Carte Afrique

Africa

SOUTH SUDAN: Torit’s water system is rehabilitated, increasing coverage to over 80%

ALGERIA: The MyGeocycle platform is launched to digitise waste management

ECOMONDO 2024: sustainable innovation at the heart of the 27th edition in Italy

November 5 to 8, 2024, Italy

TOGO: hydrogeological studies underway to assess Lomé’s aquifers

SOUTH SUDAN: $46 million from the AfDB to improve food security in 4 states

SOUTH AFRICA: Cartoon Network raises awareness of e-waste management during holidays

Two books on the environment and climate to read this summer!

The gist of the UN and AfDB report on sustainable development in Africa

AgVenture 2024: this year, EBRD will finance six sustainable agricultural solutions

Just re-elected, President Ramaphosa promulgates South Africa’s climate law

Ecological transition in Africa: why is Veolia getting closer to NORFUND?

Transboundary waters: Zimbabwe joins two UN global conventions

African Seas and Oceans Day: between rescue and preservation

SPECIAL DOSSIER

African Day of Seas and Oceans 2024 promotes sustainable growth

In partnership with SUEZ

INTERVIEW

Moussa Bala: ‘Repression is the major element of the new Treaty on the High Seas’.

African oceans: the green revolution against the plastic tide

SUEZ in Africa, positioning itself first and foremost as a partner!

Partner article

We are not just following the energy transition, we are defining it

Interview

SOUTH AFRICA: $250m Nedbank loan to support water supply in Limpopo

Spiro receives Museveni’s support to launch its e-mobility activities in Uganda

Work begins on Abidjan’s BRT to link Yopougon and Bingerville in 45 minutes

Burkina Faso shows 20 SMEs how to combine competitiveness and low carbon consumption

Osmosun installs its first desalination unit in Morocco for irrigation purpose

DRC: Kasumbalesa draws on university expertise for sustainable urban development

TUNISIA: Zarat water desalination plant launched to serve 3 governorates

KENYA: Norway invests $307m in electric mobility start-ups

Ivory Coast steps up the pace of the circular economy with an innovation laboratory

17 million from the AfDB will change everything for rural women farmers in Mauritania

AFRICA: in 2024, Agroecological Food Prize will be awarded to three food innovations

CONGO: Cleared of waste, Pointe-Noire beach regains its appeal

Climate insurtech Ibisa raises $3m to offer its solutions in Africa

24 dead, houses submerged in water… Abidjan and the ritual of flooding

The Rundu water system is to be revamped to serve two regions in Namibia

MOZAMBIQUE: waste collection in Pemba to be improved with Japanese funding

The challenges of the new Energy-Climate Alliance between Morocco and Germany

Chinese carmaker BYD sets its sights on the Tunisian electric vehicle market

Water and agriculture: Usaid commits $66.8m for climate resilience in Zambia

RWANDA: Ampersand signs a deal with China’s BYD for the expansion of its EVs

Africa50 and Irena sign a $100m partnership for renewable energies

Desalination in Algeria: reverse osmosis membranes soon to be manufactured locally

Eight towns in Congo benefit from €2m of Moroccan support to make progress on SDGs

The World Bank grants $200 million to clean up Dakar and other towns in Senegal

Water-borne diseases: UNICEF strengthens Libya’s water treatment system

Sustainable innovation: Breega launches $75 million fund to finance start-ups

Sanitation governance: scaling up initiatives in Senegal

ALGERIA: Severe water shortages in Tiaret, what response after the protests?

Why is Bill Gates’ book on ecological disaster generating so much interest?

MOZAMBIQUE: 18,000 people with better access to drinking water in Nhamatanda

TOGO: why a new water resources information system?

MOROCCO: Arma deploys trucks and containers for its first clean-up operation in Taza

NIGER: a greener Tabaski to combat the over-consumption of wood

BENIN: Sogea-Satom starts emergency drinking water works in 2 councils

SENEGAL: GGGI and CETUD join forces to promote sustainable mobility in Dakar

The AEF, Africa’s leading energy event, returns to Barcelona on 25 June 2024

25-28 June, Barcelona

Agricultural entrepreneurship: AfDB approves $43 million to support Ethiopian SMEs

Agritech and fintech bosses to compete in Portugal in November 2024

IVORY COAST: €34m from the BOAD for a drinking water plant on the Aghien lagoon

Kenya electrifies its suburban trains with World Bank support

Inspired Evolution raises $23m for energy transition in Africa

IVORY COAST: Bouaké has its first charging point for electric vehicles

DRC: 1,500 hectares of trees planted in North Kivu in the face of climate and war

Candi raises $38m to supply solar energy to South African businesses

TUNISIA: Sotipapier acquires 70% of the assets of recycling company Eco-Gad

Senegal to launch a national fund to promote the green economy

The UN trains 140 executives from 25 African countries in electric mobility

AFRICA: UNDP call for projects to provide green financing for 25 fintechs

ALGERIA: France’s Danone now treats its wastewater in the wilaya of Béjaia

Drinking water: Eswatini and Mozambique launch a joint €16m project

Société Générale Burkina Faso diversifies its vehicle fleet with a fleet of EVs

MADAGASCAR: USAID launches two water and sanitation projects in 7 regions

The AfDB adds $117B to its capital to meet the challenge of development in Africa

Korea-Africa Summit: Seoul to import minerals in exchange for technology transfer

Plastic pollution: Senegal steps up the fight with a recycling plant

NIGERIA: Harvest Waste will recycle waste in Lagos to produce electricity

At €20,000, will Volkswagen’s future EV be affordable for Africans?

EAST AFRICA: floods in the first half of 2024

Donatien Wembe: “Illegal fishing discourages local investment”.

EGYPT: The National drinking water authority strengthens its position in Bakarsha

CAMEROON: towards the end of the red card for IUU fishing?

Why is the AfDB joining the African Carbon Markets Initiative?

ALGERIA: 2 wilayas to recycle 500,000 tonnes of organic waste a year

An Ivorian law to combat climate change is in the pipeline

MOZAMBIQUE: agents trained to interpret air quality data

Desalination: ecological cost remains neglected, to the benefit of access to water

Climate finance: $100bn target reached as demand soars in Africa

Discovering Luengue-Luiana Park, a jewel in the Angolan town of Rivungo

Chinese carmaker FAW to relocate production of its “Bestune NAT” EV to Egypt

Ajuri Ngelale appointed Nigeria’s special envoy for climate… explanations

DBSA launches pioneering fund to save biodiversity in southern Africa

AfDB provides Malawi with $22 million to combat climate vulnerability

CAMEROON: heat kills “50 to 60 people a day in the far north”.

45 years of AFD in Guinea: focus on two investments in the energy and waste sectors

Kenyan president returns from Washington with $200m for sustainable housing and EVs

“Saving Africa’s wetlands: a crucial battle for biodiversity”

Paul Muthaura: “Offset Credits support the transition to net zero emissions”

Interview

Juliette John: “the SDGs are at the heart of British diplomacy in Senegal”.

Interview

TotalEnergies sued for “its contribution to climate change

SADC seeks $5.5 billion for drought resilience in Southern Africa

The AfDB to devote $2 billion to clean cooking over the next 10 years

What innovative financing is needed to unlock access to clean cooking in Africa?

Africa CEOForum: Afreximbank announces a $50M line of credit for Spiro’s EVs

Comoros, Somalia, Libya, Chad. countries where access to water remains poor in Africa

Electrification: Central Africa remains the continent’s soft spot

Unsurprisingly, Cairo is one of the world’s Top 10 most populous cities in 2024

SENEGAL: the reasons behind the reform of the fisheries sector

Anuradha Mittal: “Indigenous peoples sacrificed in the name of conservation!

Biodiversity in Africa faces global conservation funding gap

Loïc Fauchon: “Peace and prosperity cannot be achieved by ignoring water”

Interview

Threatened by floods, N’Djamena obtains $20 million for community resilience

AFRICA: more than 74% of journalists give up on the environment for lack of funding

NIGERIA: $4m from Usaid and Coca-Cola to improve management of used plastics

TUNISIA: a new wastewater treatment plant will boost sanitation in Sousse

Olivier Bassock: “Education and ICTs are weapons for African resilience”.

INTERVIEW

Yassine Laghzioui: “Urbanisation cannot be managed without advanced technologies”.

INTERVIEW

Va Tech launches “Blue Seed” to finance innovations in water management

Dimitri Fone: I dream of an electrified Africa,connected to the internet and to peace

INTERVIEW

Chemical waste management: two calls for projects aimed at African countries

SOUTH AFRICA: Fortuna water plant relaunched as matter of urgency after its extension

Start-up Pula raises $20m for climate insurance for African farmers

Khalid Baddou: “There’s an explosion of innovation just about everywhere in Africa”.

INTERVIEW

CAMEROON: Power-M, Huawei’s hybrid power management system launched in Yaoundé

Metal waste recovery: Alucop inaugurates a new plant in Morocco

BII and NDF invest $30m in climate insurance technologies in Africa

140 young African leaders gathered in Morocco to “impact the future” of the continent

Rampant threat: climate crisis is accelerating the proliferation of venomous snakes

EGYPT: Launch of a call for tenders in July 2024 for 4 desalination plants

ETHIOPIA: plastic recycling start-up Kubik raises $5.2m for expansion

Ivory Coast Terminal certified “EDGE” Advanced” for energy efficiency

The African Caucus and the IMF work together to boost the continent’s economy

Global treaty against plastic pollution: no significant progress in Ottawa

Cabalou and Congo Plast win Congo Basin start-up prize

IVORY COAST: agro-industrialist Adam condemned for polluting waterways in the country

The secrets of Tanzania’s new electric train, the talk of Africa

CAMEROON: Towards the launch of the 9-town drinking water supply project in Dschang

KENYA: Thika’s drinking water system to be upgraded with €114m from Danida

ODD8: how climate change affects 70% of the world’s workers

Retrospective

Earth Day, financing electrification: six news items to remember

The worrying drop in global investment in off-grid solar energy

NIGERIA: $80m to be released for the conversion of 5,500 vehicles to natural gas

Nigerians mobilised to clean up Lagos on Earth Day

KENYA: organic waste will soon be collected using biodegradable bags

Bezos Earth Fund releases $100m for AI to help the climate and protect nature

MAURITANIA/SENEGAL: 35 forestry officers trained in remote sensing by drone

Fleet manager IZI Rwanda begins electrification of Kigali’s buses

Food security: AFD supports financing for Moroccan farmers at the SIAM

SDGs: the call for entries for the UN Champions of the Earth Award has been launched

KENYA: Kenya Power invests $2 million in accelerating electric mobility

A bold $30bn plan to electrify 300 million Africans

NIGERIA: InfraCredit’s premises in Lagos certified “EDGE”

Europe-Africa Forum returns to Marseille on 7 May to promote sustainable development

May7,in Marseille,Afrik21 partner

Plastic treaty: will it save Eritrea, the country with the worst management index?

OceanHub Africa: 5th edition will support 15 start-ups at the service of the oceans

Desalination: Morocco’s Oriental region to get 8 new drinking water plants

Retrospective

War in Sudan, circular economy… five things to remember this week

SENEGAL: Why is Diomaye Faye creating a water regulatory authority?

Cape Town and Pretoria offer a better quality of life than London and Rome (Numbeo)

IFC supports the decarbonisation of property developer Novare’s buildings in Africa

WCEF2024

Circular economy: in Brussels, the EU unveils a €40m initiative for Africa

Rising water levels threaten Africa’s pink flamingos in the Great Lakes region

MOZAMBIQUE: drinking water system to be extended in Montepuez with €10M from AFD

AfDB inaugurates its Central Africa office in Cameroon, with sights set on the SDGs

MOROCCO: a call for tenders to manage start-up funds

MAURITANIA: street lighting goes green with 500 solar street lamps

MOROCCO: €648m to be committed to the circular economy of waste in six cities

NAMIBIA: $52.5m water budget to focus on infrastructure

Orange, the EU and GIZ invest €7.6m in agritech start-ups in Ivory Coast

NIGERIA: LAWMA steps up training for waste circularity in Lagos

Women’s entrepreneurship: the AfDB promises more financing by 2026 in Togo

WCEF2024

Piotr Barczak: “circular economy is much more than waste management and recycling”.

Interview

Congo Basin: certified forests, a refuge for wildlife

WCEF2024

Can the circular economy better contribute to climate action in Africa?

SOUTH AFRICA: Interwaste inaugurates the 1st leachate treatment plant in Delmas

Faced with the climate, the EIB lends €100m for sustainable agriculture in Rwanda

Retrospective

Tension between Gaborone and Berlin, hydrogen in Morocco: what to remember this week?

AFRICA: IUCN wants to fund biodiversity conservation projects

Financing SDGs: deficit has risen from $2500b to $4200b per year, according to the UN

KENYA: unveiling of the COP16 logo, a symbol of hope for biodiversity

Joint venture to invest in waste-to-energy in Africa

KENYA: around 8,000 tonnes of organic fertiliser to support sustainable agriculture

COP29: host Azerbaijan demonstrates its commitment to preserving the Congo Basin

DRC: the “Tujenge” initiative will strengthen climate resilience in the town of Béni

SOUTH AFRICA: intensive lion and rhino farming now banned

What will change with South Africa’s new waste tyre management plan?

The climate is starving 24 million Malawians, Zambians, Zimbabweans and Mozambicans

KENYA: a bus swept away by floods, 51 passengers narrowly saved

Youth4Climate: the 2nd edition puts the spotlight on sustainable climate solutions

Cameroon to preside over the 79th UN General Assembly in New York in September 2024

September 10 to 24, New York

Electrification: investors and decision-makers meet in Lagos in May for the EAIF

21-23 May, Lagos, Nigeria

NIGER: a programme to irrigate 21,200 hectares of land by 2027

Clean cooking: Comorian students learn how to design biodigesters

NIGERIA: fewer people are taking the train. is the rail economy on life support?

KENYA: $12m from InfraCo to develop SunCulture’s solar irrigation offering

Retrospective

Desalination , the beginnings of solar in Gambia… five news items to remember

Ethiopia launches a campaign to reduce pollution in its cities

Yamoussoukro to Abidjan, efficiency of Ivory Coast’s weather services to be enhanced

Carbon finance: start-up Burn raises $12m for clean cooking in Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: the Port of East London goes desalination for drinking water

ALGERIA: a water supply system exploits the Tilesdit dam to serve 14 councils

Interview

Mehrdad Ehsani: “Innovation optimises the transformation of food systems”.

Financial innovation: Société Générale’s promises for Africa’s energy transition

CAMEROON: Diwa start-up’s solar refrigerator wins EDF Pulse Africa award

TOGO: in Blitta 1, new water supply systems bring access to drinking water to 100%

Desalination: start-up Osmosun wins Euronext award for its containerised systems

Congo Basin: a call from the OIF for sustainable agriculture based on innovation

TOGO: outline of the €180m “green budget

AFRICA: a report identifies the main culprits of air pollution

EAST AFRICA: CFAO invests $3m in electric buses from start-up BasiGo

SEYCHELLES: UNEP’s call for funding for green waste entrepreneurship

RWANDA: Tesla electric vehicles on the roads of Kigali

Will Gabon rise from the ashes with its €4.5bn sustainable growth plan?

