Carte Afrique

Africa

AFRICA: Food insecurity haunts the debates at the COP15 on desertification

TOGO: AFD and KfW lend €20 million to improve waste management in Lomé

MOROCCO: Webhelp to sponsor Medina Bike Marrakech’s bike expansion

ZIMBABWE: Zuva to install a network of charging points for electric cars

NIGERIA: Start-up Kaltani raises $4m to recycle plastic waste

NIGERIA: Jidadu Ventures to expand Gombe water supply system

IVORY COAST: COP15 president overwhelmed by suspicions of deforestation

RWANDA: Kigali sensitize on the sustainable management of electronic waste

UGANDA: Unprecedented pollution levels in Kampala worry authorities

AFRICA: InfraCo provides $15m to Bboxx to expand its solar systems

AFRICA: Ouattara mobilises his peers for the restoration of degraded lands

TUNISIA: Green4Youth’s 4th call for projects accelerates sustainable development

NIGERIA: Lagos gets pumping station to prevent flooding

MOROCCO: AFD finances €100 million for drinking water and sanitation in 5 provinces

EGYPT: CBE lends $162m to ABE for modern irrigation in 2 governorates

AFRICA: in 7 years, REPP has financed access to electricity for one million people

MOROCCO: Casablanca obtains land for municipal waste treatment

NIGERIA: Zugacoin and Green Enclave to develop a smart city in Rivers State

SOUTH AFRICA: Anglo American launches first hydrogen-powered mining truck

TUNISIA: In Makthar, Kumulus Water cools air to provide water to 570 schoolchildren

TUNISIA: 31 waste management SMEs authorised to restart their activities

AFRICA: Agriculture swallows up 49 million hectares of forest in 18 years

COP15: Economic interests behind massive deforestation in Ivory Coast

LIBERIA: Global steel giant ArcelorMittal fined for pollution

AFRICA: Overexploitation of sand degrades coasts and aquatic biodiversity

AFRICA: UN plan to accelerate access to clean energy by 2025

MOROCCO: a feasibility study to develop 5,400 hectares of land in Fez-Meknes

SOUTH AFRICA: HydroNET, a center to streamline water management

DRC/ZAMBIA: an agreement to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles

CAMEROON: A call for tenders from IFDD for an environmental Fab Lab in Yaoundé

SENEGAL: Sonaged will soon manage solid waste, replacing the UCG

AFRICA: UCLG and CitiLQ ranking honors 60 cities for sustainable growth

MOZAMBIQUE: the largest population of Taita falcons discovered in Niassa

NAMIBIA: Six new reservoirs supply water to Rössing uranium mine

AFRICA: FAO proposes three forestry solutions to overcome multiple crises

KENYA: Kakuzi Receives Globalg.A.P. Spring Certification for Water Management

MOROCCO: Lydec will complete its sanitation work in Hay Al Maqam by 2023

KENYA: a waste-to-energy plant will be built in Kericho

AFRICA: ACEWM Call for Applications for a PhD in Water Management

ALGERIA: AEC to build seawater desalination plants in five cities

MOROCCO: Ozone to manage waste in Guelmin until October 2022

EAST AFRICA: Canada provides $57 million for drought resilience

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

AFRICA: $60 million for SME impact investment vehicle

RWANDA: Boreal to install its desalination systems in 5 Pulse centers

GHANA: Coliba to manage Engen oil supplier’s plastic waste

AFRICA: CQC secures $10 million credit from FMO and BIX for clean cooking

AFRICA: $3.3M Facility for Fintech Climate Finance

AFRICA: A new UN report warns of 40% of degraded land

AFRICA: Climate change will cause 15,000 interspecies infections

BENIN: AGF and Ecobank finance the green economy through SMEs

GHANA: A plant converts waste into electricity and fertilizer in Gyankobaa

KENYA: Bolt to plant 11 million trees with Seedballs’ support

BURKINA FASO: Invitation to tender for the construction of three water wells in Kaya

MOROCCO: a 7.8 km water pipeline will serve the towns of Mediouna and Bouskoura

AFRICA: Sun King raises $260 million for its solar home systems, a record

SOUTH AFRICA: IFC lends $38 million to Business Partners for green buildings

EGYPT: Elsewedy and Wolong to set up an electric motor factory

AFRICA: IFU invests €4.5 million in Spark+ fund for green cooking

AFRICA: Ecological transition at the heart of the International CSR Forum in Tunisia

12 to 14 May in Hammamet, Tunisia

ALGERIA: the country ratifies the Minamata Convention on mercury

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

AFRICA: An international action plan for the circular economy of e-waste

AFRICA: Reintroducing large mammals to restore degraded lands

Nigeria: “Wura”, a mobile application that raises awareness about waste recycling

EGYPT: Company to monitor waste management system in Cairo

KENYA: ChildFund and Davis & Shirtliff join forces for water in drylands

MALAWI: Mzuzu City launches fundraising for waste management

RWANDA: Partnership with Singapore for Sustainable Water Management

ZIMBABWE: SIRP Irrigation Program Receives $51 Million in Additional Funding

AFRICA: Overexploited, seven star wild plants near extinction

SENEGAL: State allocates €45 million for waste management in Thies

AFRICA: Yves Saint Laurent to restore 1000 ha of land in Morocco and Madagascar

BENIN: Government launches storm drainage works in Cotonou

AFRICA: NDF allocates €2 million to the African Circular Economy Facility

CAMEROON: a call for tenders for a plastic recycling plant in Kousseri

TANZANIA: L&T Construction awarded contract for urban drinking water

EGYPT: Dawarha’s RVM collects 15,000 plastic bottles per month in Cairo

MALAWI: EthCo to convert ethanol waste into fertilizer and electricity

NORTH AFRICA: Shift raises funds for its electric vehicle batteries

EAST AFRICA: Drought threatens 20 million people with starvation

AFRICA: The 4th GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize accelerates on sustainable food

