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BENIN: AFD finances Cotonou’s rainwater sanitation program with €35.5 million

SOUTH AFRICA: Rewoven inaugurates Äänit award through recycling of used textiles

Access to sanitation and hygiene for a healthier continent

GABON: In Mitzic, a drinking water plant supplies 11,000 people

MALAWI: GBA partners with Maka Resources to provide irrigation systems

GHANA: A new plant recycles solid waste in the city of Accra

UGANDA: Water from the Aswa River to be pumped to serve 70 villages in Kyenjojo

AFRICA: ASI and Bloomberg to mobilize $1 trillion for solar energy

MOROCCO: AfDB to provide €18 million for PPSAE drinking water project

GHANA: mobilizing $4.3 billion to eradicate plastic pollution

TANZANIA: USAID Awards $25 Million to Tetra Tech for Water and Sanitation

AFRICA: Global warming threatens over 100 million people

MOROCCO: Onee completes work on the Taroudant drinking water plant

KENYA: Government funds 27 boreholes for irrigation in Galole

CENTRAL AFRICA: MPs call for ancestral methods of climate resilience

MOROCCO: SWS to install 10 solar water treatment units in Guelmim

AFRICA: d.light raises $15M to distribute its solar lighting kits

ZIMBABWE: Beitbridge uses PPP to build a modern landfill

AFRICA: MIHIA platform launched with solar PV project in Burkina Faso

BOTSWANA: Khato Civils brings water to Mmamashia with 100 km of pipeline

GHANA: Accra starts its “water for all” program through a new commission

MOROCCO: AgroTech focuses on training to improve agricultural waste management

SOUTH AFRICA: Mangaung gets $2 million for solid waste management

SADC: AIIM raises $376 million to finance renewable energy through Ideas

RWANDA: €10 million from NDF to control floods and preserve wetlands

SOMALIA: New strategy to improve water resources management

GHANA: GIZ supports a training program on solar powered irrigation

NAMIBIA: 102 water points supply six villages in Epembe

UGANDA: Nexus Green to install solar irrigation systems at 687 sites

SUDAN – SOUTH SUDAN: a partnership to prevent floods and drought

KENYA: Sanergy gets $2.5 million for fertilizer and protein from waste

AFRICA: what is at stake in the new French initiative for sustainable cocoa

LESOTHO-SOUTH AFRICA: AfDB Lends $86 Million for LHWP Phase II

KENYA: Promises of a new pact on plastic waste management

AFRICA: the GCF grants $1.2bn for climate resilience in several countries

CHAD: an invitation to tender for boreholes in the town of Abéchée

IVORY COAST: an operation to eliminate nearly 40 illegal dumps in Bondoukou

AFRICA: 2021 MGA Award Honors 3 Green Energy Projects

SUDAN: New water resources management strategy takes effect

SOUTH AFRICA: Redemption center improves waste management in Buffalo

SENEGAL: Ofor to provide drinking water to 21,000 people in the Matam region

IVORY COAST: AIVP equips three Abidjan suburbs with plastic collection units

BURKINA FASO: AEM launches a call for projects for water and sanitation

AFRICA: Bolloré’s environmental certification extends to its 136 sites

NIGER: IDA releases $400 million for drinking water supply and irrigation

TOGO: Accession to the Water Convention for better resource management

AFRICA:Zola Electric raises $90 million for its technology to facilitate energy acces

MOROCCO: Radeej launches the construction of the Azemmour wastewater treatment plant

AFRICA: Closing the Loop and TCO support Philips in managing its e-waste

KENYA: NBK finances water and sanitation service providers in Nairobi

TUNISIA: the new Sabikha wastewater treatment plant serves 9,000 people

AFRICA: Berlin pledges €100 million for renewable energy through the AfDB

AFRICA: Four million hectares of forest disappear each year

NORTH AFRICA: in 2022, BeMed will finance plastic management micro-projects

IVORY COAST: Razel-Bec and CGC-CI strengthen water supply in Agboville

ZIMBABWE: A new drinking water plant for the people of Matabeleland North

AFRICA: AWP initiative to accelerate wind energy development

BENIN: Initial funding of €33.5 million to start dredging Lake Ahémé

ANGOLA: Menongue water system rehabilitated to supply 50,000 people

LIBERIA: Creation of a center for waste data collection in Monrovia

AFRICA: 4 cities receive Gap Fund grants for climate projects

EGYPT: Transit station improves solid waste management in Qena

AFRICA: London to focus on climate finance over next 5 years

COMIFAC: Member States harmonize protected area management policies

KENYA: Nandi Hills Water and Sanitation Project to be inaugurated July 2022

EGYPT: El Sisi inaugurates the world’s largest sewage plant in Bahr El-Baqar

TUNISIA: Lab’ess launches a call for applications to support 4 eco-entrepreneurs

Ronan Dantec: “The fight against climate change will take place at the local level”

President - Climate Chance

AFRICA: Congo Basin countries prepare for COP26

Le 06 octobre 2021, Paris, France

UGANDA: AFD and EU grant €78.56 million for water and sanitation in Insingiro

EAST AFRICA: Waste recycling solution providers to be featured

October 7 2021, online

AFRICA: Baobab+ raises €10 million for its solar home systems and digitalization

AFRICA: AlphaMundi finances the growth of solar energy provider Redavia

CAMEROON: Deutsche Bank finances drinking water in the South West

TOGO: The government draws up a master plan for drinking water in Lomé

NIGERIA: FEC Releases Funds for Rima Valley Irrigation

SOUTH AFRICA: 63 penguins stung to death by a swarm of bees

ALGERIA: The Ain Benian seawater desalination plant is operational

AFRICA: DFC invests $10m in solar energy via the Nithio platform

GHANA: Meridian Port Services obtains the “Green Terminal” label from Bolloré Ports

AFRICA: Claritas Capital provides $10m for Renewvia’s solar mini-grids

KENYA: Work begins on the rehabilitation of the Dunga wastewater treatment plant

BURKINA FASO: 2000 people connected to a drinking water supply in Komsilga

WEST AFRICA: Call for applications for the sustainable management of Guinean forests

ALGERIA: The construction of the Corso seawater desalination plant is launched

EGYPT: Two solid waste transit stations inaugurated in Asyut

AFRICA: Lesotho and Libya join the UNESCO World Biosphere Network

BURKINA FASO/GHANA: AfDB to Provide €4.5 Million for Noumbiel Dam

CAMEROON: A sewage sludge treatment plant is built in Yaoundé

AFRICA: Rob and Melani Walton Foundation commits $100m to wildlife conservation

AFRICA: EDFI ElectriFI finances Amped’s solar kits with a $6m facility

AFRICA: AFC launches $500 million climate resilient infrastructure fund

SOUTH AFRICA: Rouxville drinking water plant to be restarted before the end of 2021

KENYA: A new drinking water supply will boost supply in Ukunda

ETHIOPIA: Israel’s Water Ways to supply modern irrigation systems

AFRICA: The continent will have 105 million climate migrants by 2050

BURKINA FASO: Rehabilitating dams to improve water supply

EGYPT: KarmWater wins Marsa Alam desalination plant contract

WEST AFRICA: ARM-Harith launches $250m climate investment fund

AFRICA: High level panel for water sector investment

AFRICA: Agricycle gets $2.4m to recycle food and agricultural waste

KENYA: Solar-powered water desalination system to supply Bubisa

Technological innovation in Africa is at the service of sustainable development goals

AFRICA: Creation of a business forum for sustainable forestry

AFRICA: 3D printing to turn plastic waste into agricultural tools

KENYA: New irrigation system serves 457 farmers’ homes in Murang’a

AFRICA: Sustainable Mobility and Climate Week postponed to September 2022

AFRICA: Preserving the Congo Basin, one of the resolutions of the IUCN Congress

SENEGAL: replacing 316 km of pipes to improve the efficiency of the KSM station

AFRICA: Aktivco signs €60m credit facility to supply green energy to telecom towers

KENYA: WEEE Centre and Taka Ni Mali to recycle e-waste in Kajiado

NORTH AFRICA: IUCN Nbs standard launched in Mediterranean cities

MOROCCO: the Hassan II Great Water Prize opens and awaits its candidates

SAHEL: UNDP and SEforALL join forces to finance access to green energy

EGYPT: ReNergy to incinerate solid waste to generate electricity in Giza

AFRICA: Faced with Drought, AfDB, NDF and Copenhagen Commit to Water

AFRICA: Funding NGOs to improve great ape protection

GHANA: A new solid waste recycling initiative in Accra

BURKINA FASO: 600 latrines improve hygiene in the Boucle du Mouhoun

RWANDA: New solar pumps to irrigate 10 hectares of plantation in Ngoma

KENYA: Homa Bay to harvest rainwater for arable irrigation

RWANDA: Kigali proposes international agreement to fight plastic

ANGOLA: Luanda secures $1.1bn for its Bita water project

KENYA: Nanchang and Jiangxi to deliver Kimugu drinking water project by end of 2021

IUCN Red List, biodiversity loss will be accentuated in Africa?

