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AFRICA: Med’Innovant Africa 2022 accelerates innovation for sustainable cities

AFRICA: At the World Urban Forum, the AfDB advocates sustainable urbanization

BENIN: GreenYellow and Egnon win construction of 4 solar parks in PPP

AFRICA: 10 start-ups run for the second phase of the Afri-Plastics competition

BENIN: In response to deforestation, Bolloré plants 3,000 trees in Togbin-Adounko

AFRICA: Mayors meet in Abidjan to call for more climate

BENIN: The World Bank supports access to water in rural areas with $250 million

Ivory Coast: Faced with climatic hazards, Orange bets on sustainability

AFRICA: BGFA finances the electrification of 580,000 households via solar energy

SENEGAL: In Kaolack, SENELEC is launching a waste-to-energy project

IVORY COAST: Despite investments, flooding persists in Abidjan

SENEGAL: BOAD grants a €60 million loan for sanitation in 10 towns

IVORY COAST: Yamoussoukro council benefits from sanitation project

SENEGAL: Phosphate giant OCP allocates €2 million to the Great Green Wall

MALI: MTCS and Vergnet to use solar energy to supply water to Koulikoro

GHANA: Parliament approves €74m funding for drinking water in Tarkwa

TOGO: Faced with pollution, a sustainable urban transport project in Lomé

GHANA: Electronic waste recycling centre to be inaugurated in October 2022

AFRICA: A new financial innovation centre for renewable energy

AFRICA: GCA call for applications on climate adaptation in cities

TOGO: un appel à projets pour combiner le sport à la préservation de la nature à Lomé

IVORY COAST: a concrete fence to protect the Banco National Park in Abidjan

AFRICA: Vodafone recycles used phones in Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon

TOGO : GEF allocates $5.4 million to restore degraded land in the north

AFRICA: GEF releases $18 million for sustainable agriculture in four countries

AFSIA SOLAR AWARDS: 13 solar industry players honored in Brussels

In partnership with AFRIK 21

AFRICA: Investors join forces for climate resilient infrastructure

NIGERIA: Husk launches ‘Sunshot’ to provide solar to 2 million people

AFRICA: Emerging Mediterranean awards 30 start-ups for their green innovations

NIGERIA: Recycling waste ensures schooling for the needy

BENIN: At the AEF, Engie secures €10m to provide solar energy to 643,000 people

AFRICA: Standard Chartered launches “ANCA” to promote the green economy

IVORY COAST: Yopougon to host a renewable energy training centre

BENIN/TOGO: IFC lends $10m to Gozem for the deployment of 6,000 electric motorbikes

AFRICA: Unilever and GENO launch joint venture for sustainable consumption

IVORY COAST: GCA to facilitate €2bn for climate resilience

SENEGAL/GUINEA: Project to install solar irrigation systems

TOGO: BOAD commits €38m for the 42 MWp Awandjélo solar power plant

IVORY COAST: Bolloré equips the autonomous port of Abidjan with 14 electric tractors

AFRICA: at least six cities in a global ranking of 100 sustainable cities

IVORY COAST: The European Union finances almost €7 million for rural electrification

AEF 2022: the renewable energy mega-messe opens on 21 June in Brussels

21-24 June, Brussels, Belgium

EGYPT/GUINEA: Dow to collect and recycle 10,000 tonnes of plastics by 2025

AFRICA: Engie relies on participatory financing to deploy solar energy

AFRICA: Trade in rosewood suspended in 16 countries

How can new technologies transform agricultural ecosystems?

SENEGAL: Eiffage, Wabag and Toyota win the Mamelles desalination contract

GHANA: 2 projects on circular economy and plastic waste launched in Accra

GHANA: Shein pledges $15m for the development of sustainable fashion by 2025

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

AFRICA: Masdar and Infinity to Buy Wind Power Producer Lekela

AFRICA: AfDB Mechanism to Strengthen Financial Capabilities of Cities

GUINEA: Government to reforest 6,000 hectares of land this year

NIGERIA: Jinko Solar partners with Palette to store 50 MWh of clean energy

NIGERIA: Oando to introduce electric buses on Lagos roads

GUINEA: A call for tender for studies of the urban drinking water sector

AFRICA: BYD to acquire 6 lithium mines to make EV batteries

SENEGAL: Valorem inaugurates a solar-powered cold room in M’bour

SENEGAL: Criticised Mamelles desalination plant now under construction

AFRICA: AGRA and Microsoft preach digital transformation in agriculture

WEST AFRICA: $20 million in Canadian climate funding

BENIN/TOGO: M Auto puts its electric motorbikes “Chap Chap” and “Commando” on sale

SAHEL: AfDB, MASEN and RES4africa Launch Solar Energy Training Programme

BURKINA FASO: BOAD lends €7 million for rainwater drainage in Ouagadougou

TOGO: A drinking water supply will strengthen the supply of drinking water in Golfe 1

MAURITANIA: Australia’s CWP to invest $40bn in green hydrogen by 2030

AFRICA: a 4th call for projects from the OIF for CSOs that promote the SDGs

GAMBIA: In Brikama, Mbalo launches an organic waste management project

UEMOA: BOAD’s “Upop” project will strengthen waste management in 6 countries

GHANA: Government Secures $70m For Off-Grid Solar Electrification

SENEGAL: The Diass solar power plant (23 MWp) officially comes into service

MALI: Uduma provide drinking water to 45,000 people in Bougouni through 75 mini-WTPs

AFRICA: Power Africa grants solarisation of 245 clinics in 5 countries

AFRICITIES 2022: what concrete commitments for the future of intermediate cities?

AFRICA: Alliance funds $50m for clean energy access through UEF

NIGER: €25m from KfW for the management of the Niger part of the W National Park

IVORY COAST: A protected area preserves sea turtles in Grand-Béréby

AFRICA: The continent tops a global ranking on pollution levels

SENEGAL: Supported by Siemens, Africa GreenTec’s solar ImpactSite lands in Ndiob

NIGERIA: Start-up to produce solar-powered buses by June 2022

SENEGAL: Endeavour Mining finances the restoration of degraded land in Bakel

IVORY COAST: Genesis, for the environmental effectiveness of the Abidjan Initiative

IVORY COAST: Nestlé strengthens its eco-responsible approach to deforestation

BENIN: The government launches rainwater drainage works in Porto-Novo

GHANA: Recyclers recycles waste rubber in new plant

IVORY COAST: Land restoration and sustainable cocoa project launched

IVORY COAST: Saft to store electricity for the Boundiali solar power plant

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

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

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

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

NIGERIA: Lagos gets pumping station to prevent flooding

BURKINA FASO: Amea Power closes financing for its Zina solar power plant

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

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

COP15: Economic interests behind massive deforestation in Ivory Coast

LIBERIA: Global steel giant ArcelorMittal fined for pollution

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

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

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

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

NIGERIA: NIDF buys the debt of solar energy provider Starsight

AFRICA: $60 million for SME impact investment vehicle

GHANA: Solar kit provider Bboxx moves in and buys PEG for $300m

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

BENIN: AGF and Ecobank finance the green economy through SMEs

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

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

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

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

NIGERIA: westa.solar secures €1.5m loan to solarize businesses

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

12 to 14 May in Hammamet, Tunisia

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

BENIN: Oikocredit invests $1.4 million in Weziza’s solar mini-grids

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

BENIN: Government launches storm drainage works in Cotonou

IVORY COAST: $20 million for sustainable cashew processing

GHANA/KENYA: EDFI lends $3 million to Redavia to solarize businesses

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

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

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

DRC: Afrique RSE to integrate sustainability rules into OHADA texts

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

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

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

AFRICA: Climate change threatens security in West and Sahel

BURKINA FASO: BGFA finances $2.5 million for the distribution of Oolu’s solar kits

