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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 2021, Dakar will host the 9th “World Water Forum”

22-27 March 2021 in Dakar

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

IVORY COAST: the government transforms Grand Béréby into a protected marine area

AFRICA: Oolu obtains 8.5 M$ for the distribution of solar home systems

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

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

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

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

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

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

BENIN: SOBEBRA equips its Cotonou site with 352 solar panels

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

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

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

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

AFRICA: REPP finances access to electricity through battery storage

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

IVORY COAST/BENIN: a water and sanitation project will benefit 16 councils

NIGERIA: REA delivers a 40 kWp PV mini-solar power plant to Goton Sarki

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

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

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

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

BURKINA FASO: ANEREE recruits’ experts for green energy training courses

MALI: SONATAM strengthens drinking water supply in N’Golobougou

WEST AFRICA: towards a regional zero-/low-emission mobility project

BENIN: Government announces the creation of an electricity generation company

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

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

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

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

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

GHANA: Ezekiel Chibeze wins prestigious Goldman Environmental Award

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

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

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

GAMBIA: Heloika Energy wins $34 million contract for 103 water wells

GHANA: Accra and Bern to cooperate on green technologies and clean energy

SENEGAL: the government raises awareness on sustainable waste management in Tivaouane

SENEGAL: The State is studying the drone trail for the security of its national parks

GHANA: Government launches water and sanitation project in Accra and Kumasi

BENIN: ENABEL to finance five pineapple waste recovery projects

BENIN: an agreement between Qotto and Canal+ for solar-powered television

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

NIGERIA: Dulas to supply 780 solar-powered vaccine refrigerators

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

GHANA: CleanApp Ghana application to improve solid waste management

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NIGERIA: Government launches “SE4ALL” to control its electricity network

SENEGAL: ERS and CFM to install a solar power plant (30 MWp) in Niakhar

GHANA: Rainforest supports the fight against deforestation in Sefwi-Wiawso

SENEGAL: Savoie obtains management of the Gandigal landfill site

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

TOGO: towards membership of the Global Green Growth Institute

SENEGAL: Government launches coastal zone management project

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

LIBERIA: a 5 km pipeline supplies the White Plains drinking water plant

LIBERIA: Emergi wants to mobilize €10,000 to launch an electric vehicle project

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

GHANA: effluent and waste treatment plants to serve the north

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

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

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

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

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

GHANA: Government launches construction of 3 sanitation facilities in Tema

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

BURKINA FASO: AFD finances Papep-Bobo, a €20M drinking water program

GHANA: Oeke and Commerzbank AG to provide a $96 million loan for water in Sekondi-Takoradi

IVORY COAST: construction of water facilities begins in Mankono and Séguéla

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

SENEGAL: the locust harvester fights ecologically against locust invasion

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

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

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

TOGO: Illicit ivory trade continues, 5 other traffickers arrested

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

NIGERIA: Eos strengthens its partnership with Nayo for electricity storage

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

WEST AFRICA: Factory ships accused of plundering fisheries resources

IVORY COAST: soon to be a rural water management agency

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

AFRICA: Easy Solar obtains $5 million for the distribution of its clean energy solutions

SENEGAL: Senelec connects the KMS 3 drinking water plant to the electricity grid

MAURITANIA: Elecnor denies withdrawing from the Boulenouar wind farm project

IVORY COAST: Government inaugurates new drinking water facilities in Zorofla

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

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

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

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

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

NIGER: €4 M from ADF for drought risk management

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

BURKINA FASO: A solar panel production plant built in Ouagadougou

MAURITANIA: ADF Funds Climate Change Resilience with $2.1 million

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

IVORY COAST: Cocody and Nestlé join forces to fight against plastic waste

GHANA: BPA to support the Bui Dam with a 250 MWp PV solar farm

SENEGAL: EU supports women’s entrepreneurship through renewable energies

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

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

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

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

BENIN: Fénix and Canal + team up to provide solar-powered television

BURKINA FASO: Engie to inject 30 MWp via two solar PV plants

BENIN: The State electrifies 500 households in the departments of Ouémé and Plateau