NORTH AFRICA: Amethis raises €85m for SME financing

AFRICA: Trine invests €5m in solar energy provider Solarise

AFRICA: Averda Gets $30m From HSBC For Waste Recovery

UGANDA: A new drinking water supply system supplies 28,500 people in Moyo

AFRICA: a new partnership for wildlife conservation in the Okavango Basin

AFRICA: On September 15, the Climate Chance 2021 Summit will prepare the COP26

15-17 Sept 2021, online

BENIN: Waste sorting and recovery units for Greater Nokoué

TUNISIA: EU finances “RE-MED” for the recycling of construction and demolition waste

SUDAN: Government seeks consultants for solar PV irrigation

AFRICA: AfDB to Integrate Natural Capital into Development Finance

AFRICA: Mountain forests capture more carbon than the Amazon forest

MOROCCO: Rabat wants to increase the share of biomass in its electricity mix

SUDAN: The Netherlands launches a call for projects for rain-fed agriculture

LIBYA: Tripoli’s polluted beaches banned from swimming

AFRICA: $80m emergency fund (Covid-19) finances 90 green off-grid providers

CHAD: The Kariari dam will be exploited to supply drinking water to Amdjarass

KENYA: A new plant will treat wastewater from Kodiaga prison in Kisumu

UGANDA: New water supply for 35 villages in the Central Region

GHANA: in Ashanti, a new project for sanitation and reforestation

Kasai and Tshikapa rivers polluted by waste dumping

KENYA: Government pledges $11m for irrigation in Nyeri County

EGYPT: modernising irrigation systems to save water

MALAWI: A factory in Mzimba turns wood waste into cooking briquettes

IVORY COAST: a new device treats medical waste at the Bondoukou Hospital

AFRICA: Janus Capital invests in Highview for clean energy storage

RWANDA: Waste to Resources, an initiative to valorise waste in Kigali

SOUTH AFRICA: Pretoria embraces CO2 capture and storage technologies

GUINEA: A $170 million line of credit for drinking water in Greater Conakry

DRC: Quest Water to supply 500 water purification and desalination systems

SENEGAL: Dakar under water, UN-Habitat prescribes sustainable urban actions

ALGERIA: The Palm Beach seawater desalination plant is back in service

KENYA: Boreal inaugurates a new solar-powered water desalination system

NIGERIA: Wecyclers to recycle plastic waste from Nigerian Breweries

AFRICA: Gridworks and New GX fund expansion of green energy provider SPS

NIGERIA: FCMB Opens $9.7m Line of Credit for Waste Management in Lagos

AFRICA: PepsiCo to reduce water consumption, impact south of the Sahara

AFRICA: KTN Global launches call for innovations in waste recycling

EGYPT: Hassan Allam builds an irrigation system in Toshka

IVORY COAST: The government launches the rehabilitation of the Trepoint water tower

EGYPT: $2.5bn to build 17 solar-powered desalination plants

RWANDA: Rema receives funding for mercury pollution control

NAMIBIA: Emergency plan to supply water to one million people

KENYA: Thiba irrigation dam to provide water by end of November 2021

NAMIBIA: Isotope hydrology to preserve groundwater resources

SOUTH AFRICA: Northern Cape’s Prieska wastewater treatment plant goes operational

SOUTH AFRICA: Absa and Arep join forces for renewable energy financing

IVORY COAST: GBE to finance productive solar energy projects

NAMIBIA: NamiGreen to recycle MultiChoice’s electronic waste

AFRICA: AfDB mobilizes $20 million to green off-grid suppliers recovery

TOGO: The “AEP-Lomé” project to provide drinking water in 9 communes

AFRICA: Bolloré puts sustainability at the service of logistics and transport

NAMIBIA: A tender for the management of the Walvis Bay landfill

AFRICA: AEF, the African Energy Forum, is stepping up its focus on digital and renewa

November 15-17, London

MOROCCO: Laâyoune desalination plant to provide drinking water before the end of 2021

CAMEROON: The Paepys drinking water project will be completed by the end of 2022

MOROCCO: Bouznika labelled “clean beach” for its eco-responsible approach

AFRICA: Floods will displace 2.7 million people by 2050

CAMEROON: SABC initiative to collect 1,441 tonnes of plastic waste

UGANDA: Ordinance puts households at the centre of waste management in Mbale

KENYA: Turkana to benefit from Israeli dryland farming techniques

EGYPT: Emirates NBD to finance agricultural wastewater reuse in Al-Hamam

LESOTHO: LHDA Invites Tenders for Construction of Polihali Dam

TUNISIA: Tinja joins WWF initiative to reduce plastic pollution

MAURITANIA: a dam retains rainwater to supply Tiris Zemour

MOZAMBIQUE: Government strengthens drinking water supply in Sofala

KENYA: Two water dams for farmland irrigation in Migori

AFRICA: ECP invests in Eranove, a water and electricity specialist

NIGERIA: A fleet of 102 trucks improves solid waste management in Lagos

AFRICA: Charm and Signify join forces to fund green energy providers

BURKINA FASO: Work begins on the Niangdo irrigation dam

GHANA: Tono drinking water plant to be commissioned by end of August 2021

AFRICA: 5 companies win funding to solarise hospitals

DRC: Clean-Seas to generate electricity from plastic waste via pyrolysis

KENYA: 8,000 tanks and pipes improve drinking water supply in Meru

MOROCCO: WWF funds 10 water conservation projects in the Middle Atlas

IVORY COAST: Manage & Paste turns plastic waste into paving stones in Yopougon

AFRICA: USAID awards $49 million to Tetra Tech for biodiversity.

BURKINA FASO: Two SDWFs provide drinking water to households in Nébiélianayou

GABON: Port-Gentil and Thouars strengthen their cooperation in waste management

MOROCCO: Biwater wins contract for the Moulay Bousselham wastewater treatment plant

AFRICA: $58m from Acumen for climate resilience of smallholder farmers

NIGERIA: New pipes strengthen Niger’s drinking water supply

SEYCHELLES: “Eco-District” award to encourage sustainable waste management

NIGERIA: Abuja provides 3,000 hectares of irrigated land to farmers in Jigawa

GHANA: UNDP supports innovation for waste management in schools

GABON: Installing waste bins in households to clean up Libreville

GAMBIA: Kanifing to convert organic waste into fertiliser and biomass

AFRICA: 3 projects awarded the “AFD-GDN biodiversity and development” prize

NIGERIA: Eco-hydrology to preserve water resources

RWANDA: Parliament approves €6 million from NDF for flood control in Kigali

MADAGASCAR: The World Bank grants $40 million for irrigation development

EGYPT: a network to monitor water pollution by industrial waste

IVORY COAST: 7 compact units supply water to Sassandra, Guémon and Cavally

AFRICA: AFSIA launches 2nd solar awards

KENYA: New Kilimani Galana Buttress irrigation dam comes into operation

AFRICA: CSR, now at the heart of sustainable development

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TANZANIA: Swimming banned as Lake Victoria rises

SENEGAL: ASPT seeks the expertise of the UCG to clean up tourist centres

AFRICA: Afri-Plastics Challenge to reduce plastic pollution at sea

AFRICA: when CSR comes to the rescue of biodiversity

Olivier de Noray: “Green terminal, an effective CSR approach”

