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GHANA: CIF grants $28 million for electrification via solar mini-grids

TOGO: An initiative allows the planting of 10,000 trees in the Goubi forest

AFRICA: Algeria tops a ranking of the least polluted Arab countries

BENIN: The World Bank is financing $30M for the management of classified forests

One Forest Summit: don’t stop there…

GAMBIA: AFD grants €12.5 million to improve drinking water supply in Banjul

WEST AFRICA: Swiss researchers prepare the digitization of 4 cities

Ivory Coast: In Abengourou, 50,000 tree seedlings distributed for sustainable cocoa

AFRICA: Senegalese Macky Sall awarded “Leadership for Water Security

TOGO: The third phase of the Blitta solar park will be operational by the end of 2023

AFRICA: In Rabat, UCLG and Ademe equip 21 local officials on climate action

Ivory Coast: 33 health centres in Abidjan equipped for medical waste management

AFRICA: DPA to Provide 12MW of Solar Power to Adac’s Data Centres

AFRICA: GCF commits $240m to climate-resilient infrastructure

“Access to electricity in Africa requires the pooling of skills”

EAIF 2023: Gaia Energy Impact Fund II is launched for the electrification of Africa

Ivory Coast: 2,500 households connected to the drinking water network in Abobo

AFRICA: Faced with water stress, sustainable management of groundwater is essential

AFRICA: Afri-Plastics awards Toto Safi from Kigali and seven other green start-ups

AFRICA: Top 10 most water-insecure countries

AFRICA: rainwater harvesting and aquifer recharge in the face of water stress

EAIF 2023: Engie bets on carbon credits for electricity access

AFRICA: AfDB Accelerates Green Bonds for Green Energy Access

AFRICA: Resource and source of life, water at the heart of sustainable development

Energy access: despite mobilized funding, Africa still lags behind

TOGO/BURKINA FASO: $1.3 million for environmentally responsible shea production

NIGERIA: Bishops to plant 5.5 million trees in next 5 years

NIGERIA: UEF to subsidise solarisation of 3,500 small businesses

CAPE VERDE: a call for tenders for the construction (EPC) of four solar power plants

TOGO: AWF pledges €1.2m for sanitation in nine urban centres

EAIF 2023: the energy access financing event opens on 21 March in Abidjan

GHANA: Sunyani water supply extension to start in 2023

Ivory Coast: Construction of the green city of Andou-M’Batto is launched

NIGER: Ofid lends $25 million for solar photovoltaic electrification

IVORY COAST: UAE-based Masdar negotiates 70 MWp solar photovoltaic plant

NIGER: BOAD Pledges €35m for Climate Resilient Agriculture

GAMBIA: EU funds €24m for solarisation of 1,100 schools and health centres

Florent Thomas: “500 EV charging points will be created by CAN 2024”

MAURITANIA: Infinity and Conjuncta join forces for a 10 GW electrolysis capacity

AFRICA: Inspired Evolution raises $199 million for the energy transition

Ivory Coast: EVTech raises €6.4m for EV charging stations in Abidjan

BURKINA FASO/IVORY COAST: solarX to solarise Orange’s data centres

AFRICA: between climate hazards and ecological solutions, women at the heart of SDGs

AFRICA: GIZ-supported “green technology” training launched in Dakar

BURKINA FASO: Apolline Traoré’s film Sira wins WaterAid’s special prize

ECOWAS: EBID to finance green projects to support sustainable growth

GHANA: A nuclear waste storage centre to prevent pollution

SIERRA LEONE: Reykjavik funds $6.4 million for access to water and sanitation

One Forest Summit: the ambitions of the Libreville Plan on forest preservation

AFRICA: GCF and EIB launch new climate finance facility

NIGER: towards the signature of the Helsinki Convention on water resources management

