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NIGERIA: NEDC launches rehabilitation of water infrastructure in Adamawa

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

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

MALI: PEG Africa embarks on the solar home kits market

BURKINA FASO: Scientist uses mangoes to produce biogas

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

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

SENEGAL: Bandio baobab reserve threatened by cement company extension

IVORY COAST: Hygiene and sanitation squad established

GHANA: Government sets authority and fund for sanitation

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

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

GHANA: Government approves IDA funding for drainage in Accra

AFRICA: AfDB completes establishment of Adaptation Benefits Mechanism

MAURITANIA: 51 hydraulic distribution networks in progress

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

IVORY COAST: Work underway to rehabilitate Tagro Forest

IVORY COAST: Biosave, an application to promote biofertilizer production

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

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

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

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

NIGERIA: Future Energy conference in Lagos goes green

12-13 November 2019, Nigeria

SIERRA LEONE: Chimpanzees promoted to national animal status

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

TOGO: Government plans to install mini grids in 14 villages

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

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

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

GHANA: 2 start-ups awarded for innovative sanitation

MALI: Sanuva encourages waste recycling in Bamako schools

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

NIGER: Moroccan Onee wants to promote rural electrification

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

GHANA: Kantanka will start manufacturing electric cars in December

IVORY COAST: Government launches electricity grid extension project

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

TOGO: Government seeks consultant for mine rehabilitation

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

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

IVORY COAST: Government approves loan from IDA for water project

TOGO: Energy Cycle wins EDF Africa Tour finale

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

NIGERIA: Nestlé partners with Wecyclers against plastic waste

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

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

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

GUINEA: Solar equipment manufacturing plant in project

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

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

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

NIGERIA: 25 million trees will be planted to absorb CO²

LIBERIA: AfDB finances rehabilitation of White Plains drinking water plant

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

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

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

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

MALI: Government leads campaign against cyanide use ingold panning

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

NIGERIA: Government activates hybrid off-grid in Kebbi State

SENEGAL: AFD completes existing loan for Dakar drinking water project

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

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

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

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

SENEGAL: Open training for women in the energy sector

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

AFRICA: “Solar procurement” area under development

KENYA/SIERRA LEONE: USTDA finances two renewable energy projects

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

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

ECOWAS: Expertise France calls for projects on resilient agriculture

NIGERIA: Kashimbila Multi-Purpose Dam to be commissioned soon

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

MALI: Green Koula initiative for reforestation and fight against desertification

TOGO: Edem Koffi awarded for solar bag prototypeR

IVORY COAST: Frenchman builds floating island from plastic waste

BURKINA FASO: Solar powered traffic lights in the making

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

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

IVORY COAST: USTDA finances cocoa pod-biomass plant

AFRICA: Annual forum to boost nascent climate investments

MALI: Borehole to supply drinking water, inaugurated in Sangarebougou

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

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

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

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

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

TOGO: Eco-friendly business grows around willow

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

NIGERIA: Solar hybrid power plant inaugurated at Alex Ekwueme University

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

MAURITANIA: Government plans to install 300 boreholes by 2020

MALI: Population plant 2100 trees in Niamala, southern Mali

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

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

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

SENEGAL: Innovative centre to promote quality solar equipment

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

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

WEST AFRICA: Two environmental protection programmes underway

NIGERIA: Bauchi State starts water supply extension project

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

SENEGAL: ONAS launches sanitation project in Kaolack City

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

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

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

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

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

MALI: Government launches national plan to save Niger River

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

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

SENEGAL: SDER secures rural water management contract in 3 regions

GAMBIA: Government launches $ 2bn water and sanitation project

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

GHANA: Atewa Forest Reserve under threat from bauxite exploitation

BURKINA FASO: Volta Basin Water Charter will soon come into effect

NIGERIA: UN and government allocate $15 million for e-waste management

LIBERIA: Paynesville and Monrovia acquire 13 waste collection trucks

NIGERIA: UNDP’s “Cash for Work” project to clean up Maiduguri city

TOGO: IFC partners with government to produce 90 MW via “Scaling Solar” programme