CEO- Port & Terminals-Bolloré Ports

AFRICA: The 11th edition of Orange Summer Challenge focuses on waste management

GUINEA: Bolloré collects 1.35 tonnes of “e-waste” at the Autonomous Port of Conakry

AFRICA: employers’ organisations that are committed to CSR

DRC: In Kinshasa, the Chic is born for flood prevention

GHANA: New facilities boost drinking water supply in Salaga

CSR: the commitment of companies to the achievement of the SDGs in Africa

BURKINA FASO: Zéguédeghin and Lelexé dams soon to be rehabilitated

AFRICA: Denis S. N’Guesso bets on the preservation of the Congo Basin forests

AFRICA: Six companies awarded for low-carbon projects

AFRICA: Investing more in weather prevention pays off 10-fold

UGANDA: An artificial lake to provide water for farmers in Lopei

CHAD: AfWA builds water and sanitation capacity in 4 cities

AFRICA: AFD and FGEF co-finance the second phase of Combo+ for biodiversity

SENEGAL: 60,000 biodigesters to produce biogas from faecal sludge

ZAMBIA: EIB and KFW finance liquid sanitation in Lusaka

AFRICA: Desert to Power Programme Launched with ADF Grant

SOUTH AFRICA: Kudoti wins Nestlé waste management award

AFRICA: AFD and FFEM finance the fight against plastic pollution in the oceans

KENYA: Mandera water and sanitation project to be completed by November 2021

IVORY COAST: 6 compact units provide drinking water in Hambol and Bagoué

UGANDA: Women at the heart of sustainable plastic waste management?

SENEGAL: The third drinking water plant in Keur Momar Sarr is finally operational

AFRICA: Amcow Proposes Guidelines for Sanitation Policy Development

MALI: A campaign to remove 500,000 tonnes of waste from Bamako and Kati

MOROCCO: the Mogagreen project for the management of recyclable waste in Essaouira

AFRICA: IUCN presents Red List of river and lake ecosystems

CAMEROON: €5.5m from Koïca for rural drinking water supply

NIGERIA: FAO focuses on water-saving drip irrigation

AFRICA: Rolls-Royce invests in Kowry Energy’s off-grid solar systems

MALAWI: Lilongwe has its solid waste management plan

EGYPT: Government upgrades 2,017 km of irrigation canals

IVORY COAST: the Korylé project for the recovery of demolition waste in Abidjan

IVORY COAST: The government reinforces the water supply in the Sud-Comoé

SOUTH AFRICA: 3 boreholes supply 2,000 households with drinking water in Ga-Mopedi

KENYA: Kakamega gets a medical waste treatment plant

ZIMBABWE: New landfill to be opened near Masvingo

TUNISIA: MCC funds preservation of groundwater resources

DRC: Virunga Energie re-commissions the water pipe to the Bushara reservoirs

AFRICA: Korea to invest $600 million in renewable energy through AfDB

Digital innovations must serve the energy transition of an increasingly green Africa

AFRICA: unwaste.io launches ‘Wastebase’ for plastic data collection

UGANDA: Supporting the Clean Seas Campaign to reduce plastic pollution

WEST AFRICA: EU supports preservation of Mount Nimba ecosystems

EGYPT: Kuwait finances the conversion of organic waste into biogas in Suhag

SOUTH SUDAN: Agreement with Cairo for the Wau Dam Feasibility Study

ETHIOPIA: KRCC finances the irrigation of 5,000 hectares of farmland in Oromia

WEST AFRICA: Orange aims to be carbon neutral by 2040

EGYPT: A plant converts waste into electricity through anaerobic gasification

TOGO: Togocom partners with Africa Global Recycling for waste recycling

MOROCCO: Onee obtains €37.5 million from the EIB for drinking water

AFRICA: 6 cities commit to FAO’s “green cities” programme of action

MALAWI: Majiga-Kamoto receives Goldman Prize for her commitment against plastic

AFRICA: FSD invests $4.5m in Nithio for solar kits in three countries

AFRICA: AfDB to Train on Accessing Renewable Energy Funds

BENIN: IsDB lends $105.6m for stormwater drainage in Cotonou

AFRICA: E-waste threatens the health of millions of children

BENIN/TOGO: IDA lends $36m to combat coastal erosion

AFRICA: A Chair to train executives in the water and sanitation sector

IVORY COAST: Power China launches the construction of the Raviart irrigation dam

KENYA: A new dam to supply water to 40,000 people in Kinango

AFRICA: EDF involves the diaspora in financing rural electrification

IVORY COAST: The start-up Coliba will manage Vivo Energy’s plastic waste

AFRICA: Pacja and Paneltech commit to the circular economy of plastics

SAHEL: a project to intensify agroecological practices in plantations

AFRICA: Engie and Energy Web launch “DeFi”, for financing mini-grids

TUNISIA: Parliament approves $107m from KFAED for drinking water in urban areas

KENYA-UGANDA: Kases Peace Dam to be commissioned in September 2021

ALGERIA: 4 desalination plants to be reactivated between June and August 2021

AFRICA: AREF II raises €130m for renewable energy south of the Sahara

MOROCCO: OCP to rely 100% on non-conventional water resources in 2030

NAMIBIA: Paris supports groundwater management in response to drought

GABON: A foundation to reinforce security around Lékédi Park

KENYA: In Gatundu North, 20 tanks supply agricultural farms

SOUTH AFRICA: Cormorant birds driven to extinction by overfishing

Cyril Courjaret: “My challenge is to prepare for the future growth of SUEZ in Africa”

CEO of SUEZ Africa - Near East

NAMIBIA: Towards the construction of a new desalination plant in the coastal zone

MALAWI: World Bank funds sanitation for 250,000 people in Lilongwe

RWANDA: PSF funds single-use plastics management

GHANA: Zoomlion boosts its operational performance with 101 refuse trucks

UGANDA: Koica funds waste and faecal sludge management in Kampala

KENYA: Sanergy partners with Amitruck for waste management in Nairobi

BURKINA FASO: a new drinking water plant serves the town of Dori

AFRICA: the impact of mining on the environment

AFRICA: The continent is tackling the tide of waste that fouls the environment

AFRICA: African Parks secures $108m to manage its national parks

AFRICA: 9 countries benefit from a dryland restoration programme

GABON: Ausar to deliver Ndjolé hybrid solar power plant (400 kW) in July 2021

Africa: how the continent has integrated the notion of environmental protection

NORTH AFRICA: Plastic Odyssey promotes recycling of ocean plastics

AFRICA: Saving the oceans on land

AFRICA: the circular economy at the heart of ecosystem preservation

World Environment Day 2021 : Feature “Restoring Ecosystems in Africa”

In partnership with SUEZ

AFRICA: the urgent need to restore degraded ecosystems

MOZAMBIQUE: A new drinking water plant serves 560,000 people in Maputo

AFRICA: a call for applications for 7 scholarships in water and sanitation

SUDAN: $23.6 million to preserve biodiversity and ecotourism in three parks

WEST AFRICA: A rash of plant diseases threatens biodiversity

NAMIBIA: KFW Funds Rehabilitation of Gammams Wastewater Treatment Plant

KENYA: NCWSC strengthens sanitation in Nairobi with new equipment

AFRICA: Reconciling agriculture and biodiversity is possible

SOUTH AFRICA: New weir supplies 150 farms in Holsloot

SOUTH AFRICA: AFD finances the preservation of Table Mountain Park

GHANA: LEAN project for biodiversity conservation

LESOTHO: Tender for Water Transfer Tunnel to Katse Dam

SOUTH AFRICA: New hope for cleaning up the Vaal river?

GHANA: AEHPMP to reduce mercury pollution and e-waste

GABON: Four boreholes reinforce the water supply to 2,800 households in Libreville

Biodiversity in Africa: 10 figures, 10 challenges

AFRICA: Concepts at the heart of the debate on biodiversity

LESOTHO: TCTA Secures $1.09bn for 2nd Phase of Highlands Water Project

IVORY COAST: Vergnet Hydro to equip 1,000 boreholes with solar pumps

Five key players commit to biodiversity in Africa

KENYA: Kepro raises awareness on responsible waste disposal

MOZAMBIQUE: PPPs to improve drinking water supply

AFRICA: Proparco invests $10 million in solar kit supplier d.light

AFRICA: when fashion goes green

NIGERIA: Capegate wins delegated waste management in Kano

AFRICA: Towards the creation of a water resources management platform

SENEGAL: Customs seize 25 tonnes of plastic waste from Germany

IVORY COAST: PEAs strengthen water supply in the Moronou region

Africa’s challenge to preserve its biodiversity

UGANDA: A coalition for a campaign against plastic pollution

BENIN: Why a water surveillance brigade?

