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

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

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

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

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

SÃO TOMÉ AND PRINCIPE: a tender for a solar PV plant in Santo Amaro

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

AFRICA: $60 million for SME impact investment vehicle

AFRICA: $3.3M Facility for Fintech Climate Finance

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

DRC: Government suspends 12 illegal logging concessions

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

DRC: Faced with insecurity in Beni, MONUSCO funds solar-powered lighting

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

DRC: WCS finally gets management of Kahuzi-Biega National Park

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

GABON: Challenge Startupper, recycling and energy projects win

DRC: Afrique RSE to integrate sustainability rules into OHADA texts

CAMEROON: Mbakaou mini hydroelectric power station goes into commercial operation

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

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: RVO and Charm Impact partner for clean cooking investments

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

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

04-05 October 2022, Dubai

CAMEROON: WWF to ensure integrated management of forest landscapes in the South

DRC: Andritz and Cegelec relaunch the Mwadingusha hydroelectric plant

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

CONGO: ACFAP trains 26 Ecoguards for 3 protected areas in the north of the country

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

DRC: Amea Power agrees with SNEL for 100 MWp solar project

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

AFRICA: the water war may not happen

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

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

DRC: Transfer of 50 white rhinos from South Africa to Garamba Park

DRC: IFC to mobilise $400m for electrification via solar mini-grids

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

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

AFRICA: Applications open for the 3rd AFSIA Solar Awards

CONGO: Olam completes first African FSC-certified project

CAMEROON: a call for applications for climate change adaptation

CENTRAL AFRICA: EU rewards ECCAS for its green diplomacy

AFRICA: eWaka launches into electric vehicle market with its range

CAMEROON: In Campo, Camvert promises conservation of marine turtles

AFRICA: GIZ call for digital innovations to address climate change

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

AFRICA: Francis Kéré wins Pritzker Prize for his sustainable architecture

GABON: Engie to electrify 40,000 homes with solar home systems

Energy transition through the African lens

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

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

DRC: Plastic recycler Ok Plast receives government support

AFRICA: Morocco to chair 6th UN Environment Assembly

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

GABON: Solen to build a 120 MWp solar power plant in Ayémé, in two phases

AFRICA: AWF Calls for Wildlife Photography Entries

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

CEO Planète Urgence

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

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

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

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

AFRICA: Cities Forum in Nairobi pushes for green economy

AFRICA: States to vote on a global treaty on plastics

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

AFRICA: UNECE advocates blockchain for sustainable apparel

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

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

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

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

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

SAHEL: $379 million for the Desert to Power program dedicated to solar energy

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

AFRICA: WasteAid support against plastic pollution in Johannesburg and Douala

CAMEROON: Controversial Campo palm project exempt from taxes

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

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

AFRICA: AfDB Launches 2nd Sustainable and Circular Fashion Competition

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

DRC: Mangroves Marine Park threatened by the Banana Deepwater port

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

GABON: Amea Power to negotiate a 50 MWp solar power plant in Oyem

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

COMIFAC: Angola commits itself to the protection of the Congo Basin forests

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

CAMEROON: Mobilizing 1 million private sector actors for climate action

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

June 7-9, 2022, Johannesburg

CAMEROON: RUFA, for the preservation of commercial tree species in FMUs

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

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

AFRICA: ERAIFT opens Masters in sustainable management of protected areas

AFRICA: Clean Energy Could Create 26 Million Jobs by 2050

GABON: Ecoguards’ strike threatens wildlife conservation

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

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

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

DRC: Belgian justice sentences 3 wildlife traffickers

CAMEROON: Uvariopsis dicaprio, a tree species discovered in the Ebo Forest

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

CENTRAL AFRICA: COMIFAC commits to stop deforestation by 2030

AFRICA: AFF prepares academic manual on forest protection

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

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

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

March 1 to 2, 2022, in Cape Town

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

CAMEROON: AfDB finances sanitation and stormwater drainage in Yaoundé

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

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

GABON: propelled among the best destinations worldwide in 2022, by its biodiversity