IVORY COAST: Towards “Zero plastic on the beaches” objective

NIGERIA: MAX.ng raises $7 million for electric motorcycle transport

GHANA: Importation and manufacturing tax on plastics comes into force

GHANA: Redavia installs off grid for Movelle company, agri-food supplier

IVORY COAST: Akouédo landfill near Abidjan becomes urban park

NIGERIA: Microsoft and ICE Commercial Power join forces to provide off-grid to SMEs

BURKINA FASO: AFD lends €37 million for water project in 3 municipalities

NIGERIA: EU invests $165 million in renewable energy

LIBERIA: LWSC, American Venture and Quest Water join forces for a water project

NIGERIA: Shenzhen Lemi enters solar home kits market

AFRICA: R&D emerges in renewable energy centres from West to East Africa

IVORY COAST: World Bank grants $150 million for water supply in 12 secondary cities

AFRICA: Two resilient development training sessions in preparation

LIBERIA: Sustainable palm oil production programme launched

BENIN: Kuwait Fund lends €15 million for water project in three municipalities

NIGERIA: Arnergy raises $9 million for its solar mini-grid distribution

GHANA: Zoomlion to set up waste recycling plant in each region

NIGERIA: Schneider Electric and EM-ONE join forces to produce solar mini grids

SENEGAL: Abdoul Rahim Ba showcases bio agriculture’s potential for Africa

GHANA: Biwater wins Tamale drinking water contract worth $272 million

LIBERIA: IDA funds drinking water project in Monrovia City

AFRICA: Nine research projects on sustainable cities, promoted by LIRA 2030 Africa

WEST AFRICA: OIF launches call for proposals on green economy

GHANA: Government earmarks €233 million for Tamale and Damongo drinking water project

NIGERIA: FinnFund and Norfund invest $5 million in Starsight for off grid

IVORY COAST: $1.12 billion pledged for sanitation and drainage in Abidjan

BENIN: State approves construction of 4 solar power plants

SIERRA LEONE: DBSA provides $4.9 million for Bumbuna II hydroelectric power plant

MALI: 100,000 social connections thanks to Kabala drinking water project

SIERRA LEONE: Government and CGGC sign for 2 drinking water projects

BENIN: WB grants $75 million for classified forest conservation

BENIN: IDA funds flood control project in Cotonou

AFRICA: 21 scientists receive scholarships for climate-related studies

NIGER: EU and AfDB invest nearly €67 million for environmental protection

TOGO: Solar entrepreneurship training session 2 opens on June 17, 2019

NIGERIA: Federal government procures nine irrigation systems for two States

TOGO: Soleva launches “Cizo” project for rural electrification

GHANA: Veolia secures wastewater treatment contract for Obuasi mine

GHANA: World Bank supports flood control project in Accra

SIERRA LEONE: Ignite Power will provide solar kits to 2 million people

TOGO: Media workers join forces to plant trees

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

MALI: Somapep commissions Kabala pumping station

MALI: Re-approval of 59 “environmentally friendly” pesticides

NIGERIA: Em-One to install mini-grid on Ministry of Energy’s rooftop

TOGO: AFD allocates €14 million for waste management in Lomé city

BURKINA FASO: Objection to Kua Forest declassification widens

IVORY COAST: Authorities undertake several water projects in both east and west

GUINEA: IFC-funded bauxite boom threatens humans and chimpanzees

TOGO: Vergnet Hydro and ECM will supply water to 2,000 in Savannah region

TOGO: Government and Bboxx provide solar kits for rural areas

NIGERIA: Exim Bank of China invests $1 billion in Gurara II hydroelectric project

MALI: €11.14 million for agricultural climate resilience and river ecosystems

IVORY COAST: Emo sets up wastewater treatment plant for Ado and Bingerville cities

