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Africa

AFRICA: e-waste output reaches alarming levels

MOROCCO/MAURITANIA: how solar and wind power are making a leap in electricity mixes

AFRICA: Med’Innovant Africa 2020 will award innovations for the sustainable city

AFRICA: 34 traffickers arrested for importing electronic waste

AFRICA: AFSIA organises webinar on solarisation of airports on July 7

7 juillet 2020, Afrique

AFRICA: Global consultation for the “New Big 5” of land animals

AFRICA: HEC Paris launches green entrepreneurship programme

AFRICA: CAPOOP launches on-line water and sanitation platform

AFRICA: Pele Green Energy plans to scale up wind and solar projects

AFRICA: Sun Exchange receives $3 million from ARPF for Bitcoin paid solar energy

“There is a need to improve the distribution of available water resources in Africa”

Interview with Sylvain Usher (AfWA)

AFRICA: GEF strengthens sustainable food systems in nine African countries

AFRICA: Building Energy joins forces with Evolution II for renewable energies

“Scatec Solar holds over 2,000 MW of project pipeline in Africa.”

Jan Fourie, Scatec Solar

AFRICA-Covid-19: WSSCC joins global action on water and sanitation

AFRICA: Miss Earth Nigeria 2019, Susan Garland aims to plant a million trees

AFRICA: DITCh launches project to fight plastic waste pollution

“Solar kit suppliers are more exposed to Covid-19 in Africa.”

John Frédérick van Zuylen, Afsia

AFRICA: Submission of applications for Zayed Prize postponed to June 11, 2020

AFRICA: Desalination, now a key component of water supply strategies

AFRICA: Trees for the Future will train 8,000 farmers in soil management

AFRICA: OIF platform launches competition on responsible innovation

AFRICA: AFD and ADEME support ten off-grid electrification projects

AFRICA: Could nuclear power outpace renewables?

AFRICA: GGGI and partners launch “Greenpreneurs” for green innovation

AFRICA: Solarkiosk and Unitar’s Covid-19 mobile and solar test laboratories

AFRICA: Enel Green Power seeks 50% renewable energy partner

AFRICA: To maintain drop in CO2 emissions caused by Covid19

AFRICA: Water, electricity, waste… vital resources in times of Covid-19

UGANDA-TANZANIA: AfDB says no funding for crude oil pipeline (EACOP)

AFRICA: Winch launches containerised solar-lit clinics

AFRICA: IRENA and AU boost renewable energy in response to Covid-19

AFRICA: AfDB Provides US$ 760,000 for small-scale renewable energy projects

AFRICA: UK, COP26 host, reportedly still financing oil and gas projects

AFRICA: universal electrification needs solar off-grid mini-grids

AFRICA: Tropical forests’ capacity to absorb CO2 is declining

AFRICA: Preserving biodiversity to fight diseases such as covid-19

AFRICA: Afsia launches awards for solar innovation

AFRICA: Covid-19 gives pangolin a break from extinction

AFRICA: $160 millions for renewable energy through the Energy Inclusion Facility (EIF)

AFRICA: EU strengthens cooperation to combat climate change

AFRICA: COPERNICEA programme for ecological accounting

AFRICA: DPA partners with Canadian Solar to provide off-grid for businesses

Watrex Expo 2020: Water professionals will converge in Cairo on 22 March

Africa-France Summit: Focus on sustainable cities and territories in June 2020

4-6 June 2020, Bordeaux, France

AFRICA: Greenpeace calls for a continental response to climate change

AFRICA: Persistent Energy raises $8 million to provide solar off-grid

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town to host hydropower forum in April 2020

AFRICA: EIB will inject €4 billion for sustainable initiatives in 2020

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

X-Africa Forum: Young ecological solution providers expected on March 7

KENYA: GreenTec invests in waste recovery start-up Ecodudu

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

AFRICA: Environmental degradation might threaten children’s health

AFRICA: Arch injects 16.5 M$ in CBE to supply solar energy to companies

SOUTH AFRICA: The future of electric mobility to be discussed in March

AFRICA: EEP Africa supports renewable energy project initiators in 15 countries

AFRICA: Kigali will host a water treatment exhibition in March 2020

NAMIBIA: Kunene region gets 150 kWp solar power plant

NAMIBIA: Effects of drought lead to food shortages for nearly 350,000 people

KENYA: Unilever introduces 100% recyclable plastic packaging in East Africa

NIGER: EU and AFD earmark €8.5M for the preservation of the Termit nature reserve

IVORY COAST: New water tower commissioned in Aropka

AFRICA: Bamako Convention on Hazardous Wastes 22 years on

KENYA: 6th Solar Off-Grid Conference to be held in Nairobi in February 2020

EGYPT: In March 2020, Cairo hosts a waste expo-conference

28-30 March 2020, Cairo, Egypt

UGANDA: BBS Energy launches “Envirocook” project for eco-friendly cooking

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

IVORY COAST: Solar research platform to be built in Yamoussoukro

SENEGAL: Government to build waste-to-energy plant in Kaolack

KENYA: Nakuru to host wastewater management conference in March 2020

25 March 2020, Nakuru, Kenya

IVORY COAST: Government intends to invest 445 M€ for drinking water in 2020

EASTERN AFRICA: Locusts invasion, another impact of climatic fluctuations

KENYA: Solar Expo Kenya’s 7th edition to host participants from 20 countries in June 2020