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

BURKINA FASO: a tender for 13 drinking water supply systems

SIERRA LEONE: Easy Solar Secures $5 Million Credit Line for Solar Kits

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

TOGO: SALT opens pre-qualification for solar power plant at Lomé airport

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

NIGERIA: Engie connects its first solar mini-grid in Gbangba for 1,500 people

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

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

GHANA: Norfund and IFU invest $27.9 million in CBI’s low carbon cement

IVORY COAST: Cargill supports the restoration of the Dassioko classified forest

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

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

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

BENIN: The State warns coastal populations against extremely high tides

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

17-21 May, KISUMU

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

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

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

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

GULF OF GUINEA: $450m for climate resilience and conflict prevention

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

GHANA: TIEC completes rehabilitation of Tono Irrigation Dam

NIGER: UK’s Savannah Energy to Build 250 MW Wind Farm in Tahoua

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

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

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

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

How SUEZ UCDs are contributing to the “Water for All” program in Ivory Coast

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

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

AFRICA: Countries have enough groundwater to cope with drought

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

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

AFRICA: Applications open for the 3rd AFSIA Solar Awards

TOGO: The State exempts electric vehicles from import duties

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

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

AFRICA: eWaka launches into electric vehicle market with its range

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

SENEGAL: Fonroche wins €121 million contract for 67,000 solar streetlights

Energy transition through the African lens

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

NIGERIA: REA subsidizes Bboxx solar home systems

IVORY COAST: Patrick Achi inaugurates drainage works in Abidjan

SENEGAL: Aquatech challenged in Ndoulo for mismanagement of water facilities

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

GHANA: New water retention system helps cope with drought

AFRICA: Morocco to chair 6th UN Environment Assembly

TOGO: a coastal protection mechanism to counteract coastal erosion

GHANA: Meinergy partners with Huawei for 1 GW/500 MWh of solar power and storage

MALI: ARC provides $7 million in insurance against drought

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

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

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

AFRICA: AWF Calls for Wildlife Photography Entries

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

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

IVORY COAST: State launches drainage and sanitation project in Bonoua

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

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

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

IVORY COAST: Biovea launches work on its 46 MW Ayébo biomass plant

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

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

NIGERIA: EU and Berlin subsidize electrification via green mini-grids

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

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

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

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

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

NIGER: Germany’s Emerging Energy to produce and export green hydrogen

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

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

NIGER: Six IPPs battle for Gorou Banda solar plant contract

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

BENIN: France’s Razel-Bec to drain rainwater in Cotonou and Bohicon

IVORY COAST: a call for tenders for the floating solar power plant in Kossou

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

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

NIGERIA: The World Bank supports the local CO2 sequestration market

AFRICA: AfDB Launches 2nd Sustainable and Circular Fashion Competition

MAURITANIA: Washington funds sustainable groundwater management in the north

MAURITANIA: How AIMF and Veoliaforce improve waste management in Atar

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

BENIN: Impact of the massacre of 5 rangers in the W National Park in northern Benin

LIBERIA: EPA to Demolish Illegal Construction in Kpatawee Wetlands

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

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

GHANA: New manual promotes ecotourism

SENEGAL: USAID grants two companies for drinking water and sanitation

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

GHANA: ADF finances electrification via green mini-grids with $27 million

LIBERIA: GCF Awards $10 Million for Improved Climate Information Systems

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

WEST AFRICA: PAFAO launches a call for family farming projects

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

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

June 7-9, 2022, Johannesburg

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

9-20 May 2022, Abidjan

NIGERIA: 13 start-ups awarded for their off-grid electrification solutions

IVORY COAST: EKDS strengthens drinking water supply in Bingerville

IVORY COAST: New agency to manage rural water facilities

SENEGAL: after Conakry, the port of Dakar certified Green Terminal by Bureau Veritas

IVORY COAST: Drainage works to reduce flooding in Abidjan

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

NIGERIA: A campaign against bushmeat consumption is in full swing

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

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

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

AFRICA: Clean Energy Could Create 26 Million Jobs by 2050

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

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

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

August 23-24, 2022, in Johanesburg

IVORY COAST: 11 people arrested for illegal timber trafficking in Abobo

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

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

IVORY COAST: 2 bills for the protection of transboundary water

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

MAURITANIA: GreenYellow connects a solar PV system to Nouakchott airport

NIGERIA: Kiosks for drinking water supply in Ogun State

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

LIBERIA: Three Dutch banks allocate $3.5 billion to deforestation projects

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

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

NIGERIA: Zungeru Dam to be commissioned in four phases from the first quarter of 2022

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)

GHANA: Towards the inscription of 17 sites in the UNESCO biosphere reserve network

GUINEA: Conakry Terminal awarded Green Terminal label for being eco-responsible

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

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

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

IVORY COAST: EDFI finances women’s entrepreneurship in clean energy

SENEGAL: €6 million grant from AFD to preserve the Pout aquifer

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

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

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

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

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

NIGERIA: All On and Katapult Invest $1.4 Million in NXT Grid’s Mini-Grids

SENEGAL: DFC funds study for Taiba N’Diaye wind farm expansion

GAMBIA: EU funds solid waste pollution control in Kanifing

IVORY COAST: EU to launch forest cover monitoring program

NIGER: Pisa II program for irrigation in three regions

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

CAPE VERDE: World Bank Approves $7 Million for Renewable Energy

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

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

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

BENIN: Illoulofin solar power plant capacity to increase from 25 to 50 MWp

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

NIGERIA: Abuja to manage Great Green Wall funds until 2023

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

GAMBIA: MCC grants $25 million for renewable energy electrification

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

BENIN: Relying on early fires to protect biodiversity

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

TOGO: Sunna confirms €40m contract for solar streetlights in rural areas

BENIN: Engie PowerCorner to deploy 22 solar mini-grids by 2023

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

NIGERIA: Proparco lends $35 million to FCMB to finance green SMEs

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

BENIN: SGDS-GN digitizes 550 tricycles for waste collection

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

8-9 December 2021, online

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

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

IVORY COAST: 10 IPPs in the run for the 60 MWp solar power plants in Laboa and Touba

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

NIGERIA: All On invests $1 million in Salpha Energy’s solar home systems

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

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

How solar energy is accelerating Africa’s electrification

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

BURKINA FASO: FMO finances 110 MWp of solar power with €90 million

IVORY COAST: Three logging companies closed for illegal logging

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

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

NIGERIA: Daystar to supply solar power to 5 Seven-Up Bottling plants

MALI: UNESCO plants 50,000 trees along the route of the Great Green Wall

WEST AFRICA: USTDA Grants Study for Power Interconnection

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

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

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

NIGERIA: Husk deploys solar hybrid mini-grids in 6 communities in Nasarawa

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

AFRICA: Climate resilience, the salvation of agriculture and tourism

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

IVORY COAST: The third reforestation operation sets the bar at 50 million trees

AFRICA: when climate change defies all predictions

NIGERIA: A centre tracks oil pollution in the Niger Delta

NIGERIA: Bboxx wants to electrify 20 million people with its solar kits

MALI : Thanks to Enabel, Vergnet and Seeba supply water to 10,000 people in Koulikoro

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

SENEGAL: IsDB reallocates $75.2 million loan for rural electrification and water

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

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

SENEGAL: on the eve of COP26, rural women denounce climate injustice

Access to sanitation and hygiene for a healthier continent

SIERRA LEONE: London funds rural electrification through REPP

BURKINA FASO: Africa Ren launches the construction of the Kodeni Solar plant in PPP

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

SIERRA LEONE: Bolloré equips the port of Freetown with two electric tractors

GHANA: mobilizing $4.3 billion to eradicate plastic pollution

BURKINA FASO: PPPs for the deployment of green energy storage systems

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

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

GHANA: GIZ supports a training program on solar powered irrigation

IVORY COAST: Movis to transport biomass from the Ayébo power plant

NIGERIA: Lafarge’s 2020 CSR approach focuses on waste recovery

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

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

AFRICA: 2021 MGA Award Honors 3 Green Energy Projects

GHANA-SIERRA LEONE: Eiffel supports productive solar with a €3 million loan

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

TOGO: IsDB lends €17 million for electrification via solar mini-grids

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

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

SENEGAL: InfraCo Africa finances Bonergie’s solar irrigation systems

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

TOGO: Accession to the Water Convention for better resource management

BURKINA FASO: MIGA guarantees €4.5 million for the 30 MWp Nagréongo solar power plant

BURKINA FASO: AIMF supports the rehabilitation of Ouagadougou’s green belt

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

CAPE VERDE: A.P. Moller invests in renewable energy through Cabeolica

UGANDA-SIERRA LEONE: FMO and REPP fund WIPP for electrification via green mini-grids