NIGERIA: Saving threatened vultures

BENIN: Challenges faced by rural drinking water supply agency

TOGO: Diges Group to assist government in providing drinking water infrastructure

TOGO: Government provides water and sanitation in three localities

GHANA: NGO initiates 18 projects for improved access to safe drinking water

SENEGAL: Dhybrid will build several 2 MW hybrid mini solar power plants

SENEGAL: Startup puts technology at the service of agro-ecology

NIGERIA: Slovak company Sirieco will assemble electric cars in Calabar

LIBERIA: Emergency action against massive floods

NIGERIA: The European Union invests heavily in renewable energies

SENEGAL: Greenpeace appeals to government on single-use plastics

WEST AFRICA WATER EXPO: The financial and technical challenges of water management

10-12 July Lagos, Nigéria

MALI: Africa GreenTec installs containerised solar mini grid in Fanidiama

BURKINA FASO: Government launches water and sanitation programme for €274 million

IVORY COAST: Eiffage and Infra win € 300m contract for drinking water

WEST AFRICA: World Bank releases $200 million for off-grid energy

GUINEA: AfDB satisfied with AfDB’s financing of 465,000 people’s access to water

GHANA: Jumeni start-up launches waste management application

NIGER: Electrosteel to provide pipelines for water project in Niamey

SENEGAL: EcoMayors got involved for Earth Day

BENIN: Coastal protection project 2, progressing at high speed

MALI: UNICEF invests €580 million in drinking water supply project

NIGERIA: Air pollution due to fuel subsidies remains a concern

NIGER: SPEN launches tender for Zinder water supply project

IVORY COAST: CHEC wins €97.5 million contract for several drinking water projects

IVORY COAST: Training on climate change and sustainable agriculture

BURKINA FASO: Table benches made of recycled plastic to equip schools

AFRICA: AFD and ANRU create “smart cities” network for 12 African cities

ECOWAS: EBID and PFAN join forces to deploy renewable energy

NIGERIA: Mainstream Energy Solution accuses distributors of wasting 150 MW

GHANA: Exim Bank India allocates $180 million to government drinking water projects

WEST AFRICA: ECOWAS strengthens forest protection with SIDA and FAO

BURKINA FASO: Six solar power plants to increase energy supply by 155 MW

GHANA: Zoomlion opens waste recycling centre and unveils ambitions

FITSEDD 2019: A forum to rethink climate change in Africa

17-18 juin 2019, Abidjan

NIGERIA: REPP and ElectriFI open $10 million credit line for PAS Solar

AFRICA: FAO to build one million tanks for water storage in the Sahel

GAMBIA: UNDP invites bids for two BOOT solar projects

GUINEA: World Bank and AFD grant $106 million for electrification projects

NIGER: CGGC finally launches Kandadji hydroelectric dam construction

MALI: PowerPro will build Sikasso’s 50 MW photovoltaic power plant

GUINEA-BISSAU: Call for tenders to install solar power plants

LIBERIA: Fostering rural women’s awareness on solar energy systems

WEST AFRICA: Daystar Power Receives $10M from Persistent Energy and Verod Capital

NIGERIA: AFD finally releases €65 million for access to drinking water in Kano State