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

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

CAMEROON: Camwater restarts water facilities in Bertoua and Edea

CAMEROON: France’s role in the Camvert palm plantation project highlighted

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

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

14-12-2021, Marseille

CAMEROON: Poachers kill 8 elephants in the Lobéké National Park

ANGOLA: Eni and Sonangol Sign FID for Caraculo Solar Project

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

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

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

CHAD: AfDB, Proparco and EAIF lend €36.6 million for the Djermaya solar park

DRC: Local battery production would reduce EV emissions by 30

SENEGAL: COPERES joins forces with ARE for electrification through renewable energy

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

DRC: Investors join forces for 100 MWp solar plant in Kolwezi

CHAD: BDEAC lends €6 million to Ziz for hybrid solar mini-grids in 2 cities

GABON: Towards sustainable certification of the timber industry

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

8-9 December 2021, online

GABON: Eranove and FGIS to raise €300 million for the Ngoulmendjim hydropower project

GABON: Digital Platform Reports Wildlife Data

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

How geothermal energy is diversifying the energy mix in East Africa

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

DRC: The creation of Congo Air Nature to safeguard protected areas

How solar energy is accelerating Africa’s electrification

CAMEROON: towards accession to the Helsinki Convention on transboundary water

Green Hydrogen: Research and Development Advances in Africa 

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

Africa bets on renewable energy for its electrification

SAHEL: GCF and IFAD commit $143 million to the Great Green Wall

CAMEROON: In Douala, Onomo Hotel is certified “EDGE” for its eco-friendly practices

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

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

CAMEROON: A first marine park to limit the ravages of industrial fishing

CAMEROON: the environmental disaster of the Tchipou quarry

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

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

CAMEROON: Western sacred forests lost 60% of their area in 30 years

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

AFRICA: An international agreement to stop deforestation by 2030

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

AFRICA: Climate resilience, the salvation of agriculture and tourism

AFRICA: when climate change defies all predictions

DRC: Caterpillar and Tractafric store hydroelectric power at the Kibali mine

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

DRC: Suspension of moratorium on new logging concessions causes concern

GABON: Launch of ForestLAB initiative for forest monitoring

CENTRAL AFRICA: MPs call for ancestral methods of climate resilience

ANGOLA: Total Eren to head a consortium for a solar power plant in Quilemba

SAHEL: GCF invests $150 million in AfDB’s Desert to Power initiative

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

CAMEROON: when corruption sabotages the ban on plastic packaging

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

CAMEROON: CEW seeks an expert for the evaluation of the Ngog-Mapubi forest

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

GABON: The Nkok SEZ has achieved carbon neutrality, with certification

COMIFAC: Member States harmonize protected area management policies

ANGOLA: Sun Africa to invest $1.5 billion for water and solar electrification

AFRICA: Congo Basin countries prepare for COP26

Le 06 octobre 2021, Paris, France

ANGOLA: Towards the delegation of the management of Luengue-Luiana and Mavinga parks

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

CAMEROON: Deutsche Bank finances drinking water in the South West

DRC: Innovert to transform plastic waste from Lake Kivu into paving stones

CAMEROON: A sewage sludge treatment plant is built in Yaoundé

AFRICA: Creation of a business forum for sustainable forestry

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

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

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

AFRICA: Funding NGOs to improve great ape protection

G5 SAHEL: Member countries validate the roadmap of the Desert to Power programme

We must build on Congo’s ground-breaking timber trade deal with the European Union

ANGOLA: ACA issues $351m guarantee for Bita mega water project

CAMEROON: Rainfall variability threatens food security

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

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

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

CAMEROON: concern over increased flooding

Kasai and Tshikapa rivers polluted by waste dumping

CAMEROON: Yaoundé again attacks the Nkam forest, a refuge for gorillas

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

DRC: Inga II hydroelectric plant to power Kamoa-Kakula copper mine

CAMEROON: Hysacam acquires equipment for waste collection, €18m investment

GABON: Turkey’s Desiba to invest €27m for a 20 MWp solar power plant in Mouila

CONGO: Olam and WCS agree on biodiversity around Nouabalé-Ndoki Park

CONGO: a new wildlife park to protect animals rescued from poaching

GABON: the degradation of the Mindoubé mangrove reaches its alert level

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

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

DRC: 205 NGOs campaign for Kimia Mining’s eviction from the Okapi Wildlife Reserve

CAMEROON: Is the EU encouraging deforestation due to rubber?