GABON: Challenge Startupper, recycling and energy projects win

IVORY COAST: In Sangabili, a weather station to prevent climatic hazards

EGYPT: GEF Funds $8 Million for E-waste and Medical Waste Recycling

AFRICA: Two sites benefit from UNESCO coral reef plan

MALAWI: OFID Lends $15 Million for Water and Sanitation in Dowa

TUNISIA: Project to extend sewerage networks in 10 governorates

DRC: Afrique RSE to integrate sustainability rules into OHADA texts

AFRICA: OFID and SEforALL partner to promote access to clean cooking

AFRICA: AfDB Launches Climate Circular Economy Fund

NIGERIA: Coca-Cola and NCIC to recycle 9,000 tons of plastic per year

DRC: OK Plast starts up its first plastic recycling plant in Kinshasa

MOROCCO: Air pollution costs €1 billion and 5,000 deaths each year

AFRICA: Climate change threatens security in West and Sahel

MOROCCO: IFC supports recycling of textile industry waste in Tangier

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

NIGERIA: IFC lends $50 million for 2 sustainable transport lines in Lagos

BURKINA FASO: a tender for 13 drinking water supply systems

AFRICA: Lixil gets $10 million from USAID for its sanitation solutions

NIGERIA: Freetown Waste recycles used tires for flooring, and it works

GHANA: 50 girls at Vodafone’s recycling and innovation school

MOZAMBIQUE: RVO supports sustainable water management in Inhambane with €2 million

TUNISIA: AFD launches a call for solid waste recycling projects

AFRICA: 16 suspected wildlife traffickers apprehended in March 2022

AFRICA: RVO and Charm Impact partner for clean cooking investments

NIGERIA: In 3 years, Coca-Cola has invested $3m in plastic waste recycling

IVORY COAST: New facilities to supply water to Abengourou by 2024

KENYA: New plant to treat wastewater in Kakamega County

BENIN: Eranove, Uduma and Vergnet sign contracts for 421 water supply systems

IVORY COAST: Nestlé finances a classroom made of recycled materials in Treichville

GUINEA: a call for tenders for water management equipment in Conakry

GABON: Faced with the crisis, BGFIBank lends €152M to SEEG for water and electricity

IVORY COAST: Two new UCDs supply water to Agnibilékro and Bettié

GHANA: with the support of Zoomlion, Kwahu focuses on plastics circularity

MOROCCO: ONEE pumps water from the Al Massira dam to supply Marrakech

AFRICA: Sustainability to be discussed at CSR forum in Dubai in October

04-05 October 2022, Dubai

TOGO: Utrader will train 500 young people in the recovery of plastic waste in Lomé

AFRICA: A new centre to help countries reduce methane emissions

AFRICITIES: Intermediate cities to be the focus of the Summit in Kenya in May 2022

17-21 May, KISUMU

RWANDA: $350 million in funding for farmers’ climate resilience

EGYPT: Partnership with Australia for banana waste recycling

KENYA: Towards greener fashion to reduce the environmental impact of textiles

TOGO: In Lomé, the level of air pollution has reached its peak

AFRICA: “The climate crisis is a health crisis”, says WHO

MADAGASCAR: Sogea-Satom launches a reforestation operation in Antolojanahary

EGYPT: Ramadan inspires eco-friendly solutions to traditional lanterns

TUNISIA: the construction site of the Sfax desalination plant finally starts

SOUTH AFRICA: Extrupet to build 4th plastic recycling plant in Cape Town

AFRICA: WaterEquity raises $153 million for water and sanitation

AFRICA: Energy Dome joins forces with Ansaldo for CO2 electricity storage

SENEGAL: In Khor Bango, a solar pumping system serves 400 market gardeners

AFRICA: The IPCC recommends 4 to 8 times more climate finance than the current rate

SOUTH AFRICA: Amatola completes extension of Nooitgedacht drinking water plant

AFRICA: Mayors launch “Healthy Cities” for urban health and well-being

KENYA: How black carbon from transport accelerates pollution in Nairobi

GHANA: €44 million AFD and EU grant for 35 irrigation schemes

MADAGASCAR: controversial cable car project gets environmental permit

MOROCCO: Faced with hydric stress, Casablanca relies on drinking water rationing

KENYA: “Hatua” app reports illegal waste disposal in Nairobi

WEST AFRICA: FGEF allocates €2.6m for the protection of coastal ecosystems

ALGERIA: The start of tests on the Bateau Cassé water desalination plant

AFRICA: VFuels and Emco form alliance for water treatment solutions

GHANA: TIEC completes rehabilitation of Tono Irrigation Dam

AFRICA: Leaders call for $100-700bn a year for biodiversity

SOUTH AFRICA: Standard Bank to raise $17bn for green finance by 2026

EGYPT: EBRD lends €250m for the Alexandria-Abu Qir metro line

AFRICA: $200m for farmers’ adaptation to climate change

IVORY COAST: in Séguéla, a DCU provides drinking water to 200,000 people

BURKINA FASO: Vergnet wins a contract for 3 drinking water supply systems in Mouhoun

UGANDA: New facilities provide water to 71 villages in Dokolo

LIBERIA: Monrovia to receive $50m from US for water and sanitation

TUNISIA: Bako will manufacture electric tricycles and bicycle before the end of 2022

GHANA: Transport Sector Could Lose $4 Billion to Climate Hazards

MOROCCO: Best Health acquires Saïss, a company specialising in medical waste

AFRICA: Water and sanitation security today, a necessity!