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

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

NIGERIA: Husk secures grants for seven solar mini-grids in Nasarawa

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

AFRICA: 4 cities receive Gap Fund grants for climate projects

MAURITANIA: Chariot to produce and export green hydrogen through Nour project

NIGERIA: All On funds Infibranches for electrification via solar off-grid

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

AFRICA: AlphaMundi finances the growth of solar energy provider Redavia

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

NIGERIA: FEC Releases Funds for Rima Valley Irrigation

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

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

GHANA: Ecoligo acquires C&I assets of solar energy provider Namene

BURKINA FASO: AfDB grants €59M for access to electricity for 218,400 households

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

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

IVORY COAST: AfDB Lends €48 Million for Flood Control in Abidjan

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

BURKINA FASO: Rehabilitating dams to improve water supply

SIERRA LEONE: CrossBoundary to harness solar for Zoodlabs’ fibre optics

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

NIGERIA: Kano State launches a one million tree reforestation campaign

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

AFRICA: Sustainable Mobility and Climate Week postponed to September 2022

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

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

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

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

NIGER: Niamey Launches Prequalification for 50 MWp Solar Power Plant in Gourou Banda

SENEGAL: CrossBoundary to supply 13 MW of solar power to GCO facilities

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

BENIN: Waste sorting and recovery units for Greater Nokoué

BURKINA FASO: the network of parliamentarians on the environment plants 300 trees in

NIGERIA: Daystar Power installs rooftop solar plant for UAC in Ikeja

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

TOGO: SALT launches a call for tenders for a solar power plant at Lomé airport

BENIN: SparkMeter digitises the management of green mini-grids for 100,000 people

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

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

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

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

GUINEA: Simandou iron mining project threatens western chimpanzees

NIGERIA: Wecyclers to recycle plastic waste from Nigerian Breweries

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

SENEGAL: Faced with floods, Dakar launches the Orsec plan and pledges €42 million

AFRICA: KTN Global launches call for innovations in waste recycling

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

GHANA: Lindt chocolate company finances 69,000 solar kits for cocoa farmers

IVORY COAST: GBE to finance productive solar energy projects

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

IVORY COAST: Emergence issues a green bond to refinance Cosmos Yopougon

MAURITANIA: a dam retains rainwater to supply Tiris Zemour

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

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

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

GAMBIA: Climate change affects agriculture and tourism

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

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

IVORY COAST: A €76m bond issue for the Akouédo landfill

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

NIGERIA: New pipes strengthen Niger’s drinking water supply

IVORY COAST: 90% of the forest cover has disappeared in 60 years

BURKINA FASO: Bboxx and Geocoton to electrify 2 million people through solar power

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

GHANA: UNDP supports innovation for waste management in schools

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

IVORY COAST: EAIF lends €25m for the Singrobo hydroelectric dam (44 MW)

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

AFRICA: CSR, now at the heart of sustainable development

"SPECIAL REPORT" AFRIK 21

AFRICA: MyJouleBox raises €3m to deploy solar off-grid in 4 countries

NIGERIA: PowerGen and CBEA to electrify 55,000 people through solar mini-grids

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

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

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

GHANA: New facilities boost drinking water supply in Salaga

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

DG -Afrique RSE

BURKINA FASO: Zéguédeghin and Lelexé dams soon to be rehabilitated

AFRICA: Six companies awarded for low-carbon projects

MALI: French Legendre signs a PPP for its Fana solar power plant (50 MWp)

NIGERIA: Ministry of Works now powered by solar energy

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

AFRICA: Desert to Power Programme Launched with ADF Grant

SENEGAL: Tysilio to supply solar energy to farms in Sédhiou

SENEGAL: Mystery hovers over the death of dolphins and turtles in the north of the co

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

TOGO : a call for tenders from Arise for a solar power plant (390 MWp) with storage

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

GUINEA: Biotope establishes sustainable cohabitation between chimpanzees and local co

AFRICA: Amcow Proposes Guidelines for Sanitation Policy Development

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

NIGERIA: IFC provides $20m for Daystar’s solar hybrid systems

WEST AFRICA: US investor MCC supports energy integration

AFRICA: IUCN presents Red List of river and lake ecosystems

NIGERIA: FAO focuses on water-saving drip irrigation

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

SENEGAL: GreenYellow to install a 1.56 MWp solar PV system for Senico

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

GHANA: Noé to restore 300,000 hectares of forest land

WEST AFRICA: EU supports preservation of Mount Nimba ecosystems

SENEGAL: AFD releases €55 million for agroecology and marine biodiversity

WEST AFRICA: GTA gas project threatens climate and biodiversity

IVORY COAST: a call for tenders for the solar power plants in Laboa and Touba

WEST AFRICA: Orange aims to be carbon neutral by 2040

NIGERIA: Westa.Solar connects 500 kWp solar power plant on Petrichor’s roof

MALI/SENEGAL: “Olympic Forest” to be planted in 90 villages

TOGO: Togocom partners with Africa Global Recycling for waste recycling

TOGO: Exim Bank of India finances the electrification of 350 localities via solar

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

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

TOGO: In Blitta, the largest solar park in West Africa is now operational

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

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

BURKINA FASO: $168m for the electrification of 120,000 households using solar energy

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

SIERRA LEONE: TCS portfolio increases from 3 to 4 national parks

AFRICA: EDF involves the diaspora in financing rural electrification

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

TOGO: The government accelerates solar photovoltaic projects in Sokodé and Kara

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

GUINEA: Government bans logging to stop the bleeding of forests

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

NIGER: The Issoufou Mahamadou Foundation announces the creation of a carbon sink

NIGER: Niamey joins the Scaling Solar programme and expects 50 MWp of green energy

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

CEO of SUEZ Africa - Near East

WEST AFRICA: $465m for electrification via renewable energy

IVORY COAST: Proparco and EAIF finance the Biovea biomass power plant (46 MW)

GHANA: Zoomlion boosts its operational performance with 101 refuse trucks

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

AFRICA: Winch to raise $2.12m for electrification via green mini-grids

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

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

AFRICA: water, at the heart of the continent’s environmental challenges

AFRICA: Saving the oceans on land

AFRICA: the circular economy at the heart of ecosystem preservation

LIBERIA: giving chimpanzees space to thrive

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

In partnership with SUEZ

AFRICA: the urgent need to restore degraded ecosystems

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

WEST AFRICA: A rash of plant diseases threatens biodiversity

SENEGAL: Kahone and Kaél solar power plants go into commercial operation

GHANA: LEAN project for biodiversity conservation

IVORY COAST: human pressure on biodiversity, the “Anthropocene” era

BENIN: BOAD releases €30m for rainwater drainage in Parakou

GHANA: AEHPMP to reduce mercury pollution and e-waste

NIGERIA: IDA finances water and sanitation for 6 million people

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

GUINEA: EDG to Buy Power from 40 MWp Khoumagueli Solar Plant

AFRICA: when fashion goes green

NIGERIA: Capegate wins delegated waste management in Kano

AFRICA: Towards the creation of a water resources management platform

BENIN: EIB finances rainwater drainage in Sèmè-Podji and Abomey-Calavi

SENEGAL: Lekela bets on storage for Taiba N’Diaye wind farm

SENEGAL: Customs seize 25 tonnes of plastic waste from Germany

NIGERIA: Starsight installs 950 kWp solar system for Big Bottling in Ogun

IVORY COAST: PEAs strengthen water supply in the Moronou region

Africa’s challenge to preserve its biodiversity

BENIN: Why a water surveillance brigade?

TOGO: Atakpamé and Dapaong are equipped to collect household waste

BENIN: planting 500,000 coconut trees to protect the coastal strip from erosion

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

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

GAMBIA: Civil society wants to be involved in forest monitoring

GHANA: IFC supports the development of the green bond market

TOGO: The government regulates water drilling with a new law

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

WEST AFRICA: How does the Nestlé Cocoa Plan measure up on deforestation?

NIGERIA: Fordmax restores drinking water in Enugu with solar energy

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

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

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

BENIN: Water hyacinth to clean up the port of Cotonou

NIGERIA: Konexa to provide 10MW of clean energy in Kano, within months

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

NIGERIA: Federal government to solarise 304 hospitals and schools

SENEGAL: The government to preserve marine protected areas

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

NIGERIA: Zungeru Hydroelectric Plant to Deliver First MW in December

GHANA: Dispose Green to collect solid waste on demand nationwide

TOGO: What environmental guarantee for the Kékéli power plant?

LIBERIA: EGRI to get new plastic recycling equipment

SIERRA LEONE: PowerGen connects solar mini-grids for 4 rural communities

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

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

GHANA: Berlin subsidises renewable energy and energy efficiency

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

GHANA: Zoomlion engages the media for effective 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

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

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

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

MALI: Suntrace and BayWa connect a 30 MW solar power plant at the Fekola mine

SENEGAL: Sones inaugurates a drinking water plant in Kédougou

BURKINA FASO: Government to expand Niofila irrigation dam

TOGO: Faure Gnassingbé obtains €115m for electrification and public lighting

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

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

IVORY COAST: France supports water resource management in Aries

NIGERIA: Ecobank receives Starsight Energy Sustainability Award

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

NIGERIA: Awareness raising key to reducing pollution at Lighthouse beach?