AFRICA: BasiGo and 10 start-ups in a global ranking on climate innovation

AFRICA: The missions of the new Water and Sanitation Academy

SENEGAL: EIB, AFD and KfW finance 380 natural gas buses in Dakar

How to ensure access to renewable energy for rural populations in Africa?

eMag with Climate Chance

NIGERIA: Flooding and development work around the River Niger

BURKINA FASO: The AMP programme is launched for electrification via solar mini-grids

Ivory Coast: 17 cities to be equipped with 20 faecal sludge treatment plants

TOGO: three green initiatives awarded in Lomé

TOGO: The eight councils of Kloto will strengthen their climate resilience

SENEGAL: the IFC will mobilise €242 million for Sococim’s low-carbon cement

BURKINA FASO: €174M from the AfDB for Water, Sanitation and Agriculture

NIGERIA: Snake Island Free Trade Zone gets a solar power plant

NIGERIA: Evtec to install a 110 MWp solar power plant for Tingo Foods in the Delta

AFRICA: Initiative to enable the sustainable management of ecosystems in 6 countries

WEST AFRICA: IOF’s call for projects to support the SDGs in nine cities

AFRICA: World Hydropower Congress opens on 30 October 2023 in Bali

30 octobre à Bali, Indonésie

TOGO: $64 million from the World Bank for solar energy and electricity storage

AFRICA: Forum on sustainable cities opens in Abidjan on 10 May 2023

10 au 13 mai 2023, Abidjan

NIGERIA: In Bauchi, the ACReSAL project starts for the protection of watersheds

TOGO: From Kévé to Lomé, a dry and dusty wind pollutes the air in the south

NIGERIA: Westa Solar secures $1.8m to supply solar to businesses

MALI: Koulikoro sewage sludge treatment plant comes into operation

AFRICA: 10 filmmakers advocate for better sanitation in urban areas

SENEGAL: Plastic Odyssey calls at the port of Dakar to fight marine pollution

TOGO: $247m to be mobilised with the UN to facilitate the achievement of the SDGs

SENEGAL: Climate-smart agriculture project in the Senegal River Valley

AFRICA: Interregional committee to improve air quality in five cities

AFRICA: Water Professionals Expected in New York in March to Assess SDG6

March 22-24, 2023, New York

NIGERIA: GCF provides €2.5m grant for BOI’s climate finance

AFRICA: Launched by KfW, the AGGF mobilises $47 million for climate resilience

Ivory Coast: 2 transit stations to improve waste management in San Pedro

GHANA: At least 628,000 hectares of land reforested in six years

SENEGAL: The country’s councils will soon be equipped with waste collection points

TOGO: University of Lomé to host training on sustainable cities

SENEGAL: Dakar turns to gas and inaugurates a power plant in Malicounda

AFRICA: A partnership to finance clean cooking through carbon credits

BENIN: FAO to support mangrove ecosystem management in nine cities

Ivory Coast: France’s NGE to supply water to 100,000 people in Koumokro

AFRICA: 3PRS bets on PPPs for drinking water in Guinea and Congo

AFRICA: hydrogen and solar energy, focus of the partnership between Masdar and IFC

TOGO: UNESCO promotes sustainable crafts around Fazao-Malfabassa Park

GHANA: Meteorological Agency to Begin Climate Forecasts in March 2023

TOGO: Seven years before the deadline for MDGs, CNDD is set up

AFRICA: Qotto raises $8m to distribute its solar home systems

AFRICA: Dublin and Vienna support climate action with €3m

GAMBIA: China’s TBEA Launches Construction of Jambur Solar Power Plant

BENIN/TOGO: A sanitation operation will allow the cleaning of the Gbaga channel

NIGERIA: British American Tobacco certified by AWS for sustainable water management

LIBERIA: The World Bank pledges $96 million for a 60 MWp solar power plant

SENEGAL: first participation in the “Ocean for All” competition

Environment Day 2023: in Abidjan, the focus will be on plastic pollution on 5 June