3-5 June 2020, Nairobi, Kenya

BENIN: Water distribution systems rehabilitated in Parakou

EAST AFRICA: Slow Food sets project to get young people involved in agro-ecology

WEST AFRICA: Germany will finance agro-ecology to the tune of €16 million

TUNISIA: Some 30 activists drilled on ecological challenges of the Mediterranean Sea

AFRICA: Schneider Electric partners with Qbera to equip companies with off grid

AFRICA: African Marine Waste Network to meet in April 2020 in Port Elizabeth-SA

April 20-23, 2020, Port Elizabeth

MALI: Amea Power to build a 50 MW solar power plant

AFRICA: ACCF provides $4.7 million for climate change adaptation

EGYPT: 4th International Conference on Desalination to be held soon in Cairo

24-27 February 2020, Cairo

AFRICA: EU provides grant to African Adaptation Initiative

AFRICA: Successful Africa-UK summit on green energy sector

MOROCCO: Twinning with EU to improve environmental protection

AFRICA: Climate change hinders women’s well-being

AFRICA: Addis Ababa to host green hydrogen conference in February 2020

CHAD: Water borehole inaugurated for the population of Sarh town

TANZANIA: Training centre for renewable energy to be set up in Tanzania

BENIN: Start-up Alivo makes traffic light eco-friendly with solar energy

KENYA: Water Security Congress opens in April 2020

April, 27-30 avril, Nairobi

MOROCCO: King Mohammed VI inaugurates a series of hydraulic projects in Essaouira

AFRICA: London to invest $19.6 million for green cities on the continent

AFRICA: Proparco finances Metier II for renewable energies and resource efficiency

SENEGAL: Singer Akon plans to develop Akon City, an eco-friendly city

EGYPT: Japan supports training programme on water management

AFRICA: Journalists on the front line in the fight against climate change

EGYPT: Infinity and Masdar team up for renewable energy in Africa

IVORY COAST: Sustainable city stakeholders to meet in February

Februray 27-28 2020, Abidjan

AFRICA: France co-finances 20 projects ahead of the Sustainable City Summit

AFRICA: AfDB’s new EIF gets $59 million for off-grid providers

BURKINA FASO: IRC trains 93 municipalities in drinking water governance

EGYPT: China Gezhouba Group to build 500 MW of solar power plants

ZIMBABWE: African forum on sustainable development to be held in February 2020

24-27 février, Zimbabwe

BENIN: Training session in agroecology scheduled for February 2020

2-9 February 2020, Benin

AFRICA: AfDB grants $20 million to Metier II for renewable energies and sanitation

BURKINA FASO: Japan finances electrification through solar energy in Tanghin-Dassouri

SENEGAL: Suez signs contract to improve water supply in the country

AFRICA: Filatex to supply 150 MWp of solar energy in four countries

CAMEROON: upOwa raises €2.5 M to extend solar kit distribution

TUNISIA: Chinese TBEA and Emirati AMEA get 100 MW solar plant

EGYPT: US and Egypt sign agreement on access to safe drinking water

RWANDA: Green bank creation on government’s agenda

MALAWI: Phanes Group finances $67M for the Nkhotakota Solar Power Plant

NIGERIA: Rensource Energy raises $20 million to electrify 20 local markets

TOGO: BOAD finances Blitta’s solar power plant with €10.7 million

MOROCCO: 8,000 visitors expected at the 9th edition of “Solaire Expo Maroc” 2020

BURUNDI: SEFA earmarks $990,000 for a solar hybrid power plant project

MOZAMBIQUE: Neoen reaches financial closure for Metoro power plant

SENEGAL: Taïbe Ndiaye wind power plant delivers its first 50 MW

GABON: Government launches water project to supply 400,000 households

IVORY COAST: Government to install 18 water supply stations in Bafing

AFRICA: Solar Show Africa 2020 will focus on solutions and innovations

March31-April 1, 2020, Johannesburg

TOGO: AfDB and EU invest €12 million for CIZO project’s social component

AFRICA-FRANCE: 1,000 entrepreneurs invited to the 2020 Sustainable City Summit

CHAD: 2020 Finance Law gives priority to ecology

MOROCCO: Ifrane will host a symposium on water and waste in February 2020

28-29 Febuary 2020, MOROCCO

NIGERIA: AfDB allocates $124.4 million for the development of drinking water projects

CHAD: Water distribution network extension project underway in N’Djamena

IVORY COAST: Water tower for 500,000 people in Abobo-avocatier

AFWA 2020: To improve solutions for a better access to water and sanitation in Africa