GHANA: EMO Launches Expansion of Accra Sewerage Plant

AFRICA: Baobab+ raises €4m to distribute its solar kits in two countries

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

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

NIGER: Cominak uranium mine closes, radioactive pollution stays

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

MALI: The government gives the green light for two 83 MWp solar PV plants

IVORY COAST: Waca pleads for the creation of an environmental court

NIGERIA: USTDA funds mini-grid project for 200,000 rural women

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

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

NIGERIA: BPE to Concession Zungeru Hydropower Plant (700 MW)

AFRICA: AfDB Awards Pine Kazi with Green Footwear Project

GHANA: CrossBoundary installs solar power plant at Guinness brewery

AFRICA: Forest elephant now critically endangered

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

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

CEO of SUEZ Africa - Near East

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

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

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

NIGER: The government inaugurates the Goudel IV drinking water plant

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: Major African programmes that are making a difference locally

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

CEO of SUEZ Africa – Near East

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

BURKINA FASO: EAIF lends €29m for the Pâ solar PV plant (30 MWp)

NIGERIA: Smart City Sweden supports waste management in Nasarawa State

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

GHANA: Government signs with Zoompak for medical waste management

NIGERIA: NDIF invests $4.6m in Havenhill for 22 solar mini-grids

AFRICA: Grino to work with Africa GreenTec for solar water treatment

SENEGAL: EIB supports economic recovery through water and waste

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

TOGO: the government launches Passco 2 for water and sanitation in 2 regions

KENYA: EDF invests in Bboxx to roll out solar home systems

BURKINA FASO: EU allocates €8m to Yeleen solar energy project

NIGERIA: the REA inaugurates a 100 kWp hybrid solar mini-grid in Adebayo

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

GHANA: Deutsche Bank opens a €85m credit line for drinking water in Keta

BURKINA FASO/BENIN: EIF OGEF finances Qotto’s solar home systems

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

NIGERIA: a 200 MWp solar power plant will be built in the Delta State

GUINEA-BISSAU: The CDN team is now able to budget its climate strategy

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

Interview Frédéric Pfister (NOA)

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

IVORY COAST: Sifca and Satelligence join forces for the “zero deforestation” objectiv

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

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

SENEGAL: An Initiative involving restaurants in the fight against pollution

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

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

IVORY COAST: Nestlé again supports a plastic waste management project

AFRICA: AfDB finances the fight against climate change through NDCs

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

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

MALI: gold panning by dredging pollutes the Bagoé river, local residents complain

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

NIGERIA: Acob obtains a grant from REA for hybrid solar mini-grids

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

GHANA: Marine Bunkers to reuse oil waste in Tema port

IVORY COAST: Fluence relaunches its drinking water project in Abidjan

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

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

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

IVORY COAST: AFD and the EU finance companies’ green projects

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

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

MAURITANIA: Bird flu kills nearly 267 pelicans in Diawling National Park

NIGERIA: Shell condemned, companies face environmental responsibility

SIERRA LEONE: $50m from the IDA for access to electricity via solar off-grid

NIGERIA: REA subsidises Renewvia and PowerGen for solar mini-grids

TOGO: UNDP funds eight CSOs for environmental conservation

NIGERIA: Abuja to join WEF Global Partnership for Plastics Action

BURKINA FASO: ONEA renews water management contract for 8 municipalities

IVORY COAST: AfDB’s ABM for climate resilience of cocoa farmers

IVORY COAST: the European Union demands environmentally friendly cocoa

SENEGAL: Government closes Djoudj Park after 750 pelicans die

TOGO: Biothermica to carry out a waste-to-energy project in Kloto

GHANA: Farmers Hope to recycle cocoa waste in Kumasi

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NIGERIA: USADF and All On award nine green energy suppliers

MALI: the government inaugurates the Kourouba water reservoir

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: $20 million from FinnFund and Norfund for Starsight solar energy projects

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

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

MALI: Minusma launches a second drinking water project in Kidal

LIBERIA: BMC signs contracts for solar-powered storage

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

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

NIGERIA: government subsidises 7 solar home systems suppliers

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

BURKINA FASO: Government strengthens drinking water supply in Kougsin

SENEGAL: ASER launches a call for tenders for 133 solar mini grids in rural areas

BENIN: Parliament adopts a law to protect biodiversity against GMOs

AFRICA: MASEN and IDB’s initiative for renewable energies

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

SENEGAL: In March 2022, Dakar will host the 9th “World Water Forum”

21-26 March 2022 in Dakar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BENIN: SOBEBRA equips its Cotonou site with 352 solar panels

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

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

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

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

AFRICA: REPP finances access to electricity through battery storage

SENEGAL: Vinci and Andritz win the contract to build the Sambangalou dam

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

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

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

GHANA: BPA connects a floating solar power plant in the basin of the Bui dam

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

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

NIGERIA: Empower finances a solar system (700 kWp) for the Premium Poultry Farm

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

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

GHANA: Nana Akufo-Addo inaugurates 45 kW Tsatsadu mini-hydro power plant

MALI: Phanes Energy to supply 93 MWp from its Touna PV solar power plant

GHANA: Ezekiel Chibeze wins prestigious Goldman Environmental Award

IVORY COAST: the State reinforces water supply in 9 villages of Songon

NIGERIA: Shell to pay $400 million for Rivers State oil spill in 1970

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

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 government raises awareness on sustainable waste management in Tivaouane

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

IVORY COAST: the Sassandra fish wholesalers equipped for management of post-fishing

NIGERIA: Dulas to supply 780 solar-powered vaccine refrigerators

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

GHANA: CleanApp Ghana application to improve solid waste management

NIGER: the country remains at the top of the African air pollution ladder

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

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

MALI: Akuo Energy commissions its 50 MWp Kita solar power plant

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

GHANA: Grino installs a solar-powered desalination system in Cape Coast

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

AFRICA: WADB and AFD focus on climate finance for post-Covid-19 recovery

MALI: Government strengthens shea park with 8,400 additional plants

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

NIGERIA: a solar PV system to power the Sabon Birni hospital and mosque

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

NIGER: Girafon Blue wind shirts to finance the preservation of giraffes

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

GHANA: Green ENS installs a 25 kWp solar PV system at Takoradi University

TOGO: towards membership of the Global Green Growth Institute

SENEGAL: Government launches coastal zone management project

SENEGAL: Dangote Cement rehabilitates the Ngomène mining site and plants 5,000 trees

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

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

GHANA: effluent and waste treatment plants to serve the north

BURKINA FASO: the Nagréongo solar power plant (30 MWp) to be commissioned in 2021

MALI: Vivo Energy to install a solar power plant at the Nampala mine for Robex

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

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

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

GHANA: Government launches construction of 3 sanitation facilities in Tema

SIERRA LEONE: Winch Energy awarded for off-grid project in rural area

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

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

SENEGAL: the locust harvester fights ecologically against locust invasion

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

IVORY COAST: Coliba bets on kiosks for the collection of plastic waste

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

TOGO: Illicit ivory trade continues, 5 other traffickers arrested

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

NIGERIA: Eos strengthens its partnership with Nayo for electricity storage

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

WEST AFRICA: Factory ships accused of plundering fisheries resources

IVORY COAST: soon to be a rural water management agency

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

BENIN: with €43.6m, Sogea Satom provides water to 240,000 people in Abomey-Calavi

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

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

GAMBIA: a solar-powered cold room relieves the burden on vegetable sellers

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

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

TOGO: OJEDD promotes resilient agriculture in Agou, south-west of the country

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

GUINEA: an agreement between Frontier and Clean Power for a solar project (82 MWp) in Boké

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

NIGERIA: GreenTec Capital finances Powerstove’s eco-friendly cooking solution

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

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

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

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

MAURITANIA: Elecnor denies withdrawing from the Boulenouar wind farm project

IVORY COAST: Government inaugurates new drinking water facilities in Zorofla

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

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

IVORY COAST: The government inaugurates drinking water projects in Sinfra and Gagnoa

GHANA: IDA finances drinking water and sanitation in Accra and Kumasi

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

NIGER: €4 M from ADF for drought risk management

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

BURKINA FASO: A solar panel production plant built in Ouagadougou

MAURITANIA: ADF Funds Climate Change Resilience with $2.1 million

IVORY COAST: Creation of 5 marine protected areas, sites identified

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

SENEGAL: EU supports women’s entrepreneurship through renewable energies

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

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

MAURITANIA: Elecnor withdraws from the Boulenouar wind power project in favour of Siemens