Ana Giros: “SUEZ has innovations to share for water management in Africa”

Deputy CEO SUEZ- International

AFRICA: OMVS receives Hassan II prize for its management of the Senegal River water

AFRICA: drinking water at the heart of rural development

AFRICA: $20bn needed to address water shortages by 2030

MOZAMBIQUE: USAID invests $18 million in a water and sanitation programme

AFRICA: the water war may not happen

AFRICA: In 2022, 418 million people will still be living without drinking water

SUEZ, a pioneer in water management, is strengthening its activities in Africa

SENEGAL: EU and EIB pledge €70m to improve access to drinking water

AFRICA: Countries have enough groundwater to cope with drought

CONGO: Djiri and Djoué water plants to be reactivated in April and July 2022

AFRICA: 9th World Water Forum ends in Dakar with a focus on solutions

EGYPT: India’s Omega Seiki to distribute its electric tuk-tuks via Rabbit Express

KENYA: The purpose of the new Kajiado Green Certificate on Water Conversation

DRC: Rawbank to finance 200 electric bicycles from Mopepe in Goma and Kinshasa

SOUTH AFRICA: The World Bank issues its first Rhino Bond for black rhinos

SOUTH AFRICA: Municipalities have a manual on green finance

AFRICA: The Netherlands and the EIB provide €25m for water supply

AFRICA: Funding for water and sanitation remains insufficient

AFRICA: Applications open for the 3rd AFSIA Solar Awards

KENYA: $872m per year needed for universal water access by 2030

TOGO: The State exempts electric vehicles from import duties

SENEGAL: Meridiam to manage Dakar’s electric rapid bus network from 2023

AFRICA: AGF provides guarantee to Empower to supply solar to businesses

GHANA: €2.5 million EU grant for solid waste management in Kumasi

CAMEROON: a call for applications for climate change adaptation

CENTRAL AFRICA: EU rewards ECCAS for its green diplomacy

TANZANIA: Samia Suluhu inaugurates a drinking water plant in the Coast Region

MOROCCO: World Bank pledges $180 million for irrigation in the face of drought

AFRICA: eWaka launches into electric vehicle market with its range

NAMIBIA: Keetmanshoop to reuse treated wastewater for irrigation

CAMEROON: In Campo, Camvert promises conservation of marine turtles

AFRICA: GIZ call for digital innovations to address climate change

MOROCCO: A new company will manage household waste in the municipality of Taza

TANZANIA: ADF Provides $125 Million Loan for Water and Sanitation in Dodoma

TUNISIA: In Sfax, a plant will convert household waste into methane

AFRICA: “FACE” program will reconcile climate and gender in 14 countries

AFRICA: Francis Kéré wins Pritzker Prize for his sustainable architecture

SOUTH AFRICA: GreenCape call for applications to boost green start-ups

MOROCCO: Spain’s Hidroconta to reduce irrigation water consumption in Aoulouz

EAST AFRICA: the heavy toll of the 2021/22 cyclone season in the Indian Ocean

ALGERIA: €1.75 million for the extension of the Oued Falli landfill

Energy transition through the African lens

SOMALIA: 17,000 people forced to move by drought

AFRICA: Start-up SupPlant raises $27 million for smart irrigation

SENEGAL: A mechanism to reduce GHG emissions by 30% by 2030

MOROCCO: Abengoa and Atner to upgrade the Tan-Tan water desalination plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Gautrain rail network to be powered by green energy

MOROCCO: Rabat tests the electric bus “eCitaro” for sustainable urban transport

UGANDA: How rising waters of Lake Albert are shaking ecosystems

MOROCCO: In Casablanca, 5 plants will recycle wastewater for irrigation

ANGOLA: Huawei to develop green energy solutions for Unitel’s network

AFRICA: AGGF secures $31 million for green energy and sustainable development

IVORY COAST: Patrick Achi inaugurates drainage works in Abidjan

DRC: Eco Ride to train 1,000 youth in electric mobility in 2 years

SENEGAL: Aquatech challenged in Ndoulo for mismanagement of water facilities

DRC: Plastic recycler Ok Plast receives government support

ALGERIA: Kabylia to reclaim its forest cover set ablaze by fire

MAURITANIA: SFD lends $100 million for drinking water in Kiffa

GHANA: New water retention system helps cope with drought

EGYPT: A new plant in Al Sawaleh treats domestic wastewater

AFRICA: Morocco to chair 6th UN Environment Assembly

KENYA: BasiGo’s Electric Buses Start Running in Nairobi

DRC: houses, paintings, baskets…, Plastycor gives life to Bukavu’s waste

TOGO: a coastal protection mechanism to counteract coastal erosion

KENYA: In Kericho, a water project provides water to 1,000 households

RWANDA: “Guard Africa” initiative to fund climate projects

IVORY COAST: 24 boreholes will strengthen the supply of drinking water in Sipilou

COMOROS: In Moroni, UNDP and GCF launch a reforestation operation with the State

NIGER/BURKINA FASO: FAO and FGEF finance reforestation in rural areas

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town gets a second mobile waste recycling unit