GABON: Ivindo Park listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, what is at stake?

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

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

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

CHAD: Noé obtains delegated management of the Binder-Léré Wildlife Reserve

GABON: Installing waste bins in households to clean up Libreville

DRC: Removal of Salonga Park from World Heritage in Danger divides

Yacine Fylla: “Our vocation is to democratise electric vehicles in the DRC”

Founder of Mopepe

AFRICA: CSR, now at the heart of sustainable development

"SPECIAL REPORT" AFRIK 21

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

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

AFRICA: employers’ organisations that are committed to CSR

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

GABON: Total Eren to build a 50 MWp solar power plant near Libreville

Thierry Téné: “CSR in Africa, a key approach to preserving the environment”

DG -Afrique RSE

ANGOLA: The Bita drinking water megaproject registers $500m in financing

CHAD: AfWA builds water and sanitation capacity in 4 cities

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

AFRICA: Amcow Proposes Guidelines for Sanitation Policy Development

AFRICA: IUCN presents Red List of river and lake ecosystems

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

CENTRAL AFRICA: integrating communities into protected area management

DRC: Oil exploitation in the Virunga Park divides

GABON: Meridiam and GPC complete the financing of the Kinguélé Aval dam (35 MW)

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

CAMEROON: A guide to geolocating plantations at risk of deforestation

CAMEROON: AfDB Ensures Environmental Compliance of its Projects

AFRICA: AfDB to Train on Accessing Renewable Energy Funds

GABON: the worrying degradation of mangrove ecosystems in Port-Gentil

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

GABON: A model in terms of forest preservation, Libreville receives $17 m from CAFI

CAMEROON: WasteAid trains 164 young people in plastic waste recycling

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

GABON: A foundation to reinforce security around Lékédi Park

CAMEROON: Journalists trained on water and climate policies

CAMEROON-DRC: a call for proposals to support environmental innovation

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

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

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

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

AFRICA: when fashion goes green

AFRICA: Towards the creation of a water resources management platform

AFRICA: sustainable tourism and biodiversity, a marriage of reason

Africa’s challenge to preserve its biodiversity

GABON: International criminal law to take poaching into account

CONGO: REDD+ to reduce CO2 emissions and preserve forests

CAMEROON-CONGO: China’s CGGC wins the construction of the Chollet dam (600 MW)

AFRICA: Despite reduction efforts, deforestation is increasing

DRC: the new rise in the water level of Lake Tanganyika causes concern

GABON: Libreville has lost 70 hectares of mangroves in three years

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

AFRICA: DFC funds WaterEquity for water and sanitation

CAMEROON: CIFOR promotes agroforestry and plants 100,000 trees in Lékié

DRC: Urgent need to reverse wildlife habitat loss

AFRICA: MIGA guarantees Bboxx solar systems in rural areas

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

CAMEROON: Deutsche Bank accused of financing deforestation

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

GABON: In Bambouchine, the population is contesting the construction of a landfill

AFRICA: 3 cities receive Gap Fund grants for climate projects

CONG: the PPFNC, for integrated and sustainable forest management in the north of the

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

CAMEROON: Camvert and the forest peril in the Congo basin

DRC: IDA supports the sustainable development of Kinshasa with a loan of $500 million

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

ANGOLA: Luanda province entrusts waste management to seven companies

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

CAMEROON: USTDA grants access to electricity via solar mini-grids

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

AFRICA: The major challenges of access to drinking water

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

AFRICA: The major challenges of access to drinking water

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

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

CEO of SUEZ Africa – Near East

CONGO: Total and FRM to plant a 40,000-hectare forest on the Batéké Plateau

ANGOLA: AfDB Approves $530 Million Loan for Hydropower Transmission

GABON: ANPN acquires a laboratory for genetic analysis of wildlife

CAMEROON: What policy for the right to water?