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

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

GHANA: Axcon launches construction of a 5 MWp solar power plant in Appolonia City

SENEGAL: Mamelles desalination project enters its final phase

MALI: Hydroma Inc. launches industrial production of hydrogen-based electricity

NIGERIA: Lumos obtains $35 million from DFC for electrification via solar kits

BENIN: AfDB Supports Decentralisation of Water and Sanitation Services

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

CAPE VERDE: Record results in the conservation of sea turtles in Praia

SENEGAL: Proplast launches “Récuplast” against plastic waste pollution

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

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

IVORY COAST: The government launches the construction of a hydro-agricultural dam in Koro

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

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

MALI: Vilnius finances two 100 kWp photovoltaic solar power plants in Bamako

SENEGAL: Akon City, the Green City Project is launched at a cost of $6 billion

NIGERIA: IFC releases $39 million for Engee Manufacturing’s recycling plant in Ogun

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

SENEGAL: A campaign to plant 20 million trees by the end of September

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

SENEGAL: New forests will be classified, the first since 1968

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

WEST AFRICA: MPs unite to address drinking water challenges

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

KENYA: Norfund and Scatec Solar slam the door on the Rumuruti PV solar project

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

SENEGAL: Crac launches operation “zero waste beach” in Bargny

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

BENIN: Waste management operations will soon be computerised in Nokoué

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

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

COTE D’IVOIRE: GCF allocates $11m to cocoa agro-ecology project

NIGERIA: Government calls for tenders on several solar mini grids projects

NIGERIA: Government opens waste recycling center in Abuja

BURKINA FASO: MCC grants $450 million for electricity

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

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

ECOWAS: IRENA aims to reinfonce power grids with green energy

GHANA: Absolicon to build solar thermal collector factory for Pelktec

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

BENIN: Water monitoring brigade to be established soon

BENIN: AFD allocates 58 million euros to improve urban resilience

MALI: Off-grid supplier Energy+ obtains finance to distribute its products

TOGO: Government to distribute 15,000 irrigation kits to farmers

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

ECOWAS: ECREEE launches call for projects on waste-to-energy projects

COTE D’IVOIRE: Building up a force to combat deforestation

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

BENIN: UNICEF relaunches project for factory producing recycled plastic bricks

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

ECOWAS: ECREEE launches call for tenders on its Clean Energy Corridor

SENEGAL: Real estate projects shall be subject to an obligation to plant trees.

NIGERIA: USTDA subsidises Konexa for electrification project

GHANA: 2.7 million dollars to drain Nsukwao basin for flood control

GHANA: Exim Bank of India finally opens $30 million water line of credit to Yendi

GHANA: University of the Environment will train its first batch of students

COTE D’IVOIRE: Agboville drinking water project to be delivered in September 2020

COTE D’IVOIRE: Government launches operation “1 day, 5 million trees”.

NIGER: Startup company launches solar-powered remote irrigation system

NIGERIA: Restoring mangrove forests in the Niger Delta

SENEGAL: Government exempts renewable energy equipment from VAT

BURKINA FASO: PNBF to develop an ecological city in Yagma

BENIN: Satisfactory progress on climate resilience project-SLP

WEST AFRICA: IDA grants $300 million to facilitate electricity exchanges

GAMBIA: JICA grants $15 million for rural water supply

MALI: Reuniwatt to buid weather forecasting system for Fekola solar hybrid power plant

IVORY COAST: RMG to incinerate 329 tonnes of obsolete pesticides

NIGERIA: Consortium to transform cassava peels into energy

COTE D’IVOIRE: FMO supports Lumos in the expansion of solar home systems

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

COTE D’IVOIRE: New taxes on waste management come into force

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

NIGERIA: First photograph of world’s rarest gorilla

SENEGAL: 10-hectare forest park to be set up in Dakar

TOGO: Biogas reference laboratory to be built at Lomé University

SIERRA LEONE: InfraCo Africa finances Bumbuna II Hydroelectric Project with $6 million

GHANA: Nek aims to produce 1,000 MW of wind power to boost the grid

TOGO: Government to strengthen water supply in Lomé with boreholes

NIGERIA: Dow launches ReflexNG project for plastic waste management

BENIN: 11 companies selected for 8 mini-solar grids projects in rural areas

GAMBIA: Shipping giant CMA-CGM suspends timber exports

SENEGAL: Mbao Forest degradation project divides communities in Dakar

SENEGAL: SONES constructs groundwater desalination plant in Foundiougne

SENEGAL: GGGI launches waste and wastewater management project

SIERRA LEONE: Mobile Power provides electricity through battery rental

MALI: NGOs sound alarm at 82 per cent forest loss

BENIN: African Parks takes over Beninese part of the W National Park

COTE D’IVOIRE: Nestlé and Envipur aiming to collect 30 tonnes of plastics in Abobo

LIBERIA: World Bank grants additional $9.3 million for sanitation

WEST AFRICA: EAV finances SolarX to support solar energy supply to businesses

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

BURKINA FASO: ANEREE launches Solar Cluster for improved management of the solar sector

TOGO: AT2ER ranked 3rd in Ashden 2020 Award for progress in renewable energy strategy

COTE D’IVOIRE: Geolocation service to warn of flood risks

GAMBIA: $43 million grant from IDA for electricity and water

AFRICA: 34 traffickers arrested for importing electronic waste

GHANA: Adherence to UN Water Convention to become effective in September

CÔTE D’IVOIRE : Franzetti installs pre-fabricated drinking water units in Dabakala

NIGER: IDA provides $150 million for the Kandadji water and electricity programme

SENEGAL-MALI: CMEC to build Gourbassi hydroelectric dam

MALI: NTPC appointed consultant, on a 500 MWp solar project development

COTE D’IVOIRE: Some €258 million to improve water supply in Bouaké

COTE D’IVOIRE: Sifca partners with government to restore forest cover

GHANA-KENYA: Redavia contracts loan from NDF to provide solar energy to enterprises

COTE D’IVOIRE: Fluence delays construction of its water plant near Abidjan

SENEGAL: 34% of arable lands threatened by desertification

BURKINA FASO: CSOs advocate for better access to RE for populations

GUINEA: Kankan youth launch Milo riverbank clean-up project

KENYA-GHANA: Redavia’s Covid-19 resilience lease benefits 4 companies

SENEGAL: Government sets up 3 new community marine protected areas

COTE D’IVOIRE: Government inaugurates drinking water plant in Tiassalé

SENEGAL: After Mwale, KE International will build Akon City for $6 billion

MALI: Ségou recognised for “creative city” project at 2020 UCLG International Award

COTE D’IVOIRE: $315 million from IDA for flood and waste management

COTE D’IVOIRE: Country joins WGBC, for eco-friendly construction

BENIN: Automatic solar-powered water troughs to be built in Savalou

COTE D’IVOIRE: YWS launches Young Water Fellowship for water and sanitation

SENEGAL: AFD finances clean-up project in Hann Bay near Dakar

GUINEA: SEFA finances green mini-grids project in rural areas

TOGO: AFD loans € 40.7 million for water and sanitation

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

COTE D’IVOIRE: Céchi to be equipped with drinking water supply system soon

BURKINA FASO: Agroforestry for the empowerment of the people of Réo

COTE D’IVOIRE: USAID finances water and sanitation project in 8 townships

COTE D’IVOIRE: Country progresses in climate change control

GHANA: Discarded refrigerators recycled into egg incubators

BENIN: La Francophonie finances cassava waste-to-biogas project by 350 women

BURKINA FASO: Scientific council established for biodiversity in Bangr-weogo Park

COTE D’IVOIRE: Government strengthens drinking water network in Zaguinasso

NIGERIA: Renewvia connects two solar mini-hybrid grids in Bayelsa State

TOGO: Government to restore 35,000 hectares of forests

MALI – UGANDA: Denmark supports climate change mitigation

NIGERIA: Government approves $120 million for Kashimbila multi-purpose dam

COTE D’IVOIRE: Ratification of a €15 million loan from BOAD for water in Abidjan

MALI: State approves project to extend Gourma Elephant Reserve

BENIN: Hybrid solar dryers break new ground in agribusiness

NIGERIA: Starsight supplies Ekiti hospital with solar power for Covid-19 tests

COTE D’IVOIRE: Themis approves Singrobo Dam construction

BENIN: Government promotes rapid expansion of access to water in rural areas

TOGO: UNDP seeks consultants to install 6,894 solar street lights

NIGERIA: Solar-powered automatic disinfection device made in Oko

BENIN: Brick manufacturing unit, based on plastic waste to be built soon

GHANA: A Rocha, setting up organic shea butter production centre

NIGIERIA: NSIA launches call for tenders on a 10 MW solar power plant in Kumbotso

GHANA: EU supports ‘GrEEn’ project creating 5,000 “green” jobs

BENIN: Riao Festival dedicates 8th edition to water and forest conservation

TOGO: New water reservoir in Natchibore for more than 300,000 people

GHANA: An initiative for community plastic waste recovery

BURKINA FASO: Ratification of AfDB loan agreements for Water and Electricity

BENIN: Police arrest 4 people for environmental pollution

COTE D’IVOIRE: Government launches drinking water project for Greater Abidjan

GHANA: Achiase District launches water extension project against Covid-19

BENIN: Fludor recycles cashew waste, thereby preserving the environment

BURKINA FASO: Uduma and Vergnet Burkina launch “Clean hands against Covid-19”.