June 5, 2023, in Abidjan

AFRICA: smart cities and electric mobility under discussion in Italy on 22 March 2023

March 22-24, 2023, in Rimini

TOGO: In Lomé, 1,000 tons of electronic waste will be recycled by 2025

AFRICA: FAO and ARC to mainstream gender in climate action

Ivory Coast: The project Abidjan, green city of Africa, pollution-free city launched

NIGERIA: A new drinking water supply comes into service in Chibok

AFRICA: with its new roadmap, SUEZ bets on sustainable development

NIGERIA: Hadejia Irrigation Dam Restarted After Rehabilitation

SIERRA LEONE: the promise of reforestation based on drone remote sensing

Ivory Coast: In Abidjan, the NGO Expadd will train for sustainable development jobs

AFRICA: SEFA Grants $1 Million to Seven Countries to Develop Electric Mobility

AFRICA: Namibia honoured at UN sustainable tourism competition

NIGERIA: The country’s largest solar power plant (10 MWp) goes into operation in Kano

BENIN: 457M€ to be mobilised in 4 years for food security in face of climate change

AFRICA: Switzerland finances the roll-out of eWaka’s electric bikes

AFRICA: Rabat calls for the creation of a platform dedicated to climate resilience

GHANA: Accra Receives $4.8m For Reducing CO2 Emissions Through REDD+

NIGERIA : UBA commercial bank accelerates its energy transition with Renewvia

AFRICA: Climate innovation focus of the 5th Keeling Curve Award launched

AFRICA: The giant Danone wants to reduce methane emissions from its activities

HYDROGEN: MTJ, a new solution to decarbonize air transport

AFRICA: AFD to finance 24 green solutions in Casablanca, Nouakchott, and Tunis

MALI: €12 million from BOAD to rehabilitate farmland in the face of flooding

BURKINA FASO: a call for tender for the supervision of water works in 2 regions

MALI: 26 transit depots to improve household waste management in Bamako

TOGO: In Dapaong, a school manual for natural disaster prevention

AFRICA: should forest carbon offsetting continue after all?

Ivory Coast: Paru launched in Yopougon in response to flooding and pollution

AFRICA: Niamey hosts the 9th African Forum on Sustainable Development in February

28 février au 2 mars 2023, Niamey

TOGO:In Sagbado, a new drinking water supply will serve 250,000 people

MOROCCO/SENEGAL: an alliance to secure access to water and sanitation

Ivory Coast: financed by France, the Abidjan metro will be put into service in 2024

DAVOS FORUM: How climate change is undermining human health in Africa

Ivory Coast: FAO to fund green projects in 14 councils to combat climate change

GHANA: the country relies on the IAEA’s expertise to manage its radioactive waste

BENIN: Berlin finances the preservation of the sacred forest of Kpékonzoun

IVORY COAST: Amea Gets Approval for 50 MWp Solar Power Plant in Bondoukou

Ivory Coast: Amsterdam will support 43 sustainable projects led by start-ups

AFRICA: Activist Alizée Mabilon to cycle through 11 drought-stricken countries

TOGO: In Lomé, the State identifies waste producers for an effective response

SENEGAL: the Sambangalou multipurpose dam is launched with a delay

SENEGAL: The State recruits a consultant for flood management in Saint-L

NIGERIA: Work begins on the extension of the Gombe drinking water system

AFRICA: Catalyst invests $2m in climate resilience through 10 start-ups

AFRICA: Water, renewable energy, agriculture… a $500 million package from OFID

AFRICA: A call for proposals to finance local off-grid companies

SAHEL: SolarX secures €7.5m credit to provide solar to C&I customers

MALI: A new pumping station reinforces water supply in Kalabambougou

GUINEA: Launch of a conservation project in the Upper-Niger National Park

TOGO: three communes equipped with vehicles for household waste collection

AFRICA: LeapFrog invests $70m in solar kit provider Sun King

NIGERIA: DEG finances the installation of eight solar microgrids by Husk Power

TOGO: a €2.2bn programme for universal access to water and sanitation

WEST AFRICA: IDA finances $311 million for clean energy deployment

Ivory Coast: 13,500 households connected to the drinking water network in Koumassi