SENEGAL: before his departure, Macky Sall signs a PPP for desalination in Dakar

Water storage: €2m to build infrastructure capacity in Burundi

EGYPT: €61.5m to boost the capacity of the Gabal El Asfar wastewater treatment plant

AFRICA: $4.5m to accelerate sustainable urban development in 14 cities

MOROCCO: El Moudni, the new mayor of Rabat, inherits a green policy in the making

Water and sanitation: two regions in Guinea to benefit from $40m funding

SENEGAL: $20m from the AfDB to improve access to water on agricultural farms

GABON: France’s Suez and Pam sign a deal to revitalise water distribution

In Paris, universal innovations combine to transform the world’s ecology

Can the African space industry meet the challenges of development?

2-5 April 2024, Luanda, Angola

Smart Energy: Innovate UK to connect start-ups in South Africa

SDGs: the five major projects of Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal’s president-elect

Kenya sets up a centre of excellence for biodiversity and climate

ETHIOPIA: Japan finances $1m for access to water and sanitation in 4 regions

Ivory Coast: a call for projects to finance SMEs working towards the SDGs

KENYA: eWAKA partners with Powerbase to expand its e-mobility solutions

“Angata”, the new company offering electric vehicles to Malians

Retrospective

World Water Day, IMF climate finance… four news items to remember this week

Cooperate or perish in the face of the water crisis: Africa has a choice

Water management: African professionals receive their diplomas in Paris

AFRICA: focus on two books on the challenges of water in urban areas

In 2024, “Je m’engage pour l’Afrique” puts intermediate cities in the spotlight

IFC Impact Investing Challenge: 2024 edition focuses on gender and climate

EGYPT: Hurghada established as a green city on the Red Sea, with support from the GEF

SOUTH SUDAN: Jonglei and Equatoria soon to have 8 drinking water supply systems

IVORY COAST: 3,000 planks of illegally sawn timber seized in Zandougou

GHANA: Jospong to distribute electric vehicles from Vietnamese VinFast

EGYPT: in 3 years, 700 tonnes of drinks cartons will be collected in Cairo

KENYA: a call for applications to accelerate green start-up projects

Interview with the IFC: “EDGE has already certified $73B in green real estate assets”

Waste management: Suez and MAScIR to collaborate on innovations in Morocco

Interview

Laurent Clément (EDF): “Africa is home to energy innovation ecosystems”

Like Africa, Europe is unprepared for the vagaries of climate (report)

Retrospective

GCF investments, Morocco’s bid for green hydrogen… five facts to remember

Water: Zimbabwe to serve 132,009 people in the South African town of Musina

AFRICA: green start-up bosses at the school of innovation and networking

Madagascar, Somalia, Ghana: the GCF pledges $309m in climate investments

SOUTH AFRICA: the rehabilitation of the Kempsdale reservoir is launched

The AfDB announces great years of economic and climate resilience for Africa

TANZANIA: a first $21m green bond for drinking water in Tanga

AFRICA: the World Bank releases $40 million for climate research in six countries

EGYPT: four recycling plants to help clean up the Kitchener drain

MOZAMBIQUE: €34m from the Netherlands for rainwater drainage in Beira

Is Congo making a mockery of the energy transition by opening a Petroleum school?

Stop wasting fuel: Burkina Faso’s civil servants will be driving electrically

GAMBIA: the AfDB grants$16M to strengthen food security in the face of climate change

Retrospective

Digital development, the EBRD in sub-Saharan Africa: 6 news items to remember

Yes to better access for African women to green finance, but how?

SDGs: do you know Susan Chomba, a guardian of Africa’s urban forests?

8 March: African women’s challenges and priorities in the face of climate change

Water: NGE buys Sade-CGTH, the Veolia subsidiary specialising in pipework

EGYPT: SCZONE to build a new seawater desalination plant

For Lacina Koné, the future of digital technology and AI lies in Africa

MWC: Huawei unveils its innovative solutions for Africa at the Barcelona Congress

ETHIOPIA: the ADF grants $46m to finance water and sanitation in Borana

The Seychelles and South Africa in the Top40 countries with lush biodiversity

Urban sanitation: AWF obtains $6m to support African cities

In Nairobi, the 6th UN Environment Assembly warns of climate chaos

AFRICA: climate change will plunge 200 million people into famine

MWC 2024: MTN and Ericsson to support the achievement of SDGs via digital technology

African Water Association: who is Olivier Gosso, the new director?

Retrospective

Energy Charter Treaty, waste management in Lagos… five top stories this week

LIBYA: 207 water wells announced to secure supply in the face of drought

CAMEROON: The State regulates the use of irrigation water in the face of shortages

TOGO: 17 boreholes to supply water to the Maritime and Plateaux regions

20,000 mobility and technology stakeholders to meet in Abidjan on May 30

May 30 to June 1, 2024, Abidjan

ALGERIA: natural gas presented as the key to energy transition in Algiers

London withdraws from the Energy Charter Treaty: a lesson for Africa?

NIGERIA: Ghanaian Jospong wins waste management contract in Lagos

Their profits are our loss

SOMALIA: €30m from KfW for sustainable development in Galmudug and Puntland

SOUTH AFRICA: tax exemptions from 2026 for the EV market

TUNISIA: Tokyo allocates $21 million for a wastewater treatment plant in Gabès

MALAWI: $1.2 million from Japan for water access in the south, after Cyclone Freddy

5th Mena Desalination Projects Forum: debate opens in March in Abu Dhabi

4 to 5 March 2024, Abu Dhabi, EAU

MOROCCO: AfDB, CTF and Canada lend OCP $188 million for its green policy

MADAGASCAR: facing massive deforestation, Airtel plants 1,000 trees in Ambohidava

CAMEROON: Faced with congestion in Yaoundé, BRT works to be launched in 2026

AFRICA: WHO’s six recommendations for securing drinking water in rural areas

AFRICA: AAEA to award 15 water and sanitation scholarships in 2024

MOROCCO: Fès’ plan to reduce 80% of drinking water leaks on its network

Elswedy officially awarded contract to operate Egypt’s first high-speed train

UGANDA: IPS and Westgass to build hydrogen-based green fertilizer plant

EGYPT: Dorsch and ECG sign contract for intelligent water management in NAC

WEST AFRICA: towards a regional action plan for biodiversity

AFRICA: in face of climate change, AfDB invests $15m to stimulate clean technologies

ODD and innovation: African Artificial Intelligence Week in June in Lomé

June 4 to 8, 2024, Lomé, Togo

ALGERIA: what is the relationship between waste and the citizen? AND launches a study

AFRICA: Roam raises $24m to strengthen its fleet in the competitive EV market

Retrospective

Karlotta storm in Morocco, electricity in Niger… this week’s highlights

AFRICA: AfDB injects $10 million into AGIA-PD green infrastructure fund

Ivory Coast: the degraded Monogaga forest to be managed through agroforestry

KENYA: Maragua dam tapped for drinking water and irrigation in Murang’a

RWANDA: Spiro signs with Jali Finance to develop its e-mobility solutions

AFRICA: 2024 finalists for the “Les Margaret” Prize for Sustainability announced

a meeting in Paris on March 7 on eco-construction and decarbonization of buildings

March 7 to 8, 2024, Paris, France

MALI: WaterAid and RJEPA to award best press articles on water issues

What is this “Karlotta” storm blowing across northern Morocco?

GHANA: 434 communities better served with drinking water in the Volta region

What can we expect from the 12th World Urban Forum in Egypt in November 2024?

November 4 to 8, 2024, Cairo, Egypt

Clean energy: who will benefit from the $300m IDA loan in East Africa?

Drinking water: Ethiopia to boost supply to Djibouti’s capital

EGYPT: Nahdet Misr wins solid waste management contract in Qalyubiya

Geordin Hill-Lewis: “Cape Town focuses on environmental sustainability”.

Mayor of Cape Town, South Africa

ALGERIA: the country wants to irrigate 60% of its land with treated wastewater by2030

SDG6: 95,000 Mauritanians supplied with water thanks to decentralized cooperation

EGYPT: Zero Carbon Green Planet joint venture to valorize waste in Cairo

Retrospective

Death of President Geingob, solar power in Madagascar… five news items to remember

AFRICA: a $150 million solar green bond for the productive use of electricity

EGYPT: nine EV charging stations to be installed in New Cairo

Ivory Coast: water pollution from illegal gold mining reaches 80% mark

The Paris Agreement, its stakes and its trajectory summarized in three points

SIERRA LEONE: $2 million fund launched for sustainable water management in Freetown

Climate: objectives of the new Guarantee Company, dedicated to countries of the South

NAMIBIA: Windhoek fines water wasters in the face of drought

CAMEROON: what you need to know about environmental taxation in 2024

Solar energy: French IPP GreenYellow sells its Madagascar and Burkina Faso assets

CHAD: AfDB lends €41 million to secure access to water and sanitation

Africa Tech Summit 2024: in Nairobi, we’ll also be talking climate start-up finance

Teboho Makhabane : “Sanlam is catalyzing transformative green economic development”

In partnership with Vuka Group

Namibian President Hage Geingob, environmental activist, has died

Alain Meyssonnier: “We can no longer ignore water, which is indispensable to us”

Africa’s Green Economy Summit opens in Cape Town,from 21 February

February21-23,Cape Town,SouthAfrica

Retrospective

Italy-Africa summit, Veolia in Morocco… five news items to remember this week

Italy-Africa Summit: Rome backs “Green Cities for Africa” initiative

CAMEROON: $183 million from the IMF to counter flooding, erosion and drought

GABON: Libreville International Airport embarks on the road to sustainability

Plastic pollution: 76 WTO member states advocate sustainable trade practices

Climate finance: London guarantees $239 million from the AfDB for Benin and Mauritius

Exporting green hydrogen from Africa to Europe: Italy makes its move

Morocco: on drought alert, Casablanca imposes drinking water restrictions

ETHIOPIA: “non-electric” vehicles soon to be banned from importation

Italy-Africa cooperation sharpens with €5bn energy and migration plan

LIBYA: water strategy soon to be revised to meet climate challenges

TOGO: sports dance choreographs sustainable waste management

TUNISIA: Wabag to build new drinking water plant in Béjaoua

SENEGAL: system transfers water from Sadio to Mbacké, serving 100,000 households

DRC: $7 million from Sweden for climate resilience in 4 provinces by 2027

EGYPT: Rubicon Water technology needed to optimize water management

Water uses and issues in the Mediterranean: debate opens on February 5 in Tunisia

5 to 7 February 2024, Tunis

AFRICA: the AfDB joins an international coalition on green bonds

Floods, plastics pollution, solar energy… five news highlights this week

Retrospective

Climate finance: fintech Nithio raises $10 million for its African operations

RWANDA: Ampersand raises $19 million to develop the electric motorcycle market

GABON: AfDB-supported study maps the water resources

Davos 2024: a new network to finance the energy transition in the Global South

AFRICA: Societe Generale and IFC join forces to boost financing for the SDGs

KENYA: Ikea supports SME waste management projects with $5.1 million

KENYA: drinking water supply for 174,000 people in Malaba and Malakisi

MOROCCO: construction work begins on Casablanca desalination plant

AFRICA: applications for the IWA Water Innovation Awards open soon

Dakar to host the 6th International Congress on Marine Protected Areas in 2027

February 2027, Dakar

Congo floods: from Brazzaville to Pointe-Noire, the story of an angry river

Solar energy: driven by South Africa, the continent deployed 3.7 GW in 2023

TOGO: 22 cooperatives equipped for land restoration in northern Togo

Namibian cities again recommended to international ecotourists in 2024

EAST AFRICA: cholera takes root, with 3,000 deaths by 2023, UNICEF warns

TOGO: the “Water Police” now operational to eradicate offences

Sustainable development and waste: Beeah wins award at International Finance Awards

In “The Climate Book”, a collective of authors explain ecological emergency

KENYA: in Kiptogot-Kolongolo, an AEP provides 200,000 people with drinking water

Water stress in Morocco: King Mohammed VI’s guidelines for 2024

Financing sustainable infrastructure: the IFC commits $20 million alongside Africa50

SENEGAL: €3 million for a hydrological study to prevent flooding

KENYA: Mombasa goes to war against flooding with GIZ support

“ClimatSuds”, a new climate technology platform developed by the IRD

BENIN: 12 companies now manage faecal sludge alongside SGDS

216 million climate migrants by 2050, mainly in Africa

The CEO of GCA, a Dutch ecologist, appointed Chancellor of the University of Nairobi

MALI: France’s Feljas & Masson recruited for a drinking water plant in Bamako

RWANDA: challenges facing Samuel Dusengiyumva, new mayor of the green city of Kigali

MOZAMBIQUE: vandalism of water supply deprives households of water in Morrumbene

NIGERIA: cars and generators explode air pollution in Lagos

Geopolitics and climate dominate debates at the World Economic Forum in Davos

SENEGAL: the long-awaited solar-powered Dakar BRT finally goes into service

KENYA: William Ruto inaugurates the 1st sewage system in Olkalou, financed by AfDB

Philippe Wang: “The digital and energy revolutions must go hand in hand”

TOGO: budget set for drinking water rises to €27m yearly an increase compared to 2023

Presidential elections in 9 African countries in 2024: what role for the climate?

AFRICA: climate causes the most serious humanitarian crises of 2024

GHANA: the first lithium mine to be developed at Ewoyaa for the EV market

AFRICA: IFC finances $80m to bring clean energy to businesses

MALAWI: The World Bank grants $420 million to strengthen climate resilience

Ivory Coast: Anaged commits to Cocan to ensure cleanliness at CAN sites

DRC: solidarity organised in Kinshasa after floods that killed 300 people

TUNISIA: EIB allocates $1.2m to support renovation of 8 wastewater treatment plants

EAST AFRICA: the BII lends BasiGo $5m to assemble 1,000 electric buses

NIGER: following the departure of France’s Veolia, Nigérienne des Eaux is launched

The two challenges for Africa at COP16 on biodiversity in Colombia in October

21 Oct to 1 November 2024, Colombia

RWANDA: Kigali commits $2m to food security based on agricultural innovation

Renewable energy in Africa: three key sectors to watch in 2024

33,000 electric taxis in Dakar, Abidjan and Accra by 2033

CAMEROON: artisanal miners will no longer dig beyond a depth of 30 metres

Floods, drought… African farmers soon to be insured to the tune of $1bn

MOROCCO: EIB commits €100m over five years to preserve urban forests

Morocco and Norway cooperate on Article 6 of the Paris Climate Agreement

KENYA: the Taifa-1 satellite aims to save the mountain bongo from extinction

BURKINA FASO: 2 solar photovoltaic power plants (68 MWp) inaugurated in Kodéni and Pâ

AFRICA: the call for entries for the 5th Gulbenkian Climate Prize (€1million)launched

AFRICA: what can be done to reduce waste pollution on the continent by 2024?

MADAGASCAR: vanilla cultivation in the forest threatens 47% of endemic species

MENA: Reuse and modern irrigation to be accelerated in 2024 ahead of the water crisis

Abidjan metro, Nachtigal dam, these infrastructures of hope to be inaugurated in 2024

Here’s the ecological potential of Ivory Coast’s cities for CAN2024 tourists

TUNISIA: Will illegal trafficking wipe out coral reserves?

ZIMBABWE: drought kills more than 100 elephants in three months

AFRICA: Masdar wants to invest $10 billion in renewable energies by 2030 ?

Climate finance: in 2022, the MDBs mobilised $16bn for sub-Saharan Africa

AFRICA: what progress has been made in terms of clean water supply in the continent?

Nassim Oulmane: “Adequate, accessible and new funding is urgently needed”.