BENIN: Phase II of Parakou’s drinking water supply project approved

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

SIERRA LEONE: Easy Solar launches website for online sales of solar kits

NIGER: Belgium lends €8 million for improved access to water in Niamey

TOGO: Soleva and Bboxx offer free electricity to customers following Covid-19

NIGERIA: OkwuEco start-up creates platform for better waste management

GAMBIA: IRENA encourages renewable energy take-up

NIGERIA: Lumos supplies solar electricity to Covid-19 isolation centre

LIBERIA: Eco-Power installs solar photovoltaic system at Buchanan hospital

TOGO-BENIN: ScanTogo and CIMBénin raise €39,600 for Mono Reserve

GHANA: Wangara grants $500,000 to Cleanearth Scientific Limited for drinking water

SENEGAL: Covid-19 “contaminates” the anti-plastic law

SENEGAL: Fonroche completes 50% installation of 50,000 solar street lights

GUINEA: Human Rights Watch condemns damage by Souapiti hydroelectric project

NIGERIA: REA urgently installs mini-grids for Covid-19 care centres

BENIN: APN to rehabilitate Pendjari National Park in the north-west

LIBERIA: GCF to provide $100 million grant for three resilient projects

BENIN: Ahémé and Nokoué lakes to be cleaned up soon

WEST AFRICA: GRET publishes guidebook on surface water treatment

BURKINA FASO: Young entrepreneur manufactures solar-powered body disinfector

MAURITANIA: IDA allocates $44 million for water and sanitation in villages

GHANA / KENYA: Redavia launches “Covid-19 Resilience Lease” for enterprises

COTE D’IVOIRE: Neighbourhoods in Tiassalé to be solar powered soon

GUINEA: Solar off-grid projects receive close to €762,000 from AfDB

NIGER: Goudel IV drinking water plant to be operational in July 2020

COTE D’IVOIRE: SODECI partners with government to improve country clean-up

SENEGAL: U.S. allocates $91.5 million for rural electrification

MALI: Invitation for projects on plastic bottle recycling launched

BENIN: Solid waste management project finally starts in Grand Nokoué

WEST AFRICA: ECOWAS countries sign up for cleaner vehicles

GHANA: Government to power airports with solar energy

WEST AFRICA: WAMU releases handbook for green bond issues

GHANA: Biogas capacity building project launched

MALI: Custom exemption on renewable energy equipment

NIGERIA: Lagos tries out solar-powered traffic lights

NIGERIA: REA grants Renewvia for mini-grids in rural areas

COTE D’IVOIRE: AfDB provides €62M for rural electrification in over 1,300 localities

COTE D’IVOIRE: GreenTec invests in recycling specialist startup Coliba

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

SENEGAL: Mbeubeuss Landfill Rehabilitation Benefits from IDA Loan

IVORY COAST: € 430M for drinking water in Abidjan District

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

BENIN: Reusable masks, an ecological solution against Covid-19?

TOGO: First hydrocarbon waste treatment site inaugurated

NIGERIA: To resume industrial wastewater treatment project in Kano

NIGERIA/KENYA: Renewvia Energy and DPI join forces to provide solar off grid

MALI: World Bank grants €29 million for climate resilience project

BENIN: ESMER to train entrepreneurs in renewable energies

TOGO: Government builds water towers in Kara region

NIGERIA: AfDB and AGTF invest $200 million in rural electrification

BURKINA FASO: Phase II of homegrown “Solar Back-up” project to be initiated

BENIN: Drinking water supply system for Toucountouna and its surroundings

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

COTE D’IVOIRE: SMEs trained in renewable energies and energy efficiency

GUINEA-BISSAU: Sinohydro wins contract to build solar power plant in Gardete

NIGERIA: Ukpa hansa energy teams up with post office to electrify rural areas

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

LIBERIA: Eco-Power connects solar mini-grid to Sinje health centre

GHANA: Switzerland invests €6.1 million for sustainable recycling of electronic waste

NIGERIA: 40 new trucks set to improve waste collection in Lagos city

BURKINA FASO: GGWSSI launches “Great Green Wall” award for journalists

BURKINA FASO: UNCDF launches call for renewable energy projects

COTE D’IVOIRE: Expert group on climate finance to be set up

TOGO: Improved ovens to reduce carbon footprint from fish smoking activity

Avec le Sommet Afrique-France 2020

GHANA: Redavia connects small-scale solar power plant for KKTR sawmill

NIGERIA: Soso Care promotes waste recycling via new platform

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

IVORY COAST: Eranove wraps up financing for its 390 MW power plant, Atinkou

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

BENIN: EBID disburses $21 million to electrify 750 infrastructures using solar energy

BENIN: SONEB makes water connection free for SMEs and SMIs

TOGO: EG is recruiting professionals to lead its training courses on solar kits

CAPE VERDE: The “man trading” project to fight against turtle poaching

BURKINA FASO: Government equips the Koubri locality with two boreholes

IVORY COAST: NOA launches asset securitisation in renewable energies

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

BENIN: Ozone treatment of biomedical waste, a new process in Africa

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

GHANA: Construction of the Pwalugu multipurpose dam will start in April 2020

IVORY COAST: ANAGED and Nestlé partner for a plastic waste recycling project

SENEGAL: Local residents worried about environmental impacts from SNE oil field

SENEGAL: Government inaugurates first phase of Taïbe Ndiaye wind farm

NIGERIA: Construction of Mambilla Dam to start before 2020 ends

BURKINA FASO: AfDB Grants €64 M for Water, Sanitation and Electricity

WEST AFRICA: Episcopate demands strict environmental laws

IVORY COAST: KfW promotes attraction of renewable energy suppliers

ZIMBABWE: Total invests $4 million to equip 50% of fuel stations with solar energy

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

IVORY COAST: Vergnet and Abeda to supply drinking water to 50,000 people

BURKINA FASO: MPs should better scrutinise environmental laws

NIGER: Amsterdam grants €30m to extend the water supply network in Niamey

GHANA: Stella to install solar power plant on Miniplast rooftop in Accra

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

IVORY COAST: New water tower commissioned in Aropka

TOGO: Fenix, Solergie and Moon join Cizo project to electrify villages

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

MALI: Pal 4 Solar Energy to build a 100 MWp power plant in Diema

IVORY COAST: Solar research platform to be built in Yamoussoukro

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

NIGERIA: Daystar obtains $4 million from SunFunder for off-grid supply to businesses

NIGERIA: To launch 3rd Green Bond to fund several eco-friendly projects

BENIN: Aress to install solar systems in 5,000 homes in rural areas

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

MALI: Environmental protection project launched in Niger Basin

IVORY COAST: To end illegal gold panning in the Comoé Reserve

GHANA: Two solar power plants financed by KfW go into construction

BENIN: Solar energy will gain momentum thanks to new electricity code

TOGO: Amea Power starts construction work for Blitta solar power plant

TOGO: Government electrifies 50 villages thanks to solar energy with BOAD support

BENIN: Water distribution systems rehabilitated in Parakou

BURKINA FASO: Urbasolar is building a 33 MW solar power plant in Pâ

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

LIBERIA: AfDB finances Gbedin waterfalls hydropower project

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

GHANA: Redavia installs solar powered carport for SGS

TOGO: Waste remediation and management project launched in Aného

IVORY COAST: Alertive and interactive map on cocoa and deforestation

AFRICA: ACCF provides $4.7 million for climate change adaptation

TOGO: Government wants to reach the 500 eco-villages target

AFRICA: Successful Africa-UK summit on green energy sector

BENIN: Toffo municipality to be connected to drinking water soon

TOGO: Globeleq obtains agreement on several renewable energy projects

IVORY COAST: Veolia and PFO to equip Bouaké with water plant via alliance

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

NIGER: Vergnet, Sterling and Wilson and SNS to build hybrid power plant in Agadez

MALI: Pash Global takes 49.9% stake in the Kita solar project

SENEGAL: Macky Sall orders rehabilitation of Mbeubeuss landfill site

TOGO: AT2ER invites tenders for the construction of two solar power plants

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

MALI: Innovation that helps reduce agricultural water consumption by 80%.