WEST AFRICA: World Bank funds off-grid with $22.5m

DRC: UNCDF funds the deployment of Bboxx’s clean cookers

GABON: The country launches an ecotourism project to monetise its rich biodiversity

CONGO: the government launches work on a hybrid solar power plant in Impfondo

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

DRC: Proparco finances Nuru for off-grid electrification in North Kivu

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

ANGOLA: World Bank grants $250 million for the extension of the electricity grid

GABON: when an NGO allows the government to arrest 47 wildlife traffickers

DRC: Kinshasa to restart work on the Katende hydroelectric dam (64 MW)

DRC: NuRAN to build 2,000 solar-powered pylons for Orange

ANGOLA: Luanda drinking water project receives Afreximbank funding

CONGO BASIN: AFD and FFEM finance adaptation to climate change

CAMEROON: SC2R collects 500 kg of plastic waste on the banks of the Wouri River

CONGO: 3PRS signs a PPP for the production of drinking water in Pointe-Noire

ANGOLA: SLRWD modernises Waste District’s wastewater treatment plant

DRC: Congo Basin forests threatened by 19 oil blocks

CHAD: GTC builds a drinking water supply in Kana

CHAD: Doba will soon be equipped with a 2 MWp photovoltaic solar power plant

DRC-EGYPT: agreements for a drinking water project and a solar PV plant

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

CHAD: Al Kaossar builds a drinking water supply in Chokoyan

CAMEROON: Timber trafficking with Vietnam threatens biodiversity and the economy

GABON: Nkok’s special economic zone more ecological?

CAMEROON: the Maroua and Guider solar power plants (25 MWp) tax-exempt

CAMEROON: State pays water bill to defuse Camwater strike

GABON: ROLBG files a complaint against Perenco for oil pollution at Étimboué

DRC: 46 health structures to be solarised in the Kwilu province in 2021

CAMEROON: Hysacam takes special measures for a garbage-free Chan

AFRICA: Survival International denounces the “green colonisation”

GABON : Rehabilitation of water installations announced for February 2021

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

DRC: the murder of 6 rangers raises the question of security in Virunga

CONGO BASIN: Climate change threatens biodiversity

ANGOLA: Government calls on China to invest in renewable energies

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

AFRICA: MASEN and IDB’s initiative for renewable energies

CHAD: Shakal plants 3,000 trees in Bahr El Ghazal to counter the advancing desert

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

GABON: the oil spill exasperates the inhabitants of Étimboué in the west of the count

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

CAMEROON: The National Assembly praises the potential of the circular economy

ANGOLA: Total and Greentech to build a 35 MWp solar power plant in Lubango

AFRICA: a call for tenders for the construction of the Ruzizi III dam (147 MW)

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

CAMEROON: Fabrice Ondoua talks about the environment to schoolchildren in the East of

GABON: “Mbaza AI” software to improve the conservation of the Lopé Park

CHAD: the government launches work on two 10 MW solar hybrid power plants

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

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

CAR-DRC: AfDB finances the rehabilitation of the Boali hydroelectric power plant

CONGO BASIN: Pulitzer Center launches a network of forest surveyors

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

DRC: Kinshasa chooses Eranove, AEE Power and Gridworks for solar off-grid in 3 cities

DRC: Rawbank to create a forest park on 30 hectares in the council of Nsele

DRC: EIF OGEF lends $4m to Bboxx for electrification via solar home systems

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

DRC: Goma lit by solar energy thanks to the renewable energy credit for peace

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

CHAD: In Sarh, a 30 MWp solar power plant will supply the populations and the NSTT

CHAD: a solar farm (500 kWp) to improve the water supply in Abéché

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

DRC: the challenges of implementing the Redd+ process on forest management

CHAD: Green Earth campaigns against environmental damage in times of conflict

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

ANGOLA: in the enclave of Cabinda, CRCC supplies water to 600,000 people

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

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

CAMEROON: FGEF finances the protection of chimpanzees in Deng-Deng

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

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

ANGOLA : Hitachi ABB Power to equip MCA Group’s 950 MWp solar farms

DRC: Ituri launches its own electricity company and aims for 15 MW of clean energy

CAMEROON-CONGO: the 600 MW hydroelectric project on the Dja/Ngoko river relaunched in 2021?