ALGERIA: the use of containerised seawater desalination plants

BURKINA FASO: an invitation to tender for the recovery of used plastic packaging

AFRICA: AGIA records 1st payment of $175m for green infrastructure

RWANDA: universal access to water by 2050 will cost $400m a year (WASAC)

AFRICA: Africa50 and Amea to co-develop solar farms in five countries

MOROCCO: the EBRD and the EGF lend €13m for water and the Reuse in Guelmim-Oued Noun

NAMIBIA: Two wastewater treatment plants to be restored in Windhoek to supply water

EGYPT: Beeah and ACUD launch a joint venture to manage waste in the NAC

The MAVIL Forum in Saint-Louis draws to a close: Sahelian cities will achieve the SDG

TUNISIA: the AfDB supports the reuse of treated wastewater with €82 million

UGANDA: a call for tenders for 40 solar systems for water production

RWANDA: the AfDB grants $250m to modernise Kigali’s drinking water network

MOROCCO: Metito and Tahliya sign agreement for water desalination using clean energy

COP28: agreement reached in Dubai to move away from fossil fuels

In Saint-Louis, the Mavil Forum highlights the sustainability of intermediate cities

Interview

AFRICA: where do we stand with reforestation as a solution to climate change?

COP28: “Climate justice requires linguistic justice! OIF

COP28: 250 C40 mayors raise $467 million for climate resilience in cities

Africa expected in Brussels in April 2024 to assess the circular economy

15 to 18 April 2024 in Brussels

COP28: BOAD launches Climate Study Fund for the resilience of 8 countries

The growth of towns on the Senegal River discussed from 12 to 14 December in St-Louis

12 to 14 December at Saint-Louis

Huawei Leads Africa’s Digital Education Transformation

COP28: commitments of $1.7 billion in favour of biodiversity by 2025

COP28: climate action for health, the States make a commitment in Dubai

COP28: France and the EU pledge $50 million for ecosystem management in Congo

COP28: a leadership platform to accelerate climate adaptation in Africa

COP28: 9 countries join the African Battery Value Chain Project

COP28: 15 women out of 133 heads of state, a bad signal for the gender and climate

DRC: at the COP28, Rawbank announces $20m for biodiversity and clean energy

COP28: in Dubai, the OECD calls for “reimagining transport in African cities”.

COP28: the “Alterra” fund will mobilise $250 billion for climate action by 2030

KENYA: 16 stations in Nairobi to swap batteries for Ampersand e-motorbikes

Ivory Coast: the main points of the World Bank’s climate report

COP28: will the loss and damage fund reach the $100 billion mark?

BURKINA FASO: €43m from the AfDB for climate-resilient water and sanitation

MOROCCO: AFD pledges €80M to support sustainable agriculture against climate change

COP28: African scientists call for rejection of fossil fuels

AFRICA: Berlin pledges €4bn to develop green energy in 13 countries

COP28: “Africa’s priority remains adaptation” (Tosi Mpanu Mpanu)

Ever greener network towers: a new step forward in Egypt

Tidiane Ouattara: “The use of space in Africa is essential”

Stéphane Crouzat: “Africa deserves special consideration at COP28”

African elephant: 1.8 tonnes of ivory destroyed in France to curb poaching

Tariye Gbadegesin, the Nigerian appointed to head the Climate Investment Fund

ANGOLA: negotiations with Siemens for the construction of a tramway in Luanda

CHAD: €34m from the AfDB for drinking water supply and sanitation

“Our ambition is to develop technologies that are sustainable” (Huawei)

After the agreement on financing of loss/damage, what are the challenges for COP28?

AFRICA: how are the media contributing to the ecological transition?

Huawei leads the way to sustainable connectivity amidst climate crisis

AFRICA: in 2023, the Global Green Event will be focusing on environmental professions

SEYCHELLES: the AfDB grants $33 million to finance sustainable urban development

Recycling urban wastewater into drinking water: behind the scenes with Jacques Momeux

CHAD: Beijing finances €38m for water and sanitation in three provinces

South Africa and Egypt top regional sustainability rankings in 2023

SENEGAL: 95 local authority employees trained in sustainable waste management

MOROCCO: in Fès-Meknès, the hunt is on for water pollution by margines

TOGO: the National Office of Protected Areas is created, a step forward for the ODD15

EGYPT: Elsewedy wins contract for new wastewater treatment plant in Alexandria

COP28: will the Pope’s historic presence have an impact on the climate negotiations?

At COP28, UNICEF will be preaching child protection in the face of the water crisis

ALGERIA: 1 million hectares of steppe to be reforested by 2030

Green Mobility: An Imperative for Africa

AFRICA: Senegal wins award in Namibia for its progress in urban sanitation

AFRICA: Standard Bank provides a $20M credit facility to CBE to solarise businesses

ZAMBIA: between 2024 and 2027, the EU will support sustainable forest management

RWANDA: the capacity of the Karenge water plant will be tripled with $2M from OFID

The King of Morocco and Presidents of the AfDB and the AU preach sustainable growth

ZIMBABWE: How drinking water shortages are accelerating the spread of cholera

Global Green Growth Institute: Togo’s membership finally approved in Seoul

SOUTH AFRICA: a NASA space mission maps Cape Town’s biodiversity

Ivory Coast seeks South African expertise to preserve its biodiversity

RWANDA: BasiGo completes electric bus expansion with $1.5m from USAID

MOROCCO: OCP obtains $18M from CACF for water desalination in El Jadida and Safi

GHANA: USAID pledges $100m over 5 years for drinking water and sanitation

COP28: the “loss and damage” fund will finally be hosted by the World Bank

TUNISIA: Tunis tightens up its strategy to guarantee access to drinking water

COP28: Dubai, the host city, criticised for its “ecological aberrations”

AFRICA: 7th Emerging Valley on sustainable innovation, on 28 November in Marseille

November 28-29, 2023 in Marseille

ETHIOPIA: USAID releases $90M for water and sanitation in urban and rural areas

SOUTH AFRICA: Mercedes urges authorities to accelerate electric mobility

Ahead of COP28, a tripartite declaration calls attention to the climate “emergency”

KENYA: the “SafiSolar” solar water filter supplies drinking water to 250 households

Ivory Coast: membership of “Rampao”,a network of 9countries protecting marine areas

NIGERIA: Abuja tackles marine biofouling to preserve biodiversity

SENEGAL: €152m for the TER and sanitation project in Diamniadio

Ivory Coast: 2,200 human-powered pumps to be drilled in rural areas by 2025

COMOROS: water shortages intensify in Moroni, to the great displeasure of households

DRC: Félix Tshisékedi orders the promotion of the circular economy in cities

NIGERIA: the AfDB recruits a consultant for the Water Investment Plan

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town to create six nature reserves and renovate nine others

SOUTH AFRICA: CSIR’s biodegradable plastic wins UNEP award

NAMIBIA: new measures to accelerate access to sanitation by 2027

SDG9 on sustainable industry to be discussed on 16 November in Addis Ababa

November 16-18, 2023, Addis Ababa

AFRICA: Burn launches first green bond ($10m) for clean cooking

Charles III in Kenya: can the “green” king influence the achievement of the SDGs?

AFRICA: AFD honours its pledge to finance 27 green initiatives to the tune of €23m

TOGO: DAGL call for projects to recover household waste

SOUTH AFRICA: the AfDB gives itself 5 years to increase investment in the SDGs

Ivory Coast: Netafim to install its irrigation systems in nine agropoles

Oil, gas, mining… deforestation accelerates in the Congo Basin

DRC: Equateur and five other provinces to develop peatlands to combat climate change

3 Basins Summit: towards a common roadmap to protect the forest

TOGO: in Davié, the FAO encourages the recycling of plastic waste on the coast

CAMEROON: Camwater to support several drinking water projects in Kribi

DRC: Koolboks relieves traders of food with its solar fridge

3 Basins Summit: no Asian or Amazonian heads of state present in Brazzaville

SOUTH AFRICA: three banks to raise $1 billion for the energy transition

LIBYA: the broad outlines of the new national water plan

TUNISIA: call for tenders to renovate Korba and Haouria wastewater treatment plants

AFRICA: environmental professionals expected at the Global Green Event

22-25 November, El-Jadida, Morocco

The 3 basins summit: how can community rights be better taken into account?

Digital laboratories, talent training, digital policy at the service of water

RWANDA: IFC and Proparco commit $35m for green buildings in Kigali

Green spaces for everyone, everywhere

TOGO: PASSCO3 launched to supply water to 200,000 people

AFRICA: eight investors raise $103m for Husk’s solar mini-grids

Climate Chance: African non-state actors’ position for COP28 known

ALGERIA: Energy Recovery’s PXs to reduce the energy cost of desalination

MALAWI: Mangochi’s modernised drinking water system serves 90,000 people

Financing loss and damage: the West’s position threatens the progress made at COP27

For 4 climate actors, sustainable housing is the key to successful urban development

Interview

AFRICA: how exploiting aquifers can avert the food crisis

BOTSWANA: towards a PPP to harness Chobe water in the face of drought in the south

AFRICA: investors BII and ILX to raise $500 million for sustainable development

Pyrolysis, anaerobic digestion, dry fermentation. ways to clean pollution in Africa

In Africa, “SUEZ innovates for sustainable water and waste management”

“AirQo”, the technological innovation that measures and warns of pollution peaks

KENYA: SunCulture receives funding for solar irrigation and agricultural innovation

From Paris to Dakar, innovating to better manage water in the face of climate change

DRC: High-tech garbage can arrives in Kinshasa to reform solid waste sorting

MALAWI: a hunt for illegal boreholes is launched to improve water quality

Wilfried Adingra: “All innovative financing must be absolutely linked to the SDGs”

Innovation: when technology improves sustainable waste management

Summit of the 3 basins: NGOs want action during the Brazzaville conclave

Mouatassim Charai: “Recycled materials for eco-efficient buildings”

Interview with IRESEN researcher

Alpha Barry : “Atos to achieve carbon neutrality of its digital activities in 2035”

BURUNDI: the AfDB finances $13m for climate-resilient water and sanitation

MOROCCO: Rabat and Berne cooperate on water training and innovation

CAMEROON: ODD, IWRM implementation stands at 49%.

IMF/World Bank reform: an empty promise in the run-up to COP28

Wind power: Africa’s installed capacity set to soar by 900%

AFRICA: innovation to be showcased at the 1st Global Waste Forum in Algiers

23 to 25 January 2024, Algiers

ANGOLA: with $124 million from the AfDB, sanitation work begins in 4 towns

CHAD: Proparco finances €1.5 million for Ziz’s solar mini-grids in urban areas

LIBYA: Derna desalination plant relaunched, 1 month after flooding

Hicham El Habti: “Africa will develop thanks to science and technology”

AFRICA: the continent has made little progress in implementing SDG 17

AFRICA: a reduction in the proportion of people living in shanty towns

AFRICA: MCFA to deploy €16m for clean cooking from November 2023

AFRICA: the continent is well on the way to achieving SDG 9

AFRICA: ODD7, the energy transition is slow (Report)

KENYA: Kyumbi dam to be rehabilitated for drinking water and irrigation

AFSIA Solar Awards 2023: 15 winners unveiled on the sidelines of REFA in Nairobi

World Bank and IMF Meetings: climate crisis on the agenda on 9 October in Marrakech

October 9-15, 2023, Marrakech

AFRICA: with the exception of Egypt and Tunisia other countries will not achieve SDG6

Malek Semar: “Recycling wastewater is no longer a choice, it’s the way forward”

Ivory Coast: €300m from Amsterdam for water and the fight against coastal erosion

Sustainable development: “IFU is ready to take risks for greater impact”

AFRICA: OIF grants €230,000 to 8 climate and sanitation start-ups

NAMIBIA: 250 women trained to collect recyclable waste in three towns

CONGO: Nouabalé-Ndoki Park receives Gorilla Friendly certification

LIBYA: with $1m, Greater Tripoli will improve the management of its plastic waste

MOROCCO: after the earthquake, $1.3b from the IMF to build resilient, green cities

Ivory Coast: Adjame station in Abidjan cleared of plastic waste

SENEGAL: the Dakar Express Train, a lifeline for sustainable transport

KENYA: 100,000 trees to be planted to restore the Mwache river basin

AFRICA: the AfDB and Korea to promote climate technologies

MOROCCO: Tangier desalination project abandoned in favour of a water motorway

KENYA: Givepower installs a solar-powered desalination system in Mshomoroni

SENEGAL: Eco-friendly buildings by Teyliom and Duo Real certified “Edge” in Dakar

ZIMBABWE: Thousands of elephants forced to migrate by drought

AFRICA: white rhino population is increasing, but the subspecies remains threatened

ALGERIA: Corso desalination plant operational after 2 years of work

KENYA: at the UN General Assembly, MCC grants $60 million for sustainable transport

CAMEROON: €1.8bn to be allocated to drinking water and sanitation over 5 years

AFRICA: for six months, company executives will be trained in sustainability

AFRICA: Google to launch a centre for climate-smart agriculture

Climate finance: in New York, the Netherlands announces €40m for the DFCD fund

UN General Assembly: the AU announces the mobilisation of $30bn/year for water

TANZANIA: $15.2bn needed for its water investment programme

Climate: Oslo and Washington aim to raise $200m for climate-resilient agriculture

Water stress: tomorrow’s solutions debated at the African Water Forum in Rabat

2 to 3 october 2023, Rabat

AFSIA Solar Awards 2023: solar professionals nominated for the 4th edition

Treaty on the High Seas: Congo, Ghana and 73 other countries sign the text at the UN

RWANDA: 100 smart cities to be built by 2100 thanks to tech

AFRICA: SEFA finances $10m to bring electricity to one million people

Alain Bloch: “Investments to help decarbonise cities”

BENIN: 123 tonnes of electronic waste collected and recycled in cities

AFRICA: FAO, IFAD and IsDB to cooperate on food security

AFRICA: Copenhagen to double its investment in sustainable development

CAPE VERDE: Moroccan support for water resource management

AFRICA: natural capital is gradually being taken into account

MOZAMBIQUE: 74 boreholes in Gaza will improve drinking water supply by 2030

AFRICA: Greenpeace supports Guterres’ call to abandon fossil fuels

MOROCCO: In Essaouira, a new water supply system improves access to the population

GHANA: Kumasi, Takoradi and Tamale start treating faecal sludge

MOROCCO: Tangiers plans Bus Rapid Transit to curb urban congestion

UN General Assembly: only 15% of SDGs achieved seven years ahead of schedule

ALGERIA: the town of Asfour gets a new drinking water plant

AFRICA: Berlin and Washington invest $50m in green energy via SEFA

AFRICA: the IsDB lends $800 million to finance the SDGs in eight countries

EGYPT: MCV to manufacture Volvo Cars’ electric bus bodies

MAURITANIA: Rosso irrigation network extended to serve farmers

Ivory Coast: €3m allocated to monitoring water resources

MOROCCO: studies underway to develop the Sebkha Zima wetland

TUNISIA: Kasserine wastewater treatment plant to go operational before end of 2023

AFRICA: Catalyst raises $8m to invest in 40 climate start-ups

EGYPT: Intec and Recom to recycle used tyres in Cairo

AFRICA: with $50m, GreenMax will facilitate imports of 75,000 EVs by 2025

LIBYA: climate is said to be the cause of the floods that ravaged East of the country

ALGERIA: Seoul to support waste-to-biogas project in Algiers

MALAWI: the Nkhata Bay drinking water plant once again serves 105,000 people

MOROCCO: how the earthquake shook Marrakech’s tourism potential

SOUTH AFRICA: Kavango-Zambèze, an area of stability for elephants

AFRICA: debt-for-climate swaps once again recommended

AFRICA: Platinum Rhino Farm bought out in extremis, but will be closed down

SOUTH AFRICA: a new plant boosts water supply in Gauteng

MOZAMBIQUE: drinking water supply for 90,000 people in Niassa to be improved

In Africa, “the carbon market will give polluters carte blanche”

KENYA: Egyptian expertise to improve access to water in the face of drought

TOGO: ANADEB launches a Tender Call for new water supply systems in 17 localities

NAIROBI CLIMATE DECLARATION: united, Africa expects concrete action at COP28

AFRICA: launch of the PALM-TREEs project on the psycho-sociological impact of climate

SMART CITY: Cairo, Casablanca… when technology and development meet

AFRICA: UAE to invest $4.5 billion in clean energy

Climate summit: so far divided, Africa adopts the “Nairobi Declaration”

SOMALIA: KSrelief invests $5m in drinking water in response to the drought

KENYA: as part of Climate Week, Uber launches its fleet of electric motorbikes

“A mixed financing approach can accelerate the development of clean energy”

AFRICA: the climate is putting a strain on agriculture with insufficient yields

Climate: the long race to decarbonise industries in Africa

Flood risks: what response within the West African Economic and Monetary Union ?