TOGO: Atakpamé and Dapaong are equipped to collect household waste

ZIMBABWE: 1,800 boreholes to improve rural water supply

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SOUTH AFRICA: Elandsberg classified “protected environment” for its water resources

AFRICA: 15 banks commit to reducing the impact of their assets on biodiversity

SOUTH AFRICA: Lesedi to convert plastics into electricity via pyrolysis

GHANA: McDavid Green Solutions to convert waste to electricity in Dawa

IVORY COAST: The La Mé drinking water plant will come into service in July 2021

AFRICA: EBRD and AfDB Join Forces for Sustainable Private Sector Development

ALGERIA: the drop in the level of the Koudiet Asserdoune dam puts 4 wilayas at risk

BURKINA FASO: Fez supports the preservation of the biodiversity of the Houët marigot

TOGO: The government regulates water drilling with a new law

SENEGAL: Sones connects 60,000 people to the Sen’Eau water network in Nguékhokh

UGANDA: China’s BUCC provides water to 173,360 people in 4 districts

IVORY COAST: The government inaugurates a drinking water supply in Gagnoa

UGANDA: FAO provides Kalungu with four solar-powered irrigation systems

SENEGAL: AFD grants €24.4 million for sanitation in Greater Dakar

IVORY COAST: in Divo, Franzetti supplies water to 90,000 people thanks to 2 UCDs

GHANA: UMaT proposes a strategy to clean up water bodies

ZIMBABWE: Eaziflush technology to limit open defecation

MALI: Energy Solution to incinerate waste to produce electricity in Bamako

EGYPT: Cairo tightens restrictions on irrigation water use

TANZANIA/KENYA: A guide to the rational use of water from the Mara River

AFRICA: TFTC initiative for youth and women’s climate resilience

SEYCHELLES: EU and OEACP fund biodiversity conservation in Aldabra

SOUTH AFRICA: Government to ban captive breeding of lions

UGANDA: China’s Zhonghao wins contract for Busia water and sanitation project

SENEGAL: The government to preserve marine protected areas

AFRICA: Despite reduction efforts, deforestation is increasing

AFRICA: SUEZ relies on training as a lever for local anchoring and performance

NIGERIA: Norad funds plastics circularity feasibility study

SENEGAL: “Promoged” will improve waste management for 6 million people

GHANA: Dispose Green to collect solid waste on demand nationwide

TUNISIA: a call for projects for municipal waste management centres

AFRICA: the 5th AFD Digital Challenge focuses on climate and biodiversity

LIBERIA: EGRI to get new plastic recycling equipment

SENEGAL: date pits to rehabilitate the country’s forest cover

AFRICA: Artificial intelligence to combat elephant poaching

EGYPT: PPPs for desalination and wastewater treatment plants

UGANDA: retaining rainwater to reduce flooding in Teso

BENIN: Ecolo4Dev competition for digital waste management solutions

AFRICA: EIB commits €340m for water and renewable energy in 5 countries

AFRICA: DFC funds WaterEquity for water and sanitation

IVORY COAST: 13,000 households to be connected to Koumassi water network by June

NIGERIA: Hajaig delays rehabilitation of Watari irrigation dam

SOUTH AFRICA: Nestlé joins forces with Polyco to recycle polyolefin plastic

IVORY COAST: A drinking water supply system will serve 10 localities in Didiévi

GHANA: Zoomlion engages the media for effective waste management

AFRICA: MIGA guarantees Bboxx solar systems in rural areas

SOUTH AFRICA: WasteAid supports innovation in waste management

ZIMBABWE: PVT mobilises funds to convert waste to energy in Bulawayo

GAMBIA: State to provide Farato town with a medical waste management centre

MOROCCO: IFC finances studies on the recovery of industrial waste in Tangier

GABON: Ali Bongo inaugurates a drinking water plant in Ntoum for 32,500 households

UGANDA: TexFad aims to make 2,400 mats from banana fibres by 2021

TANZANIA: A new dam to irrigate 11,700 hectares of plantations

AFRICA: FAO and IMO launch GloLitter programme to clean up oceans

BURKINA FASO: a consortium for the rehabilitation studies of 9 reservoirs

AFRICA: DFC call for applications for green off-grid financing

TUNISIA: WWF seeks consultant to survey pollution in Kerkennah

AFRICA: IFAD and IsDB finance climate change adaptation in rural areas

AFRICA: Olam limits deforestation through Cocoa Compass initiative

AFRICA: BBE to acquire assets of solar energy provider Solarcentury

MALAWI: EIB grants a $35.7 million loan for drinking water in the south of the countr

SENEGAL: Delivery of the Yenne-Popenguine drinking water project scheduled for May 20

AFRICA: After Senegal, Akon will build a second sustainable city in Uganda

AFRICA: GreenNKool and AgroPad awarded by EPAEM for their ecological solutions

SENEGAL: Sones inaugurates a drinking water plant in Kédougou

BURKINA FASO: Government to expand Niofila irrigation dam

AFRICA: $2m from FAO and IFAD for sustainable water management

GUINEA: Anasp receives 56 trucks to improve waste collection in Conakry

EGYPT: Irrigation water will soon be charged

EGYPT: Henkel and Plastic Bank inaugurate 3 plastic collection units in Cairo

IVORY COAST: France supports water resource management in Aries

AFRICA: 3 cities receive Gap Fund grants for climate projects

KENYA: CDA completes 1st phase of $30.3m irrigation project in Taita Taveta

EGYPT: Towards the extension of the Kitchener sewerage system

AFRICA: “Mother nature”, the environmental film by Angélique Kidjo

GHANA: EMO Launches Expansion of Accra Sewerage Plant

DRC: London funds clean water for one million people in Kivu

SOUTH AFRICA: A bond issue for the preservation of black rhinos

SENEGAL: The UCG launches a waste collection operation in several communes

AFRICA: AECF to fund innovative and green solutions in 7 countries

MOROCCO: Amethis to invest in irrigation systems provider Magriser

NIGER: Cominak uranium mine closes, radioactive pollution stays

TOGO: thanks to GIZ funding, AT2ER has a mini solar power plant

CHAD: a drinking water supply improves service in the town of Bol

ANGOLA: Luanda province entrusts waste management to seven companies

EGYPT: 8 private companies unite around a charter for plastic recycling

KENYA: Government restarts Siyoi-Muruny water project

DRC: “Kintoko” initiative to collect 50 tonnes of plastic per day

AFRICA: Accused of overfishing, FV Margiris returns to service off Mauritania

TUNISIA: EU to fund green entrepreneurship training for 40 young people

SENEGAL: Ofor provides the council of Touba Toul with a water tower

AFRICA: AfDB Awards Pine Kazi with Green Footwear Project

AFRICA: AfDB and Ottawa Launch Climate Finance Fund

AFRICA: Forest elephant now critically endangered

CENTRAL AFRICA: the 6th phase of Ecofac, plagued by lack of coordination

CHAD: Government strengthens drinking water supply in Mao

GHANA: The country has a centre dedicated to the management of electronic waste

AFRICA: Water resource development to be the focus of attention in 2021

Reuse of treated wastewater: North Africa and SUEZ set an example

AFRICA: Water management, a key issue for biodiversity

Paul Bourdillon: “Long-term water management is a development issue”

CEO of SUEZ Africa - Near East

Urban sanitation, a major challenge for sustainable cities in Africa

AFRICA: The five countries that stand out in water management

Urban sanitation, a major challenge for sustainable cities in Africa

AFRICA: The major challenges of access to drinking water

AFRICA: Five key players for better water management on the continent

The strength of decentralised solutions: water, now, everywhere in Africa

In partnership with Suez

DRINKING WATER IN AFRICA: Self-sufficient solutions are needed in rural areas

DRINKING WATER: Major African programmes that are making a difference locally

ZAMBIA: LWSC provides drinking water to 40,000 households in George

AFRICA: Governments Spend Up to 10% of their Budget on Climate Change

AFRICA: Five drinking water start-ups that are making a difference

World Water Day: our file on “Water and Sanitation in Africa”