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

GABON: SEEG to invest €3m to reinforce the Mandorové raw water pumping station

CAMEROON: Customs seizes 118 elephant tusks at Ambam in the south

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

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

GABON: climate change is starving elephants in the Lopé Park

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

GABON: in 9 months, NAMé and Sobraga collect 146 tons of plastic bottles

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

CONGO: Stay Clean offers dry toilets in Kinshasa

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

CAMEROON: Greenpeace reaffirms its opposition to the Camvert palm grove project

GABON: TraCer Project Ensures Sustainable Wood Management in the Nkok SEZ

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

CAMEROON: After severe floods, Douala hosts WMBD 2020 activities

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

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

GABON: SEEG restores eight boreholes at Angondjé in Libreville

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

CAMEROON: Douala sinks due to climatic stress

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

GABON: “Green Thursday”, a new environmental concept launched by RGEDD

CAMEROON: Urban music celebrities commit to biodiversity

CHAD: STE improves drinking water supply in Fada and Amdjarass

DRC: Elsewedy wins contract to build Kasumbalesa substation

CHAD: Argentine Alcaal, to carry out studies for 200 MWp PV solar power plant

CAMEROON: Ebo rainforest logging project cancelled

DRC: Chinese companies to head consortium for Inga III dam

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

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

CHAD: SNE to build photovoltaic solar power plant in Kalam-Kalam

CHAD: Call for proposals to develop Djermaya solar power plant, phase I

CAMEROON: Government approves industrial exploitation of Ebo forest

DRC: Integrating environmental education into school curriculum

CAMEROON: 4 companies vying to rehabilitate 72 MW Lagdo dam

CHAD: EAV invests in ZIZ to supply solar energy to companies and households

ANGOLA: IFAD, AFD and BADEA contribute more than $111.8 million to climate resilience

GABON: Oil will be eliminated from GDP in favour of sustainable timber exploitation

CHAD: UNDP plans to equip 150 health centres with solar photovoltaic systems

CHAD: $5.3 million from GEF for climate change resilience

DRC: SustainSolar to install containerized mini-grid for Equatorial Power at Idjwi

CAMEROON: Greenpeace denounces funding provided to SUDCAM agro-industrial project

CHAD: Government launches water and sanitation project in Moundou

CENTRAL AFRICA: Six UNESCO proposals for climate-resilient coasts

EQUATORIAL GUINEA: BDEAC lends €122 million for Sendje hydropower plant

CHAD: AfDB approves €30M from EU for electricity interconnection with Cameroon

DRC: Government unites Africa around the Grand Inga hydroelectric project

CAMEROON: 125 kWp solar power plant will soon be delivered to Eneo in Lomié

DRC: Vergnet to reinforce 2 water networks in Mbuji Mayi via solar hybridisation

CONGO BRAZZA: Messok-Dja protected area project compromised

CHAD-CAMEROON: $385 million from IDA for electricity interconnection

CONGO BRAZZA: National Environmental Action Plan under revision

GABON: To develop full-fledged tertiary processing industry 

DRC: Gaia Impact Fund acquires shares in Nuru, an off-grid provider

CAMEROON: Africa’s 4th biodiversity reserve calls for eco-citizenship

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

CAMEROON: ERD trains 2,500 students in green space restoration in the north

ANGOLA: Suez and partners secure contract for drinking water plant in Bita

CHAD: Fundraising to build a water borehole in Bouka

CAMEROON: Israel wishes to invest in water projects in the country

CAMEROON: Hysacam launches anti-Covid-19 protocol in waste management

CONGO BRAZZAVILLE : Teaching hospital’s water network to be restored soon

CHAD: UNESCO launches Biopalt project (Biosphere and Heritage of Lake Chad)

DRC: New water sources for health facilities in Butembo and Katwa

GABON: Municipalities to handle their household waste, henceforth

GABON: Working to install 300 urban hydraulic pumps in Libreville

CAMEROON: Traffickers arrested with ivory tusks in Douala

CAMEROON: “Camvert” palm grove project offers environmental guarantees

DRC: Heavy flooding ravage the east

CAR: €1.35 million grant from EU to Oxfam for 125 boreholes against Covid-19

ANGOLA: Restoration work on Camacupa Dam to resume soon

GABON: Government is for 30% preservation of global biodiversity by 2030

DRC: Confined local residents allowed to collect food in Virunga Park.