Africa: Faced with the climate emergency, concrete commitments from the West African

Education systems faced with the challenge of climate change: where does Africa stand

African Climate Week: 5 days to shape the economic and climate future

UGANDA: $1.5m from DANIDA to train farmers in modern irrigation techniques

AFRICA: meeting place for energy & sustainable development on 22 September in Abidjan

September 22 to 23, 2023, Abidjan

AFRICA: launch of the 2nd phase of the SWM programme for the protection of wildlife

Climate: saving large animals to improve carbon sequestration

MOROCCO: a water highway inaugurated to supply Rabat and Casablanca

CONGO: the “Ouenze Bopeto” operation to clean up Brazzaville’s 5th Division

COP28: GCA to award 10 climate innovations in November 2023 in Dubai

CAMEROON: Drinking water supply for 9 towns continues in Garoua-Boulaï

CAMEROON: the World Bank finances the digitisation of the agricultural sector

MOROCCO: El Jadida’s Sidi Abed beach tops the “Blue Flag” list for sustainability

SOUTHERN AFRICA: AfDB training in climate-smart agriculture

Sept 27-28, 2023, Johannesburg

SENEGAL: 3,500 illegal settlements obstruct water drainage in Dakar

AFRICA: a series of seminars to improve climate warning systems

AFRICA: Nature-based agreements announced for first Climate Action Summit

TOGO: Solid waste management awareness campaign in Lomé

TOGO: 800 trees planted in Lomé as part of a reforestation campaign

MOROCCO: supported by the EU and the CVF, Neo Denim commits to greener fashion

MOROCCO: recycled plastic shoes for Marrakech residents

TOGO: 7400 people to be connected to the drinking water network in Dapaong & Naki-Est

SOUTH SUDAN: a new device treats medical waste at Juba hospital

MALAWI/SOUTH SUDAN: pacts to speed up progress towards MDG 6

KENYA: Boreal equips Samburu with a water desalination system to fight water shortage

RWANDA: eWaka to deploy 1,000 electric bikes and scooters by 2024

BENIN: Parliament examines a long-awaited bill on sustainable urban planning

NIGERIA: an electric vehicle charging station inaugurated in Nsukka

MADAGASCAR: the first Urban Train line will soon link Soarano to Amoronankona

MAURITANIA: instability of drinking water supply makes people of Nouakchott thirsty

BRICS SUMMIT: $170m announced for the LHWP water project in South Africa

AFRICA: new repellents to limit human-elephant conflicts

SOUTH AFRICA: TCS Sustainathon competition focuses on sustainable water management

MOROCCO: China’s Tinci Materials to process 100,000 tonnes of lithium a year

MOROCCO: €57m funding for liquid wastewater treatment in Larache

SENEGAL: Touba seeks €262m for drinking water and sanitation

MOROCCO: In Guercif, ONEE exploits aquifers to serve 90,000 people

BURKINA FASO: Tree Aid to plant 1.5 million trees to green the country

SENEGAL: the “Thilogne ville verte” initiative will green three neighbourhoods

AFRICA: Conakry to host the 22nd Water and Sanitation Congress in February 2024

18 to 22 February 2024, Conakry

MOROCCO: concern after the destruction of 780 hectares of forest in Maghraoua

AFRICA : Chobe and Brikama in the Top50 ecotourism destinations worldwide

ZIMBABWE: with China’s Prospect, Harare will process 450,000 tonnes of lithium a year

ACW 2023: in September, Nairobi will be Africa’s climate capital

From 1 September, Nairobi, Kenya

AFRICA: Cape Town, Kisumu and Mbale, pilot cities for AfriFOODlinks on SDG2

DRC: Kinshasa, Jakarta and Brasilia get together for the Three Basins Summit

25 August 2023, Kinshasa

CAMEROON: 150 young people in the Littoral region receive training on SDGs 6, 14, 15

SDG6 : a forum on water in Montpellier during the Europe-Africa Biennial in October

9 to 10 October 2023, Montpellier

AFRICA: intelligent mobility to be discussed in Johannesburg on 1 October

1-4 October 2023, Johannesburg

SENEGAL: 29 solid waste collection points to be set up in Dakar

MOROCCO/CAMEROON: Yaoundé and Rabat to strengthen their meteorological cooperation

KENYA: BasiGo launches its new “E9 Kubwa” electric bus model

BENIN: Omilayé launches the “One household, one tap” operation in eight departments

KENYA: William Ruto launches sanitation work in Othaya

BENIN/TOGO: a €57m credit line for Spiro’s electric motorbikes

AFRICA: $8 billion a year will be needed for universal access to clean cooking

MALAWI: Kamuzu 1 dam back in operation after five years’ work

WestMED: Tunisia wins award for its Bleu-Adapt project dedicated to marine ecosystems

KENYA: the new Kaigunji irrigation system supplies water to 5,000 farmers

TUNISIA: pupils trained in waste sorting in Kairouan, Gafsa and Bizerte

NORTH AFRICA: what the AfDB recommends to accelerate green growth

SENEGAL: London releases €1m for technical expertise on green growth

CAMEROON: Besix and Ersa sign contract for drinking water in Douala

BENIN: UNDP and GEF allocate €8.6m to land restoration in 8 councils

ALGERIA: Inertam to process 7,000 tonnes of asbestos waste in three years

CHAD: a call for tenders to rehabilitate and extend the N’Djamena water network

GHANA: two wastewater treatment plants come on stream in Accra

ALGERIA: a competition launched for the best design of an electric car

SOUTH AFRICA: IFC lends $236 million to Absa to finance green buildings

CAMEROON: an urban waste management authority in Douala to support waste management

AFRICA: Bboxx and Spiro sign up to accelerate electric mobility in 3 countries

UGANDA: 108,000 farmers benefit from modern irrigation in Kabuyanda

NIGERIA: 14 States on alert, Nema goes to war against flooding

Parametric insurance can boost renewable energy in Africa

MOROCCO: Clean Oceans to collect 1 million tonnes of waste a year for Clean-Seas

SOUTH AFRICA: green start-ups Baom Eco and BioAge win Green Pitch 2023 awards

EGYPT: a transit station improves solid waste management in Cairo

NIGERIA: Lafarge launches “Eco Label”, a low-carbon cement for eco-construction

KENYA: Roam inaugurates a factory in Nairobi to manufacture 50000 e-motorbikes a year

CAPE VERDE: IFC grants €20m to renovate and decarbonise 7 airports

MOROCCO: Russia’s Rosatom signs for new water purification solutions

ETHIOPIA: UNOPS to support irrigation of 6.8 million hectares of land

RWANDA: a call for tenders for a drinking water system in the Volcanic Belt

MOROCCO: Smurfit Kappa to recycle waste paper into corrugated board

MOROCCO: a women’s competition on science and water puts 3 cities in the spotlight

KENYA: In Kisumu, a mobile application to combat plastic pollution

Zineb Sqalli: “Gender equality and ecological transition go hand in hand”

AFRICA: the AfDB and UNEP join forces to implement the KMGBF

AFRICA: Cairo, Lagos and Nairobi still in the Top10 most polluted cities

TANZANIA: $306M from the World Bank and the NDF for sustainability in Dar es Salam

Joëlle Kabayo: “Rawbank is working towards gender parity in the DRC by 2028”

Partner interview

AFRICA: Freetown, Casablanca… women at the helm of future green cities

RWANDA: BasiGo’s electric buses will start operating in Kigali in October 2023

AFRICA: women at the forefront of the fight against climate change

AFRICA: What can local materials and energy efficiency do against the climate?

CAMEROON: “Green Diocese”, an operation to plant 6,000 trees in Maroua

Arlande Joerger-Aroukoun, entrepreneur, environmentalist and proud of it

AFRICA: gender equality in financing, a condition for speeding progress towards SDGs

AFRICA: the 4th Med’Innovant competition focuses on energy, recycling and ecomobility

AFRICA: a joint venture between Spiro and Horwin for electric bicycles

MOROCCO: $350m from the World Bank for the PNAEPI water and irrigation programme

EGYPT: Torishima to build a water pump manufacturing centre in the SCZone

AFRICA: Vantage invests $25 million in water systems provider Aquasantec

GABON: SEEG to build a new drinking water plant in Mbomo

SENEGAL: GGGI equips Sandiara with an electronic waste recycling centre

AFRICA: CNRS supports 32 research projects on urban planning, water and climate

AFRICA: training in sustainable port cities starts in October 2023

AFRICA: CFM invests $102m in Release by Scatec’s solar solutions

SOUTH AFRICA: modernised Darvill plant recycles wastewater into drinking water

SOUTH AFRICA: eight towns targeted by Coca-Cola’s “Clear Rivers” initiative

GABON: in Libreville, a citizens’ initiative against plastic pollution at sea

GHANA: Kumasi gets a medical waste treatment plant

KENYA: William Ruto inaugurates the new Kimugu drinking water plant

AFRICA: solar energy to meet the challenge of electrification and energy transition

AFRICA: the EIB invests €40m in climate infrastructure through Acre

AFRICA: Wecyclers and Miniplast obtain $12.7m for plastic recycling

EAST AFRICA: drought is starving more than 43 million people

RWANDA: the ADF commits $101m for sustainable and resilient water and sanitation

Yves Nono: « Bosch promotes energy transition in the automotive sector »

AFRICA: Climate Chance Summit on sustainable housing opens on 23 October in Yaoundé

October 23 to 25, Yaoundé

AFRICA: the 4th AFSIA Solar Awards are launched

AFRICA: ISA and Africa50 join forces to finance solar energy

NAMIBIA: NamWater invites tenders for the Oshakati drinking water plant

RWANDA: construction of the Sebeya dam completed to reduce flooding

NIGERIA: Bola Tinubu suspends the 10% green tax on single-use plastics

SOUTH AFRICA: the GCF pledges $235 million for the reuse of treated wastewater

MALAWI: near Blantyre and Lilongwe, waste will be turned into compost

AFRICA: a $10m grant for electrification via solar mini-grids

NIGERIA: drilling water wells without a licence will soon be penalised

AFRICA: the AfDB’s commitment to the transition to the circular economy

AFRICA: the Spanish private sector to invest in sustainable cities

TUNISIA: SONEDE invests €21.6m in water supply in Tataouine

DJIBOUTI: the EIB lends €79m for water desalination and sanitation

MOROCCO: OCP to treat seawater for the El Jadida and Safi water boards

BENIN: €164m from the AfDB to reduce flooding in 4 secondary towns

Gael Escribe: “Nexus will recycle used car batteries in the Indian Ocean”

AFRICA: Leboncoin adopts new regulations against the ivory trade

“Access to drinking water also means funding innovative start-ups”.

ALGERIA: work starts on the Cap Djinet and Fouka 2 desalination plants

AFRICA: Spiro to take delivery of 1,000 battery cells for its electric motorbikes

GHANA: 95 communities connected to drinking water in Adaklu

ETHIOPIA: $1.5m from Denmark for sustainable water management in Sidama and Dire Dawa

Botch Mbola: “Formal mechanics for sustainable vehicle maintenance”

“Run-of-river power stations are a better response to environmental challenge”

AFRICA: access to water can save 1.4 million people a year, according to the WHO

SEYCHELLES: after five years of work, the La Gogue dam is back in service

RWANDA: Kigali exempts electric vehicles from import duties

AFRICA: 2nd Nexus Climate Day on sustainable automotive takes place on 4 October 2023

October 4, 2023, online from Geneva

AFRICA: mobility and decarbonisation, a difficult equation ?

AFRICA: Engie and Meridiam acquire renewable energy producer BTE

GHANA: strengthening water, sanitation and hygiene policies

SENEGAL: SONAGED strengthens its position in Ziguinchor with 15 trash trucks

AFRICA: call for contributions for the Climate Chance 2023 Summit in Yaoundé

RWANDA: a REMA report proposes 10 solutions to mercury pollution

CHAD: an invitation to tender for pumping and drinking water plants in Kariari

CONGO: Brazzaville municipality to restore its forest cover

New Global Financial Pact: two years to accelerate reforms

GHANA: plastic producers soon to be obliged to manage their waste

ETHIOPIA: OWERDB recruits a consultant for the Gelechet Sarite water supply project

AFRICA: IFC and Proparco co-finance access to electricity and agriculture

AFRICA: Suez steps up the pace on technology for managing essential services

MOZAMBIQUE: seven pipelines boost drinking water supply in Sofala

AFRICA: start-up Kubik raises $3.34m to recycle plastic waste

AFRICA: 15 global players commit to financing natural capital

ESWATINI: $400,000 from the AfDB for the New Green City Master Plan

“The debt-for-nature swap, a model adapted to the Congo Basin”

Reducing interest on debt, increasing bank capital… innovation in Paris

Martin Hendriksen: “IAMAGA, innovative services for the African car market”

AFRICA: in Paris, 4 heads of state plead for faster green growth

Ivory Coast: PFO Africa – Veolia to operate the Mé drinking water plant for 15 years

Drought, food crisis… Time for action, says Mohamed Bazoum

CENTRAL AFRICA: what funding for the Congo Basin forests?

EAST AFRICA: Yellow secures $14m for the deployment of its solar kits

MOROCCO: the 3rd International Conference on Water and Climate, in Fez on 6 July

July 6-7, 2023, Fez, Morocco

NAMIBIA: AfDB finances the electrification of 50,000 households in Windhoek

TUNISIA: the University of Sfax opens a master’s degree in solid waste recycling

Ivory Coast: Koumassi wastewater treatment plant rehabilitated to cope with flooding

Carlos Lopes: “We need to reform the international financial architecture”

AFRICA: pre-COP28 negotiations show no promise for the continent

RWANDA: Volkswagen to supply electric tractors to farmers in Gashora

AFRICA: Usaid to invest $3m in AWF for water and sanitation

Ivory Coast: Mé drinking water plant finally comes on stream

BENIN: BOAD lends €7.6m to CBPP for solid waste recovery in Ahozon

Ivory Coast: €282m for sanitation and greening of secondary towns

KENYA: AWWDA is recruiting a consultant for the recovery of sewage sludge at Dandora

SOUTH AFRICA: Alpha invests €60m in PET recycling plant in Ballito

MOROCCO: a water training institute to be built in Fès

AFRICA: AFD pledges €2.4 million to finance solutions to the SDGs in 2024

AFRICA: four new biosphere reserves designated by UNESCO

AFRICA: restoring degraded land and drought – what role for women?