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

SENEGAL: Mamelles desalination project enters its final phase

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

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

BENIN: AfDB Supports Decentralisation of Water and Sanitation Services

IVORY COAST: The government electrifies 1800 people in Moronou

SENEGAL: 250 young people will be trained in the maintenance of water installations within 5 years

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

SENEGAL: Proplast launches “Récuplast” against plastic waste pollution

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

GHANA: Ukef lends $35.5 million to supply drinking water to 225,000 people

IVORY COAST: The government inaugurates 2 water towers in the Moronou region

IVORY COAST: GIZ and CGECI promotes energy efficiency in companies

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WEST AFRICA: MPs unite to address drinking water challenges

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

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

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

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

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

BENIN: Waste management operations will soon be computerised in Nokoué

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

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

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

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

NIGERIA: Government opens waste recycling center in Abuja

BURKINA FASO: MCC grants $450 million for electricity

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

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

ECOWAS: IRENA aims to reinfonce power grids with green energy

GHANA: Absolicon to build solar thermal collector factory for Pelktec

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

BENIN: Water monitoring brigade to be established soon

BENIN: AFD allocates 58 million euros to improve urban resilience

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

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

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

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

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

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

BENIN: UNICEF relaunches project for factory producing recycled plastic bricks

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

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

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

NIGERIA: USTDA subsidises Konexa for electrification project

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

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

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

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

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

NIGER: Startup company launches solar-powered remote irrigation system

NIGERIA: Restoring mangrove forests in the Niger Delta

SENEGAL: Government exempts renewable energy equipment from VAT

BURKINA FASO: PNBF to develop an ecological city in Yagma

BENIN: Satisfactory progress on climate resilience project-SLP

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

GAMBIA: JICA grants $15 million for rural water supply

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

IVORY COAST: RMG to incinerate 329 tonnes of obsolete pesticides

NIGERIA: Consortium to transform cassava peels into energy

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

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

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

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

NIGERIA: First photograph of world’s rarest gorilla

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

TOGO: Biogas reference laboratory to be built at Lomé University

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

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

TOGO: Government to strengthen water supply in Lomé with boreholes

NIGERIA: Dow launches ReflexNG project for plastic waste management

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

GAMBIA: Shipping giant CMA-CGM suspends timber exports

SENEGAL: Mbao Forest degradation project divides communities in Dakar

SENEGAL: SONES constructs groundwater desalination plant in Foundiougne

SENEGAL: GGGI launches waste and wastewater management project

SIERRA LEONE: Mobile Power provides electricity through battery rental

MALI: NGOs sound alarm at 82 per cent forest loss

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

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

LIBERIA: World Bank grants additional $9.3 million for sanitation

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

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

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

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

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

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

AFRICA: 34 traffickers arrested for importing electronic waste

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

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

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

SENEGAL-MALI: CMEC to build Gourbassi hydroelectric dam

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

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

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

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

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

SENEGAL: 34% of arable lands threatened by desertification

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

GUINEA: Kankan youth launch Milo riverbank clean-up project

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

SENEGAL: Government sets up 3 new community marine protected areas

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TOGO: AFD loans € 40.7 million for water and sanitation

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

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

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

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

COTE D’IVOIRE: Country progresses in climate change control

GHANA: Discarded refrigerators recycled into egg incubators

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

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

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

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

TOGO: Government to restore 35,000 hectares of forests

MALI – UGANDA: Denmark supports climate change mitigation

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

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

MALI: State approves project to extend Gourma Elephant Reserve

BENIN: Hybrid solar dryers break new ground in agribusiness

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

COTE D’IVOIRE: Themis approves Singrobo Dam construction

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

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

NIGERIA: Solar-powered automatic disinfection device made in Oko

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

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

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

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

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

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

GHANA: An initiative for community plastic waste recovery

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

BENIN: Police arrest 4 people for environmental pollution

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

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

BENIN: Fludor recycles cashew waste, thereby preserving the environment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GAMBIA: IRENA encourages renewable energy take-up