UGANDA: €26 million in additional funding for water and sanitation in Gulu

GHANA: Rann Luuk launches the rehabilitation works of the Vea irrigation dam

AFRICA: AWF Calls for Wildlife Photography Entries

NAMIBIA: 22 elephants leave Windhoek for Abu Dhabi after auction

SENEGAL: Water from Lake Guiers will be pumped to supply the city of Touba

Amandine Hersant: “We will plant 2,500,000 mangrove trees in Cameroon”

CEO Planète Urgence

AFRICA: States adopt $30 billion water investment program

ACEA: Morocco relies on the circular economy to manage its waste

AFRICA: WWF and IUCN suggest a $60 billion fund for biodiversity

SOUTH AFRICA: when technology invites itself into Cape Town’s road traffic

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

AFRICA: Siemens and Desert Technologies launch Capton to invest in solar energy

IVORY COAST: State launches drainage and sanitation project in Bonoua

KENYA: VR Holding to convert solid waste into electricity in Kakamega

IVORY COAST: Dassault prepares the transformation of Plateau into a smart city

TANZANIA: NORAD grants $3 million for forest conservation

MALI: In Kidal, UNMISMA supports the implementation of water projects

KENYA: Karimenu II dam to be delivered in May 2022

DJIBOUTI: A new drinking water supply system supplies 45,000 people in Obock

AFRICA: AFD launches a call for projects to develop plant proteins

AFRICA: AfDB provides $164 million for decentralized renewable energy in 6 countries

AFRICA: Cities Forum in Nairobi pushes for green economy

MOROCCO: Tesla starts up two charging stations for electric vehicles

AFRICA: States to vote on a global treaty on plastics

ZIMBABWE: Flowtite to install pipes to supply water to Bulawayo

EGYPT: Metito, Scatec and Orascom to invest in solar desalination

AFRICA: Francophonie trains 13,000 youths on challenges of sustainable development

RWANDA: In Kigali, 70% of organic waste will be converted into fertilizer

AFRICA: UNECE advocates blockchain for sustainable apparel

Due diligence: the impact of the draft EU directive in Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: German carmaker Audi launches its “e-tron” range of electric vehicles

AFRICA: Vodafone accelerates the challenge of sustainable e-waste management

MOROCCO: the Lantania-Atner consortium signs for a wastewater treatment plant in Salé

UGANDA: WWF launches “Earth Hour” initiative to combat plastic pollution

SENEGAL: The Abdoulaye Wade Stadium will be connected to a solar power plant

RWANDA: Kigali hosts the Global Circular Economy Forum in 2022

KENYA: DANIDA allocates $10.5 million for water and sanitation in six counties

BENIN: A factory will produce oil and bio-coal from cashew waste

ZIMBABWE: 450 Irrigation Systems to be Rehabilitated for Agriculture

TANZANIA: People of Arusha learn to fight desertification

CENTRAL AFRICA: COMIFAC to advocate for its forests at COP 15

AFRICA: New alliance to mobilize $500 million for green infrastructure

UGANDA: The stakes of joining the Helsinki Water Convention

IVORY COAST: the State is reinforcing water supply in the cities hosting the 2023CAN

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

AFRICA: DFC provides $45 million loan to Averda for plastic recycling

TOGO: PAGEPC to strengthen water supply in Avé 2 and Zio 2

NAMIBIA: NamWater to build drinking water plant in Oshakati

AFRICA: backed by Axa and Engie, SWC develops nature-based solutions

GABON: The army is called in to assist with waste collection in Libreville

TUNISIA: TotalEnergies to equip Tunis with a charging network for electric vehicles

MOROCCO: ONEE accelerates drinking water and sanitation projects with €495 million

AFRICA: Climate commitments from the 6th African Union-European Union Summit

CAMEROON: NaMé gets a loan from Société Générale for plastic recycling

ZIMBABWE: Geogenix to build power plant at Pomona landfill

UGANDA: AfDB-funded WSSP II Provides Clean Water to 800,000 People

AFRICA: WasteAid support against plastic pollution in Johannesburg and Douala

EGYPT: Fluence to install two desalination units for industrial client

SOUTH AFRICA: a factory will recycle electronic waste in Gauteng

MOROCCO: mobilizing an additional €940 million for water in the agricultural sector

AFRICA: Climate and biodiversity issues at the 6th EU-AU Summit

MOROCCO: In Rabat, the Botanical Garden is getting a composting system

MOZAMBIQUE: India grants $10 million for water in Cabo Delgado

GABON: German Bomag wants to optimize waste management in Greater Libreville

AFRICA: Coca-Cola HBC calls for applications on sustainable waste management

EGYPT: Etisalat and Honeywell to provide smart solutions for buildings

TUNISIA: ONAS launches a tender for a treatment plant in Khelidia

SOUTH AFRICA: Kibo to generate electricity from plastics in Gauteng

AFRICA: The Clean Oceans initiative will fund twice as many projects as expected?