DRC: the NGO CODELT publishes two works on environmental legislation

Ivory Coast: Grand-Bassam beach cleared of plastic waste

AFRICA: Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners invests in hydrogen alongside CWP Global

BOTSWANA: BUAN starts reusing treated wastewater for irrigation

MOROCCO: China’s Gotion to manufacture electric car batteries in Rabat

DRC: AFD finances €50 million to develop sustainable towns

NAMIBIA: Windhoek joins the Helsinki Convention on Transboundary Watercourses

TUNISIA: €113m from the World Bank for wastewater management via PPPs

EGYPT: an alliance with Japan for water management in the face of climate change

MOROCCO: the 3rd MedCOP Climate Forum opens on resilience on 22 June in Tangiers

June 22 to 23, 2023, Tangiers

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town municipality releases $64m for climate resilience

EGYPT: a new solid waste recycling plant in Nag Hammadi

TUNISIA: an industrial waste recycling plant inaugurated in Utique-Bizerte

KENYA: Roam inaugurates 3 battery exchange stations for its e-motorbikes in Nairobi

SOUTH AFRICA: near Cape Town, the Blaauwberg nature reserve is reforested

AFRICA: NEFCO and GET.invest to mobilise financing for access to energy

KENYA: Samsung joins forces with House Wife’s Paradise to collect its e-waste

ALGERIA: La Poste entrusts its waste management to ACS

AFRICA: what place for electromobility in urban transport systems?

KENYA: “Corbett”, ARC Ride’s new electric motorbike on the road in Nairobi

NAMIBIA: restrictions on the use of water in response to the drought in Windhoek

SOMALIA: ATMIS to plant 30,000 trees to green the country by December 2024

RWANDA: a climate-smart farming solution in Musanze

Albin Lazare: “The environment and the SDGs are at the heart of city diplomacy”

CENTRAL SAHEL: climate change affects more than 16 million people

ANGOLA: the AfDB lends $124 million for sanitation in four coastal towns

Debt, climate emergency… A summit in Paris to redefine the global financial pact

22-23 June, Paris, France

EGYPT: Petrotrade to manage oil waste from 2,400 companies and industries

Désiré Mondele: to reconcile industrial development and sustainable development

SOUTH AFRICA: CAPE to spend $959m on water and sanitation by 2026

AFRICA: To Romain Crouzet and Mireille Etame, sustainable city is around the corner

AFRICA: June 5, voices raised against illegal and unregulated fishing

AFRICA: ACV obtains $1.2 million from FSD Africa to finance climate innovations

EGYPT: a call to strengthen regional cooperation in the water sector

JEICOM23: in Yaoundé, the 2nd meeting preaches for greener, more resilient cities

AFRICA: the city of today: the test of the demographic explosion and the climate

CHAD: Vergnet and Setra to build 4 water supply schemes in Logone Occidental

TANZANIA: between 2023 and 2024 $2m will be spent on drinking water projects in Geita

TUNISIA: Dräxlmaier electromobility solutions win awards in Hammamet

MOROCCO: KOICA finances electric mobility in Marrakech to the tune of €11m

CENTRAL AFRICA: has sustainable finance been relegated to a rhetorical exercise?

EGYPT: Marsa Alam solar-powered desalination plant goes operational

MOZAMBIQUE: a dam comes into service at Mpengo for drinking water and irrigation

WEST AFRICA: BOAD and Africa50 to co-finance sustainable infrastructure

LIBYA: a new sewer network puts an end to the pollution of aquifers in Sebha

SENEGAL/EGYPT: London grants €117m for wastewater treatment and reuse

AFRICA: According to the UNDP, climate change is exacerbating violence

AFRICA: IRD launches “Innovation Trophies” to fund green projects

CHAD: Le Rocher to build a drinking water supply system in the town of Moussoro

NIGERIA: in response to pollution, 2 electric buses are put into circulation in Lagos

MOZAMBIQUE-ZIMBABWE: three agreements on cross-border water management

AFRICA: NEFCO and CCA to finance clean cooking south of the Sahara

AFRICA: the 6th MOTA looks at the future of mining on the continent

AFRICA: JBIC and AFC join forces to finance the energy transition

AFRICA: Smart city experts meet in Johannesburg on 27 June

June 27-29, 2023, Johannesburg

AFRICA: Kenyan start-up Amini raises $2m for its climate technologies

Ivory Coast: Germany’s Gauff to extend Abidjan’s wastewater treatment system

TUNISIA: Towards the introduction of a programme to exploit treated wastewater

EGYPT: Al-Khanasir waste recycling plant capacity to be expanded

LIBERIA: USAID funds $18m for water and sanitation in two counties

UGANDA: Kampala to raise $28bn for its climate finance needs by 2030

AFRICA: UNEP plan to reduce plastic pollution by 80% by 2040

NIGERIA: XPO Marine signs a PPP for an offshore waste management unit

JEICOM23: The meeting of councils on June 1st in Yaoundé focused on food security

June 1-3, 2023, Yaoundé

AFRICA: in September, three fairs to think about the city of tomorrow

19-24 Sept, Paris, France

AFRICA: E3LCEF raises $48m for climate-smart entrepreneurship

MOZAMBIQUE: Maputo and Tokyo in talks to manufacture EV batteries

AFRICA: World Biodiversity Day 2023, the continent’s challenges

BURKINA FASO: the country needs €1.2bn to improve access to water by 2025

MOROCCO: Essaouira and Guelmim are betting on desalination for water supply

Lukas Schaugg: “The Energy Charter Treaty hinders climate action”

TOGO: AFD-supports youths recycling waste into art objects in Lomé

SENEGAL: a photovoltaic solar power plant for sustainable agriculture in Saint-Louis

AFRICA: Switzerland allocates €217m to ADF to support climate resilience

Pierre Leduc: “Hydrogen mobility is starting to become a reality”

VIDEO

Ivory Coast: €840m to be spent on sanitation and drainage by 2030

Paul Lucchese: “Hydrogen is the key to decarbonising heavy industries”

VIDEO

MOROCCO: 30 Moroccan and German students trained in energy transition

SENEGAL: The “Wash Tech Incub” programme supports innovation in the water sector

Bart Biebuyck: “Hydrogen will be a vector for local development in Africa”

VIDEO

Hydrogen, the energy of tomorrow? What place for Africa?

SOMALIA: FAO and UNICEF collaborate to boost water security

EUROPE-AFRICA FORUM: A Common Future for Sustainable Development

NIGERIA: Modern irrigation in Kano improves business for 140,000 farmers

Hicham El Habti: “UM6P is pushing research on green hydrogen and its derivatives”

VIDEO

AFRICA: IFC to provide €64m for ECCBC’s climate programme

CAMEROON: Ottawa and London support the fight against plastic pollution

AFRICA: AfDB launches $1.6m ‘green bank’ for sustainable growth

EGYPT: India’s Ashok Leyland to bring electric vehicles to Cairo

Marc Guillaume : « hydrogen brings hope for the energy transition »

VIDEO

AFRICA: Unlocking Solar Capital opens on innovations in Kampala, May 31

31 mai et 1er juin, Kampala

Ivory Coast: Bouaké gets a plastic waste recycling unit

Michael Kögeler: “Digital enables sustainable and efficient water management

BURKINA FASO: 81 emptiers trained in handling faecal sludge

TUNISIA: WWF launches “Adopt a Beach”, an initiative to reduce marine pollution

Decentralisation: a sensible solution to water shortages in Africa?

ZAMBIA: RTII seeks a consultant for a drinking water project in 12 districts

MOZAMBIQUE: In Beira, a project will strengthen coastal protection against flooding

MAURITANIA: ADFD approves a $30m loan for water supply in Kiffa

TOGO: 300 boreholes will strengthen drinking water supply in the Plateaux

AFRICA: Dutch ILX Fund and AfDB join forces to finance green projects

EUROPE-AFRICA FORUM: the 2nd edition will promote innovative cooperation in Marseille

EGYPT: Some 50 companies shortlisted for water desalination

Charles Balogoun: “Over 70% of arable land is already degraded

KENYA: AWWDA Tenders for Drinking Water Supply in Mwala

KENYA: Eight irrigation dams will improve food security in Meru

AFRICA: financing loss and damage and adaptation to climate change

MOROCCO: the first municipal environmental police force is set up in Casablanca

AFRICA: from Bouaké to Abidjan, musicians sing for food security

TUNISIA: Suez to manage liquid sanitation in four governorates for 10 years

UGANDA: A fleet of 80 vehicles will improve waste management in Kampala

CAR: near Bangui, the Sakaï solar power plant (15 MW) comes into service

SOUTH AFRICA: Pepsico to convert waste into fertiliser and electricity

MOROCCO: Reciclados will recycle used textiles to make clothes

AFRICA: WRI mobilises $100m to restore forests in five countries

AFRICA: CCA signs with AGF for clean cooking financing

MOROCCO: Green Energy Park to provide solar solutions for electric mobility

AFRICA: NDF allocates €500,000 to UNDP’s Green Debt and Resilience Platform

SOUTH AFRICA: Military takes up waste recycling in Limpopo in response to pollution

BURUNDI: “Soleil-Nyakiriza” project starts for solar and clean cooking

RTAM 2023: Future of green hydrogen in Africa is decided in Aix-en-Provence in May

May 3 to 4, 2023, Aix-en-Provence

AFRICA: What can EU law do against imported deforestation?

AFRICA: supported by the IOF, the Youth Climate Forum opens on 29 May in Kara

May 29 to 31, 2023, Kara

KENYA: Mavoko drinking water system finally comes on stream after five years

MALAWI: IFC and Voltalia sign for solar power with storage in Dwangwa

TOGO: in response to deforestation, 14 million trees will be planted by June 2023

AFRICA: UNDP-supported project combines solar and agriculture in 9 countries

MOROCCO: Revision of the standard on well drilling for aquifer preservation

NIGERIA: Wecyclers secures $2m to recycle 30,000 tonnes of plastics in 5 years

AFRICA: A Bloomberg conference in Marrakech in June 2023 under the prism of climate

June 13 to 14, 2023, Marrakech

TANZANIA: $276 million from the AfDB and AFD for the Kakono hydropower plant (88 MW)

TOGO: a dam will supply 500 000 people with drinking water in Sarakawa

Ivory Coast: with support of the UN, the private sector wants to combine SDO and CSR

CAMEROON: 13,000 Rural Households to be Solar Powered

NAMIBIA: Otjiwarongo Seeks Consultant for Two Waste valorization Plants

TOGO: $100 million from the World Bank for drinking water and sanitation in Lomé

AFRICA: OceanHub Africa’s call for projects to protect marine ecosystems

KENYA: National Plan for Electric Mobility in the making to tackle pollution

EGYPT: Three waste recycling plants to be built in the Suez Canal

MOROCCO: EIB supports Chefchaouen’s household waste management policy

AFRICA: AfDB Annual Meeting Opens May 22 in Sharm El-Sheikh

May 22 to 26, 2023, Sharm-el Sheikh

AFRICA: Ecobodaa and 4 other start-ups get $1.1 million for their green solutions

UGANDA: New Delhi finances drinking water for 500,000 people in 20 districts

MOROCCO: FIEM lends €5 million for two drinking water plants in Zag and Moulay Brahim

AFRICA: BII and Shell Foundation to invest $245 million in clean energy

TOGO: the State is regulating the export of biomass waste with a new measure

MALAWI: after Cyclone Freddy, the UN mobilises $70 million for population resilience

AFRICA: Rabat, Tunis and Cairo among the world’s best smart cities

GABON: towards the end of Seeg’s monopoly on water and electricity management

NIGERIA: New trucks to improve sanitation in Lagos

CAMEROON: Faced with urban congestion, Yaoundé plans Bus Rapid Transit

MOROCCO: Kingdom promotes the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment

MALAWI: Notice of Prequalification to Expand Rumphi Water Supply System

AFRICA: Agriculture, energy, mobility… Equator raises $40 million for start-ups

KENYA: Sinohydro starts construction of Mwache irrigation dam with delay

AFRICA: Ecoslops and Parlym join forces to recycle used engine oil

CHAD: $150 million from IDA for flood resilience in N’Djamena

NIGERIA: funded by Coca-Cola, Sweep promotes recycling through its Green Campus

SOUTH AFRICA: solar-powered charging station goes into service in Cape Town

KENYA: with SpaceX, Nairobi launches a satellite to strengthen its climate resilience

SAHEL: Towards an action plan for the conservation of wildlife

EGYPT: Giza Governorate moves to waste-to-energy

AFRICA: Nairobi to host African Climate Week on 4 September 2023

September 4-5, 2023, Nairobi

DRC: Rawbank to finance drinking water for 1 million people by 2024

Ivory Coast: €3M for the sustainable management of 12 classified forests in Tchologo

AFRICA: a call for projects for CSOs working on the SDGs in 45 countries

AFRICA: W2AF raises €36 million to accelerate access to drinking water

UGANDA: with $200 million, Spiro will deploy 140,000 electric motorcycles

NIGERIA: Oyo State gets tough on illegal waste management

AFRICA : GEF Adds $13 Million to AGRI3 Fund for Sustainable Agriculture

WEST AFRICA: The subregion receives 7% of its climate finance needs

KENYA: Pemba Dam back in operation after rehabilitation

TANZANIA: Metito Wins Dar es Salaam Wastewater Treatment Plant Contract

KENYA: Borealis to finance the activities of Kenyan recycling company Ecopost

AFRICA: the smart city at the center of the African Cities Lab on May 23 in Cotonou

May 23 to 24, 2023, Cotonou

Ivory Coast: Daloa to Abidjan, 100,000 hectares of land will be reforested per year

BENIN: “Bric” project launched for climate resilience in seven councils

KENYA: European Union funds €347 million for Nairobi’s third BRT line

AFRICA: Washington pledges $7 billion for sustainable development and climate

TUNISIA: the use of drinking water now banned in agriculture

TOGO: a laboratory will certify the quality of drinking water from the Cacavéli plant

Ivory Coast: Towards the strengthening of liquid sanitation in Abidjan

EAST AFRICA: IFC and Bank One to co-finance sustainable projects

MOZAMBIQUE: World Bank Pledges $250 Million for Urban Drinking Water

TUNISIA: Bako Motors delivers its electric tricycles to six health centers

Ensuring food security and sustainable resource management in Africa

EGYPT: 9 million tons of food wasted per year, UNEP is concerned

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

ETHIOPIA: Digital technology will strengthen water services for 10 million people

MOZAMBIQUE: In Massafane, a drinking water supply system serves 1,700 people

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

MOROCCO: 2,500 charging stations to be installed by 2026

MALAWI: $145 million IDA grant for water and sanitation in Blantyre

ALGERIA: Inertam to treat NCC asbestos waste via vitrification

ANGOLA: a notice of prequalification for a sewage sludge plant in Benguela

One Forest Summit: don’t stop there…

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

MOROCCO: Rabat and Amsterdam to cooperate on sustainable water management

AFRICA: IBL and Stoa invest in solar energy provider Equator Energy

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

AFRICA: BII injects €20m into Meridiam’s urban climate resilience fund

AFRICA: Senegalese Macky Sall awarded “Leadership for Water Security

ALGERIA: A new agency will support the national desalination policy

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

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

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

AFRICA: States commit to the UN Water Programme of Action

AFRICA: 300,000 km of rivers to be restored by 2030

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

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

TUNISIA: In Belli, 9,000 tons of plastic packaging will be recycled by 2026

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

AFRICA: IBM launches a call for projects for water management solutions

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

AFRICA: behaviors, actions and solutions, what change in the face of water crisis?