NIGERIA: State chooses partial concession for Gurara dam

NIGERIA: Wecyclers wins King Baudouin Award for Development in Africa

AFRICA: Climate Chance-Africa Summit act 2 will be held in Accra, Ghana

October 16-18 , Accra Ghana

NIGERIA: Danone Communities invests in Impact Water for water kiosks

GAMBIA: World Bank and Europe allocate €164 million to renewable energy

GHANA: Africa considers better access to climate finance

IVORY COAST: BOAD lends State €30 million for drinking water project in Abidjan

TOGO: Government launches “Sofie” service to repair boreholes

BURKINA FASO: Geseb-SA and Joc-Er on two water retention dams

NIGERIA: CrossBoundary Energy provides off-grid at NB Brewery

AFRICA: UNESCO and Japan create flood warning platform

BENIN: €82 million for several drinking water and electrification projects

GHANA: Wastewater treatment plant under construction by JGC and Pureco in Kumasi

SIERRA LEONE: Winch Energy to supply small solar power plants to 24 localities

SENEGAL: BNP Paribas grants $1.8 million for eco-friendly agriculture programme

AFRICA: Sida invests $50 million to develop solar kits in three countries

NIGERIA: Zola Electric, latest entrant in solar home kits market

GAMBIA: State and partners launch renewable energy programme

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

WEST AFRICA: Ghana and Ivory Coast publish Cocoa & Forests plan

TOGO: State subsidises solar kits to facilitate access to energy

GUINEA: Sinohydro to build the 294 MW Koukoutamba hydroelectric dam

TOGO: Authorities inaugurate Kountoum’s 100 kW solar power plant

IVORY COAST: Fluence Corporation to build drinking water plant near Abidjan

WEST AFRICA: Green Climate Fund provides €100 million to develop solar energy

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

NIGERIA: Azuri Technologies and First Bank join forces in solar mini grids

GHANA: Siemens to supply solar energy to potential Takoradi industrial park

BENIN: Vergnet Hydro and 2 local companies win drinking water contract in Borgou

MALI: French company Legendre Énergie wins solar power plant construction contract

MALI: Amader announces 4 electrification projects powered by renewable energies

IVORY COAST: UNICEF builds classrooms with recycled plastic

NIGERIA: NERC commissions Torankawa’s 60 kW solar park in Sokoto

SENEGAL: Green activists call on presidential candidates

TOGO: Voith Hydro to rehabilitate Nangbeto hydroelectric power plant

IVORY COAST: Eiffage progresses but other hydroelectric projects are halted

NIGERIA: All On and BOI to invest $1 million in N’Delta Off Grid Energy Fund

MALI: Mali’s Renewable Energy Week is dedicated to investors

February 19-23 2019 - Bamako

MALI: Close to €11 million to be invested to protect Inner Niger Delta

NIGERIA: USADF and All On launch competition to finance off-grid companies

GHANA: CrossBoundary commissions solar off grid for bottling plant

WEST AFRICA: Sustainable waste management project in place

MALI: Kabala pumping station delivery is three months late

GHANA: World Bank to invest $46 million for drinking water and sanitation

MALI: Authorities launch Sher project for electricity in 50 localities

GHANA: Jiangxi Zhongmei commissions over 1,000 boreholes for drinking water

GAMBIA: $66 million from ECOWAS to improve access to electricity

SENEGAL: Oshun raises several million euros for drinking water in villages

GHANA: ElectriFI invests in Redavia to develop the solar off grid

IVORY COAST: Government launches rural water and sanitation project

ENERGIA EXPO: Ivory Coast’s green energy market will open in Abidjan

April 10 - 12, 2019 — Abidjan

BENIN: Soneb starts up drinking water plant in Glazoué and Dassa-Zoumè

BENIN: Two development partners provide €50 million for drinking water

MALI: Ongoing discussions to improve access to water in three communes of Bamako

MALI: Government proceeds on implementing environmental report

IVORY COAST: Government to invest more than €2 billion in drinking water by 2020

AFRICA: UNESCO and Armor equip school goers with photovoltaic film

SIERRA LEONE: Electrifi contributes $3.5 million for Bumbuna II hydroelectric project

GHANA: Exim Bank of India to invest $30 million for drinking water project in Yendi

