploitation of sand degrades coasts and aquatic biodiversity

Collective sanitation

SENEGAL: Suez wins contract to clean up Hann Bay in Dakar

Water & environment

CAMEROON: Babette Tchonang participates in NASA’s work on the climate crisis

Industry and Climate

MOROCCO: Brilliant Planet sets up a CO2 sequestration plant in the Sahara

Irrigation

SENEGAL: IsDB lends $50 million for the development of the Nianija Bolong watershed

Flood and drought risk

SOUTH AFRICA: in the face of deadly rising waters, the state alerts the population

Flood and drought risk

UGANDA: How rising waters of Lake Albert are shaking ecosystems

Sea and coastline

TOGO: a coastal protection mechanism to counteract coastal erosion

Waste & Recycling

AFRICA: What’s at stake in the global agreement against plastic pollution?

Protection of aquatic environments

AFRICA: The Flipflopi boat explores the impact of waste in the western Indian Ocean