SÃO TOME-ET-PRINCIPE: $12 million from IDA for renewable energy development

CAMEROON: AfDB grants €233 M for rural electrification and climate change mitigation

GABON: Free water and electricity for 400,000 SEEG customers, covid-19 obliges

CAMEROON: Populations contest Ebo Forest concession project

ANGOLA: Towards constructing solar PV power plant of in Saurimo

GABON: Government bans sale and consumption of pangolin meat

GABON: Towards door-to-door technology for collecting brewery waste

ANGOLA / NAMIBIA: Concluded agreement for Baynes dam construction in 2021

CONGO: The Mimbeli-Ibenga forest concession is now 100% FSC certified

CONGO: Setting up an ETIC natural resources management platform

GABON / DRC: Both countries join forces to address environmental challenges

CENTRAL AFRICA: Training eco-guards in protected area management

GABON: Covid-19 urges SEEG to improve drinking water in Libreville

SÃO TOMÉ AND PRINCIPE: AfDB finances energy transition programme

GABON: Drillmex International will repair water leaks in towns

CAMEROON: Covid-19 pushes WWF to organise “Earth Hour-2020” on internet

CHAD: STE acquires photovoltaic solar power plant for its eastern agency

DRC: Butanisation, a solution to reduce deforestation

CAMEROON: ENERTIC aims to train 100 young people in renewable energies

CAMEROON: Hysacam to produce electricity from household waste soon

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

ANGOLA: Women suffer the brunt of global warming

CAMEROON: 4.6 M€ from Switzerland for 3 SMEs on water and renewable energies

DRC: SZTC and Putman-Malcon&TSE to drill 28 water wells in Grand Kasai

CONGO: Noé association now manages Conkouati-Douli national park

DRC: Government requests €78.2 M from GCF to electrify three cities

ANGOLA: Six water research laboratories to be established in five provinces

CONGO: Greenpeace opposes allocation of 9 logging concessions

CONGO: Ecological awareness among youth rises

CAMEROON: Attendance confirmed for Africa-France Summit in June 2020

CAMEROON: Government rehabilitates the Ndjoré water catchment centre

CHAD: Environmental protection project launched in the Niger Basin

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

DRC: Locust invasion reaches the country and threatens biodiversity

CAMEROON: Government concerned about the gradual disappearance of pangolins

DRC: Environmental radio station, Gorilla FM to start broadcasting on March 20th, 2020

ANGOLA: Voith Hydro to open hydraulic power training centre

DRC: Government launches drinking water project in the town of Mbuji-Mayi

DRC: Nuru connects 1.3 MW solar off-grid hybrid in Goma

CENTRAL AFRICA: A stela for biodiversity conservation in Sangha

GABON: Ausar Energy and CDC launch the Ndjolé hybrid power plant construction

DRC: AVZ Minerals to revive old Mpiana-Mwanga hydroelectric plant

AFRICA: ACCF provides $4.7 million for climate change adaptation

AFRICA: Successful Africa-UK summit on green energy sector

DRC: Why did ACS exit completely from the Inga III hydroelectric project?

CHAD: Water borehole inaugurated for the population of Sarh town

CAMEROON: Some €84,000 to protect biodiversity in 7 localities in north Cameroon

DRC: Bboxx to supply solar kits to 10 million people by 2024

CONGO: €152 million project for the promotion of bamboo products

DRC: WIETC launches construction of a large drinking-water plant in Kinshasa

EAST AFRICA: AfDB grants €8 million for the Ruzizi IV hydropower project

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

ANGOLA: Training institute on biogas opens in Lubango

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

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

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

CHAD: 2020 Finance Law gives priority to ecology

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

CENTRAL AFRICA: INBAR promotes bamboo and rattan as an alternative to wood

DR CONGO: EU reiterates its support for biodiversity protection

CAMEROON: Douala capitalises on the sanitation policy launched for 2021 AFCON

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

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

CAMEROON: Youth get together for climate change

DRC: HRW accuses 4 European banks of investing in polluting activities

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

CENTRAL AFRICA: COMIFAC wants to mobilize funds for biodiversity conservation

CAMEROON: Bertoua’s water project, launched in 2017, will be completed by mid-2020

IVORY COAST: Lifiled wins 2019 EDF Pulse Africa Award

DRC: Luanda intends to buy 5 GW from Inga III hydroelectric power plant from 2025