February 24-27 2020, Kampala

NIGER: Exim Bank of India allocates $5M for solar powered rural electrification

AFRICA: ECOWAS mobilizes $80 million for climate-friendly smart agriculture

AFRICA: FMO and Shell Foundation support renewable energy suppliers

SOUTH AFRICA: Ecology and environment laboratory in place

COP25: Preventing and adapting to climate disasters, a priority for Africa

MOROCCO: Emerging Business Factory organises hackathon on water

AFRICA: EIB and TDB lend $120 million to SMEs for renewable energy

BURKINA FASO: Samendeni hydroelectric dam officially operational in Bama

AFRICA: Med’Innovant Africa rewards two eco-solutions in Cameroon and Senegal

ALGERIA: Government establishes a renewable energy ombudsman’s office

ALGERIA: Energy efficiency network is being set up, supported by GIZ

Mediterranean: Management project to improve non-conventional water resources

AFRICA: RES4Africa and GWEC team up to develop renewable energy sources

CONGO: $25 million U.S. investment in country’s green economy

AFRICA: Scientists warn against neonicotinoid insecticides

CAMEROON: Youth get together for climate change

IVORY COAST: Government invests €266 thousands in a water project in Bédiékro

MALAWI: Catherine Chaima, finalist for the African Engineering Innovation Award

CAMEROON: Greenpeace report condemns deforestation in the south of the country

AFRICA: REPP will finance renewable energy projects run by women

CENTRAL AFRICA: COMIFAC wants to mobilize funds for biodiversity conservation

IVORY COAST: Lifiled wins 2019 EDF Pulse Africa Award

KENYA: Government invests $791 million for two drinking water projects in the country

AFRICA: IRD analysis shows that 32% of tropical plants are threatened

MOROCCO: Boujdour wind farm construction will start in 2021

GAMBIA: Sahay Solar wants to build a solar power plant in the country

AFRICA: WWF says African elephants will be extinct by 2040 if nothing is done

BURKINA FASO: Students design robot for waste collection at sea

BENIN: AfDB finances sanitation and rural electrification

AFRICA: IRSTEA launches second study on biodiversity of seasonal watercourses

MAURITANIA: Government wants to expand water supply network

AFRICA: Africa50 joins Power Africa for electricity investments

AFRICA: African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEN) adopts charter

AFRICA: Orange and Greenlight will distribute solar kits in several countries

MOROCCO: Masen and UNIDO commit to support the development of green energy

AFRICA: AfDB devotes its capital increase to renewable energy

WEST AFRICA: Wash-Jn supports human rights to water and sanitation

BURKINA FASO: Scientist uses mangoes to produce biogas

MOROCCO: IRESEN’s biogas and biomass platform planned for 2020

MOROCCO: AAA initiative signs three agreements for resilient agriculture in Africa

IVORY COAST: Hygiene and sanitation squad established

AFRICA: Oslo offers €30 million guarantee to renewable energy suppliers

GABON: Repair work on the Franceville water tower has begun

EGYPT: Several companies will build biomass power plants in the country

ALGERIA: Condor selected to build 50-megawatt solar power plant

AFRICA: Shell and Sumitomo invest in PowerGen, a mini-grid supplier

AFRICA SECURITY FORUM: Climate change and security in the spotlight in Rabat

1-3 December 2019, Rabat

AFRICA: USF organised series of consultations on sustainable cities in Africa

ETHIOPIA/EGYPT: For a peaceful solution to the dispute over the Renaissance Dam?

AFRICA: AfDB completes establishment of Adaptation Benefits Mechanism

MAURITANIA: 51 hydraulic distribution networks in progress

IVORY COAST: Government approves $38 million loan for access to drinking water

MOROCCO: Chtouka project awarded in Dubai

TOGO: Kara University launches three masters’ degrees on environmental issues

SENEGAL: Part of Taïba Ndiaye wind farm to be commissioned in December 2019

AFRICA: Speak Up Africa aims to train journalists on sanitation issues

CHAD: Twenty-two standpipes rehabilitated in Laï

AFRICA: Africa 21 will launch network of climate journalists

GHANA: Climate Chance Summit calls for more action on climate change

IVORY COAST: Work underway to rehabilitate Tagro Forest

CAMEROON: Young lady awarded for ecological ovens at Youth Connect Africa

AFRICA: New platform for financing off-grid solar energy emerges

AFRICA: AfDB requests research to promote creation of “green” banks

NIGERIA: Future Energy conference in Lagos goes green

12-13 November 2019, Nigeria

MOROCCO: Four agreements signed with Spain to promote sustainable growth

TOGO: Government plans to install mini grids in 14 villages

IVORY COAST: Nestlé sets itself six months to dispose of plastic waste in Triechville

MOROCCO: UNESCO prepares conference on sustainable water management

28-31 October 2019, Morocco

SENEGAL: €15,000 prize pool for the winner of the 4th RFI Challenge App Afrique

MOROCCO: Hassan-II Mosque drastically reduces impacts (at zero cost)

Climate Chance 2019: Local climate actors will meet in Accra, Ghana

NIGER: Moroccan Onee wants to promote rural electrification

RWANDA: GILCF issues $9 million to support off-grid development

IVORY COAST: Government launches electricity grid extension project

IVORY COAST: Lifi Led will participate in the EDF Pulse Africa finale

CAMEROON: Solar refrigerator makes T. Tchulang winner of EDF Pulse Africa Tour

AFRICA: UNICEF launches phase 2 of DGIS-ASWA, for water and sanitation

SOUTH AFRICA: GDT partners with Volco to set up 5 recycling plants for tyres

TOGO: Energy Cycle wins EDF Africa Tour finale

MALAWI: A loan of $150 million is needed to improve access to electricity

AFRICA: Two winners of the UN Climate Action Award are Africans.