IVORY COAST: Funded by WAEMU, a water supply system comes into service in Kokaha

AFRICA: AfDB Launches 2nd Sustainable and Circular Fashion Competition

ALGERIA: Tosyali chooses Lafarge to recover its industrial waste

CAMEROON: Garoua will soon have a system for recycling waste into fertilizer

AFRICA: Françoise Van de Ven takes the reins of the Atibt, for sustainable wood

CAMEROON: CAMWATER to provide 20 towns with drinking water stations by 2022

MAURITANIA: Washington funds sustainable groundwater management in the north

NIGERIA: $2.8 million from UNIDO and Japan for plastic waste management

AFRICA: $56 million from NORAD to guarantee renewable energy projects

MOROCCO: EU to invest €1.6bn in energy transition by 2027

TANZANIA: Japan grants a loan of $93 million for drinking water in Zanzibar

MOROCCO: Rabat wants to mobilize €220 million for wastewater reuse by 2027

EGYPT: Japan’s Dai Nippon to build irrigation dam in Dairut

KENYA: BasiGo raises $4 million to assemble electric buses in Nairobi

MALI: A sports course built in Bamako from recycled plastic waste

MOROCCO: Ozone group acquires equipment for the collection of household waste in Fez

KENYA: Lack of funding prevents exploitation of Lotikipi aquifer

ZIMBABWE: Water from Lake Mutirikwi to be pumped to irrigate farms in Masvingo

AFRICA: GEAPP and Shortlist to Create 750 Female Renewable Energy Jobs

IVORY COAST: MoonLoop Innovation awards 3 start-ups for their sustainable solutions

IVORY COAST: Agri Banana’s ecological bags patented in the 17 OAPI countries

DRC/CAMEROON: PRICNAC program subsidizes 5 eco-responsible innovations

ALGERIA: A station will treat leachate at Sidi Ben Adda by the end of February

MADAGASCAR: Cyclone Batsirai and its heavy human and environmental toll

NAMIBIA: Eos Capital invests in irrigation systems provider Cherry

SOUTH AFRICA: In Kouga, authorities accelerate the ambition of a smart city

NAMIBIA: EU grants $2.4 million for solid waste recycling in Windhoek

RWANDA: RIF invests in MAX.ng’s electric vehicles

ALGERIA: 124 private companies running for the management of household waste in Oran

UGANDA: UNDP and COMESA boost climate-smart agriculture

MOROCCO: a partnership between Glencore and Managem for the recycling of cobalt

CONGO: In Nkayi, a factory will recycle plastic waste into paving stones

SENEGAL: USAID grants two companies for drinking water and sanitation

TOGO: Government plans €35m for drinking water in 2022

EGYPT: Volvo to distribute its electric cars in Cairo through Ezz Elarab

KENYA: NEMA closes 15 slaughterhouses in Nairobi in response to water

ANA: the human and environmental disaster of the storm in East Africa

AFRICA: Bolloré launches “REcycle” solution for plastic waste management

KENYA: Government’s plan for universal access to safe water by 2030

ALGERIA: In Bejaia, the authorities re-launch a desalination project started in 2018

MOROCCO: After 3 years of work, the Chtouka desalination plant is now operational

WEST AFRICA: PAFAO launches a call for family farming projects

RWANDA: Nyandungu Ecotourism Park opens in Kigali

AFRICA: Oikocredit lends €5 million to Ecoligo to provide solar energy to SMEs

EGYPT: a partnership with Switzerland for plastic waste management

ERITREA: More than three million trees planted by 2021

SOUTH AFRICA: Johannesburg to host Smart Cities Summit in June 2022

June 7-9, 2022, Johannesburg

AFRICA: Interpol seizes over four tons of ivory in transit to Asia

EGYPT: Sharm el-Sheikh dreams of a green city a few months before COP 27

NAMIBIA: PPP for rain-fed irrigation project in ǁKaras

MOROCCO: Work underway to modernize Khenifra’s drinking water network

IVORY COAST: Abidjan hosts the 15th COP on desertification from 9 to 20 May 2022

9-20 May 2022, Abidjan

IVORY COAST: EKDS strengthens drinking water supply in Bingerville

KENYA: New drinking water facilities serve Homa Bay

RWANDA: Chinese company Tailing to assemble electric vehicles in Gahanga

KENYA: NopeaRide to charge its electric cabs via solar at SU in Nairobi

MOROCCO: Redi project to rehabilitate irrigation systems in 3 regions

CAMEROON: Two companies in for the reconfiguration of the Yaoundé water system

ZIMBABWE: A special fund will mobilize $45 million for renewable energy in 2022

KENYA: Opibus launches its first locally made electric bus

SOUTH AFRICA: GBCSA and CT join forces for energy efficiency in buildings

MENA: 4 key points of the World Bank’s new climate strategy

IVORY COAST: New agency to manage rural water facilities

MOROCCO: ONEE launches work on a desalination project in Greater Casablanca

KENYA: Government supports sustainable agriculture and water access in Nyandarua

IVORY COAST: Drainage works to reduce flooding in Abidjan

SOMALIA: $10 million from London to ensure food security and water access

NIGER: a €3.6 million agreement with Switzerland for water and sanitation

RWANDA: 3 former heads of state sponsor the African Protected Areas Congress

NIGERIA: A campaign against bushmeat consumption is in full swing

EGYPT: A new drinking water plant serves the city of Dairut

ALGERIA: Inter Entreprise to rehabilitate the Khenchela wastewater treatment plant

AFRICA: FinDev Canada invests $13 million in EEGF for clean energy access

SOUTH AFRICA: Eleksa to conquer the electric vehicle market

BENIN: Two marine protected areas created in Donatin and Bouche du Roy

SENEGAL: Increased security for Niokolo-Koba and Djoudj national parks

AFRICA: ERAIFT opens Masters in sustainable management of protected areas

TANZANIA: 235 water points will supply the inhabitants of Tanga by June 2022

GHANA: Budapest lends €70m for the construction of 13 wastewater treatment plants