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

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

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

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

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

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

GUINEA: Human Rights Watch condemns damage by Souapiti hydroelectric project

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

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

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

BENIN: Ahémé and Nokoué lakes to be cleaned up soon

WEST AFRICA: GRET publishes guidebook on surface water treatment

BURKINA FASO: Young entrepreneur manufactures solar-powered body disinfector

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MALI: Invitation for projects on plastic bottle recycling launched

BENIN: Solid waste management project finally starts in Grand Nokoué

WEST AFRICA: ECOWAS countries sign up for cleaner vehicles

GHANA: Government to power airports with solar energy

WEST AFRICA: WAMU releases handbook for green bond issues

GHANA: Biogas capacity building project launched

MALI: Custom exemption on renewable energy equipment

NIGERIA: Lagos tries out solar-powered traffic lights

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

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

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

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

SENEGAL: Mbeubeuss Landfill Rehabilitation Benefits from IDA Loan

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

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

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

TOGO: First hydrocarbon waste treatment site inaugurated

NIGERIA: To resume industrial wastewater treatment project in Kano

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

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

BENIN: ESMER to train entrepreneurs in renewable energies

TOGO: Government builds water towers in Kara region

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

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

BENIN: Drinking water supply system for Toucountouna and its surroundings

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

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

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

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

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

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

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

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

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

BURKINA FASO: UNCDF launches call for renewable energy projects

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

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

Avec le Sommet Afrique-France 2020

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

NIGERIA: Soso Care promotes waste recycling via new platform

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

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

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

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

BENIN: SONEB makes water connection free for SMEs and SMIs

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

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

BURKINA FASO: Government equips the Koubri locality with two boreholes

IVORY COAST: NOA launches asset securitisation in renewable energies

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

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

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

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

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

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

SENEGAL: Government inaugurates first phase of Taïbe Ndiaye wind farm

NIGERIA: Construction of Mambilla Dam to start before 2020 ends

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

WEST AFRICA: Episcopate demands strict environmental laws

IVORY COAST: KfW promotes attraction of renewable energy suppliers

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

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

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

BURKINA FASO: MPs should better scrutinise environmental laws

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

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

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

IVORY COAST: New water tower commissioned in Aropka

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

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

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

IVORY COAST: Solar research platform to be built in Yamoussoukro

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

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

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

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

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

MALI: Environmental protection project launched in Niger Basin

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

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

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

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

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

BENIN: Water distribution systems rehabilitated in Parakou

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

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

LIBERIA: AfDB finances Gbedin waterfalls hydropower project

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

GHANA: Redavia installs solar powered carport for SGS

TOGO: Waste remediation and management project launched in Aného

IVORY COAST: Alertive and interactive map on cocoa and deforestation

AFRICA: ACCF provides $4.7 million for climate change adaptation

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

AFRICA: Successful Africa-UK summit on green energy sector

BENIN: Toffo municipality to be connected to drinking water soon

TOGO: Globeleq obtains agreement on several renewable energy projects

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

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

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

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

SENEGAL: Macky Sall orders rehabilitation of Mbeubeuss landfill site

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

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

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

IVORY COAST: Sustainable city stakeholders to meet in February

Februray 27-28 2020, Abidjan

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

WEST AFRICA: ADFD funds two renewable energy projects

LIBERIA: Authorities return toxic waste shipment to Greece

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

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

BURKINA FASO: IRC trains 93 municipalities in drinking water governance

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

BENIN: Training session in agroecology scheduled for February 2020

2-9 February 2020, Benin

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GUINEA: Young entrepreneurs design local wind turbines to light villages