NIGERIA: Nestlé partners with Wecyclers against plastic waste

AFRICA: ENI and Mainstream join forces to collaborate on renewable energy

MOROCCO: Climate information system under development

AFRICA: 3 European countries provide $350 million for solar energy and energy storage

SOUTH AFRICA: Plentify wins EDF Pulse Africa tour

AFRICA: Ocean pollution could knock fish stocks by 40%

NIGERIA: Exploring off-grid houses, a project by Sulaiman Yusuf

NIGERIA: AfDB supports the creation of an off-grid investment fund

AFRICA: AFD launches call for proposals to develop off-grid energy

CAMEROON: 100 tons of waste collected by youth on World Clean Day

IVORY COAST: Working on a revision of the 1996 Environmental Law

AFRICA: Empower Invest, new fund to support small renewable energy projects

AFRICA: Rockefeller Foundation sets up electricity access commission

ZAMBIA: Planning to import 300 MW of electricity from South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: Exxaro, coal king, acquires Cennergi and its wind farms

SENEGAL: Nadji Bi Group wins the national EDF Pulse Africa Tour award

MOROCCO: Solar village of Solar Decathlon Africa inaugurated in Benguerir

SENEGAL: African experts stand together against hazardous waste discharge

SENEGAL: Open training for women in the energy sector

IVORY COAST: MTN and Promusa supermarket join forces to collect e-waste

AFRICA: “Solar procurement” area under development

CENTRAL AFRICA: States join forces to promote forest conservation

KENYA: 642 basins installed to improve irrigation in rural areas

NIGERIA: Off-grid hybrid solar power plant inaugurated in Bayero

AFRICA: PEG Africa mobilizes $5 million to develop solar kit supply

MOROCCO: Azolis represents the kingdom at the 3rd EDF Pulse Africa final

DRC: Ongoing work to improve access to water in Kokolo camp

AFRICA: Evolution II raises $216 million to invest in renewable energies

AFRICA: Engie strengthens its off-grid position by acquiring Mobisol

MOROCCO: Total inaugurates 1,000th gas station equipped with solar off grid

CAMEROON: Hygiene and sanitation contest launched to clean Yaoundé

TOGO: Edem Koffi awarded for solar bag prototypeR

AFRICA: Bboxx raises $50 million for solar home kits distribution

POLLUTEC MAROC: Casablanca gets ready to host 11th edition

october 30- november 2, 2019

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Green Climate Fund provides $56 million to support eco-finance

SOUTH AFRICA: Training on wastewater treatment as of September 2019

IVORY COAST: Frenchman builds floating island from plastic waste

AFRICA: Green Peace calls for an end to all activity in the rainforest

AFRICA: New trade restrictions for wild elephants enter into force

AFRICA: Vegetation cover is burning up

ALGERIA: 5,600 MW of solar power plants under construction

AFRICA: IITA launches agricultural waste-to-fertilizer project

AFRICA: Annual forum to boost nascent climate investments

MALI: Borehole to supply drinking water, inaugurated in Sangarebougou

AFRICA: CTF Supplies $20 Million to AfDB’s Energy Inclusion Facility

GHANA: Zoomlion’s endeavours rewarded by African Clean Up Initiative

EGYPT: Water supply and sanitation training centre opened

BOTSWANA: Solar backpacks for students in remote areas

ZIMBABWE: India lends $42 million to boost access to electricity

AFRICA: Egypt will build solar power plants in 7 African countries

ETHIOPIA: Over 350 million trees planted in 12 hours

MOROCCO: Iresen and Mohammed VI University launch 2 masters courses on clean energy

NIGERIA: Solar hybrid power plant inaugurated at Alex Ekwueme University

AFRICA: ElectriFI and EAV finance Solarise for off-grid supply to companies

AFRICA: Diageo invests $219 million to “green” beverage production process

MAURITANIA: Government plans to install 300 boreholes by 2020

TOGO: Japanese Mitsubishi intends to bring off-grid solutions to households

AFRICA: Start-up Mascara raises €2.2 million for small desalination units The French

AFRICA: “Rhino bonds” to be issued by 2020 to protect black rhinos

CONGO BASIN: For an integrated management of shared rivers protecting the forest

CHAD: Water tower inaugurated in Saraf Ousba

SENEGAL: €47.5 million from Proparco, EIB and IFC for solar energy

ZIMBABWE: Yaowei Technology allocates $15 million for solar energy development

AFRICA: Scientists initiate SafeWaterAfrica for wastewater treatment

MOROCCO: Ongoing discussions with AfDB on implementing “Desert to Power”