GABON: Olam obtains RSPO certification for its Makouke palm grove

CHAD: Addax and oryx transferred from Abu Dhabi to a reserve in Batha

ANGOLA: Solenova will build a solar power plant (50 MWp) in Namibe Province

CAMEROON: China uses solar energy to promote TV in rural areas

GABON: Prospect of a levy on household waste is becoming clearer

CAMEROON: Government plans to invest €27.4 million for drinking water as of 2020

CENTRAL AFRICA: NGOs step up efforts for the protection of great apes

GABON: Repair work on the Franceville water tower has begun

AFRICA: AfDB completes establishment of Adaptation Benefits Mechanism

GABON: Meridiam signs PPP for Kinguélé Downstream hydroelectric project

DRC: “The Inga III dam must benefit the Congolese! ” activists from NGOs

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

CHAD: Twenty-two standpipes rehabilitated in Laï

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

DRC: Authorities launch operation “Kin Bopeto” (Kinshasa clean)

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

ANGOLA: Several projects to improve drinking water supply

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

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

DRC: Cat Projects Africa to build a 40 MW solar power plant near Kisangani

CHAD: AfDB finances phase 1 of Djermaya solar project with €18 million

GABON: Norway will pay $10 per tonne of carbon absorbed over a 10-year period

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

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

CENTRAL AFRICA: CAFI releases $65 million for forest conservation in Congo

ANGOLA: Government wants to produce 600 MW from solar off grid

CENTRAL AFRICA: States join forces to promote forest conservation

CAMEROON: Waste management to be highlighted during World Habitat Day in Yaoundé

GABON: SEEG will launch drinking water plant in January 2020

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

CAR: Pygmy hunters turn into elephant protectors

CAMEROON: Hygiene and sanitation contest launched to clean Yaoundé

CAMEROON: Solar-powered drone to help fight terrorism and save Lake Chad

CONGO BRAZZAVILLE: How to exploit Oyo’s oil without environmental impact

CONGO BRAZZAVILLE: Government establishes national green climate fund

GABON: Averda suspends waste collection in Libreville for outstanding arrears

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

EAST AFRICA: SN Power and IPS will develop Ruzizi III dam project

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

CHAD: Water tower inaugurated in Saraf Ousba

KENYA: Government unveils Africa’s largest wind energy project

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

CAMEROON: Key centre for forest conservation in Central Africa

CAR: Parliament accuses 4 Chinese mining companies of ecological disaster

CAMEROON: Chinese Sinohydro wins new renewable energy project

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

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

CAMEROON: IED Invest starts mini hydroelectric power plant construction in the north

AFRICA: Two resilient development training sessions in preparation

DRC: AfDB provides $73 million for Grand Inga Dam feasibility studies

CAMEROON: Start up Pneupur transforms non-reusable tyres into eco-friendly flooring.