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

IVORY COAST: Over 200 animal species are threatened with extinction

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

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

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

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

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

February 24-27 2020, Kampala

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

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

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

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

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

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

MALI: Wärtsilä to install electricity storage system at Fekola mine

GAMBIA: Indian Urja Bio System sets up biodigester in Sukuta

BURKINA FASO: Samendeni hydroelectric dam officially operational in Bama

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

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

SENEGAL: Onas receives sanitation facilities in Dakar

IVORY COAST: Onad and BPCI launch sludge management fund

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

WEST AFRICA: Regional biodiversity observatory established

NIGERIA: Lumos receives grant from REA for solar kit distribution

SENEGAL: Renewable energy professionals create their association

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

TOGO: Amea Power secures contract to build Blitta power plant

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

BENIN: Fonroche wins major contract to install solar streetlights

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

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

GHANA: GRIPE and BRRI use plastics waste to design toilets

IVORY COAST: Lifiled wins 2019 EDF Pulse Africa Award

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

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

BURKINA FASO: Students design robot for waste collection at sea

BENIN: AfDB finances sanitation and rural electrification

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

SENEGAL: Fish meal factory causes air pollution in Gandiol

GHANA: BPA commissions a mini hydroelectric power plant in Hohoe

MAURITANIA: Government wants to expand water supply network

NIGERIA: NEDC launches rehabilitation of water infrastructure in Adamawa

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

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

MALI: PEG Africa embarks on the solar home kits market

BURKINA FASO: Scientist uses mangoes to produce biogas

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

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

SENEGAL: Bandio baobab reserve threatened by cement company extension

IVORY COAST: Hygiene and sanitation squad established

GHANA: Government sets authority and fund for sanitation

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

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

GHANA: Government approves IDA funding for drainage in Accra

AFRICA: AfDB completes establishment of Adaptation Benefits Mechanism

MAURITANIA: 51 hydraulic distribution networks in progress

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

IVORY COAST: Work underway to rehabilitate Tagro Forest

IVORY COAST: Biosave, an application to promote biofertilizer production

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

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

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

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

NIGERIA: Future Energy conference in Lagos goes green

12-13 November 2019, Nigeria

SIERRA LEONE: Chimpanzees promoted to national animal status

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

TOGO: Government plans to install mini grids in 14 villages

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

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

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

GHANA: 2 start-ups awarded for innovative sanitation

MALI: Sanuva encourages waste recycling in Bamako schools

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

NIGER: Moroccan Onee wants to promote rural electrification

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

GHANA: Kantanka will start manufacturing electric cars in December

IVORY COAST: Government launches electricity grid extension project

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

TOGO: Government seeks consultant for mine rehabilitation

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

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

IVORY COAST: Government approves loan from IDA for water project

TOGO: Energy Cycle wins EDF Africa Tour finale

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

NIGERIA: Nestlé partners with Wecyclers against plastic waste

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

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

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

GUINEA: Solar equipment manufacturing plant in project

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

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

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

NIGERIA: 25 million trees will be planted to absorb CO²

LIBERIA: AfDB finances rehabilitation of White Plains drinking water plant

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

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

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

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

MALI: Government leads campaign against cyanide use ingold panning

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

NIGERIA: Government activates hybrid off-grid in Kebbi State

SENEGAL: AFD completes existing loan for Dakar drinking water project

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

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

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

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

SENEGAL: Open training for women in the energy sector

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

AFRICA: “Solar procurement” area under development

KENYA/SIERRA LEONE: USTDA finances two renewable energy projects

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

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

ECOWAS: Expertise France calls for projects on resilient agriculture

NIGERIA: Kashimbila Multi-Purpose Dam to be commissioned soon

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

MALI: Green Koula initiative for reforestation and fight against desertification

TOGO: Edem Koffi awarded for solar bag prototypeR

IVORY COAST: Frenchman builds floating island from plastic waste

BURKINA FASO: Solar powered traffic lights in the making

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

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

IVORY COAST: USTDA finances cocoa pod-biomass plant

AFRICA: Annual forum to boost nascent climate investments

MALI: Borehole to supply drinking water, inaugurated in Sangarebougou

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

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

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

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