AFRICA: HETA Alliance launched to electrify 10,000 health centres

SENEGAL: In Dakar, the water retention basin will be modernised to cope with flooding

IVORY COAST: IHE closes the financing of its Singrobo hydroelectric project

GHANA: World Bank mobilises $1.5m to reduce marine pollution in Accra

MAURITANIA: OFID approves $40 million for drinking water supply in Kiffa

TOGO: €4m from ADF and Sefa to prepare the deployment of solar mini-grids

MALI: €54 million from the ADF for climate change resilience in rural areas

NIGERIA: with AFD support, Kaduna relies on BRT to improve mobility

MALI: AfDB Approves €5m for Water and Sanitation in Kayes and Kati

WEST AFRICA: IDA lends $246m for coastal resilience

WCEF2022: The call for the convening of the African Circular Economy Forum

AFRICA: Helsinki to host the 7th World Circular Economy Forum come May 2023

30 May - 1 June 2023, Helsinki

AFRICA: the circular economy, an ally for the ecological transition

On the road to WCEF2022: Challenges and opportunities of a circular economy in Africa

SIERRA LEONE: the port of Freetown awarded the Green Terminal label

SAHEL: BOAD and CILSS agree on climate-smart projects

BENIN: the rice and soy sector, towards a voluntary commitment to biodiversity

Ivory Coast: Mankono, Bakoro Sobara and other towns equipped with 1,158 latrines

NIGER: BOAD lends €16M for the construction of 45 water supply systems in rural areas

Ivory Coast: USTDA allocates $1m for the Boundiali biomass plant project

SIERRA LEONE: Baoma 1 solar PV plant goes live as a PPP

NIGERIA: Epoxy Oilserv gets new water treatment plant

NIGER: AfDB releases $138 million for solar and mini-grid electrification

BURKINA FASO: $43 million from the AfDB for water and sanitation in six regions

TOGO: a €232m pledge for drinking water supply

SENEGAL: Phosphate giant OCP supports the protection of Niokolo Koba Park

GHANA/SIERRA LEONE: SEFA finances studies for 2 biomass plants

MALI: $250 million from the World Bank for drinking water and sanitation in Bamako

TOGO: In Lomé, the start-up “Energieaux” manufactures intelligent solar panels

Ivory Coast: Auto24 installs an EV charging station in Treichville

MALI: financed by China, the Gouina hydroelectric power station comes into service

AFRICA: Emerging Valley awards two start-ups for their green projects in 2022

AFRICA: €2.25m from the EU for flood resilience in three countries

TOGO: AFD allocates €10 million for 950 boreholes in the Savanes and Kara regions

AFRICA: By 2023, start-up MAX.ng to raise $100m to roll out EVs in 10 countries

TOGO: OGEF lends $11m to Bboxx and EDF for electrification via solar kits

AFRICA: Proparco invests $10 million in Sun King’s solar kits

Ivory Coast: Yamoussoukro launches the 2nd phase of the Forestry Investment Project

AFRICA: In 2023, the Africa Energy Indaba accelerates electric mobility in Cape Town

March 7 to 9, 2023, Cape town

MALI: IDA lends $30m for climate resilience in drylands

AFRICA: SEFA secures $64m funding for renewable energy

GUINEA: SDF grants $8 million for drinking water in rural areas

LIBERIA: AfDB releases $5M to enhance food security in the face of climate change