"SPECIAL DOSSIER" AFRIK21

CAMEROON: Flash floods kill several people in the city of Buea

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

AFRICA: Top 10 most water-insecure countries

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

AFRICA: the forest and its many virtues, facing climate hazards

AFRICA: A call for innovations to address water conservation challenges

EAIF 2023: Engie bets on carbon credits for electricity access

KENYA: IFC popularizes Edge certification for green buildings in Nairobi

CAMEROON: Camwater to increase water supply in 11 towns by 2025

AFRICA: AfDB Accelerates Green Bonds for Green Energy Access

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

Energy access: despite mobilized funding, Africa still lags behind

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

AFRICA: Mountain forests disappearing at an alarming rate

MOZAMBIQUE: JICA Provides $6.3M for Construction of 5 Water Supply Systems in Niassa

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: 12 reservoirs to boost water supply in Gauteng by 2028

KENYA: USAID to invest $130 million in drinking water and sanitation

GHANA: Sunyani water supply extension to start in 2023

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

CONGO BASIN: Cosmetic Valley finances the forest cosmetopoeia

AFRICA: UN Water Conference opens March 22, 2022 in New York

March 22 to 24, 2023, New-York

AFRICA: Metito and BII launch Awid to manage climate-resilient water projects

CONGO BASIN: Did the One Forest Summit dodge massive deforestation?

EGYPT: Tokyo allocates $3.8m to improve access to water for agriculture

NIGER: BOAD Pledges €35m for Climate Resilient Agriculture

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

SOUTH AFRICA: New standard launched to improve plastic management

CONGO: Summit of the world’s three great forest basins, scheduled for June 2023

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

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

KENYA: T3 (EPZ) to set up a plastic bottle recycling plant in Athi River

SOUTH SUDAN: Beijing finances 47 pumping stations for drinking water supply

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

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

EGYPT: after Cairo, Cemex and VeryNile collect solid waste in Assiut

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

AFRICA: Seed launches call for projects to fund climate resilience

AFRICA: Arlette Soudan-Nonault, a voice for climate justice

MADAGASCAR: WWF alerts on wildlife trafficking in Sava cities

AFRICA: Treaty on the High Seas takes into account the continent’s specificities

FRADD-9: increasing investment in clean energy projects

GHANA: A nuclear waste storage centre to prevent pollution

GABON: Mindoubé landfill to be rehabilitated for urban waste recycling

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

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

AFRICA: GCF and EIB launch new climate finance facility

EGYPT : 9.13 M$ from GEF to manage electronic and hospital waste in Cairo

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

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

KENYA: AVA to assemble 130 electric vehicles from BYD by 2024

FRADD-9: “In Africa, access to energy is hampered by lack of investment

AFRICA: The missions of the new Water and Sanitation Academy

TUNISIA: Faced with inflation, the IFC and Switzerland advocate green finance

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

MOROCCO: €40.7m for 10 wastewater treatment plants in Casablanca by 2025

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

eMag with Climate Chance

NIGERIA: Flooding and development work around the River Niger

NAMIBIA: Phase II of the ǁKaras irrigation project is launched

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

TOGO: three green initiatives awarded in Lomé

MOROCCO: the Bouhouda dam will be used to irrigate 1,850 hectares of land

AFRICA: Afrigreen raises €87 million to support the energy transition of SMEs

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

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

MOROCCO: Netafim irrigation systems supplier opens a factory in Kenitra

AFRICA: towards the creation of a value chain for electric batteries

MOROCCO: a plant will treat wastewater from the Ain Chegag industrial park

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

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

30 octobre à Bali, Indonésie

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

10 au 13 mai 2023, Abidjan

ALGERIA: Saudi WETICO to Build El Tarf and Bejaia Desalination Plants

MOROCCO: Work to improve rainwater drainage in Bouskoura

DRC: Binza drinking water plant serves 1.5 million people in Kinshasa

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

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

MALI: Koulikoro sewage sludge treatment plant comes into operation

AFRICA: 10 filmmakers advocate for better sanitation in urban areas

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

MADAGASCAR: the human and environmental disaster of Cyclone Freddy

UGANDA: 160 farmers to be provided with irrigation systems in Kapelebyong

EGYPT: Concrete and Plastiks to use blockchain in plastic management

NAMIBIA: Nedbank’s new headquarters certified as a green building by the GBCSA

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

AFRICA: Interregional committee to improve air quality in five cities

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

March 22-24, 2023, New York

MOROCCO: green spaces created to beautify Casablanca and 24 other cities

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

KENYA: MUST focuses on raising awareness about digital pollution

SOUTH AFRICA: The country’s largest water reservoir goes operational in Vlakfontein

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

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

MADAGASCAR: In response to the drought, 100 hectares of land reforested in Ilaka

MOROCCO: Second call for projects of Sustainable Industrial Zones Fund is launched

SOUTH AFRICA: Floods kill 12 and threaten biodiversity

TOGO: University of Lomé to host training on sustainable cities

AFRICA: A partnership to finance clean cooking through carbon credits

MOROCCO: The EBRD lends €15 million to Multisac for recyclable film paper

SOUTH AFRICA: Tzaneen Dam Rehabilitation Project to Start in March 2023

SOUTH AFRICA: Environmentalists keep up the pressure against TotalEnergies

ZIMBABWE: A $500m smart city 18km from Harare to be built

BENIN: FAO to support mangrove ecosystem management in nine cities

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

MOROCCO: ABHS launches a 30-year plan for the management of the Sebou water resources

Great Green Wall: project extends to Southern Africa

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

ALGERIA: Ferrovial to manufacture hazardous waste incinerators for ACS

EGYPT: SOPC hires Cannon Artes to build its desalination plant

TOGO: UNESCO promotes sustainable crafts around Fazao-Malfabassa Park

MOZAMBIQUE: Deadly floods threaten food security in Boane

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

MOROCCO: AfDB Finances Studies of Several Dams to Address Water Stress

MOROCCO: Spain mobilises €800 million to support sustainable growth

AFRICA: How to protect biodiversity in wind farms?

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

NAMIBIA: $5.5m for earth dams to address flooding in the north

UGANDA: Vehicles to be fitted with refuse bags from 1 April 2023

MOZAMBIQUE: Irish researchers promote “sustainable urban agriculture

MOROCCO: a smart city fair opens in Casablanca in March 2023

15 to 17 March 2023, Casablanca

CONGO BASIN: Sustainable Forest management to be discussed in Libreville in February

21 to 24 February 2023, Libreville

NAMIBIA: Boreholes to be equipped with desalination systems in 10 regions

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

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

MOROCCO: Faced with pollution, a coalition for electric mobility is born

MOROCCO: Sand to Green raises $1M for desalination irrigation and agroforestry

TUNISIA: The city of Bizerte will have a solid waste management centre

MOROCCO: In Lalla Mimouna, a sanitation project will benefit 15,800 people

ALGERIA: the El Biar landfill site goes biogas

RWANDA: In Nduba, a new landfill will produce electricity and fertiliser

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

June 5, 2023, in Abidjan

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

March 22-24, 2023, in Rimini

AFRICA: FAD fishing for tuna will be restricted in the Indian Ocean

BOTSWANA/ZAMBIA: KfW finances €8.8 million for drinking water and sanitation

MOROCCO: RADEEC to operate the Had Soualem wastewater treatment plant

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

AFRICA: FAO and ARC to mainstream gender in climate action

ALGERIA: A Scientific committee in Algiers for development of sustainable agriculture

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

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

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

NIGERIA: Hadejia Irrigation Dam Restarted After Rehabilitation

CAMEROON: Yaoundé to host the 1st National Recycling Exhibition in March 2023

March 17 to 18, 2023, Yaoundé

KENYA: World Bank funds $124m for groundwater development

MOROCCO: Vital Auto and Wallbox to install 50 EV charging stations in Rabat

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

AFRICA: Shell oil tanker questioned over payment of losses and damages

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

AFRICA: Namibia honoured at UN sustainable tourism competition

ANGOLA: NASA funds water resources monitoring in the face of drought

GABON: A new factory recycles wood waste into panels for furniture

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

KENYA: Nakuru County signs partnership with VEI on water conservation

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

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

MOROCCO: In Fez, Radeef will reuse treated wastewater for watering with €27m

CHAD: €7.6 million from the GEF for drinking water supply and sanitation

AFRICA: Chariot invests in water desalination with the acquisition of Eneo

KENYA: $3 billion to be invested in irrigation development in 4 years

SOUTH AFRICA: More than 100 cheetahs will go to India to reintroduce the species

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

EGYPT: $3.2m from Jica to step up plastic pollution control

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

HYDROGEN: MTJ, a new solution to decarbonize air transport

ZIMBABWE: ARDA revives Gowe irrigation project for food security

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

KENYA: BasiGo signs with AVA to assemble 1,000 electric buses in Mombasa

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

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

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

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

EGYPT: 31 plants to treat and recycle waste in four governorates

AFRICA: should forest carbon offsetting continue after all?

CAMEROON: Thychlof to reinforce waste management in Yaoundé

MOROCCO: The construction of three new desalination plants will be launched in 2023

DJIBOUTI: AfDB and GCA Release $3.7 Million for Climate Resilience in the Capital

KENYA: Tax incentives to promote the development of electric mobility

MOROCCO: 2023, Hassan II Prize for the Environment will reward 6 sustainable projects

GABON: Clean Africa equips to improve waste collection in Libreville

ALGERIA: the “water police” activated to mitigate the effects of water stress

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

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

28 février au 2 mars 2023, Niamey

ALGERIA: 1,000 EV charging stations to be installed by 2024

MOROCCO: SDRT launches the water and sanitation component of the Anchor Point project

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

EGYPT: Technology start-up Bekia recycles waste in Cairo

MOROCCO: In Khénifra, the Atlas Cedars Biosphere Reserve will be rehabilitated

CHAD: Switzerland supports stormwater management

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

AFRICA: Arena launches Clean Shore Great Lakes project to clean up the Great Lakes

TANZANIA: A project in Chalinze will increase water supply to 200,000 people

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

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

EGYPT: In 2023, $123m will be allocated to water supply in Aswan

SOUTH AFRICA: Joint venture to build two battery recycling plants

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

MOROCCO: In the suburbs of Rabat, a factory will manufacture solar water heaters

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

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

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

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

Atalante in Libreville

DAVOS FORUM: when private jets reinforce the climate crisis

EGYPT: $319m from Jica for the fourth line of the Cairo metro

ZAMBIA: 4 new water mains to serve 8,000 people in Mpongwe

KENYA: Nairobi to raise $137m for sustainable urbanisation and water access

MOROCCO: sustainable food under discussion in Meknes in May 2023

May 2 to 7, 2023, Meknes

KENYA: KfW lends €20m for water and sanitation in Kericho and Kisii

ALGERIA: An alliance between the AND and Cerefe to convert waste into biogas

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

TUNISIA: €285 million from KfW and the EU for drinking water and sanitation

MOROCCO: EU, GCF and EBRD grant €25m for green projects of SMEs

ALGERIA: 16 new plants to treat wastewater in response to water stress

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

AFRICA: Animal diversity will fall by 10% by 2050, says new study

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

EGYPT: Al-Amal Oil treats its wastewater to reduce marine pollution

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

EGYPT: Three million trees planted in 27 governorates to combat drought

MOROCCO: a training course on smart city strategies in Africa launched in Ben Guerir

SOUTH AFRICA: not far from Pretoria, Mooikloof will be built as a green city

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

TUNISIA: €2.1bn for green projects between 2023 and 2025

EGYPT: RME wins contract for nine wastewater pumping stations in Fayoum

MALI: A new pumping station reinforces water supply in Kalabambougou

TOGO: three communes equipped with vehicles for household waste collection

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

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

CAMEROON: Ecogreen, a new start-up for the recycling of plastic waste

MOROCCO: €52m for the rehabilitation and extension of ONEE’s water facilities

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

TUNISIA: Tax incentives for the import of electric vehicles

UGANDA: NWSC to build new water pumping station at Masaka plant

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

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

RWANDA: State launches 5-year hazardous waste management project

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

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

ZIMBABWE: State to spend $213m on water and irrigation projects in 2023

AFRICA: NDF injects €10m into the Urban and Municipal Development Fund

GABON: The State appoints TNC to protect 30% of its water reserves for 8 years

UGANDA: In Kagadi, a new drinking water system serves 150,000 people

COP15: agreement provides $30bn per year for biodiversity

MADAGASCAR: OFID funds $36.5m to accelerate access to clean cooking

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

WEST AFRICA: IDA lends $246m for coastal resilience

ALGERIA: A new centre improves waste management in Ain Smara

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

RWANDA: Kigali launches $211m plan to develop circular economy

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

30 May - 1 June 2023, Helsinki

WCEF 2022: Central African producers’ responsibility engaged in Yaoundé

Jocelyne Landry Tsonang: “The circular economy must be formalised in Africa

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

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

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

NAMIBIA: KfW lends $97 million to boost water access in the face of drought

SAHEL: BOAD and CILSS agree on climate-smart projects

RWANDA: Construction of the Muvumba water reservoir to start in 2023

DRC: Floods in Kinshasa kill 120 people

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

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

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

COP15: Southern countries demand $100bn per year to protect biodiversity

MOROCCO: OCP unveils its €11.6 billion “Green Investment Programme” over 5 years

EAST AFRICA: Ampersand to deploy 600,000 electric motorbikes by 2030

NIGERIA: Epoxy Oilserv gets new water treatment plant

RWANDA: JICA allocates $22.3 million for the supply of drinking water in Kigali

EGYPT: Government to issue $500m green bond for green projects in 2023

GABON: “La Baie des Rois”, an eco-construction project in the heart of Libreville

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

EGYPT: Ecolab to recycle domestic wastewater for irrigation

EGYPT: 100 locally manufactured electric buses to run by 2023

EAST AFRICA: the dugong, driven to extinction by humans

MOROCCO: Water from the Sebou basin will be used to serve Rabat and Casablanca

COP15: South Africa calls for genuine commitments in Montreal

TOGO: a €232m pledge for drinking water supply

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

CAMEROON: An operation for the collection and recycling of waste launched in Douala

COP15: GEF’s 8th funding cycle includes over $33 million for biodiversity

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

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

Ivory Coast: Auto24 installs an EV charging station in Treichville

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

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

ETHIOPIA: ADF releases $14 million to build climate resilience in Borana

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

EGYPT: With the support of the TSFE, 21 desalination plants will be built under PPP

KENYA: Hummingbird to offer electric vehicles in Nairobi hotels

MOROCCO: ONEE is preparing the “National Master Plan for Electric Mobility”

MOROCCO: the expertise of the Novec-Adi group is being used for irrigation

ALGERIA: Général Emballage appoints Lafarge to recycle its cardboard waste

SOUTH AFRICA: Potsdam sewage treatment plant to be upgraded in the face of pollution