AFRICA: CCCC and Platinum Power join forces on renewable energy development

AFRICA: New AfDB support programme for solar energy opportunities

AFRICA: RFI holds web application competition on sustainable cities

AFRICA: $310 million from DFID’s UK fund, for climate change issues

AFRICA: AU and UN aim on women’s empowerment in environmental matters

Africa faces a ‘waste tsunami’ if landfills are not urgently regulated

BURKINA FASO: Volta Basin Water Charter will soon come into effect

MOROCCO: Platinum Power to build a 108 MW hydroelectric dam

EGYPT: Dongfeng Motor to set up electric car manufacturing plant

CHAD: 76,000 people in Abeche will benefit from water supply

AFRICA: Consideration of an urgent need to increase green finance progresses

NIGERIA: EU invests $165 million in renewable energy

DRC: Two hydroelectric dams of 1050 MW to be built by Power China

AFRICA: Gridworks invests $7.5 million in off-grid company, Mettle Solar

MOROCCO: Nabrawind Technologies will build Africa’s largest wind tower

MOROCCO: Water at the centre of a working visit to the USA

ESWATINI: South African Concon will develop a 10 MW power plant

AFRICA: R&D emerges in renewable energy centres from West to East Africa

AFRICA: AfDB grants $500 million credit for electrification from renewable energy sou

AFRICA: Vergnet Hydro and Mascara collaborate to treat brackish water

AFRICA: Two resilient development training sessions in preparation

SENEGAL: Abdoul Rahim Ba showcases bio agriculture’s potential for Africa

AFRICA: To develop an environmental catastrophe insurance market

MADAGASCAR: Trysbas Energy will supply 50 MW of solar energy within 5 years

AFRICA: How to accelerate renewable energy projects

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Germany invests €10 million in climate research

WEST AFRICA: OIF launches call for proposals on green economy

AFRICA: Central African experts gear up for 2019 Climate Action Summit

BENIN: State approves construction of 4 solar power plants

SIERRA LEONE: DBSA provides $4.9 million for Bumbuna II hydroelectric power plant

AFRICA: 21 scientists receive scholarships for climate-related studies

NIGER: EU and AfDB invest nearly €67 million for environmental protection

AFRICA: Azuri Technologies raises $26 million for solar kits delivery at home

AEF 2019: Large investors call for mini-grid financing mechanism

Green Solutions Awards 2019: Hot climates in focus

Partner : Construction 21

TOGO: Solar entrepreneurship training session 2 opens on June 17, 2019

MOROCCO: EBRD grants €20 million to Société Générale for green projects

IVORY COAST: Tiken Jah Fakoly dedicates 11th album to environmental cause

Africa Energy Forum 2019: A top-level event on renewable energies

TANZANIA: New law bans plastic bags

KENYA: Koko Networks offers bioethanol as an alternative to charcoal

MADAGASCAR: Government allocates €12 million for drinking water supply

AFRICA: Registrations for EDF Pulse Africa’s 3rd edition launched

SOUTH AFRICA: Carbon Tax Act comes into force in June 2019

MOROCCO: CIRAD launches Massire project to improve water management in the Maghreb

Africa is not immune to the rapid global biodiversity loss!

AFRICA: Electrification for all might not be effective even after 2030.

GABON: ANPN’s resolutons, following symposium on protected areas

AFRICA: Seven cities at risk of submergence by 2100

AFRICA: AfDB and local elected officials discuss adaptation to climate change

AFRICA: Solar photovoltaic could reach 30 GW in 2030

KENYA: Young engineer develops solar refrigerator for improved food preservation

ZIMBABWE: Plans construction of three 250MW solar power plants

CAMEROON: “Solar maternity” construction project launched

MOROCCO: EBRD grants €5 million to BMCE Bank for green economy financing

AFRICA: Engie launches tender for water and electricity projects

GHANA: NGO initiates 18 projects for improved access to safe drinking water

CHAD: Government receives new equipment to strengthen fight against poaching

AFRICA: UN and AfDB promote water resources conservation

AGBS: Green bond in Africa summit to be held in London

7-8 november 2019, London

AFRICA: Union of solar energy professionals emerges

SOUTH AFRICA: Nedbank issues green bonds for renewable energy

SIPSEV: The International Solar Pumping Exhibition will focus on energy efficiency

19-23 June 2019, Agadir Morocco

GABON: start of construction of eight solar power plants

WEST AFRICA WATER EXPO: The financial and technical challenges of water management

10-12 July Lagos, Nigéria

Solar Africa 2019: Preparing for the sixth edition in Kenya

25-27 July Nairobi, Kenya

SUSTAINABLE CITIES: a forum in preparation to the Africa-France 2020 Summit

May 14, 2019 – Paris

AFRICA: World Bank accused of financing fossil fuels, wrongly?