GUINEA: a collective initiative allows the cleaning of the fishing port of Bonfi

SENEGAL: Lagazel acquires a solar kit manufacturing line in Thiès

TOGO: Blitta Solar PV Plant Capacity To Be Increased To 70 MWp

AFRICA: 20 women scientists awarded for their sustainable projects

AFRICA: Switzerland and Spain grant €10 million to the AfDB for climate projects

AFRICA: €1.2m for climate resilience for displaced people in six cities

GUINEA: €26m for training young people in sustainable development practices

COP27: A minimal agreement in Sharm el-Sheikh

COP27: BOAD commits to devote $1.3 billion to green projects by 2025

MAURITANIA: British oil company bp is eyeing the green hydrogen market

SENEGAL: A €40m AfDB Loan for Water and Sanitation

COP27/Solution: Solar and digital to decarbonise grid sites

For Adnane Ben Halima, digital and decarbonisation go hand in hand

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AFRICA: At COP27, the “YouthADAPT” awards 20 climate innovation projects

BENIN: A joint venture will electrify 12 villages via solar mini-grids in one year

COP27: renewable energy, a crucial issue for Africa’s development

AFRICA: $1.4bn for climate resilience of smallholder farmers

AFRICA: ENABEL receives €5m to finance climate resilient projects

Climate emergency in Africa: time for adaptation solutions

AFRICA: when climate change accelerates water stress!

AFRICA: Countries should allocate 1.4% of GDP per year to climate action

COP27: what are the challenges for Africa at a time of concrete solutions?

AFRICA: Aera and myclimate sell $5 million in carbon credits for M Auto’s EVs

TOGO: An initiative enables the reforestation of 186,000 hectares in the Savannah

AFRICA: Mount Kilimanjaro ice cap could disappear by 2050

BENIN: 26 new drinking water conveyances will serve Borgou and Alibori

Ivory Coast: Anaged signs with INP-HB for waste management training

AFRICA: GCA partners with Invesco on climate resilience financing

AFRICA: A coalition is born to promote sustainable urban transport

GUINEA-BISSAU: $9m from the GCF for climate resilience of coastal farmers

MALI: Vergnet and Uduma to build nine drinking water supply systems in Sikasso

BENIN: Towards automated monitoring of solar systems installed in hospitals

Ivory Coast: In response to pollution, 13 lakes will be cleaned up in Yamoussoukro

ECOWAS: towards the construction of a 150 MWp solar park connected to the WAPP

AFRICA: Addis Ababa and Freetown crowned for their climate innovations

NIGERIA: Violent floods cause the death of 600 people

IVORY COAST: Faced with climatic hazards, a new early warning system

GHANA: Mana and Cargo join forces to tackle the EV market

AFRICA: AktivCo gets €7 million to solarize telecom towers

GAMBIA: EU grants €3 million for solid waste management in Kanifing

AFRICA: JICA to Train 24 Community Workers in Sustainable Waste Management

GHANA: food waste costs $65 billion a year

AFRICA: 70 million people electrified via off-grid solar in 3 years

AFRICA: New “Afip” platform to invest $500 million in sustainable forestry

AFRICA: Bayport secures $12 million from WaterEquity for water and sanitation

AFRICA: GCF funding for energy efficiency in buildings in four countries

SENEGAL: Towards the regulation of electronic waste management

NIGERIA: In Lagos, Quadloop recycles electronic waste into solar lanterns

Ivory Coast/LIBERIA: towards the conservation of the Taï-Grebo-Sapo forest complex

GUINEA: Government reintroduces logging, despite deforestation

TOGO: AFD finances the Africompost project for waste recovery in Lomé

AFRICA: In December 2022, the African Economic Conference speeds up on climate

December 9 to 11, 2022,in Balaclava

AFRICA: OceanHub Africa awards six start-ups for sustainable solutions

AFRICA: OceanHub Africa awards six start-ups for sustainable solutions

IVORY COAST: ADF releases $10.5 million for the electrification of 739 localities