CENTRAL AFRICA: Integrated water resources management body to emerge soon

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

AFRICA: 21 scientists receive scholarships for climate-related studies

GABON: Environment patron, Lee White appointed Minister of Water and Forestry

CONGO BRAZZAVILLE: Second-hand vehicles branded as air polluters

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

CAMEROON: OIF trains local authorities on renewable energy

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

CHAD: Noé association delegated to manage Binder-Léré reserve

CAMEROON: “Solar maternity” construction project launched

CHAD: Government receives new equipment to strengthen fight against poaching

GABON: start of construction of eight solar power plants

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

CAR: World Bank allocates $54 million for 25 MW solar project in Bangui

CAMEROON: Fonroche installs solar street lamps in Yaoundé

CHAD: OPIC invests $10 million in FinLux Ellen’s off-grid solar solutions

GABON: Booué and Tsengué-Lélédi hydroelectric projects, taking shape

DRC: Exim Bank of India finances three solar power plants at $83 million

CAMEROON: Open war against illegal logging and wildlife exploitation

CAMEROON: e-waste recycling centre for Yaoundé and Douala

GABON: Solar electric barriers to protect crops from wildlife

AFRICA: UNESCO and Japan create flood warning platform

CAMEROON: GE Renewable Energy to supply seven turbines for Nachtigal project

CENTRAL AFRICA: The two Congos will fight poaching together

CENTRAL AFRICA: €100 million from European Union for biodiversity protection

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

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

CHAD: Amea Power will supply 120 MW of solar energy to the grid by 2020

CHAD: Human-Wildlife Conflict Indemnification Fund announced

CAMEROON: LAGA supports government’s fight against pangolin poaching

GABON: AfDB grants 77 billion for drinking water supply projects

ANGOLA: Towards strengthening the anti-poaching law

CHAD: Compost toilets to reduce open defecation

CONGO BRAZZAVILLE: Chinese Agil Congo suspended for environmental disaster

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

16-20 February 2019, Yaoundé

GABON: Traders trained in environmental and anti-wastage practices

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

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

SOLAR MINI-GRID: AIIM finances Bboxx projects in Central and East Africa

GABON: AfDB finances construction of two hydroelectric power plants

CAMEROON: Environmental code finally emerges

CENTRAL AFRICA: EU Grants €20 Million for Biodiversity Protection

CONGO: Visual Artist Junior Luwaka Wields Art Against Plastic Pollution

CAMEROON: Waste transfer centre improves cleanliness in Yaoundé

CAMEROON: WPIL wins drinking water supply contract for 20 cities

CHAD: State targets 20% RE in its energy mix by 2030

CAMEROON: Nachtigal Hydropower Company’s capital passes from 3 to 5 shareholders

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

“For Engie, energy decentralisation is an irreversible movement”

Interview: Mr Homman and Mr Miquel

CHAD: AFD and EU finance sanitation project for N’Djaména City

COOPERATION: Namibia and Angola launch transboundary water project

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

CAMEROON: PADY 2, launched to keep thwarting floods in capital-Yaoundé

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

CAMEROON: Funding for Nachtigal hydroelectric power plant (420 MW) complete

ANGOLA: Qway Energy and Thueia LDA will produce 500 MW of renewable energy

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

GABON: Eranove and FGIS join forces to produce drinking water and energy

GABON: AfDB supports drinking water supply project for four municipalities

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

DRC: ACS, Sinohydro and CTG to finance Grand Inga hydroelectric project

ANGOLA: Renewable energy support policy receives AfDB financial assistance

CHAD: €21 Million funding from AfDB for a water and sanitation project

AFRICA: Six countries join forces to facilitate fundraising for solar initiatives

DR CONGO: Scanning vehicles to track down illegal timber imports

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: China Gezhouba to rehabilitate Boali II hydroelectric plant

GABON: Work on FE2 hydroelectric power plant construction site to resume

CAMEROON: Solar energy to light Douala international airport

CONGO: Extraction of cobalt, stumbling block for green energies

CHAD: InfraCo Africa to sell 60MW solar energy to the State by 2020

CAMEROON: Besix to build a 420 MW hydroelectric project

GABON: French company Engie installs first eight solar power plants

CAMEROON: $795 million from World Bank for Nachtigal hydroelectric project

CAMEROON: Sludge treatment plant to start up in Bangangté

DRC: African Parks drives poachers from Garamba National Park

ANGOLA: $150 million from the World Bank for water and sanitation projects

DRC: Sinohydro has finally completed the Zongo 2 hydroelectric dam

WEST AFRICA: ECOWAS to supply off-grid energy in 19 countries

CAMEROON: 30 journalists equipped to communicate better on the climate

GABON: near Libreville, Biotope preserves and re-enchants the “Bois des Géants”

GABON: €200 million from the AfDB to strengthen the drinking water network in Librevi

CHAD: Amdjarras, first and only wind city of the country?

CAMEROON: Plastic waste used to support organic urban agriculture.

CENTRAL AFRICA: Makala Project promotes charcoal without deforestation

CHAD: The great return of rhinos to Zakouma after 50 years of absence

AFRICA: Recycling smartphones to save gorillas by saving Coltan

CONGO: Lasting promises at the Congo Basin Commission summit

DRC: National Assembly rejects bill on the development of the Grand Inga

DRC: Kinshasa says no to water transfer from Oubangui River to Lake Chad

CENTRAL AFRICA: A “Marketing and management of plastic waste” Mooc

May 7 to June 10, 2018

CAMEROON: Greenpeace Africa creates a pilot green space in Yaoundé

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