AFRICA: Abu Dhabi launches renewable energy financing program

AFRICA: Clean Energy Could Create 26 Million Jobs by 2050

SOUTH AFRICA: Controversy over hunting trophy ban in London

AFRICA: 3 cities honoured for their green innovations against Covid-19

MOROCCO: €285 million to finance water supply in response to drought

AFRICA: Bboxx gets $5.5 million from AGG for solar kits and green cooking

EGYPT: Four units produce biogas from organic waste in Fayoum

BENIN: waste collection service to be paid for from 1 April 2022

IVORY COAST:ATPF connects 155 neighbourhood in Abidjan to the drinking water network

IVORY COAST: More than 100,000 households connected to the SODECI water network

ZIMBABWE: Waste-to-energy plant to be built in KweKwe

ALGERIA: Ona to deliver Timimoun wastewater treatment plant by end of January 2022

KENYA: Construction of Mwache Irrigation Dam to begin in February 2022

AFRICA: Power & Electricity World forum will be held in August 2022 in Johannesburg

August 23-24, 2022, in Johanesburg

AFRICA: Coca-Cola focuses on sustainability through its new “Jamii” platform

AFRICA: $200 million fund to provide bridge loans to green energy providers

SOUTH AFRICA: Biodiversity at risk after mining dam collapse

NIGERIA: NSIA grants $24 million to Solar Power Naija electrification program

IVORY COAST: 2 bills for the protection of transboundary water

TANZANIA: Boreal inaugurates a solar-powered desalination system in Kibaha

GHANA: GWCL rationing water distribution in Sekondi as dry season begins

SOMALIA: when drought threatens the food security of one in four people

KENYA: Dow invests in Mr. Green Africa to recycle plastic waste

ALGERIA: 17 tanks to improve water supply in Aïn Témouchent

TUNISIA: Rome agrees to take back tons of waste stored at the port of Sousse

DRC: In Kinshasa, Albaryk will take over waste management in 2022

NIGERIA: Kiosks for drinking water supply in Ogun State

BURKINA FASO: CEMEAU trains 200 youths in the maintenance of water installations

BENIN: SONEB splits into two companies for better drinking water services

MADAGASCAR: CBE to connect an 8 MWp solar power plant to the Tôlagnaro mine

MOROCCO: €79 million in funding for water exploitation in the Oum Er-Rbia basin

NAMIBIA: Impending drought worries farmers in the north

KENYA: WWF and DFCD call for applications for climate projects

SENEGAL: alert on the environmental impact of the future port of Ndayane

AFRICA: New Fund for Climate-Efficient Companies

AFRICA: KTN Global and UK Aid call for innovations in waste management

AFRICA: AFD joins forces with OSS to preserve ecosystems in the Sahel

MALI: BOAD lends €23 million for the Kourouba mini-hydro plant (3.9 MW)

AFRICA: Possible negative impacts of the Great Green Wall

AFRICA: Shell Foundation invests in Nithio FI to finance renewable energy

NIGERIA: South Korea grants $12 million for rural solar mini-grids

CENTRAL AFRICA: COMIFAC commits to stop deforestation by 2030

AFRICA: AFF prepares academic manual on forest protection

SENEGAL: DP World and Barefoot College train women in solar energy in Toubab Dialaw

GHANA: GCF and Hatof train civil society on climate issues

AFRICA: Drought-stricken four countries get $30 million from Copenhagen for water

TOGO: BOAD subsidizes the NGOs STADD and ENPRO for waste management in Lomé

EGYPT: Climate change threatens coral reef tourism

UGANDA: New irrigation system to supply farmers in Bukedea

MOROCCO: OCP to treat and reuse wastewater at Kasbat Tadla

RWANDA: BRD prepares third tender for off-grid photovoltaic

AFRICA: 3 managers for Germany’s new clean energy foundation

EGYPT: Al-Nowais to invest $1bn in solar and wind farms

AFRICA: China commits to wildlife protection

GHANA: Ram Charan to supply units to Masri to convert waste into energy

AFRICA: WE4F and S/CA RIH launch a call for projects for resilient agriculture

RWANDA : Sweden raises $8 million for biodiversity and climate change in the East

MALAWI: Solarcentury Africa and Resa to develop Nkhoma Deka Solar Park (50 MWp)

IVORY COAST: Pétro chooses the start-up Coliba to manage its plastic waste

CAMEROON: Nachtigal hydroelectric dam to come on stream mid-2024

BENIN/TOGO: Boskalis wins a €63 million contract to protect coastal areas

MOROCCO: AfDB lends €70 million to strengthen drinking water supply in four cities

AFRICA: the energy transition at the Africa Energy Indaba in Cape Town in 2022

March 1 to 2, 2022, in Cape Town

WEST AFRICA: Engie to equip Orange’s datacentre with a solar PV plant

NIGERIA: Shell awards $70,000 to 7 innovative clean energy start-ups

CONGO BASIN: more than $3 billion announced at COP 26 to protect the forest

TOGO: GIZ finances electrification in rural areas via solar mini-grids

TUNISIA: Faced with the floods of Medjerda, the state triggers a 9-year-old project

AFRICA: Uber and Opibus to roll out 3,000 electric motorcycles by 2022

CAMEROON: AfDB finances sanitation and stormwater drainage in Yaoundé

AFRICA: TCM expansion seen as a threat to biodiversity

MOROCCO: In Safi, a new wastewater treatment plant will supply water to industries

EGYPT: Dow and WasteAid commit to recycling plastic waste

CAMEROON: Solar power to broadcast CAN 2022 matches in the north

AFRICA: 2 Former Heads of State Join AWF for Nature Conservation

CAMEROON: €5 million in compensation delays the commissioning of the Memve’ele dam