SAHEL: FMO grants €5.5m to SolarX to provide solar energy to SMEs

Ivory Coast: 50% of mangrove forests lost in nearly 30 years

NIGERIA: AMP programme launched for electrification via green mini-grids

SENEGAL: the Chinese company CRRC will deliver 121 electric buses to Dakar

TOGO: IsDB grants €20m to improve water supply in four towns

AFRICA: IFD seeks climate innovations to present at COP27

BENIN: AfDB Guarantees Loan to Finance Sustainable Projects by 2030

BENIN: Amsterdam grants a €180 million loan for water and sanitation

AFRICA: AFD trains 29 young people in sustainable development practices

AFRICA: UN warns of food waste in the face of food insecurity

AFRICA: The 21st Congress of the African Water Association opens on 20 February

20 to 24 February 2023, Abidjan

GHANA: Accra City to recover waste to reduce methane emissions

LIBERIA: BGFA finances the electrification of 9,000 households via solar kits

GAMBIA: New funding to accelerate rural water supply

AFRICA: The 6th “Revade” on waste recovery in Algiers from 10 to 13 October

October 10 to 13, 2022, in Algiers

Ivory Coast: Towards the revision of the Water Code in the face of climate pressure

BENIN: Faced with flooding in cities, IDA grants a $200 million loan

SENEGAL: An initiative to green Touba, Diourbel and other religious cities

BENIN: In Azolve, Weziza launches 2 solar mini-grids to serve 3,000 people

SIERRA LEONE: CrossBoundary connects solar power plant for Miro Forestry

GAMBIA: Kanifing to get new drainage system to combat flooding

SENEGAL: Opening of a trial against a fishmeal factory in Thiès

NIGERIA: Husk commissions 6 hybrid solar mini-grids in Nasarawa State

TOGO: Sogea-Satom plants 2,000 mangroves in Aneho to restore the forest cover

NIGERIA: CBEA finances $60 million for the deployment of Engie’s solar mini-grids

AFRICA: Oil company Shell buys solar energy provider Daystar

NIGERIA: In Lagos, Coca-Cola and Fabe raise awareness on plastic waste recycling

TOGO: Initiative to build resilience for women affected by coastal erosion

SENEGAL: Acwa Power signs a PPP for a desalination plant on the Grande Côte

AFRICA: Starsight and SolarAfrica merge to provide solar to businesses

AFRICA: German Kowry connects off-grid solar systems in three countries

AFRICA: Financing sustainable cities to be discussed in Abidjan on 21 October

21 octobre 2022, à Abidjan

AFRICA: Plastic Odyssey sets sail on an expedition against marine pollution

Ivory Coast: Kouamé Koffi, distinguished for the energy recovery of waste

AFRICA: AfDB’s 2nd YouthADAPT on Climate Innovation is launched

Ivory Coast: the restoration project of the Divo botanical reserve is launched

BURKINA FASO: Kaya seeks technical expertise on waste management

TOGO: AFD finances 8 associative innovations for waste management in Lomé

GUINEA: CNT Approves $18.8m IDB for Conakry Wastewater Treatment

AFRICA: e-mobility professionals meet in Nairobi in October 2022

25 to 29 October 2022, in Nairobi

GHANA: In Accra, a TotalEnergies station will recharge electric vehicles

CAPE VERDE: two green spaces will be created in the capital Praia

GHANA: Sargassum seaweed invasion threatens the population of Nzema

GUINEA: A call for tenders for the environmental study of the PUEG water project

NIGER: After the deadly floods, the Niger River is at rest

Ivory Coast: 300 trees planted in Tiébissou as a result of bush fires

NIGER: The “Haské” programme is launched to accelerate access to clean energy

MAURITANIA: IsDB approves a $38 million loan for drinking water in Kiffa

NIGERIA: “Pakam”, the mobile application for waste recycling in Lagos

MAURITANIA: Nouakchott obtains a €14 million loan for water and sanitation

GHANA: ATI insurer to guarantee renewable energy deployment

AFRICA: Green growth accelerating in 7 countries, says AfDB report

NIGERIA: Use of refuse bins to be mandatory from January 2023 in Lagos

TOGO: the main lines of the new ecological mobility programme launched in Lomé

AFRICA: Bboxx to enter solar kit market with PEG takeover

MAURITANIA: Total Eren joins Chariot’s Nour green hydrogen project

Ivory Coast: In Worofla, 110 youths are trained in the production of biofertilisers