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

ZIMBABWE: Infraco invests $2m in Mobility for Africa electric tricycles

UGANDA: Coca-Cola partners with DHL to recycle plastic waste in Kampala

MOROCCO: With €5.9m from the EBRD, Plastikpack will recycle plastic waste

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

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

March 7 to 9, 2023, Cape town

KENYA: Thika to get new water and sanitation infrastructure

EGYPT: Environ joins forces with Honeywell for innovation in plastic recycling

KENYA: NopeaRide’s electric taxi service in Nairobi comes to an end

UGANDA: EnviroServ acquires 34 vehicles for oil waste management

COP 15: Africa’s protected areas at the heart of the summit

CONGO: 4 boreholes to improve drinking water supply in Pointe-Noire

AFRICA: EU pledges €350 million a year for biodiversity

AFRICA: SEFA secures $64m funding for renewable energy

TANZANIA: Mwanza Sewerage System to be Upgraded to Protect Lake Victoria

INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION

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

CAMEROON: Sunna Design to install 100,000 solar streetlights in rural areas

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

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

MOROCCO: Faced with water stress, Lydec will ration drinking water in Casablanca

RWANDA: Israeli HomeBiogas to convert agricultural waste into biogas

COP27: Comifac demands the funding promised for its forests at COP26

UGANDA: A new drinking water supply serves 163,000 people in Rukungiri

AFRICA: Solarise raises $33m to provide solar power to businesses

AFRICA: Satgana raises €30m to support start-up climate innovation

AFRICA: EarthRanger programme strengthens management of 6 protected areas

AFRICA: 20 women scientists awarded for their sustainable projects

CAMEROON: €5.3m from Delphi for the modernisation of 4 water supply systems in Douala

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

SOUTH AFRICA: $17m to reduce flooding in the Western Cape

MOROCCO: an alliance with Israel for desalination and “Reuse

KENYA: Afreximbank to finance $800m to build 100 water reservoirs

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

EGYPT: World Bank to allocate $1.8bn for sustainable cities projects in 2023

AFRICA: Mirova funds $5m for BioLite’s solar home systems

EGYPT: EIB pledges nearly €400m for drinking water and reuse

CHAD: 200 drinking water supply systems to be built in 2 years

AFRICA: Amsterdam pledges €110m for climate change adaptation

INDIAN OCEAN: with UNDP, Agri Resources promotes sustainable vanilla farming

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

AFRICA: Would France like to institutionalise the plundering of the oceans?

COP27: A minimal agreement in Sharm el-Sheikh

KENYA: Stima joins forces with Mogo and Bolt for green mobility solutions in Nairobi

NAMIBIA: Telecom Partners and Omdis prepare Oranjemund’s digital transformation

CONGO: Tinda Cash to produce electricity via solar and biomass in Ignié

TUNISIA: Quebec City and Tunis municipalities to cooperate on SDGs from 2023

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

KENYA: BasiGo raises $6.6m for commercial deliveries of electric buses

COP27/Solution: Solar and digital to decarbonise grid sites

COP27: SUEZ, historic partner of Egypt in its ecological transition

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

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COP27: African activists to oppose oil and gas projects

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

EGYPT: $2.24bn from development partners for green projects

AFRICA: Climate change causes drastic loss of biodiversity

COP27: Congo demands promised funds to protect Central African forests

DRC: Sustainable cocoa initiative to protect Okapi Wildlife Reserve

COP27: Launch of a guide on fair climate finance

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

COP27: Environmental activists’ frustration at the end of the first week

AFRICA: $1.4bn for climate resilience of smallholder farmers

COP27: CIF pledges $350m to scale up climate solutions

COP27: Huawei calls for a standard to measure network energy consumption

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

CAMEROON: €10 million from KfW for biodiversity protection in the South West

KENYA: BasiGo and Advanced Mobility to launch sustainable transport training in 2023

Climate emergency in Africa: time for adaptation solutions

Drinking water, solar energy, biogas…the innovation of the SUEZ UCD Smart Village

COP27: Rwanda launches $104m green economy fund

AFRICA: when climate change accelerates water stress!

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

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

AFRICA: A new alliance to desalinate irrigation water

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

MOZAMBIQUE: EU grants €20 million for water and sanitation in the North

GABON: A new drinking water plant comes into service in Mouila

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

AFRICA: Mount Kilimanjaro ice cap could disappear by 2050

AFRICA: Air pollution is the second highest risk factor for death

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

NAMIBIA: EU-funded waste buy-back centres inaugurated in Windhoek

MOROCCO: Koïca finances the training of municipal managers in energy efficiency

KENYA: Government to mobilise $82m to scale up drought response

MAURITIUS: a medical waste treatment unit will be operational by 2027

COP 15: 330 companies demand mandatory nature impact assessments

ALGERIA: An initiative allows the collection of 71 tons of waste in the wilayas

TANZANIA: Government pledges $36m for Makonde water supply

COMOROS : The SDF finances $5 million for the supply of drinking water in Moroni

MOROCCO: Royal Air Maroc takes off towards carbon neutrality

AFRICA: Vodafone to test the viability of clean energy on its network sites

EGYPT: $2bn climate food security funding in 8 years

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

UGANDA: €68m from Berlin for climate resilience and energy

ALGERIA: Ighil Takdhibine, the “cleanest” locality in Tizi Ouzou in 2022

AFRICA: AFC Raises $389 Million in Japan to Finance Sustainable Infrastructure

SOUTH AFRICA: AngloGold Ashanti to issue $250m green bond by 2023

AFRICA: GCA partners with Invesco on climate resilience financing

MOROCCO: OCP to create the OCP Green Water subsidiary for desalination and reuse

EGYPT/TUNISIA: the “plastics Busters Cap” project to reduce marine pollution

KENYA: USAID funds water supply in 8 counties to the tune of $19.8 million

EAST AFRICA: Sistema.bio secures $10m for biogas production in 3 countries

AFRICA: A coalition is born to promote sustainable urban transport

MOROCCO: EBRD subscribes to a €36 million green bond for the municipality of Agadir

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

AFRICA: Berne signs $75 million check for sustainable infrastructure

EGYPT: In Dakahlia, a new plant recycles solid waste

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

MOROCCO: taxed as polluters, “koutchis” banned from circulation in Casablanca

KENYA: KCB Bank and Unitar launch “E-mobility” program for sustainable transport

EGYPT: €2.3 million from Italy for water management training

AFRICA: Addis Ababa and Freetown crowned for their climate innovations

NIGERIA: Violent floods cause the death of 600 people

KENYA: Government relies on PPPs to build 100 water dams in 5 years

TANZANIA: now under control, a fire shakes the ecosystem of Kilimanjaro

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

AFRICA: AktivCo gets €7 million to solarize telecom towers

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

AFRICA: Acre launches $200 million fund for climate finance

MOROCCO: Magriser, a supplier of irrigation systems, has built a new factory

CHAD: People on alert as Chari River waters rise alarming

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

AFRICA: AfDB report assesses feasibility of debt-for-nature/climate swaps

MOROCCO: a “green partnership” with the EU to accelerate the ecological transition

CONGO: a remote management system optimizes drinking water management in the north

MOROCCO: ONEE to mobilize €6.5 billion for drinking water and wastewater by 2035

GHANA: food waste costs $65 billion a year

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

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

AFRICA: DFC backs clean energy providers with $40 million

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

SENEGAL: Towards the regulation of electronic waste management

EGYPT: 400 camels show off nature’s prowess on the tracks of Salloum

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

KENYA: William Ruto inaugurates Thiba irrigation dam for 5,000 households

KENYA: Trans-Nzoia builds new water reservoir for agriculture

CHAD: $105 million from the World Bank for climate-related food security

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

EGYPT: “E-Tadweer” application to improve e-waste recycling

KENYA: Family Bank to pre-finance BasiGo’s electric bus purchase over 2 years

MOROCCO: 10 start-ups awarded for their water conservation solutions

MOROCCO: Laâyoune desalination plant supplies its first m3 of water

AFRICA: Partnership for innovation in clean cooking finance

KENYA: Boreal Light equips 28 hospitals with solar-powered desalination systems

MOROCCO: Chefchaouen adopts LED street lighting for energy efficiency

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

December 9 to 11, 2022,in Balaclava

EGYPT: A double pipeline to bring irrigation water to the NAC

MOROCCO: in Tangier, wastewater will be treated for watering green spaces

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

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

RWANDA: Bboxx and Ampersand join forces to develop electric mobility

CHAD: a drinking water supply system improves service in Mondjino 1

UGANDA: AFD finances €1.5 million for sustainable infrastructure in Kampala

SEYCHELLES: a plant will convert solid waste into electricity in Mahé

AFRICA: Nearly 66% of wildlife has disappeared since 1970

MADAGASCAR: fires ravage the Ankaratra reserve

GABON: Sanctions against the anarchic management of household waste in Libreville

TUNISIA: Sidi Abdelhamid desalination plant to supply water by mid-2023

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

AFRICA: Solid waste management training programme to start in 2023

AFRICA: Investors commit $150m to fight food waste

DJIBOUTI: AFD and the EU finance €40 million for water and liquid sanitation

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

AFRICA: IFD seeks climate innovations to present at COP27

COP27: Coca-Cola, a divisive sponsor

BENIN: AfDB Guarantees Loan to Finance Sustainable Projects by 2030

EGYPT: Tagaddod to recycle SIG’s used beverage and food cartons

AFRICA: Empower secures $74m to provide solar power to businesses

CAMEROON: EU funds €44m for sustainable cities in several regions

ZIMBABWE: $20 million fund for irrigation in eight provinces

MOROCCO: Tangier approves €2.1m for the study of a desalination plant

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

AFRICA: Suez completes acquisition of industrial waste specialist EnviroServ

AFRICA: AFD trains 29 young people in sustainable development practices

EGYPT: not far from the Red Sea, a green city is gradually taking shape in Marsa Alam

AFRICA: Nestlé to invest €1bn in Nescafé Plan 2030 for sustainable coffee

AFRICA: CGI to exhibit technology solution for climate action at COP27

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

UGANDA: Sogea-Satom signs a contract for drinking water in Mbarara

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

20 to 24 February 2023, Abidjan

AFRICA: $127bn investment needed to unlock potential of green mini-grids

GHANA: Accra City to recover waste to reduce methane emissions

EGYPT: $400m to decarbonise transport between Cairo and Alexandria

GAMBIA: New funding to accelerate rural water supply

KENYA: KCB Bank partners with BasiGo to facilitate the purchase of electric buses

AFRICA: AEWA to strengthen conservation of migratory waterbirds

AFRICA: The Lab launches seven financial instruments to support climate action

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

October 10 to 13, 2022, in Algiers

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

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

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

Cross-border renewable energy trading in Africa

TUNISIA: Kumulus raises €1m for its atmospheric water generators

GAMBIA: Kanifing to get new drainage system to combat flooding

KENYA: Kenya Power accelerates investment in green mobility

TUNISIA: a call for sustainable mobility projects by bicycle in Kairouan and Mahdia

EGYPT: Quartet Textile to treat wastewater to reduce pollution

EGYPT: Tender for 4 waste recycling plants in 3 governorates

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

AFRICA: Oil company Shell buys solar energy provider Daystar

CHAD: Vergnet wins contract for 489 human-powered drinking water pumps

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

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

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

CONGO: Kintélé hosts COMIFAC’s meetings, in preparation for the 2022 COPs

Looming sanitation crisis in the face of climate change

AFRICA: Starsight and SolarAfrica merge to provide solar to businesses

MOROCCO: Work on the Casablanca desalination plant to start in mid-2023

EGYPT: Green Planet signs with Beeah for waste management in Sharm El-Sheikh

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

21 octobre 2022, à Abidjan

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

AFRICA: Post-Covid-19 green off-grid support mechanism extended with $20m

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

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

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

BURKINA FASO: Kaya seeks technical expertise on waste management

MOROCCO: Abengoa, intends to sell its shares in the Agadir desalination plant

EGYPT: Cairo and Tokyo intensify their collaboration in the field of water

ALGERIA: In Khenchela, the State advocates sustainable waste management

CENTRAL AFRICA: Future TTT project will enable sustainable forest management

AFRICA: Proparco supports Maris’ climate investments with $12 million

AFRICA: $277bn needed per year for climate change adaptation

CAMEROON: AfDB Grants US$ 23.7 Million for Storm Water Drainage in Yaoundé

SOUTH AFRICA: 10 start-ups to compete for the Energy Investment Village in Cape Town

KENYA: Iten town to get sewerage system

ALGERIA: Lafarge launches “Chamil”, a low carbon cement for eco-construction

TUNISIA: ANME equips 4,000 households with solar powered water heaters

AFRICA: Washington funds $5m to fight methane emissions

AFRICA: Three countries want to step up climate action

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Redefine issues $85m green building bond

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

AFRICA: EU bans imports of rubber from deforestation

UGANDA: Phase II of the Karago drinking water project will benefit 21 villages

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

25 to 29 October 2022, in Nairobi

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

AFRICA: Towards a data exchange network to safeguard ecosystems

AFRICA: States adopt new measures to combat waste pollution

DRC: nine mini water stations to strengthen the supply of drinking water in Kinshasa

AFRICA: AGRA launches $550m fund for climate-resilient agriculture

SOUTH AFRICA: SAPPI’s Umkomaas plant focuses on sustainability to beat pollution

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

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

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

MOROCCO: ADA seeks PPPs for the development of irrigated land in Jraifia

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

AFRICA: 4 former heads of state call for biodiversity conservation

NAMIBIA: 3 mini desalination plants for irrigation in Daures

AFRICA: AfDB Issues Green Rand Bond to Finance Green Projects

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

MOROCCO: Renault’s Tangier plant to go electric in October 2023

KENYA: Supported by ClimeCo, Enaleia will collect 3,000 tonnes of plastic per year

MADAGASCAR: towards the reinforcement of the anti-whale-whaling system

KENYA: Nairobi to issue $1.2bn green bond for green projects

MOROCCO: the “Irrisat” programme is launched to optimise irrigation water

MOROCCO: IAV Hassan II will treat its wastewater for watering green spaces

SOUTH AFRICA: Biodiversity at risk after mining dam collapse

ALGERIA: In Oggaz, a plant will recycle plastic waste from September 2022

DRC: Yangambi climate resilience project gets €2m from Unesco

CAMEROON: In the North, 11,000 hectares of land will be irrigated from the Benue

TUNISIA: 9 municipalities awarded the “Act” label for sustainable energy and climate

AFRICA: Climate crisis causes 15% annual loss of GDP per capita

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town’s Vissershok landfill to generate electricity by 2025

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

EGYPT: the Fouka hotel turns to seawater desalination and “reuse

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

MOROCCO: Towards a PPP for 5,200 hectares irrigated via desalination in Dakhla

ZAMBIA/MAURITIUS: SADC Approves Two Water and Sanitation Projects

RWANDA: Green City Kigali pilot phase for a green capital is launched

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

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

MOZAMBIQUE: Mutua plant to be rehabilitated to improve water supply

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

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

CAMEROON: Government Seeks $35m To Complete Yaoundé Water Project

CONGO: At least 1,150 rubber trees planted to green Brazzaville

MOROCCO: a call for tenders for the monitoring of waste management in Marrakech

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

ALGERIA: Inertam to treat asbestos waste from SO.GE.B.ZRITA

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

AFRICA: Egypt-ICF forum opens on climate finance

ZIMBABWE: Faced with drought, 2,500 animals transferred from the south to the north