BOTSWANA: WEC Projects to Expand Karowe Mine Wastewater Treatment Plant

NAMIBIA: First impacts of oil exploration in the Okavango Basin

GAMBIA: EU funds solid waste pollution control in Kanifing

AFRICA: IOF funds 6 sustainable development projects in Cameroon and DRC

TUNISIA: The government approves the construction of 5 solar power plants (500 MWp)

RWANDA: A factory will convert plastic waste into paving stones in Nyarugenge

NIGER: Pisa II program for irrigation in three regions

SENEGAL: UCG and UCAD sign an agreement for the recovery of plastic waste

ALGERIA: ONA builds a new wastewater treatment plant in Bouinane

ZIMABWE: Zinwa to drill 35,000 boreholes for irrigation and drinking water in 4 years

AFRICA: Scatec signs for scalable solar power plants in Cameroon and Chad

APAC: Kigali hosts 1st African Congress on Protected Areas in March 2022

March 7-12, 2022, KIGALI

IVORY COAST: with €26 million, Vergnet will equip 1,000 water points with solar pumps

CAMEROON: Camwater restarts water facilities in Bertoua and Edea

KENYA: LVSWWDA Launches Rehabilitation of Kajulu Water Plant

AFRICA: KfW releases €49 million for electrification via green mini-grids

AFRICA: Towards a pan-African fund for protected areas

AFRICA: Emerging Valley accelerates on biodiversity on 14 December in Marseille

14-12-2021, Marseille

SENEGAL: In 2022, the government will devote €195 million to water and sanitation

BENIN: Invitation to tender the modernisation of two waste disposal centres in Nokoué

TUNISIA: Awareness, another card to play to clean up the lake of Bizerte

CAMEROON: Poachers kill 8 elephants in the Lobéké National Park

NIGERIA: Abuja to manage Great Green Wall funds until 2023

GULF OF GUINEA: a region facing the worst oil spill in history

MOROCCO: Clayeco wants to recycle 100 tons of coffee grounds into bricks per year

TUNISIA: EBRD lends €49 million to modernize irrigation systems in the south

CONGO BASIN: Jeff Bezos awards $40 million for nature conservation

GAMBIA: MCC grants $25 million for renewable energy electrification

AFRICA: Green Engineering wins the 4th edition of the EDF Pulse Africa prize

KENYA: WWF and WaterNet start watershed protection project

AFRICA: IRENA and ARE join forces to reduce the risks of investing in green off-grid

EGYPT: Plastic Bank wants to collect 5,000 tons of plastic per year by 2023

CAMEROON: World Bank lends $200 million for irrigation in the Logone Basin

AFRICA: Water to be the focus of AfDB strategy for next 4 years

TUNISIA: In Djerba, a new project aims to fight against plastic pollution

SOUTH AFRICA: The V&A Waterfront to get a desalination plant

AFRICA: “Omicron” causes a new postponement of the COP 15 on biodiversity

MOROCCO: 11 illegal dumps to be rehabilitated by 2022

AFRICA: AFD launches a call for ecological restoration projects

NIGERIA: Peachwater wins ARIE grant for its green stove Powerstove

IVORY COAST: AfDB allocates $25 billion for green growth by 2025

SENEGAL: CBAO pledges $15 million to Sen’Eau to improve drinking water services

GHANA: $45.5 million from USAID for water and sanitation in the north

NIGERIA: Fordmarx and Lorentz train 200 young people in SWM in Enugu

DRC: Local battery production would reduce EV emissions by 30

ALGERIA: Dar El-Handasa signs for studies at the El-Mactaâ desalination plant

KENYA: KCJF invests in WEEE for waste collection and recycling

TUNISIA: The EU and SiccaVeneria launch the rehabilitation of Belvedere Park

GABON: A DNA-based technique makes it possible to count 95,000 forest elephants

CONGO BASIN: the objectives of the new regional forest certification scheme

EGYPT: AFESD to expand its green project financing portfolio by $30 million

GHANA: The “1 million garbage cans” initiative for efficient waste collection

EAST AFRICA: Import of e-waste banned from July 1st, 2022

BENIN: SGDS-GN digitizes 550 tricycles for waste collection

TUNISIA: Green4Youth launches its 3rd call for projects for the green economy

AFRICA: Virtual summit on green off-grid finance to be held Dec. 8

8-9 December 2021, online

ALGERIA: Government pledges €209m for waste management in Algiers

IVORY COAST: In 2022, the government will spend €166 million on drinking water

KENYA: Nairobi to raise $55bn to reduce GHG emissions by 32% by 2031

NIGERIA: APM kept 400,000 plastic bottles out of landfills in Lagos

EGYPT: CBE and EBA to mobilize $3 billion to upgrade irrigation systems

GHANA: Rehoboth Properties’ Eco-friendly Homes Certified EDGE in Accra

MOROCCO: the government opens a new landfill in Casablanca-Settat

MADAGASCAR: CBE to supply 2.5 MWp of solar power to NextSource’s Molo mine

DRC: Biocrude to build a organic waste recycling plant in Kinshasa

How geothermal energy is diversifying the energy mix in East Africa

WEST AFRICA: reducing the incidental catch of birds and sea turtles

NIGERIA: A global procurement program for green energy companies

GHANA: World Bank Lends $74 Million for Sanitation and Water in Kumasi

SENEGAL: Proplast will recycle 200 tons of plastic per year, in agreement with UCG