Ivory Coast: An initiative allows the reforestation of five hectares of land in Divo

SENEGAL: 12 villages provided with drinking water supply under the Peamir programme

AFRICA: Egypt-ICF forum opens on climate finance

SENEGAL: Work to improve rainwater drainage in Touba

Ivory Coast: Bonoua water plant serves 2 million people in Abidjan

NIGERIA: 12 irrigation schemes are back in operation in Kano

NIGERIA: AFD opens a €100 million credit line for BOI’s climate

AFRICA: Investment gap undermines climate resilience and adaptation

SENEGAL: In Matam, people warned about the Senegal River flooding

AFRICA: Japan to invest $30bn to support sustainable growth by 2025

AFRICA: Uptime Global to finance Uduma’s drinking water services

GAMBIA: Reforestation campaign results in the planting of 190,000 trees in Kanifing

AFRICA: World Bank calls for investment to tackle water crisis

NIGERIA: A partnership for the deployment of electric motorbikes in Abuja by 2023

GAMBIA: $56 million from the World Bank for food security in the face of drought

Ivory Coast: KfW Ipex-Bank and SEK lend €200m for rural water

GHANA: A new plant turns solid waste into fertiliser in Damongo

AFRICA: RFI Planet Radio is looking for 8 people for the “ePOP sustainable cities

GHANA: Kaleo solar PV plant goes into operation

AFRICA: Coalition launched to fight plastic pollution

AFRICA: Agriter II project to boost sustainable agriculture in three countries

SENEGAL: Quarry project threatens Néma Ba Nature Reserve

NIGERIA: New system improves solid waste management in Lafia

GUINEA: In Ratoma, 5,000 trees planted to fight against drought

AFRICA: Libreville hosts African Climate Week on 29 August 2022

August 29-Sept 2, 2022, Libreville

NIGERIA: State issues document to secure access to water and sanitation

POLLUTEC MOROCCO: the 12th edition opens in Casablanca on 14 September 2022

14-17 September 2022, Casablanca

TOGO: In Dapaong, ANASAP launches an initiative to strengthen sanitation

AFRICA: AFD supports the Salam project focusing on sustainability in three countries

NIGERIA: NDE trains 30 youths in waste recycling in Bayelsa

NIGERIA: Husk supplies solar mini-grids for rural hotspot network

IVORY COAST: Biovea chooses CEEC to build its Ayébo biomass plant

Ivory Coast: Bolloré gives Green Terminal to Terra for its eco-responsible vision

AFRICA: AfDB and IFC in Conclave for More Clean Energy Financing

August 22, 2022, online

SENEGAL: 500 sites will accelerate solid waste recycling in the country

GHANA: In Kumasi, authorities raise awareness on solid waste recycling

Ivory Coast: the 7th National Cleanliness Week launched in Yamoussoukro

NIGERIA: Sun Africa to invest $1.5bn in solar electrification

NIGERIA: State approves $24bn for smart modular irrigation in Adamawa

AFRICA: InfraCo invests $43m in ‘Clear’ fund for climate projects

AFRICA: A forum on climate resilience in the city of Ifrane in October 202

26-28 October 2022, Ifrane Morocco

NIGERIA: Towards the establishment of centralised scrap metal dumps

AFRICA: Start-up Igugu Global launches “Angel Investment” for green finance

Ivory Coast: 15 hectares of trees planted in Doropo

GHANA: the Tono drinking water plant comes into service and will serve 350,000 people