NIGERIA: TCN will transport power from Mambilla hydroelectric power plant

TOGO: Population resilience to coastal erosion involves agriculture

IVORY COAST: AGR joins forces with Ivorian post service to recycle office waste

BENIN: Environmental education project in Grand-Popo to save mangroves

WEST AFRICA: ADFD funds renewable energy projects in Togo and Liberia

NIGERIA: World Bank and REA promote off grid in four states

BURKINA FASO: Belgium finances drinking water distribution in the Centre-East

TOGO: UNDP has supported environmental protection with €2.3 million in ten years

GUINEA BISSAU: Global warming feminises and weakens marine turtles

SENEGAL: ETE will distribute drinking water to residents of Ndiaganiao

LIBERIA: MCA provides $18 million to finance drinking water project in Monrovia

NIGERIA: DLO to supply 30 MW of solar photovoltaic electricity to Kaduna State

SENEGAL: Construction work for Taïba N’Diaye wind farm on the way

IVORY COAST: 60 villages connected to Soubré hydroelectric power plant

NIGERIA: AfDB boosts rural electrification by investing $200 million

BURKINA FASO: Lagazel inaugurates 7 solar stations to light up schoolchildren

SENEGAL: Solar transatlantic ship embarks from Dakar for ecological mission

BENIN: $20 million call for projects on clean and off-grid energy

SENEGAL: US grant of $550 million to improve access to electricity

BURKINA FASO: Green Climate Fund finances rural electrification

MAURITANIA: Nouakchott inaugurates drainage system installed by CTE

SENEGAL: Lekela launches construction of Taiba N’Diaye wind farm by Vestas

MAURITANIA: Authorities launch drinking water supply project in Timbedra

IVORY COAST: Floating solar power station announced, as in the Seychelles

NIGERIA: World Bank invests $ 495 million in several water projects

GHANA: Digital at the service of urban waste management

LIBERIA: Country inaugurates three drinking water projects with USAID support

SIERRA LEONE: When solar energy facilitates access to electricity

Niger: CityTaps raises € 1 million and signs with Veolia Africa for prepaid water

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

TOGO: Authorities inaugurate water and sanitation project in Savannahs

AFRICA: Three actors in energy sector awarded by EDF

IVORY COAST: 6,000 solar-powered boreholes in rural areas, soon

IVORY COAST: Waste management project launched in Abidjan

MAURITANIA: AfDB doubts on 80% access to drinking water by the end of 2018

NIGER: SNTC launches mini drinking water supply in Galmi, as part of Pehanmu

IVORY COAST: €40 million investment in ambitious smart grids project

NIGER: Nigelec commissions Malbaza photovoltaic solar park

“For Engie, energy decentralisation is an irreversible movement”

Interview: Mr Homman and Mr Miquel

IVORY COAST: AfDB and Lion’s Club clean gutters in northern Abidjan

NIGERIA: South Korea supports Suleja’s green smart city project

GAMBIA: Genieri people self-finance drinking water project

IVORY COAST: Energy Efficiency Forum tackles much-neglected topic

november, 27 2018, Abidjan

LIBERIA: Resolution on waste management in capital Monrovia

MALI: Kénié Renewable Energy can finally change capital’s composition

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

MALI: Atlantic Bank joins forces with AER for off grid in 300 villages

NIGERIA: “Green Recovery Nigeria”, must avoid 500 m2 of desertification per year

SENEGAL: Engie will supply 60 MW to Senelec from two solar power plants

WEST AFRICA: BOAD to finance development of renewable energies

MALI: Odial Solutions to distribute drinking water to 264,000 in 11 municipalities

POLLUTEC 2018: these African decision makers of green economy set up meeting in Lyon

November 27-30, 2018 - Lyon

AFRICA: African Climate Week to focus on international action

18-22 march, Accra

BURKINA FASO: Electrosteel to provide drinking water pipes in Ouagadougou

SENEGAL: AFD and the state are launching projects to protect Langue de Barbarie

Green cities, a new model for a sustainable, resilient, inclusive and prosperous city