IVORY COAST: Sustainable city stakeholders to meet in February

Februray 27-28 2020, Abidjan

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

WEST AFRICA: ADFD funds two renewable energy projects

LIBERIA: Authorities return toxic waste shipment to Greece

IVORY COAST: Fluence completes financing for its drinking water plant in Abidjan

TOGO: ADFD approves $15 million loan for solar photovoltaic project in Blitta

BURKINA FASO: IRC trains 93 municipalities in drinking water governance

IVORY COAST: Exim Bank of China lends €511.7m for water and electricity

BENIN: Training session in agroecology scheduled for February 2020

2-9 February 2020, Benin

WEST AFRICA: “Anti-glyphosate” attitudes become more widespread

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

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

SENEGAL: 259M€ for the rehabilitation of the Mbeubeuss landfill near Dakar

TOGO: €10.2 million to improve access to safe drinking water

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

IVORY COAST: Port-Bouët and Nestlé join forces to reduce plastic waste

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

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

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

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

GUINEA: Young entrepreneurs design local wind turbines to light villages

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

IVORY COAST: Over 200 animal species are threatened with extinction

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

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

BENIN: Fenix International provides solar energy to 40,000 homes in one year

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

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

February 24-27 2020, Kampala

MALI: Africa Green Tec installs containerised solar mini grid in Dalakana

MALI: Scatec Solar and EDM conclude PPA for Ségou power plant (33 MWp)

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

NIGERIA: PowerGen connects solar mini-grid to storage system in Rokota

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

IVORY COAST: Concession contract signed for the Ayebo biomass power plant

MALI: Wärtsilä to install electricity storage system at Fekola mine

GAMBIA: Indian Urja Bio System sets up biodigester in Sukuta

BURKINA FASO: Samendeni hydroelectric dam officially operational in Bama

GHANA: 50 MWp solar park combined with Pwalugu hydroelectric power plant

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

SENEGAL: Onas receives sanitation facilities in Dakar

IVORY COAST: Onad and BPCI launch sludge management fund

SENEGAL: Three development partners finance clean-up of Hann Bay

WEST AFRICA: Regional biodiversity observatory established

NIGERIA: Lumos receives grant from REA for solar kit distribution

SENEGAL: Renewable energy professionals create their association

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

TOGO: Amea Power secures contract to build Blitta power plant

AFRICA: Famous comedian Mamane is the new climate ambassador for the Sahel

BENIN: Fonroche wins major contract to install solar streetlights

MALI:Resolute will equip its Syama gold mine with a hybrid off grid thanks to Aggreko

MALI:Uduma will provide drinking water to several localities in Bougouni for 15 years

GHANA: GRIPE and BRRI use plastics waste to design toilets

IVORY COAST: Lifiled wins 2019 EDF Pulse Africa Award

NIGERIA: Turning Point puts drinking water plant into operation in Malete

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

BURKINA FASO: Students design robot for waste collection at sea

BENIN: AfDB finances sanitation and rural electrification

IVORY COAST: 2 solar power plants will be built thanks to IFC’s Scaling Solar

SENEGAL: Fish meal factory causes air pollution in Gandiol

GHANA: BPA commissions a mini hydroelectric power plant in Hohoe

MAURITANIA: Government wants to expand water supply network

NIGERIA: NEDC launches rehabilitation of water infrastructure in Adamawa

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

IVORY COAST: Joint agreement between IFC and government for 2 solar power plants

MALI: PEG Africa embarks on the solar home kits market

BURKINA FASO: Scientist uses mangoes to produce biogas

IVORY COAST: SGTM launches works to open the estuary of the Comoé River

NIGERIA: GVE connects 100 kWp solar off grid in Akpabom village

SENEGAL: Bandio baobab reserve threatened by cement company extension

IVORY COAST: Hygiene and sanitation squad established

GHANA: Government sets authority and fund for sanitation

MALI: Civil society calls for a more environmentally friendly mining code

BURKINA FASO: Africa Ren will develop 30 MW of solar energy in the west

GHANA: Government approves IDA funding for drainage in Accra

AFRICA: AfDB completes establishment of Adaptation Benefits Mechanism

MAURITANIA: 51 hydraulic distribution networks in progress

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

NIGERIA: Government allocates $5.5 million for the Mambilla mega hydroelectric projec

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

BURKINA FASO: Nordgold wants to equip its mines with a 13MWp solar off grid

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

LIBERIA: Work to supply water to the White Plains plant will soon begin.

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

MALI: €152,000 as reward for plastic waste collection in Bamako

NIGERIA: NREA will subsidise 7 suppliers of solar off grid for 5 years

GHANA: Ecoligo and Yingli connect a mini solar power plant to the Central University

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

GHANA: Budapest provides €20 million for 2 wastewater treatment plants in two cities

IVORY COAST: Work underway to rehabilitate Tagro Forest

IVORY COAST: Biosave, an application to promote biofertilizer production

GHANA: Government calls for help to combat the use of mercury

IVORY COAST: Beijing lends €240 million for a drinking water project in 12 cities

MALI: “vision 2035” programme to improve drinking water supply

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

NIGERIA: Future Energy conference in Lagos goes green

12-13 November 2019, Nigeria

SIERRA LEONE: Chimpanzees promoted to national animal status

GHANA: Sinohydro to launch work on Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam in November

TOGO: Government plans to install mini grids in 14 villages

BURKINA FASO: Vergnet and Sagemcom to connect 5 mini solar power plants in the North