In partnership with SUEZ

The strength of decentralised solutions: water, now, everywhere in Africa

In partnership with SUEZ

DRINKING WATER IN AFRICA: Self-sufficient solutions are needed in rural areas

DRINKING WATER: Major African programmes that are making a difference locally

NIGERIA: Funded by Coca-Cola, DoGood will collect 500 tonnes of plastic waste

KENYA: Water Unite invests in Sanivation for faecal sludge reclamation

AFRICA: ACF secures $115m syndicated loan for sustainable agriculture

EGYPT: Waste treatment plant opens in Giza

DJIBOUTI: Eiffage and Tedagua deliver a wind-powered desalination plant

NIGERIA: Smart City Sweden supports waste management in Nasarawa State

AFRICA: Calls for innovative projects to accelerate the energy transition

AFRICA: Accor and Expedia join “the pledge” for sustainable tourism

SOUTH AFRICA: Fibre promotes recycling of food and beverage cartons

GHANA: Government signs with Zoompak for medical waste management

UGANDA: NSWC takes over Rukungiri water and sanitation project

EGYPT: JICA allocates $3.57 million for single-use plastics management

MOROCCO: Asmapec joins forces with Searious for the fight against plastic pollution

KENYA: UNEP introduces its first electric motorbikes in urban transport

AFRICA: Climate change will cause a 15% drop in GDP by 2030

KENYA: WWF signs with PETCO to manage plastic waste on the coast

EGYPT: Bee’ah starts waste collection in NAC

AFRICA: SunFunder closes its $70m solar electricity fund

CONGO: the Biodev 2030 project to halt the decline in biodiversity

AFRICA: Contec joins forces with Maithri to produce water from the air

CAMEROON: when women, who are sick from water and climate change, are discriminated

AFRICA: artificial insemination of lions, a danger for their conservation?

AFRICA: Climate change at the top of the insecurity agenda

AFRICA: the new GACERE alliance for the adoption of the circular economy

AFRICA: philanthropy to fill the biodiversity funding gap

IVORY COAST: The State will exploit the water of the Comoé river to supply 3 towns

ALGERIA: The wilaya of Tizi Ouzou launches a €74m drinking water project

“To guarantee the profitability of the mini-grids, subsidies of 40-50% are needed”

Interview Frédéric Pfister (NOA)

EGYPT: Jenaan will exploit the Nubian aquifer to irrigate a beet plantation

AFRICA: gnuGrid raises $250,000 for its off-grid monitoring solution

BURKINA FASO: Onea is building 4 boreholes to reinforce the water supply in Boussé

NAMIBIA: Eenhana acquires a groundwater defluorination plant

BENIN: SGDS-GN equips itself with 80 trucks to improve waste collection

AFRICA: $145 million from DFC and the Shell Foundation for Access to Green Electricit

GHANA: Mining project in the Atewa forest, Leonardo Dicaprio is back in charge

SENEGAL: An Initiative involving restaurants in the fight against pollution

MOROCCO: ORMVA to store rainwater for irrigation in Tadla

SIEE-POLLUTEC 2021: Water professionals will be in Algiers in September

13-16 septembre 2021 à Alger

NIGERIA: Onward partners with Tetra Pak to recycle used beverage cartons

NAMIBIA: NamWater launches the rehabilitation of the Calueque-Oshakati canal

AFRICA: Winch Energy obtains $16 million to finance 49 mini-grids in two countries

AFRICA: Ten hotels join the “beyond Green” label for sustainable tourism

IVORY COAST: Nestlé again supports a plastic waste management project

DJIBOUTI: Oddeg chooses KenGen to drill three geothermal wells

AFRICA: AfDB finances the fight against climate change through NDCs

AFRICA: Solarise joins forces with Centennial to provide solar energy in 3 countries

IVORY COAST: The government is going to equip Oumé with a water tower

GAMBIA: An organic waste management project is launched in Greater Banjul

MOROCCO: The government launches the construction of five water reservoirs

AFRICA: SunCulture obtains $11 million for its solar-powered irrigation systems

ANGOLA: SLRWD modernises Waste District’s wastewater treatment plant

SEYCHELLES: Covid-19 puts a damper on waste management on the island of Perseverance

IVORY COAST: The State gives itself two years to strengthen access to water in Odienn

SIERRA LEONE: Exim Bank of India lends $15 million for drinking water in four cities

AFRICA: Highview Power raises $70m for renewable energy storage

GHANA: Marine Bunkers to reuse oil waste in Tema port

IVORY COAST: Fluence relaunches its drinking water project in Abidjan

TUNISIA: the “Houmati” application to improve waste collection

BURKINA FASO: Buy-Us Solar launches solar-powered irrigation project

SOUTH AFRICA: Will Pretoria adopt the 30% biodiversity target?

CHAD: GTC builds a drinking water supply in Kana

AFRICA: Nairobi hosts 2nd annual solar energy forum in September

7 and 8 September 2021 in Nairobi

TOGO: 129 localities soon to be electrified via mini-grids

IVORY COAST: Bodo and Groyaokro will soon benefit from a drinking water supply system

GHANA: €50m from Budapest to complete the construction of three wastewater treatment

AFRICA: AfDB, UNEP and Grid Publish Guide to Sustainable Sanitation

AFRICA: reforestation, scientists propose 10 golden rules

TOGO: UNDP funds eight CSOs for environmental conservation

MADAGASCAR: 46 boreholes to improve water supply in Tananarive

NIGERIA: Abuja to join WEF Global Partnership for Plastics Action

AFRICA: Ivory, whether legal or illegal, will no longer be sold in Europe

BURKINA FASO: ONEA renews water management contract for 8 municipalities

EAST AFRICA: WCS to preserve the biodiversity of Boma-Gambella with €4.4 million

KENYA: the state is cleaning up the Athi River, the main source of the Thwake Dam

SENEGAL: Government closes Djoudj Park after 750 pelicans die

CHAD: Al Kaossar builds a drinking water supply in Chokoyan

AFRICA: Afruibana promotes sustainable agriculture and integrates IAM Africa

KENYA: the Mavoko drinking water supply project is relaunched

GHANA: Farmers Hope to recycle cocoa waste in Kumasi

GABON: Nkok’s special economic zone more ecological?

IVORY COAST: In Dioman, the government improves access to water in 23 villages

AFRICA: AfDB to mobilize US$25 billion for climate change adaptation

TANZANIA: Dawasa takes over Mwanga-Same-Korogwe drinking water project

NIGERIA: FordMarx to rehabilitate the drinking water network of the Enugu State

AFRICA: Mascara partners with Ecosun for water treatment using solar energy

EAST AFRICA: Towards sustainable use of Lake Victoria’s resources

NIGERIA: €30m for Andritz to rehabilitate the Jebba hydroelectric power station

AFRICA: Escotel obtains $25.6m in guarantees from Miga to solarize TNS

EGYPT: the government is going to valorise palm waste in the New Valley

TOGO: a training institute for renewable energies will be built in Lomé

ZAMBIA: EU to subsidise renewable energy to the tune of $23 million

ZIMBABWE: BYD launches a 100% electric van on the market

AFRICA: Gaia invests in Innovex for remote management of solar power plants

SENEGAL: the FAR project for women’s resilience to climate change

MOROCCO: IRESEN is building a renewable energy centre in Benguerir

AFRICA: ElectriFI finances three solar energy suppliers operating in 6 countries

AFRICA: World Bank pledges $5bn for the Great Green Wall in 5 years

NIGERIA: USADF and All On award nine green energy suppliers

MALI: the government inaugurates the Kourouba water reservoir

New Era of Energy Transformation to a Greener Africa

AFRICA: a charter on agroecology is born

BURKINA FASO: The State rehabilitates 10 boreholes in Tangaye with funding from USAID