Vedanta, to be sued in London for pollution by Zambia’s subsidiary

AFRICAN UTILITY WEEK: Climate change and sustainable growth issues

Cape Town, May, 14-16 2019

AFRICA SOLAR: Kigali firmly awaits solar energy investors

Kigali, May, 23-25 2019

WEST AFRICA: World Bank releases $200 million for off-grid energy

Protecting biodiversity to ensure food security on the African continent

MALI: UNICEF invests €580 million in drinking water supply project

CAMEROON: Memve’éle and Mekin dams to start operating in 2020

AFRICA: AFD and ANRU create “smart cities” network for 12 African cities

AFRICA: Indian Avaada raises $145 million to provide 2.4 GW of solar energy

AFRICA: $20 million from AECF for solar kit suppliers from 5 countries

ECOWAS: EBID and PFAN join forces to deploy renewable energy

AFRICA: Ncondezi and GridX partner in solar mini-grids and storage

SOUTH AFRICA: IFAT Africa, the leading trade fair for an emerging waste market

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom negotiates import conditions for electric cars

GHANA: Exim Bank India allocates $180 million to government drinking water projects

AFRICA: Masen partners with IDB to finance renewable energy

ZAMBIA: Engie’s first Power Corner inaugurated, in presence of executive committee

FITSEDD 2019: A forum to rethink climate change in Africa

17-18 juin 2019, Abidjan

AFRICA: FAO to build one million tanks for water storage in the Sahel

AFRICA: PEG Africa raises $25 million for solar kit deployment

ABEF 2019: Blue economy, propelling sustainable growth in Africa

June 25-26 2019, Tunis

RWANDA: Symbion Power invests $200 million in biogas power plant

AFRICA: AfDB trims up new incentive instrument to finance renewable energy

SMART CITY EXPO CASABLANCA: The smart city at the service of the sustainable city

April 17-18 2019, Casablanca Maroc

AFRICA: Lionscape, coalition to protect lions and double their numbers

SITeau: Casablanca prepares for International Water Technology Exhibition

11-13 June 2019, Cassablanca

LIBERIA: Fostering rural women’s awareness on solar energy systems

AFRICA: Climate Chance-Africa Summit act 2 will be held in Accra, Ghana

October 16-18 , Accra Ghana

ALGERIA: State allocates €5 million for drinking water projects in Ghardaïa

MOROCCO: Call for tenders launched for Koudia Al Baida Wind Farm extension Morocco la

GHANA: Africa considers better access to climate finance

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AFRICA: THE REUSE OF TREATED WASTEWATER FOR DRINKING WATER

In partneship with VEOLIA

CAMEROON: e-waste recycling centre for Yaoundé and Douala

AFRICA: World Bank allocates $22.5 billion for 5-year climate projects

AFRICA: UNESCO and Japan create flood warning platform

ONE PLANET SUMMIT: AfDB will release $25 billion for climate projects by 2025

AFRICA: Beijing, new model for air pollution control?

DAMS: Africa challenged by ecological impact of hydropower projects

AFRICA: Sida invests $50 million to develop solar kits in three countries

AFRICA: BBOXX raises €6 million via crowd funding, the highest ever on solar energy

AFRICA: Attijariwafa bank becomes intermediary for Green Climate Fund

AFRICA: Thirty countries pressure EU against giraffe poaching

SAHEL: States adopt Climate Investment Plan of about $400 billion

AFRICA: Louis Vuitton enforces purchasing criteria for crocodile skins

IVORY COAST: UNICEF builds classrooms with recycled plastic

Eurafric sets the course for renewable energy in Africa, at BePositive

ALGERIA: Higher solar energy training school in progress

MALI: Mali’s Renewable Energy Week is dedicated to investors

February 19-23 2019 - Bamako

WEST AFRICA: Sustainable waste management project in place

GABON: AfDB grants 77 billion for drinking water supply projects

AFRICA: Seoul declares itself ready for technology transfer on the continent

AFRICA: Intel relies on artificial intelligence to save elephants

AFRICA: Ecological impact, more taken into account in project financing

AFRICA: EIB financed 1600 MW of clean energy in 2018

MOROCCO: Project launched to strengthen biodiversity capacity

AFRICA: AREI will invest more than $10 billion in renewable energies

TUNISIA: Cooperating with Portugal on green education

AFRICA: Evolution II invests $7 million in Solar Africa and off grid solar power

SOUTH AFRICA: Zayed Awards for Sustainable Development recognise two students

AFRICA: Meeting on water and sanitation scheduled for February 11, 2019

February 11 2019, Paris

ENERGIA EXPO: Ivory Coast’s green energy market will open in Abidjan

April 10 - 12, 2019 — Abidjan

MALI: Ongoing discussions to improve access to water in three communes of Bamako

PROMOTE 2019: The exhibition features a forum on Energy, Water and the Environment

16-20 February 2019, Yaoundé

AFRICA 2019: Hydroelectricity and water storage professionals will be in Windhoek