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

TOGO: Eco-friendly business grows around willow

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

NIGERIA: Solar hybrid power plant inaugurated at Alex Ekwueme University

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

MAURITANIA: Government plans to install 300 boreholes by 2020

MALI: Population plant 2100 trees in Niamala, southern Mali

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

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

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

SENEGAL: Innovative centre to promote quality solar equipment

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

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

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

WEST AFRICA: Two environmental protection programmes underway

NIGERIA: Bauchi State starts water supply extension project

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

SENEGAL: ONAS launches sanitation project in Kaolack City

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

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

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

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

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

MALI: Government launches national plan to save Niger River

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

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

SENEGAL: SDER secures rural water management contract in 3 regions

GAMBIA: Government launches $ 2bn water and sanitation project

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

GHANA: Atewa Forest Reserve under threat from bauxite exploitation

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

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

LIBERIA: Paynesville and Monrovia acquire 13 waste collection trucks

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

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

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

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

GHANA: Importation and manufacturing tax on plastics comes into force

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

IVORY COAST: Akouédo landfill near Abidjan becomes urban park

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

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

NIGERIA: EU invests $165 million in renewable energy

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

NIGERIA: Shenzhen Lemi enters solar home kits market

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

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

AFRICA: Two resilient development training sessions in preparation

LIBERIA: Sustainable palm oil production programme launched

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

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

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

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

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

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

LIBERIA: IDA funds drinking water project in Monrovia City

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

WEST AFRICA: OIF launches call for proposals on green economy

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

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

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

BENIN: State approves construction of 4 solar power plants

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

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

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

BENIN: WB grants $75 million for classified forest conservation

BENIN: IDA funds flood control project in Cotonou

AFRICA: 21 scientists receive scholarships for climate-related studies

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

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

NIGERIA: Federal government procures nine irrigation systems for two States

TOGO: Soleva launches “Cizo” project for rural electrification

GHANA: Veolia secures wastewater treatment contract for Obuasi mine

GHANA: World Bank supports flood control project in Accra

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

TOGO: Media workers join forces to plant trees

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

MALI: Somapep commissions Kabala pumping station

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

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

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

BURKINA FASO: Objection to Kua Forest declassification widens

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

GUINEA: IFC-funded bauxite boom threatens humans and chimpanzees

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

TOGO: Government and Bboxx provide solar kits for rural areas

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

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

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

NIGERIA: Saving threatened vultures

BENIN: Challenges faced by rural drinking water supply agency

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

TOGO: Government provides water and sanitation in three localities

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

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

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

NIGERIA: Slovak company Sirieco will assemble electric cars in Calabar

LIBERIA: Emergency action against massive floods

NIGERIA: The European Union invests heavily in renewable energies

SENEGAL: Greenpeace appeals to government on single-use plastics

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

10-12 July Lagos, Nigéria

MALI: Africa GreenTec installs containerised solar mini grid in Fanidiama

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

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

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

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

GHANA: Jumeni start-up launches waste management application

NIGER: Electrosteel to provide pipelines for water project in Niamey

SENEGAL: EcoMayors got involved for Earth Day

BENIN: Coastal protection project 2, progressing at high speed

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

NIGERIA: Air pollution due to fuel subsidies remains a concern

NIGER: SPEN launches tender for Zinder water supply project

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

IVORY COAST: Training on climate change and sustainable agriculture

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

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

ECOWAS: EBID and PFAN join forces to deploy renewable energy

NIGERIA: Mainstream Energy Solution accuses distributors of wasting 150 MW

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

WEST AFRICA: ECOWAS strengthens forest protection with SIDA and FAO

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

GHANA: Zoomlion opens waste recycling centre and unveils ambitions

FITSEDD 2019: A forum to rethink climate change in Africa

17-18 juin 2019, Abidjan

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

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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