AFRICA: Towards strengthening the protection of the Mount Nimba Reserve

AFRICA: Africa GreenTec merges with Nexus for mini-grids in rural areas

AFRICA: Survival International denounces the “green colonisation”

GABON : Rehabilitation of water installations announced for February 2021

EGYPT: Government opens wastewater treatment plant in Marsa Alam

ZIMBABWE: State to resettle 180 farmers on irrigable land

Solar Show Africa: Solar market players will be in Johannesburg in August

24-25 August 2021 in Johannesburg

SAHEL: the missions of the “champion” of the Great Green Wall, Akinwunmi Adesina

EGYPT: Atkins’ expertise used to improve water management

Environment : “We, the young, want to act through associative initiatives”

Interview : Chancia Ivala Plaine

WEST AFRICA: Daystar Power raises $38 million for its solar off-grid projects

MALI: Minusma launches a second drinking water project in Kidal

AFRICA : AFD pledges one billion euros for biodiversity preservation

LIBERIA: BMC signs contracts for solar-powered storage

AFRICA: calls for tenders to develop the resources of the Orange basin

CONGO BASIN: Climate change threatens biodiversity

GHANA: the government acquires 3 ships for waste collection in Oti

DRC : Gridworks seeks $35 million in funding for off-grid project

SAHEL: AfDB pledges US$ 6.5 billion for the Great Green Wall initiative over 5 years

MALI: DoniLab finances the projects of three start-ups in the green economy

BURKINA FASO: Government strengthens drinking water supply in Kougsin

AFRICA: Enel and QIA join forces to exploit renewable energy sources

NAMIBIA: NamPower signs contracts for 40 MWp solar power in Khan and Omburu

AFRICA: “CmiA” organic cotton clothing arrives in Lidl shops in Switzerland

TANZANIA: M.A. Kharafi & Sons ejected from Mwanga-Same-Korogwe mega water project

ALGERIA: UK call for projects on climate resilience

TANZANIA: Suma obtains new delivery time for Chamwino tank

TUNISIA: a KFAED loan of $98.5 million for the drinking water network reinforcement

AFRICA: MASEN and IDB’s initiative for renewable energies

AFRICA: AYCH launches incubation programme for green start-ups

MOROCCO: Masen launches a call for proposals for 400 MWp PV solar power plants

BURKINA FASO: China and Saudi Arabia lend €47m for water projects

SOUTH AFRICA: WWF supports government in the fight against poaching

MOROCCO: Nareva and Enel sign a PPA for the 270 MW Jbel Lahdid wind farm

ALGERIA: SEAAL to take over water management from Suez in Algiers

AFRICA: AfDB boosts investments in green mini grids via SEFA

MOZAMBIQUE: The State creates a “green” park in Beira to fight against floods

IVORY COAST: MTN continues its E-waste collection and recycling campaign

AFRICA: Hydropower will be the focus of an exhibition in Uganda in April 2021

13-15 July 2021 in Uganda

IVORY COAST: the government transforms Grand Béréby into a protected marine area

AFRICA: Oolu obtains 8.5 M$ for the distribution of solar home systems

SOUTH AFRICA: Johannesburg hosts a conference on waste in February 2021

9-11 February 2021 in Johannesburg

RWANDA: Rwarri to irrigate 20 hectares of plantation with solar water pumps

AFRICA: NDF grants a €7.5M subsidy for water in the Sahel and the East

MOZAMBIQUE: Solar Century to install a PPP solar system (11.2 MW) for Syrah

AFRICA: in February 2021, sustainability will be discussed at GreenBiz 21

9-11 February 2021 online

BENIN: satellite collars to protect wildlife in Pendjari and W parks

AFRICA: AfDB allocates $5 million to renewable energy projects in the G5 Sahel

SOUTH AFRICA: IFC grants $200M for green energy financing

MOROCCO: the kingdom unveils its first charging station for electric cars

ETHIOPIA: Nestlé gives itself twelve months to recycle all its plastic waste

MALI: KYA Energy Group installs 6 hybrid mini-solar power plants in two regions

NORTH AFRICA: Freshwater availability has fallen by 30% according to FAO

EAST AFRICA: ARC offers insurance against climate risks

BURKINA FASO: Teco2’s eco-roofing project, awarded by WAEMU

SOUTH AFRICA: BioTherm connects its Golden Valley wind farm (120 MW) to the grid

GHANA: Germany is financing a sanitation project worth €5.8m

TOGO: “Bboxx EDF Togo” and SunCulture to supply solar water pumps

MALAWI: Government plans to plant more than 60 million trees in 4 months

BENIN: SOBEBRA equips its Cotonou site with 352 solar panels

AFRICA: Being green today, a luxury?

EGYPT: Amea Power to increase the capacity of the Kom Ombo solar power plant 300 MWc

SOUTH AFRICA: Buy Back Centers sell waste in Khayelitsha

DRC: GWC and EU to invest €4m to preserve Virunga National Park

NIGERIA: NIDF opens a $9.2 million line of credit for hybrid off-grids

KENYA: Nzambi Matee rewarded for her plastic waste recycling project

ZIMBABWE: Zuva Petroleum to equip its various sites with 180 solar power plants

AFRICA: Escotel is launched to power telephone towers with green energy

MOROCCO: Soluna to build a 900 MW wind farm in Dahkla for the blockade

IVORY COAST: The State launches the Folab project to restore forest landscapes

AFRICA: EU grants €9.9m to FDA and WIA for wetland conservation

TANZANIA: TANESCO to buy 19.16 MW of green electricity from six IPPs

AFRICA: REPP finances access to electricity through battery storage

MAURITIUS: Inside Capital invests $3.1M in WeCycle for waste recycling

AFRICA: AfDB joins forces with IRENA for more investments in green energy

IVORY COAST/BENIN: a water and sanitation project will benefit 16 councils

NIGERIA: REA delivers a 40 kWp PV mini-solar power plant to Goton Sarki

AFRICA: AIIM raises $80 m to finance sustainable infrastructure south of the Sahara

BOTSWANA: DTCB to equip its Gaborone factory with a 950 kWp solar power plant

NIGERIA: IFC and Kobo360 launch a call for sustainable refrigeration projects

AFRICA: Zola signs with DPA for solar electrification in 9 countries

AFRICA: Seedstars and the Shell Foundation finance green start-ups

SENEGAL: “Gorée Zero Waste”, a project to combat plastic pollution

BURUNDI: AfDB provides $20 million for climate resilience of farmers and pastoralists

AFRICA: SunCulture raises $14 million to distribute its solar-powered water pumps

AFRICA: a $50 million mechanism for green energy suppliers (Covid-19)

CONGO: $14 million from the USAID to develop ecotourism in the Nouabalé-Ndoki park

BURKINA FASO: ANEREE recruits’ experts for green energy training courses

MALI: SONATAM strengthens drinking water supply in N’Golobougou

WEST AFRICA: towards a regional zero-/low-emission mobility project

BENIN: Government announces the creation of an electricity generation company

CONGO: EU allocates nearly €20m to fight floods and waste

TOGO: The State will improve electricity supply in the north with a 240 km line

AFRICA: a centre for environmental cooperation with China opens its doors

NIGERIA: a $367M solar project receives World Bank support

MADAGASCAR: USAID funds the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

SOUTH SUDAN: Asunim and I-kWh join the Juba solar project (20 MWp)

MOROCCO: Averda inaugurates a waste treatment plant in Tangiers

IVORY COAST: 209 manual pumps have been rehabilitated to improve access to water in N

UGANDA: in the face of Covid-19, GIZ and PSFU support green energy companies

CONGO BASIN: Pulitzer Center launches a network of forest surveyors

CHAD: AFD, the EU and the Netherlands finance €59M for water in N’Djamena

SOUTH AFRICA: Government funds 13 youth-led green projects

AFRICA: Oil exploitation threatens biodiversity in the Okavango Basin

UGANDA: UEGCL renovates 3 power lines to operate the Karuma dam

GAMBIA: Heloika Energy wins $34 million contract for 103 water wells

GHANA: Accra and Bern to cooperate on green technologies and clean energy

SENEGAL: The State is studying the drone trail for the security of its national parks