EGYPT: three governorates get flood control stations

AFRICA: EU allows sale of biodiversity-killing pesticides

EGYPT: Reusing treated wastewater for agriculture in the Nile Delta

In Soma, Gambia takes its place in West African geopolitics

AFRICA: Chariot partners with Total to provide green energy to the mining sector

MAURITANIA: Government to raise $317 million for drinking water in Nouakchott

GHANA: Bui Power to install 8 solar power plants (259 MWp) in the north by 2022

NORTH AFRICA: “TouMaLi” project to clean up coastal areas

IVORY COAST: CEA Valopro to train in waste recovery in Yamoussokro

MALAWI: Peace Parks Rehabilitates Nyika Park and Vwaza Game Reserve with KfW

How solar energy is accelerating Africa’s electrification

ALGERIA: in Tizi Ouzou, villages opt for solid waste incineration

BENIN: JICA grants €24 million for drinking water in Couffo and Plateau

CAMEROON: towards accession to the Helsinki Convention on transboundary water

ALGERIA: Europlasma and NCC want to install a waste vitrification unit

AFRICA: Hydropower to be the focus of a conference and exhibition in Kampala in March

15-17 March, Kampala

ALGERIA: Sonatrach to build a solar park (10 MWp) for its oil sites

TUNISIA: the waste of anger in Agared

LESOTHO: ADFD approves $20 million loan for drinking water in Butha-Buthe

COP26: Husk to deploy 5,000 clean mini-grids in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030

Green Hydrogen: Research and Development Advances in Africa 

ZIMBABWE: Old Mutual inaugurates 641 kW solar power plant at its Harare headquarters

AFRICA: $136 million for SEFA, a vehicle for electrification via clean energy

MOROCCO: Compost Systems to turn agricultural waste into fertilizer

KENYA: LVNWWDA to build drinking water plant in Bungoma

Africa bets on renewable energy for its electrification

AFRICA: CFM closes $675M for water, sanitation, and energy climate change projects

MOROCCO: The “Morocco Water Race” program will reward water-related innovations

SOUTH AFRICA: GBCSA certified a record 140 ‘green’ buildings in 2021

WEST AFRICA: USTDA Grants Study for Power Interconnection

BOTSWANA: China Construction starts work on a drinking water project in Lobatse

AFRICA: Deutsche Bank and the GCF to finance green energy with $500M

SOUTH SUDAN: ApTech installs 106 automatic drinking water dispensers

TOGO: KYA-Energy completes solar electrification of 20 health centers

MOROCCO: ONEE to invest €30m for water and electricity in southern Western Sahara

AFRICA: SEforALL and Enel will train the future leaders of the energy transition

RWANDA: Kigali gets high-tech garbage cans for efficient waste collection

AFRICA: Ottawa allocates $8 million to reduce the impact of climate on women

COP26: Africa’s place in the negotiations at a time of climate change

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COP26: what priorities for Africa in the face of climate change?

AFRICA: CACCI initiative to support climate change adaptation efforts

SOUTH AFRICA: New plant recycles polystyrene into pavers in Khaya Khanya

AFRICA: InfraCo and Helios to raise $350m for energy and green growth

COP26: banks commit to increasing climate adaptation financing

CAMEROON: Six companies for technical studies of 300 mini drinking water networks

EGYPT: Cairo to rely on MPS and Aquatech for reuse and desalination

TANZANIA: UNIDO will use waste to produce 1.4 MWh of electricity

SOUTH AFRICA: “Packa-Ching” initiative awarded for its impact on pollution

MOROCCO: Novec to carry out technical studies for the Kheng Grou Dam

CAMEROON: BGFI guarantees €11 million for the Maroua and Guider solar power plants

MADAGASCAR: Welight electrifies 35 villages with solar energy

MOROCCO: French investors are eyeing the desalination market in Dakhla

RWANDA: Exim Bank of Hungary finances water and agriculture projects

COP26: Central Africa gets $2 billion for REDD+ initiatives

COP26: Togo needs $2.6 billion to reduce its emissions by 30% by 2030

AFRICA: CDC, Finnfund and Norfund bet on sustainable forestry with $500 million

ZIMBABWE: 4 universities sign with Clean City for waste management

AFRICA: development banks and climate finance, what commitment?

MADAGASCAR: when drought leads to unprecedented famine

AFRICA: Anglo American’s plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040

AFRICA: An international agreement to stop deforestation by 2030

AFRICA: GEAPP alliance pledges $100 billion for renewable energy in 10 years

CONGO: Chinese company Wing Wah threatened with closure for oil pollution

IVORY COAST: Foraci to supply water to 15,000 people in Korhogo with 124 boreholes

Africa Energy Forum: the great mass of energy opens on November 15 in London

November 15-17, London

EGYPT: New reservoir in Giza supplies water to about 35,000 households

SEYCHELLES: Sinohydro will finally deliver La Gogue Dam in 2022

AFRICA: when climate change defies all predictions

KENYA: World Bank Provides $150 Million to Address Drought

NIGERIA: A centre tracks oil pollution in the Niger Delta

MOROCCO: AfDB grants €114m for sustainable agriculture in the face of climate change

ALGERIA: Government reactivates the seawater desalination plant in Zeralda

MOROCCO: Rabat strengthens Canadair fleet to fight forest fires

SENEGAL: Yokogawa and Toyota win contract for remote monitoring of water network

BURKINA FASO: the “Djiguifa Dji” project to create 120 water points

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

World Environment Week, 5 to 11 June 2021

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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