2-4 April 2019, Windhoek

AFRICA: UAVs to curb elephant poaching

AFRICA: CrossBoundary enters solar mini-grid market and creates CBEA

SIEE-POLLUTEC 2019: Water’s future to be discussed from February 11 in Algiers

Algiers, 11-14 Febuary 2019

AFRICA: World Resources Institute prescriptions, to feed without destroying

AFRICA: AfDB invests $25 million in ARPF and promotes renewable energy

RWANDA: Climate and greenhouse gas control laboratory launched

AFRICA: UNESCO and Armor equip school goers with photovoltaic film

CAMEROON: Government plans to train 450 young people in solar energy

AFRICA: One Planet Summit to be held in Nairobi for the first time

Nairobi, 14th March 2019

Uganda: Government reaches out to investors to boost green economy

KENYA: Government to invest $491 million to facilitate access to water

CENTRAL AFRICA: Forestry officers will be better trained in environmental issues

“Eurafric accelerates energy and digital transition projects in Africa.”

Interview: Florence Mompo

Kenya: Solar cow to light up Africa and school goers

GABON: AfDB finances construction of two hydroelectric power plants

AFRICA: Sigfox relies on Internet of Things (IoT) to protect rhinos

SENEGAL: ETE will distribute drinking water to residents of Ndiaganiao

TANZANIA: Zola Electric Gets $35 Million to Finance Projects

MOROCCO: AfDB and China Allocate €115 Million to Secure Access to Safe Drinking Water

MOROCCO: Young scientist offers biogas and fertilisers to farmers

MADAGASCAR: Women at solar school, from March 2019, to equip households

BURKINA FASO: Lagazel inaugurates 7 solar stations to light up schoolchildren

COOPERATION: Morocco and Senegal combine efforts for environmental protection

BENIN: $20 million call for projects on clean and off-grid energy

MOROCCO: Great African leader in the fight against global warming

TUNISIA: Chanouf produces bio coal from waste

Water Show Africa: Water professionals will focus on climate impact

March 26-27, 2019 - Johannesburg

AFRICA: Coca-Cola invests $38 billion for plastic waste recycling

MALAWI: Construction works launched, for Kanzimbe solar power plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Karoshoek solar power plant already operational

IRSEC-2018: 6th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference in Rabat

December, 5 2018, Rabat, Morocco

AFRICA: AfDB calls for e-waste recycling

COP24: $ 50 billion from World Bank for climate change adaptation

AFRICA: AfDB trains African journalists at COP24, on climate issues

RWANDA: 5th most attractive country for investment in green energy

AFRICA: Blockchain, proposed as catalyst for renewable energies

AFRICA: Three actors in energy sector awarded by EDF

IVORY COAST: Waste management project launched in Abidjan

AFRICA: Irrigation project for Sahel launched in Ouagadougou

AFRICA: OPIC to inject $6 million into CrossBoundary Energy

ETHIOPIA: AWIEF honours Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, queen of ecological shoes

“For Engie, energy decentralisation is an irreversible movement”

Interview: Mr Homman and Mr Miquel

IVORY COAST: Energy Efficiency Forum tackles much-neglected topic

november, 27 2018, Abidjan

COOPERATION: Kenya and the Netherlands join forces to develop geothermal energy

RWANDA: Forum on green finance for a more resilient Africa

26-30 november 2018, Kigali

SENEGAL: Mbaye Hadj wins Phanes Group’s solar incubator award

AFRICA: Globaltel offers solar solution to optimize telecom aerials

COOPERATION: AfDB and Canada partner for climate protection

AFRICA: Energy Generation launches prize competition for young project leaders

AFRICA: Platform for mobilising climate finance, launched

POLLUTEC 2018: these African decision makers of green economy set up meeting in Lyon

November 27-30, 2018 - Lyon

CAMEROON: Central African women refugees make clean coal for a living

AFRICA: African Climate Week to focus on international action

18-22 march, Accra

EGYPT: E-waste recycling, a dynamic sector

AFRICA: AfDB invests $500 million for urban sanitation in sub-Saharan countries

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom launches technology to store energy

MOROCCO: ADA provides farmers with climate vulnerability mapping

JFAC 2019: West Africa aims for sustainable cities

19-22 March 2019, Abidjan

AFRICA: GCF funds $110 million climate change adaptation programme

AFRICA: AfDB launches ADRIFI to thwart effects of Climate Change

AFRICA: FAO advocates biogas production from animal dung

SOUTH AFRICA: Students produce urine-based bricks

AFRICA: In Libreville, decision-makers want solutions for access to drinking water

Ambition Africa: New models of the green economy are being invented in Africa

AFRICA: GCF supports three projects with $110 million

SOUTH AFRICA: Towards the creation of a green bank

AFRICA: AFD and Business France, against global warming on the continent

AFRICITIES 2018 FAIR: The venue to design the development of African cities

20 novembre 2018, Maroc

AFRICA SOLAR: After Kenya and Tanzania, exhibition to be held in Ethiopia

March 21st 2019 - Addis Abeba

SOLAR SHOW AFRICA, African operators in solar energy to meet in Johannesburg

march, 26-27 2018, Johannesburg

SENEGAL: “Eco-Mayors” join forces in Dakar to save biodiversity

October 30-November 1, 2018 - Dakar

AFRICA: World Bank invests in batteries to boost solar energy

AFRICA: Finland will invest €114 million in wind energy, through IFC

AFRICA: “Clean Oceans” initiative will benefit continent’s coastal areas

AMBITION AFRICA 2018: Green economy at the centre of Africa-France business event