JFAC 2019: West Africa aims for sustainable cities

19-22 March 2019, Abidjan

NIGERIA: RUWASSA, Guinness and WaterAid join forces for water in Kebbi State

TOGO: EDF and BBOXX in partnership to develop solar off grid

NIGERIA: $60 million drinking water and sanitation programme launched by USAID

NIGER: Gourou Banda solar park project in Niamey will be financed by AFD

SENEGAL: Suez to manage public drinking water service

GHANA: GASSLIP project for sanitation in Accra, launched

NIGERIA: MBSO has launched a call for tenders for a 100 MW solar park project

MAURITANIA: 40 pumping stations for drinking water now operational in Boghé

GHANA: ResponsAbility and Redavia offer solar power plants for hire purchase

MALI: First tests planned for December 2018 for Kabala drinking water project

SENEGAL: “Eco-Mayors” join forces in Dakar to save biodiversity

October 30-November 1, 2018 - Dakar

SIERRA LEONE: IFC finances 50 MW solar project

IVORY COAST: €21 million from government and World Bank for reforestation

IVORY COAST: Proparco finances Ayebo biomass power plant project (46 MW)

NIGERIA: Proserve Energy installs off-grid for Ministry of Energy

MALI: Take part in AECF competition for renewable energy in rural areas

BURKINA FASO: Rebranding Africa Forum focuses on green economy

IVORY COAST: First solar power plant of 37.5 MW, will be located in Boundiali

SIERRA LEONE: Senegalese rapper Akon aims to light streets with solar energy

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

MALI: Journalists and farmers trained in organic and ecological farming.

BURKINA FASO: 80-year-old Yacouba Sawadogo receives alternative Nobel Prize

TOGO: WADB finances drinking water project for 89 semi-urban centres

IVORY COAST: Solar tricycles to replace “bush taxis”

GHANA: Gomoa Onyaadze solar power plant now operational

IVORY COAST: Veolia joins forces with PFO Africa to supply drinking water in Abidjan

SEERA: Third Energy Week focuses on energy transition

November 9th, 2018 - Ouagadougou

WEST AFRICA: Wetland conservation project launched in Dakar

BENIN: ReBin replaces charcoal with biogas in Houegbo

WEST AFRICA: Solar kits contribute to reducing illiteracy in rural areas

GAMBIA: From plastic waste to handbags, Isatou Ceesay’s daily work

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

GUINEA: Bauxite Environment Network develops plan to protect biodiversity

SENEGAL: Danish company Vestas will equip 159 MW Taiba N’Diaye wind farm

LIBERIA: Citizen cooperative installs 70 kW solar grid in Totota

GUINEA: Exim Bank will finance the Souapiti hydroelectric project, already underway

IVORY COAST: Dam to supply Bondoukou with drinking water

SENEGAL: Electrification of 300 villages with solar energy, launched

SENEGAL: Eight African countries to meet in Dakar to tackle desertification

30 August, 2018 Dakar

MALI: Vergnet Hydro and partners will bring water to 100,000 villagers

GHANA: GYEM wants to mobilise the media to develop renewable energies

SENEGAL: Over €6.5 million for sanitation in the religious city of Tivaouane

TOGO: Training to revive old tyres and enhance their value

SENEGAL: “One million water tanks for the Sahel” programme launched

NIGER: Kandadji dam construction continues, to be commissioned by CGGC in 2020

MALI: African Water Association trains sanitation stakeholders in sludge management

SENEGAL: Sanitation project launched in several districts of Saint-Louis

SENEGAL: Construction work on the first wind farm to commence

WEST AFRICA: Interplast launches Ingreen, a new irrigation system

NIGERIA: $200 million for investments in renewables in 2018

GHANA: Zaacoal produces clean coal from coconut shell waste

NIGERIA: China to train engineers on hydropower projects

AFRICA: African Energy Generation Prize announces the winners

NIGERIA: State supports Hybrid to offer wind turbines, “made in Nigeria”