TOGO: IFC commits €16m to Zener for its clean cooking solutions

GAMBIA: WasteAid supports the fight against waste pollution in Kanifing

Ivory Coast: Lake San Pedro to be developed to fight pollution

IVORY COAST: Rehabilitation work begins on the Sologo dam

WAEMU: BOAD launches PPIPS program for access to electricity via solar energy

GUINEA: €50 million from AFD for the Baritodé landfill

Ivory Coast: Coliba trains 6,000 plastic collectors in the informal sector

Innopolis 2022: the players in the sustainable city are in Paris on September 20

20-21 September, Paris, France

GHANA: 10 solar-powered water supply systems to serve Nandom and Lambussie

Ivory Coast: Government launches sanitation works in Abidjan

AFRICA: BII and FMO invest $116 million in sustainable infrastructure through AIIF4

NIGERIA: Accession to the Helsinki Convention on Water, for what issues?

GHANA: New plant to supply drinking water to Dawa Industrial Zone

AFRICA: 3rd Wildlife Ranger Challenge to be held in September 2022 in Kasane

BURKINA FASO: AFD finances access to water for 150 000 people in the Centre-North

NIGERIA: ROGEAP launched for electricity access via green mini-grids

AFRICA: IsDB and UNDP call for applications on sustainable Islamic finance

GUINEA: The government institutes a civic day for sanitation

SOUTH AFRICA: Desalination to be focus of a conference in Cape Town in November 2022

22-23 November 2022, Cape Town

MALI: Hybrid solar power plant goes into operation at the Nampala mine

Ivory Coast: 19.5 hectares of forest restored in Jacqueville

AFRICA: Starlinger to supply PET recycling systems to two companies

AFRICA: Accra to host clean cooking forum in October 2022

11-13 October 2022, Accra, Ghana

GHANA: In Bono, a plant will recycle solid waste from August 2022

SDGs: eight years before the deadline, how is Ivory Coast doing?

AFRICA: Electric mobility can defy the climate crisis, says General Motors

BENIN: The country’s first solar power plant (25 MWp) goes operational in Illoulofin

GAMBIA: Government suspends timber exports to protect the forest

BENIN/GAMBIA: GCF releases $60m for climate resilience in rural areas

AFRICA: 10 start-ups win ‘Keeling Curve’ award for climate innovation

GUINEA: In Conakry, the authorities come to the rescue for the collection of waste

2024 Olympic Games: AFD’s 3rd call for projects to combine sport and SDGs in Africa

AFRICA: Actis confirms sale of renewable energy producer Lekela Power

GUINEA: US$66 Million in Funding for Electricity Access in Six Cities

Ivory Coast: AFD lends €130 million for wastewater management in Yopougon

IVORY COAST: Aera monetises the carbon credits of the Soubré hydroelectric plant

AFRICA: Acumen launches $25m programme for productive solar

WEST AFRICA: Persistent invests in SolarTaxi’s electric vehicles

AFRICA: In November 2022, the 6th Emerging Valley accelerates sustainable innovation

November 28-29, 2022, in Marseille

GHANA: €133m investment plan to meet water demand in Bono

SENEGAL: The KMS3 drinking water plant now serves 13 additional villages

AFRICA: AFD trains 29 young people in sustainable development practices

AFRICA: 2022 ‘Franco-Fil’ competition accelerates on the SDGs

GAMBIA: FAO installs 34 solar irrigation systems for 6 600 farmers

BURKINA FASO: The Nagréongo solar power plant is commissioned as a PPP project

SENEGAL: Gauff trains 247 youths in the installation of solar photovoltaic systems

BENIN: waste collection billing to come into effect in January 2023

AFRICA: “ILF for Wash”, a call for projects to finance water and sanitation

AFRICA: AfDB Issues First Green Bond to Support Food Security

AFRICA: Baobab+ secures €5 million loan for its solar kits in six countries

EGYPT: Elsewedy accelerates on renewable energy with $150 million credit

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