October 22-23, 2018 - Paris

SOLAR EXPO MOROCCO: the B to B platform on solar energy and energy efficiency

February 26-28, 2019 - Casablanca

IFAT AFRICA 2019: the trade fair for water and waste professionals in South Africa

July 9-11, 2019 - Johannesburg

SOUTH AFRICA: Symposium on sustainable cities scheduled for November 2018

November 5-6, 2018 - South Africa

AFRICA: EDF and Gibb create joint venture specialised in renewable energy

MOROCCO: €13 million to revitalise Euromed of Fez eco-campus

BURKINA FASO: Rebranding Africa Forum focuses on green economy

AFRICA: Hilton embarks on travel and sustainable tourism on the continent

AFRICA: €44 billion from EU for renewable energy in sub-Saharan Africa

AFRICA: AU establishes $10 million fund for cross-border water projects

MALI: Journalists and farmers trained in organic and ecological farming.

AFRICA: Highly profitable, environmental crime affects African economies

KENYA: Overview of first African Partnership Platform for the Environment

KENYA: NEPAD, African Union agency, rolls out red carpet to Morocco

SEERA: Third Energy Week focuses on energy transition

November 9th, 2018 - Ouagadougou

KENYA: Ecopost manufactures building materials from plastic waste

AFRICA: Price of a tonne of carbon inexorably rising in favour of continent

TUNISIA: Researcher Akissa Bahri wins IWA Prize of “Women in Water”

GAMBIA: From plastic waste to handbags, Isatou Ceesay’s daily work

SAHARA: Wind and solar farms to increase rainfall levels?

DR CONGO: Scanning vehicles to track down illegal timber imports

AFRICA: Dispatches to save the environment

CAMEROON: Solar energy to light Douala international airport

SENEGAL: Eight African countries to meet in Dakar to tackle desertification

30 August, 2018 Dakar

AFRICA: When oil palm cultivation threatens biodiversity…

SOUTH AFRICA: Biomass at the centre of discussions in Johannesburg

TOGO: Training to revive old tyres and enhance their value

MOROCCO: Regional actors better equipped to access climate funds

AFRICA: Positive outcome of symposium on greening of justice systems

AFRICA: Odyssey Energy Solutions seeks $500 million to develop mini-grids

AFRICA: Global Landscape Forum to be held in Kenya in August 2018

29-30 august, 2018 - Nairobi

AFRICA: Irish government to invest €1.2 million in the “Great Green Wall”

AFRICA: SFI, 100 RC and GIF bolster innovation platform in water management

AFRICA: Gaia Energy partners with IFC for wind energy on the continent

BURKINA FASO: Solar energy to light 600 households and many SMEs

GHANA: Zaacoal produces clean coal from coconut shell waste

AFRICA: Enerdeal needs 10 million euros to revitalize solar energy

AFRICA: African Energy Generation Prize announces the winners

GHANA: Two youths produce energy from cassava

TRAINING: IFDD offers online seminar on solar water heater market

AFRICA: Marita and Triton Solar join forces to develop the battery market

AFRICA: AfDB to Invest $12 Billion for Universal Access to Electricity Project

BENIN: With the ban on plastic bags alternatives are beginning to flourish

AFRICA: First exchange meeting of the African Clean Cities Platform

CAMEROON: 30 journalists equipped to communicate better on the climate

UGANDA: Sogea Satom to build water treatment plant for $96 million

AFRICA: FAO and GSP launch Afrisoils, a soil protection programme

AFRICA: Uqam offers researchers a doctoral scholarship on African climate

AFRICA: Vuma Earth, Green Peace’s weapon for environmental protection

AFRICA: Bluewater launches $1 million competition for innovation in water management

AFRICA: 124 more mountain gorillas give IUCN hope in eight years

AFRICA: Huawei sets up a $1.5 billion fund to boost African smart cities

AFRICA: Toshiba Energy System joins forces with RentCo and Vinci in geothermal energy

AFRICA: Call for projects “Renewable Energies 2018” is launched

AFRICA: Aspire Grant to offer biodiversity research grants

AFRICA: South Korea to invest $1 billion in electricity and $600 million in renewable

AFRICA: Two good reasons to invest in solar energy on the continent

SAHEL: World Bank to finance $25 million irrigation project

AFRICA: Recycling smartphones to save gorillas by saving Coltan

CONGO: Lasting promises at the Congo Basin Commission summit

AFRICA: AfDB Puts Solar Energy at the Centre of its Development Strategy

AFRICA: Conservation agriculture, better adapted to climate change

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