GHANA: Government launches water and sanitation project in Accra and Kumasi

BENIN: ENABEL to finance five pineapple waste recovery projects

BENIN: an agreement between Qotto and Canal+ for solar-powered television

CAMEROON: towards the creation of a training centre for water professions

CHAD: Merl Solar to supply 100 MWp from two solar power plants in Gaoui

BENIN: Eiffage RMT obtains land for the Illoulofin solar power station (25 MWp)

GHANA: CleanApp Ghana application to improve solid waste management

AFRICA: GCF approves $60 million for 4 climate change resilience projects

Standardization, a key tool for improved sanitation across Africa

IVORY COAST: 75 young people trained in solar energy and energy efficiency

RWANDA: Gishwati-Mukura Park will be open to tourists by December 2020

AFRICA: UKRI funds research projects against plastic pollution

AFRICA: CrossBoundary secures $40 million to provide solar power to businesses

GHANA: Funded by OeKB, Strabag rehabilitates the drinking water plant of Daboase

ALGERIA: ANBT pumps water from Oued Taht dam to supply Mascara

NIGERIA: Stallion Motors launches its Hyundai-Kona, a 100% electric car

MOROCCO: MedFund finances the conservation of marine protected areas

NIGERIA: REA equips Ozubulu hospital with a 7.5 kWp solar PV system

CHAD: STE launches the rehabilitation of the water pumping station of Bithéa

TOGO: AT2ER extends its call for applications for the online management of off-grids

NAMIBIA: $1.4m EIF and GCF for climate resilience in Keetmanshoop

AFRICA: UNHCR calls for tenders for 10 solar hybrid systems in three countries

AFRICA: Camco obtains Green Climate Fund accreditation for climate finance

TANZANIA: Yolk wants to electrify nearly 100 households through its “solar cow” proje

NIGERIA: Government launches “SE4ALL” to control its electricity network

SENEGAL: ERS and CFM to install a solar power plant (30 MWp) in Niakhar

GHANA: Rainforest supports the fight against deforestation in Sefwi-Wiawso

SENEGAL: Savoie obtains management of the Gandigal landfill site

CAMEROON: Stephen Mouafo makes his 3rd prototype incubator powered by solar energy

MOROCCO: “EcoPorts 2020”, Tangier Med Port Wins Award for Sustainable Development

NAMIBIA: Kelp Blue to develop a giant kelp farm on the country’s coasts

NORTH AFRICA: an AFD and OSS initiative to reduce hydric stress

AFRICA: the CTCN calls for technological innovation for the climate

AFRICA: Treedom offers trees as a Christmas gift to farmers

RWANDA: Three irrigation dams serve 1,174 farmers in Rwamagana

BOTSWANA: BPC to buy 10 MWp of solar energy from Botswanans in 1 year

UGANDA: CCC electrifies the island of Bugala via an underwater cable in Lake Victoria

GABON: the SEEG allocates €10.7m to electricity and drinking water projects

KENYA: Azuri launches TV400, a solar-powered entertainment system

TUNISIA: The State will send back more than 120 tonnes of hazardous waste to Italy

AFRICA: Migration as a solution to the overpopulation of elephants in Botswana?

ESWATINI: a call for tenders for a solar power plant at Lubombo airport

AFRICA: Charm Impact obtains funds to finance access to green energy

LIBERIA: a 5 km pipeline supplies the White Plains drinking water plant

LIBERIA: Emergi wants to mobilize €10,000 to launch an electric vehicle project

UGANDA: $3.3M to protect biodiversity in the Albertine region of the country

AFRICA: the AfDB provides training on the development of projects eligible for GCF

AFRICA: RBH invests $20m in DPA to provide solar energy

GHANA: after the north, Savannah and Volta are equipping themselves with waste treatm

AFRICA: NGOs call for a total end to AfDB support for fossil fuels

SOUTH AFRICA: Enel Green Power inaugurates its 140 MW Nxuba wind farm

GHANA: effluent and waste treatment plants to serve the north

KENYA: East Africa Data Centre soon to be powered by solar energy

AFRICA: the AFSIA Solar Awards recognise several solar energy suppliers

MALI: Kalpa Taru will electrify 100 villages via a 225 kV high-voltage line

RWANDA: Gishwati-Mukura National Park classified as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO

AFRICA: millet and sorghum, the cereals most resistant to climate change

GABON: Asonha Energie signs for the Kinguélé Aval hydroelectric dam (35 MW)

BENIN: the Ayédjoko dam will come into service before the end of 2020

GHANA: Kpong hydroelectric power station (160.5 MW) is operational again

AFRICA: Deforestation threatens the growth of the forest carbon market

GHANA: Government launches construction of 3 sanitation facilities in Tema

RWANDA: €28m for the restoration of degraded forests in Amayaga

BURKINA FASO: AFD finances Papep-Bobo, a €20M drinking water program

GHANA: Oeke and Commerzbank AG to provide a $96 million loan for water in Sekondi-Takoradi

IVORY COAST: construction of water facilities begins in Mankono and Séguéla

CAMEROON: the Green Power start-up produces biogas from household waste

SAHEL: UN mobilises $1.7bn for needs such as drinking water

NIGERIA: the FEC approves a new law on plastic waste management

TUNISIA: EIB grants EUR 38m to Sonede for water projects in Greater Tunis

MOZAMBIQUE: Manica authorities crack down on polluters of the Rovué river

AFRICA: Azelio and Jet Energy to store 45 MWh of electricity until 2025

BURKINA FASO: water supply for 47,000 people under construction in Bazega

DRC: a tower to measure the impact of tropical forests on climate change

KENYA: 18 clean energy suppliers get $4.6 million under KOSAP

IVORY COAST: €84m for sanitation and drainage in Abidjan

AFRICA: Efficiency for Access allocates $3.7m to solar related technologies

BENIN: SMEs receive 550 tricycles for waste collection from the great Nokoué

AFRICA: Scatec Solar diversifies into green energy with the acquisition of SN Power

EGYPT: Assiut obtains $6 million for waste management under NSWMP

BURKINA FASO: EBID invests 7.8 M€ for the construction of 27 EPA systems

AFRICA: wireless technology could revolutionise access to electricity

KENYA: NMS launches initiative to rid Nairobi of waste

IVORY COAST: soon to be a rural water management agency

NAMIBIA: a 25 MWp solar project to be developed under PPPs in Windhoek

AFRICA: Rainmaker and Carlaw join forces to provide water from the air

AFRICA: REPP extends its call for renewable energy projects by one week

EGYPT: Nestlé wants to facilitate plastic recycling via an online platform

IVORY COAST: Laurent Tchagba inaugurates 3 water supply systems in the East

AFRICA: Networking to facilitate the financing of renewable energies

GHANA: Government inaugurates a drinking water supply system in the Upper West

AFRICA: UN fears worst as climate disasters increase

AFRICA: AfDB and EnergyNet Launch Renewable Energy Competition

GHANA: Elecnor delivers a 6.5 MWp photovoltaic solar power plant in Lawra

AFRICA: Call for participation of start-ups in “Smarter Mobility Africa Live”

GHANA: A waste treatment plant will be built in the Upper East

RWANDA: African Parks obtains delegated management of Nyungwe National Park

MOROCCO: KfW lends €30m to improve access to water in rural areas

LESOTHO: construction of the Mafeteng solar power plant will begin in 2021

AFRICA: 130 solar energy suppliers in the running for the AFSIA Solar Awards

TOGO: Kya-SolDesign software will enable the dimensioning of solar PV systems

SEYCHELLES: the Grand Anse Mahe dam project enters a new phase

BURKINA FASO: in Koudougou, 6,000 households will be connected to the Sonabel network

AFRICA: the Acen militates for a regionalisation of the circular economy

MOZAMBIQUE: the government transforms the Chimanimani reserve into a national park

EGYPT: Government allocates $13 million to water and sanitation projects

AFRICA: FMO invests $5 million in mini-grids supplier Husk Power Systems

GHANA: Stragag continues to expand drinking water installations in the Volta River