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

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

GHANA: 2 start-ups awarded for innovative sanitation

MALI: Sanuva encourages waste recycling in Bamako schools

GUINEA: Albayrak and Piccini to manage Conakry’s waste for 4 years

NIGER: Moroccan Onee wants to promote rural electrification

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

GHANA: Kantanka will start manufacturing electric cars in December

IVORY COAST: Government launches electricity grid extension project

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

TOGO: Government seeks consultant for mine rehabilitation

NIGERIA: EU provides new support of $150 million for renewable energy

NIGERIA: CESEL plans to invest $1 billion in solar off-grid with the diaspora

IVORY COAST: Government approves loan from IDA for water project

TOGO: Energy Cycle wins EDF Africa Tour finale

GAMBIA: Government seeking a consultant for a 150 MW solar project

NIGERIA: Nestlé partners with Wecyclers against plastic waste

SIERRA LEONE: Start-up Easy Solar wins Schwab Foundation award

BENIN: AfDB lends €61 million for flood control project in Cotonou

GUINEA: Eiffage to build a 40 MW dam in the West of the country

GUINEA: Solar equipment manufacturing plant in project

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

TOGO: FAO provides close to 135,000 euros for agro-ecology

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

NIGERIA: 25 million trees will be planted to absorb CO²

LIBERIA: AfDB finances rehabilitation of White Plains drinking water plant

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

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

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

NIGERIA: $350 million from WB for drinking water and sanitation

MALI: Government leads campaign against cyanide use ingold panning

TOGO: 1,639 boreholes to be restored, monitored and repaired on site

NIGERIA: Government activates hybrid off-grid in Kebbi State

SENEGAL: AFD completes existing loan for Dakar drinking water project

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

SENEGAL: MIGA issues $6.9 million guarantee for Kael and Kahone solar parks

WEST AFRICA: Greenpeace calls for fishmeal plants to be shut down

BURKINA FASO: Mathieu Ouedraogo’s cultivation technique awarded at COP14

SENEGAL: Open training for women in the energy sector

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

AFRICA: “Solar procurement” area under development

KENYA/SIERRA LEONE: USTDA finances two renewable energy projects

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

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

ECOWAS: Expertise France calls for projects on resilient agriculture

NIGERIA: Kashimbila Multi-Purpose Dam to be commissioned soon

NIGERIA: Exim Bank of China lends $5 billion for Mambilla hydroelectric project

MALI: Green Koula initiative for reforestation and fight against desertification

TOGO: Edem Koffi awarded for solar bag prototypeR

IVORY COAST: Frenchman builds floating island from plastic waste

BURKINA FASO: Solar powered traffic lights in the making

BENIN: Mini-solar power plant to power Borgou and Alibori localities

MALI: Amader launches tender for two solar power plants of 2.6 MW

IVORY COAST: USTDA finances cocoa pod-biomass plant

AFRICA: Annual forum to boost nascent climate investments

MALI: Borehole to supply drinking water, inaugurated in Sangarebougou

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

MALI: B2Gold to upgrade Fekola gold mine with 30 MW hybrid off-grid solar power

IVORY COAST: Authorities strive to reforest 20% of land by 2040

GHANA: Denys will complete Tono’s drinking water project by 2021

TOGO: MNS will provide drinking water to 200,000 people in Lomé

TOGO: Eco-friendly business grows around willow

GHANA: Aqua Africa will provide drinking water to 225,000 people in villages

NIGERIA: Solar hybrid power plant inaugurated at Alex Ekwueme University

TOGO: 30 MW solar power plant to be built in Blitta

MAURITANIA: Government plans to install 300 boreholes by 2020

MALI: Population plant 2100 trees in Niamala, southern Mali

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

MALI: Kita solar power plant will be connected by Akuo Energy in February 2020

IVORY COAST: UNICEF offers 500 classrooms made of bricks from recycled plastic

SENEGAL: Innovative centre to promote quality solar equipment

NIGER: Termit and Tin-Toumma reserve threatened by CNPC oil exploitation

NIGERIA: Zola Electric partners with OVH Energy for solar kit distributionNIGERIA: Zo

GHANA: Germany provides funding for waste-to-energy power generation

WEST AFRICA: Two environmental protection programmes underway

NIGERIA: Bauchi State starts water supply extension project

NIGER: “Grand Niamey”, project for sustainable capital, announced by authorities

SENEGAL: ONAS launches sanitation project in Kaolack City

IVORY COAST: Government puts 21 WSPs into service in semi-urban areas

GHANA: Deutsche Bank signs €276 million credit line for potable water in Tamale

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

MALI: Norway concludes bilateral agreement on Ségou solar project (33 MW)

NIGERIA: CrossBoundary Energy will install off grid atop Jabi Lake Mall

MALI: Government launches national plan to save Niger River

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

IVORY COAST: AfDB contributes €24 million to prevent silting up of Niger River Basin

SENEGAL: SDER secures rural water management contract in 3 regions

GAMBIA: Government launches $ 2bn water and sanitation project

SENEGAL: Keur Momar Sarr drinking water plant will be commissioned in 2020

GHANA: Atewa Forest Reserve under threat from bauxite exploitation

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

NIGERIA: UN and government allocate $15 million for e-waste management

LIBERIA: Paynesville and Monrovia acquire 13 waste collection trucks

NIGERIA: UNDP’s “Cash for Work” project to clean up Maiduguri city

TOGO: IFC partners with government to produce 90 MW via “Scaling Solar” programme

IVORY COAST: Towards “Zero plastic on the beaches” objective

NIGERIA: MAX.ng raises $7 million for electric motorcycle transport

GHANA: Importation and manufacturing tax on plastics comes into force

GHANA: Redavia installs off grid for Movelle company, agri-food supplier

IVORY COAST: Akouédo landfill near Abidjan becomes urban park

NIGERIA: Microsoft and ICE Commercial Power join forces to provide off-grid to SMEs

BURKINA FASO: AFD lends €37 million for water project in 3 municipalities

NIGERIA: EU invests $165 million in renewable energy

LIBERIA: LWSC, American Venture and Quest Water join forces for a water project

NIGERIA: Shenzhen Lemi enters solar home kits market

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

IVORY COAST: World Bank grants $150 million for water supply in 12 secondary cities

AFRICA: Two resilient development training sessions in preparation

LIBERIA: Sustainable palm oil production programme launched

BENIN: Kuwait Fund lends €15 million for water project in three municipalities

NIGERIA: Arnergy raises $9 million for its solar mini-grid distribution

GHANA: Zoomlion to set up waste recycling plant in each region

NIGERIA: Schneider Electric and EM-ONE join forces to produce solar mini grids

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

GHANA: Biwater wins Tamale drinking water contract worth $272 million

LIBERIA: IDA funds drinking water project in Monrovia City

AFRICA: Nine research projects on sustainable cities, promoted by LIRA 2030 Africa

WEST AFRICA: OIF launches call for proposals on green economy

GHANA: Government earmarks €233 million for Tamale and Damongo drinking water project

NIGERIA: FinnFund and Norfund invest $5 million in Starsight for off grid

IVORY COAST: $1.12 billion pledged for sanitation and drainage in Abidjan

BENIN: State approves construction of 4 solar power plants

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

MALI: 100,000 social connections thanks to Kabala drinking water project

SIERRA LEONE: Government and CGGC sign for 2 drinking water projects

BENIN: WB grants $75 million for classified forest conservation

BENIN: IDA funds flood control project in Cotonou

AFRICA: 21 scientists receive scholarships for climate-related studies

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

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

NIGERIA: Federal government procures nine irrigation systems for two States

TOGO: Soleva launches “Cizo” project for rural electrification

GHANA: Veolia secures wastewater treatment contract for Obuasi mine

GHANA: World Bank supports flood control project in Accra

SIERRA LEONE: Ignite Power will provide solar kits to 2 million people

TOGO: Media workers join forces to plant trees

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

MALI: Somapep commissions Kabala pumping station

MALI: Re-approval of 59 “environmentally friendly” pesticides

NIGERIA: Em-One to install mini-grid on Ministry of Energy’s rooftop

TOGO: AFD allocates €14 million for waste management in Lomé city

BURKINA FASO: Objection to Kua Forest declassification widens

IVORY COAST: Authorities undertake several water projects in both east and west

GUINEA: IFC-funded bauxite boom threatens humans and chimpanzees

TOGO: Vergnet Hydro and ECM will supply water to 2,000 in Savannah region

TOGO: Government and Bboxx provide solar kits for rural areas

NIGERIA: Exim Bank of China invests $1 billion in Gurara II hydroelectric project

MALI: €11.14 million for agricultural climate resilience and river ecosystems

IVORY COAST: Emo sets up wastewater treatment plant for Ado and Bingerville cities

NIGERIA: Saving threatened vultures

BENIN: Challenges faced by rural drinking water supply agency

TOGO: Diges Group to assist government in providing drinking water infrastructure

TOGO: Government provides water and sanitation in three localities

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

SENEGAL: Dhybrid will build several 2 MW hybrid mini solar power plants

SENEGAL: Startup puts technology at the service of agro-ecology

NIGERIA: Slovak company Sirieco will assemble electric cars in Calabar

LIBERIA: Emergency action against massive floods

NIGERIA: The European Union invests heavily in renewable energies

SENEGAL: Greenpeace appeals to government on single-use plastics

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

10-12 July Lagos, Nigéria

MALI: Africa GreenTec installs containerised solar mini grid in Fanidiama

BURKINA FASO: Government launches water and sanitation programme for €274 million

IVORY COAST: Eiffage and Infra win € 300m contract for drinking water

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

GUINEA: AfDB satisfied with AfDB’s financing of 465,000 people’s access to water

GHANA: Jumeni start-up launches waste management application

NIGER: Electrosteel to provide pipelines for water project in Niamey

SENEGAL: EcoMayors got involved for Earth Day

BENIN: Coastal protection project 2, progressing at high speed

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

NIGERIA: Air pollution due to fuel subsidies remains a concern

NIGER: SPEN launches tender for Zinder water supply project

IVORY COAST: CHEC wins €97.5 million contract for several drinking water projects

IVORY COAST: Training on climate change and sustainable agriculture

BURKINA FASO: Table benches made of recycled plastic to equip schools

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

ECOWAS: EBID and PFAN join forces to deploy renewable energy

NIGERIA: Mainstream Energy Solution accuses distributors of wasting 150 MW

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

WEST AFRICA: ECOWAS strengthens forest protection with SIDA and FAO

BURKINA FASO: Six solar power plants to increase energy supply by 155 MW

GHANA: Zoomlion opens waste recycling centre and unveils ambitions

FITSEDD 2019: A forum to rethink climate change in Africa

17-18 juin 2019, Abidjan

NIGERIA: REPP and ElectriFI open $10 million credit line for PAS Solar