MAURITANIA: Elecnor, Siemens and Gamesa to build 100 MW wind farm

WEST AFRICA: EDF and Energy Generation train women in solar industry

GHANA: Two youths produce energy from cassava

MAURITANIA: Support project for Sahel irrigation initiative on the way

TOGO: Energy Generation will finance the projects of its laureates

GHANA: Torgorme irrigation project creates 12,000 jobs

BURKINA FASO: Construction of the sustainable city of Yennenga launched

GHANA: Stanbic Bank equips three of its branches with solar panels

GUINEA: Altech and Vergnet Hydro to provide drinking water to 60,000 people

IVORY COAST: Green energy to supply 42% of electricity by 2030

BENIN: PlanFutur produces soil fertilisers with human excrement

GHANA: Total uses solar energy at its gas stations

BENIN: With the ban on plastic bags alternatives are beginning to flourish

GUINEA: Orange to deploy its new “solar energy” service in rural areas

BENIN: Start-up Bio Phyto supplies organic fertilisers to farmers… A first!

IVORY COAST: USTDA will build a biomass power plant in Divo

NIGERIA: “Green walls” to overcome the heat in cities?

ECOWAS: The regional energy market is launched, renewables could benefit from it

SENEGAL: $130 million from the World Bank for rural water and sanitation

IVORY COAST: Veolia to build a drinking water plant in the south

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

TOGO: Greenlight Planet to distribute 300,000 solar kits

WEST AFRICA: Floods release resources for sanitation

IVORY COAST: ZECI installs solar power in 100,000 rural households

SENEGAL: Start-up Oniriq wants to conquer the solar market from Dakar

NIGERIA: Ecological houses to face the housing crisis in Lagos

BENIN: $220 million from the World Bank to bring drinking water to rural areas

GREEN AIB: Yamoussoukro hosts the second Green Africa Innovation Booster

26-27 june, 2018 - Yamoussoukro

SENEGAL: Ngor,s beach in Dakar is (temporarily) garbage free.

TOGO: NGO Stadd sets a plastic waste recycling plant in Lomé

MALI: Call for tenders for the construction of the hydroelectric power plant in Kenié

IVORY COAST: Basétégé Kamagaté gives old car tyres new air

BURKINA FASO: $72 million from BOAD, including a 1/4 for hydraulic projects in Ouaga

NIGERIA: Pad Up Creations successfully manufactures organic sanitary towels

WEST AFRICA: Sterling and Wilson will store energy on a very large scale

BURKINA FASO: EU supports Sinco to build 12 solar power plants in rural areas

WEST AFRICA WATER EXPO, the water exhibition of Africa’s leading economy

10-12 July, 2018 - Lagos

BURKINA FASO: EU co-finances waste management project in Ouagadougou

COTE D’IVOIRE: Start-up Coliba relies on intelligent waste collection

NIGERIA: Lagos Wecyclers transforms waste into credits for mobile phones

BURKINA FASO: Hamed Arthur Yo wants to make drinking water accessible to all

SIERRA LEONE: Waste Transformers receive $25 million for a waste-to-energy project

ECOWAS: 8 million euros from AFD for agro-ecological transition

GHANA: Agrocenta recreates the link between consumers and small agricultural producer

IVORY COAST: Lono manufactures fertilisers and biogas from organic waste

BURKINA FASO: Government wants to promote sustainable electricity for all

SENEGAL: Start-up Mbal-IT innovates in waste collection

NIGERIA: E-waste introduced massively and illegally in Lagos

GUINEA: The Indian Avaada Power will produce 225 MW of solar energy within 2 years!

CAPE VERDE: €21 million for the construction of 2 seawater desalination plants

GUINEA: EIB lends €M 100 for electricity network rehabilitation

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

Mauritania validates Diawling Park management strategy

GHANA : Nelplast recycles plastic waste into pavements for sidewalks

IVORY COAST: Work Starts on Waste Management Centre in Abidjan

MALI: New website on the Niger River raises awareness of water quality

SENEGAL: France disburses CFAF 3 billion to safeguard marine areas

SENEGAL: Eco-villages, the Revolution

Attac-Togo focuses on youth to better manage waste in Lomé

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