AFRICA: Ignite and Tele10 sign agreement for solar-powered television

EGYPT: Government launches green bonds to finance its green projects

LIBERIA: FACC commits $9.6M for a climate resilience project

TOGO: a call for applications from AT2ER for an off-grid management platform

ZAMBIA: a partnership with the United States for wildlife conservation

CONGO: Mac Services BDS to train 12,000 young people in solar energy jobs

AFRICA: Easy Solar obtains $5 million for the distribution of its clean energy solutions

SENEGAL: Senelec connects the KMS 3 drinking water plant to the electricity grid

LIBYA: Alhandasya to inject 62 kWp into the grid thanks to a solar power plant in Tajura

IVORY COAST: Government inaugurates new drinking water facilities in Zorofla

EGYPT: a call for tenders for the operation of the Gabel El-Zeit wind farm (220 MW)

IVORY COAST: An association is set up to recycle plastic waste

GHANA: Zoomlion will soon have a waste treatment plant in Wiawso

SOUTH AFRICA: Sawea and Sapvia train in the field of renewable energies

NIGERIA: Auxano Solar Receives $1.5 Million from All On to Provide Solar Energy

BENIN: The organization Bénin ville propre launches a sanitation program in Ouidah

AFRICA: Usaid finances 9 companies to electrify clinics via off-grid

BURKINA FASO: A solar panel production plant built in Ouagadougou

AFRICA: The Flipflopi boat raises awareness about plastic pollution in Lake Victoria

IVORY COAST: Cocody and Nestlé join forces to fight against plastic waste

GHANA: BPA to support the Bui Dam with a 250 MWp PV solar farm

BURKINA FASO: The State strengthens the water supply in the Mouhoun loop

AFRICA: Greenlight gets $90 million to distribute its solar home systems

MOZAMBIQUE: Fipag re-launches the Chilembene drinking water plant after its extension

RWANDA: World Bank allocates $150 million to renewable energy project

EGYPT: the Luxor wastewater treatment plant is back in operation

TOGO: A 10-hectare reforestation operation launched in the south of the country

CHAD: A partnership with Egypt for training in the water sector

MALAWI: In Dedza, Fisd powers 2 water pumps via a hybrid solar system

AFRICA: Climate solutions to prevent security crises

GHANA: Belfius and Credendo open a €30m water credit line to Bono

EGYPT: The Mahalla wastewater treatment plant is back in service after its rehabilitation

AFRICA: GCA’s regional office is open for adaptation to climate change

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town to host the International Waste Congress in 2024

BENIN: Fénix and Canal + team up to provide solar-powered television

BURKINA FASO: Engie to inject 30 MWp via two solar PV plants

BENIN: The State electrifies 500 households in the departments of Ouémé and Plateau

MOROCCO: EDF Renouvelables and Mitsui & Co get €140m for a wind farm in Taza

SENEGAL: Mamelles desalination project enters its final phase

IVORY COAST: The government electrifies 1800 people in Moronou

SENEGAL: 250 young people will be trained in the maintenance of water installations within 5 years

AFRICA: Metier finances Broadreach to provide clean energy to businesses

MADAGASCAR: Mada Green is building a hybrid solar power plant in Andranotakatra

AFRICA: FMO contributes €10 million to the eco.business fund for biodiversity

MOZAMBIQUE: The government inaugurates a drinking water station in Macossa

MALAWI-UGANDA: Yellow obtains $3.3M to distribute its solar kits

SENEGAL: Proplast launches “Récuplast” against plastic waste pollution

MALI: Fonroche Éclairage will provide 200 solar street lamps to the Mopti region

AFRICA: UNEP assesses air pollution and climate change

GHANA: Ukef lends $35.5 million to supply drinking water to 225,000 people

IVORY COAST: The government inaugurates 2 water towers in the Moronou region

IVORY COAST: GIZ and CGECI promotes energy efficiency in companies

TUNISIA: Insat wins “Enactus Tunisia 2020” with its project of waste filter

BURKINA FASO-TUNISIA: GreenYellow to complete two solar projects for 31.2 MWp

GHANA: Zoomlion to set up two waste treatment plants in the North

GABON: The Seeg allocates €15.8 million to water and electricity projects in Libreville

AFRICA: AMMP raises $1.15 million to distribute its off-grid monitoring solutions

ZIMBABWE: a law to regulate the installation of solar PV systems is under study

GHANA: The government is commissioning two water pumping stations in Amedzofe

AFRICA: Solarise raises funds to supply solar energy to businesses

AFRICA: Swedfund finances PV solar energy suppliers via SunFunder

BURKINA FASO: Sonabel launches a call for tenders for four 9 MWp solar power plants

MOZAMBIQUE: EleQtra starts construction of the 120 MW Namaacha wind farm

KENYA: Three start-ups will participate in the regional finals of Climate Launchpad

NIGERIA: Lumos and MTN launch Lumos Prime and Lumos Eco, two solar solutions

EGYPT: EBRD lends $54m for 200 MWp of solar energy to Kom Ombo

WEST AFRICA: MPs unite to address drinking water challenges

MALAWI: Khato Civils lowers the cost of the Lilongwe-Salima water project

SENEGAL: GIZ and GFA train 40 young people to troubleshoot solar PV installations

NIGER: Construction of the Gorou Banda PV solar plant will finally begin

COTE D’IVOIRE: KOICA finances 21,800 water connections to SODECI’s water network

BENIN: Waste management operations will soon be computerised in Nokoué

ECOWAS: To create a regional platform for the protection of biodiversity

AFRICA: Bboxx launches bPower20, a more accessible solar energy solution

KENYA: KenGen needs consultant for waste-to-energy conversion

GABON: SEEG restores eight boreholes at Angondjé in Libreville

TANZANIA: RSKeWATERservices to install 650 solar-powered water meters

CHAD: BDEAC finances drinking water in Ennedi East and West provinces

SUDAN: $26 million from GCF and UNDP for climate change resilience

NIGERIA: Government opens waste recycling center in Abuja

AFRICA: AfDB rewarded for its climate investments

DRC: Sun Plus launches 1,000 MWp solar PV mega-project under PPP

BURKINA FASO: MCC grants $450 million for electricity

AFRICA: Roots of Impact wants to strengthen the impact of water and sanitation companies

BENIN: Greenlight planet and Aress electrify 5,000 households with solar power

NIGERIA: 8 start-ups specialised in renewable energy, NCIC 2020 winners

LIBYA: USAID and four institutions join forces for water and electricity

MOZAMBIQUE: Some plastic bags to be banned from 2021

NIGERIA: Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu receives award for solar-powered refrigerator project

AFRICA: AFD and TDB open line of credit for green infrastructures

BENIN: Water monitoring brigade to be established soon

UGANDA: Katosi drinking water plant to be put into service in February 2021

AFRICA: Ignite Power to acquire 300,000 solar home systems

GHANA: $49 million line of credit for drinking water projects in Damongo

SEYCHELLES: TRASS to plant 100,000 trees in Praslin by December 2020

UGANDA: $13.6 million from WB for drinking water in Busia district

DRC: Elsewedy wins contract to build Kasumbalesa substation

BURKINA FASO: Three companies join forces with ANEREE to energise households

COTE D’IVOIRE: Government to strengthen drinking water supply in Lolobo

SOUTH AFRICA: Water infrastructure to be built in the Eastern Cape

SOUTH AFRICA: Randfontein wastewater treatment plant reactivated

AFRICA: AfDB scaling up climate financing

EAST AFRICA: AEPW and UN-Habitat join forces against plastic waste

SOUTH AFRICA: Rhino poaching falls by 50%, but remains alarming

AFRICA: FFEM launches a call for sustainable refrigeration and air conditioning projects

AFRICA: KawiSafi sponsors BioLite for solar kits and eco-friendly cookers

SOUTH AFRICA: Sasol invites tenders for 10 MWp solar power plants

AFRICA: AFSIA webinar on solar energy use in agriculture

August 6, 2020

EAST AFRICA: EACREEE joins forces with RES4Africa to promote micro-grids

AFRICA: More than 70 photographers raise funds for wildlife

AFRICA: 5 Africans among finalists for the “Young Champions of the Earth” prize

AFRICA: Bboxx and Canal+ sign agreement for solar-powered television

AFRICA: EEP Africa finances Redavia to provide solar energy to enterprises

AFRICA: $15 million financial support from Germany for biodiversity protection

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 (ACEA) 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