CAMEROON/DRC: Loss of sacred forests a concern

SENEGAL: Work to improve rainwater drainage in Touba

ECCAS: Douala to host Icat-supported climate transparency centre

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

AFRICA: the urgent need to change paradigms in waste management

AFRICA: The Italian CDP lends €100m to the AFC to finance the ecological transition

UGANDA: Aptech supplies solar power to Zembo’s electric motorbikes

ALGERIA: FAO and ONEDD agree on the sustainable management of the Biban massif

TUNISIA: Seven types of plastic packaging now banned from production

NIGERIA: 12 irrigation schemes are back in operation in Kano

AFRICA: Investment gap undermines climate resilience and adaptation

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

ALGERIA: a “green mosque” under construction in Sidi Abdellah

CAMEROON: South Korea finances drinking water supply in the Centre

AFRICA: New sensors improve water supply

AFRICA: Rockefeller funds artificial intelligence for climate adaptation

AFRICA: Mizuho Bank Partners with AFC to Finance Sustainable Infrastructure

MOROCCO: Faced with coastal erosion, the World Bank supports climate resilience

AFRICA: Experts call for local production of organic fertilizers

KENYA: Roam launches production of electric buses in Nairobi

EGYPT/MADAGASCAR: towards cooperation in the field of water in the face of drought

KENYA: Innovation at the heart of new plastics circularity strategy

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

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

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

TUNISIA: CEREMA to recover demolition waste for road development

COP27: Sameh Choukri says Africa must get out of climate injustice

AFRICA: World Bank calls for investment to tackle water crisis

EGYPT: Two solid waste transit stations come into operation in Al-Gharbiya

AFRICA: Rhino poaching remains critical despite slight decline

TUNISIA: A new centre improves waste collection and transfer in Marsa

EGYPT: A “green zone” for civil society participation at COP27

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

CAMEROON: A call for tenders for the management of medical waste in the East and West

EGYPT: In Cairo, a factory will manufacture ecological bags from

CAMEROON-RWANDA: selective sorting and intelligent bins are unanimously supported

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

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

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

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

AFRICA: ACCF and Tusk raise $500,000 for biodiversity conservation

SUDAN: biodiversity at risk after deadly floods

AFRICA: Coalition launched to fight plastic pollution

UGANDA: Korea funds $2.3m for waste management in Kampala

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

AFRICA: New mechanism will issue carbon credits via blockchain

DRC: In Baraka, waste collection charges come into force

SOUTH AFRICA: SSML and PVT Group accelerate green mobility in Stellenbosch

NIGERIA: New system improves solid waste management in Lafia

EGYPT: 4 plants treat industrial effluent in the City of 6 October

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

AFRICA: Libreville hosts African Climate Week on 29 August 2022

August 29-Sept 2, 2022, Libreville

EGYPT: With the support of Dorna, Al Ahram aims to recycle 25% of plastics by 2022

DRC: Félix Tshisekedi inaugurates a new drinking water plant in Lemba-Imbu

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

UGANDA: Government inaugurates small-scale irrigation scheme in Garuka

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

14-17 September 2022, Casablanca

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

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

Botswana: ResponsAbility finances two solar projects (4 MW) in Bobonong and Shakawe

NIGERIA: NDE trains 30 youths in waste recycling in Bayelsa

TANZANIA: Pakistan pledges $1bn for water, electricity and waste

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

LESOTHO: a drinking water supply project will benefit five towns

KENYA: In Nairobi, Roam will put a new electric motorbike on the road in 2023

SEYCHELLES: UNDP invests in circular economy development

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

ANGOLA: In Benguela, two solar power plants (284 MWp) come into operation

MOROCCO: In Dakhla, ONEE raises awareness of coastal protection

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

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

August 22, 2022, online

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

GABON: Solen launches construction of the 120 MWp solar power plant at Ayémé Plaine

COP27: Africa receives only 12% of the climate finance needed

TUNISIA: Faced with climatic hazards, AFD publishes “Water, a promise of emancipation

KENYA: PreMal launches “MTego”, a solar-powered mosquito trap In Nairobi

TANZANIA: Between 2022 and 2023, AUWSA will spend $12B on drinking water in Arusha

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

CAMEROON: In Bertoua, Stricam will recycle 40 tons of its plastic waste per day

NAMIBIA: Desalination plant supplies water to the people of Bethany

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: 84% of tourists vote to ban trophy hunting

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

TANZANIA: Towards the restoration of 26,700 hectares of land through irrigation

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

EGYPT: 280 kW solar power plant to power Sharm el-Sheikh museum

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

26-28 October 2022, Ifrane Morocco

GABON: The State reinforces sanitation in Libreville with new equipment

NIGERIA: Towards the establishment of centralised scrap metal dumps

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

EGYPT: EU funds €4m to combat environmental pollution

CAMEROON: The State launches a call for tenders for irrigation from the Benue River

SOUTH AFRICA: 17th National Parks Week opens in September 2022

Ivory Coast: 15 hectares of trees planted in Doropo

TANZANIA: TANESCO joins forces with Masdar to produce 2 GW of clean energy

AFRICA: Chad and Zambia join Unesco’s World Biosphere Network

ZIMBABWE: EU equips 88 rural women with solar-powered tricycles in Dombosha

TANZANIA: 10 dams will collect rainwater to serve Dodoma and Singida

KENYA: Construction of the Kisumu solar photovoltaic power plant (40 MWp) begins

KENYA: Karimenu II dam supplies 1 million people with drinking water

TUNISIA: The use of plastic bags is now banned in Djerba

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

DRC: Three mini water networks come into service in East Kasai province

KENYA: Rehabilitation of the Otonglo drinking water plant will supply 60,000 people

GAMBIA: WasteAid supports the fight against waste pollution in Kanifing

KENYA: Kenya Power to install EV charging stations in Nairobi and Nakuru

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

IVORY COAST: Rehabilitation work begins on the Sologo dam

DRC: Over 100,000 sign petition against oil development

GUINEA: €50 million from AFD for the Baritodé landfill

ZAMBIA: China funds $150 million water supply in Lusaka

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

TANZANIA: $5 million to boost water supply to 158,000 people in Monduli

EGYPT: Geocycle collects 80,000 plastic bottles on Baltim beach

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

20-21 September, Paris, France

MOROCCO: Green infrastructure project will make Tangier a sustainable city by 2033

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

Ivory Coast: Government launches sanitation works in Abidjan

AFRICA: Arable land increased by 52% in 20 years

DRC: Kinshasa relies on technology to achieve the SDGs

KENYA: Dow to recycle 30,000 tons of plastic waste in Nairobi

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA/KENYA: Wrap funds two waste management innovations

CONGO : in Pointe-Noire, Bolloré and Julita Gorgeous recycle coffee capsules

MOROCCO: Talks in Rabat for local production of EV batteries

COP 27: Pope Francis invites Christians to a month of ecological conversion

KENYA: Water supply system comes on stream in Naivasha Industrial Park

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

MOZAMBIQUE: AfDB’s $5m for food security in the face of climate hazards

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

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

EGYPT: New system will improve waste data management

UGANDA/KENYA: New dam to provide water and electricity to 5 towns

AFRICA: Aera and Ecosphere+ will sell carbon credits to finance clean cooking

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

GUINEA: The government institutes a civic day for sanitation

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

22-23 November 2022, Cape Town

Ivory Coast: 19.5 hectares of forest restored in Jacqueville

AFRICA: Starlinger to supply PET recycling systems to two companies

AFRICA: Apac puts indigenous peoples at the heart of nature protection

MOROCCO: with €12m, ONEE strengthens the drinking water supply in Salé

AFRICA: Zoonotic diseases have jumped 63% in the last decade

KENYA: A water defluoridation system benefits 500,000 people in Naivasha

AFRICA: Accra to host clean cooking forum in October 2022

11-13 October 2022, Accra, Ghana

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

AFRICA: d.light raises $50 million for its solar home systems

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

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

CAMEROON: 100 SABC trainees collect waste in Douala and Yaoundé

EGYPT: €117.9m funding for water and electricity supply

CAMEROON: Yaoundé Complementary Sanitation Project to be launched in 2023

MOROCCO: Water stress causes the loss of 22,000 hectares of arable land per year

CAMEROON: A call for tenders for 25 water carrying and 874,000 latrines in the north

SOUTH AFRICA: PETCO recycled 2.1 billion plastic bottles in 2021

SOUTH AFRICA: Lafarge launches “EcoPact”, a low carbon concrete for eco-construction

TANZANIA: 13 irrigation schemes to be built for agriculture in Mbeya

ZAMBIA: The State wants to mobilise nearly $6 billion for access to water by 2030

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

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

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

AFRICA: Actis confirms sale of renewable energy producer Lekela Power

KENYA: 250,000 trees planted to restore Kaptagat forest

KENYA: Coca-Cola spends $2m to upgrade its Kisumu wastewater treatment plant

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

CENTRAL AFRICA: COMIFAC defines sustainable management of forest ecosystems

AFRICA: WCS joins the Coalition for Aquatic/Blue Foods, for marine biodiversity

ALGERIA: Société Générale to lend €9.4m for LafargeHolcim’s climate projects

KENYA: In Nairobi, two TotalEnergies stations will collect electronic waste

AFRICA: Acumen launches $25m programme for productive solar

AFRICA: KLP Norfund invests $40m in green energy for business

KENYA: New law on sustainable waste management enacted

ALGERIA: AND equips three wilayas with a selective waste sorting system

AFRICA: Schneider to integrate technology into SolarX’s solar C&I systems

WEST AFRICA: Persistent invests in SolarTaxi’s electric vehicles

AFRICA: Persistent raises $10m to finance climate projects

EGYPT: 70 locally produced electric buses to run in Cairo from October

NAMIBIA: EU-funded two waste buy-back centres to be set up in Windhoek

EAST AFRICA: GCP joins forces with P4F for sustainable coffee production

ALGERIA: in Algiers, the Oued S’mar landfill transformed into a green space

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

November 28-29, 2022, in Marseille

MOROCCO: 28 beaches awarded the “Blue Flag” for their eco-responsible approach

KENYA: Uhuru Kenyatta to lead climate adaptation programme

SOUTH AFRICA: PETCO awards companies for sustainable waste management

CHAD: The municipality of N’Djamena equips 19 associations for sanitation

AFRICA: AFD trains 29 young people in sustainable development practices

AFRICA: Indigenous peoples depend on 50,000 threatened species (IPBES)

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

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

AFRICA: AfDB pushes for SDRs for climate resilience

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

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

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

AFRICA: AfDB Issues First Green Bond to Support Food Security

RWANDA: In Gahengeri, the car manufacturer KIA trains in sustainable agriculture

RWANDA: Rura launches competition to collect e-waste in Kigali and Musanze

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

SOUTH AFRICA: GoMetro to test electric minibuses in Stollenbosch by 2023

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

CENTRAL AFRICA: the region most sensitive to global warming?

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

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

TANZANIA: Eight companies join forces to manage plastic waste

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

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

AFRICA: Mayors meet in Abidjan to call for more climate

AFRICA: Builders Vision and Bloomberg invest $18m for coral reefs

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

TUNISIA: Supported by the AfDB, the CRDA strengthens water supply in La Manouba

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

ETHIOPIA: $600 million for climate adaptation for small-scale farmers

UGANDA: Coca-Cola and 3 start-ups join forces against plastic waste in Kampala

EGYPT: In Cairo, Cemex and VeryNile will clear the Nile of waste

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

AFRICA: the episcopate advocates for the protection of biodiversity

KENYA: Anglo American invests in Sanergy for waste recovery

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

IVORY COAST: Yamoussoukro council benefits from sanitation project

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

COP27: the rendezvous of climate finance in Africa?

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

GABON: In Libreville, the “Plastic Bottle Challenge” unveils its winners

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

AFRICA: New PAREF fund to accelerate renewable energy deployment

SOUTH AFRICA: uMhlathuze in the running for the IHPA Green City Award

AFRICA: A new financial innovation centre for renewable energy

AFRICA: GCA call for applications on climate adaptation in cities

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

DRC: UNICEF raises awareness on waste management in 24 communes of Kinshasa

COP15: Montreal to host biodiversity conference from 5 to 17 December

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

AFRICA: Sun King gets $17m for solar kits with green bonds

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

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

AFRICA: BII invests $200m in hydropower with Norfund and Scatec

KENYA: KenGen installs a charging station for electric vehicles in Nairobi

AFSIA SOLAR AWARDS: 13 solar industry players honored in Brussels

In partnership with AFRIK 21

DRC: University of Kinshasa call for projects for 15 sustainable innovations

AFRICA: Investors join forces for climate resilient infrastructure

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

NIGERIA: Recycling waste ensures schooling for the needy

AFRICA: Mirova acquires SunFunder and accelerates its focus on renewable energy

TUNISIA: 21 beaches banned from bathing for plastic pollution

KENYA: Switzerland’s HZI sets up in Nairobi for waste-to-energy

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

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

AFRICA: Unilever and GENO launch joint venture for sustainable consumption

SENEGAL/GUINEA: Project to install solar irrigation systems

AFRICA: 4 investors join forces to finance d.light’s solar kits

AFRICA: NEFCO finances SWS’ containerised desalination systems

COP27: facing the climate emergency, decision-makers meet on 7 November

7-18 November, Sharm El-Sheikh

UGANDA: Zembo installs 4 spare charging stations in Kampala for electric motorbikes

AFRICA: CrossBoundary mobilises $25m for solar mini-grid financing

KENYA: UN-Habitat provides Taita Taveta with a waste recovery plant

MOROCCO: the post office goes green with 225 Citroën Ami

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

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

MOZAMBIQUE: Plastic bags to be banned by 2024

AFRICA: BII accelerates climate finance through green bonds

AFRICA: Natur’Africa replaces Ecofac, with a larger scope

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

21-24 June, Brussels, Belgium

KENYA: In Nairobi, Airtel raises awareness on electronic waste recycling

MOROCCO: Veolia and Asment Temara Form Joint Venture for Industrial Waste

NORTH AFRICA: Municipalities to learn about UN climate resilience

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

MOROCCO: Smart waste collection system will reduce marine pollution

AFRICA: Engie relies on participatory financing to deploy solar energy

SOUTH AFRICA: State strengthens Western Cape waste management system

AFRICA: Trade in rosewood suspended in 16 countries

How can new technologies transform agricultural ecosystems?

SOUTH AFRICA: Towards a sustainable solution for baboon management in Cape Town?

KENYA: Del Monte Foods plants 1,000 trees in Murang’a

KENYA: 3 TotalEnergies stations to swap Ampersand’s electric batteries

EGYPT: Plastic Bank joins forces with Lorenz against plastic pollution of the oceans

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

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

TANZANIA: 25zero climbs Kilimanjaro to raise awareness of climate change

AFRICA: Masdar and Infinity to Buy Wind Power Producer Lekela

EGYPT: $6.2m from UNDP to transform Sharm el-Sheikh into a green city

GABON: “the plastic bottle challenge” to reduce pollution

AFRICA: AfDB Mechanism to Strengthen Financial Capabilities of Cities

KENYA: SkyTeam’s TFSC award takes Kenya Airways on board sustainable innovation

KENYA: How green buildings save $5 million on energy consumption

NIGERIA: Oando to introduce electric buses on Lagos roads

ALGERIA: ANADE wants to accelerate investments in waste management

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

MOROCCO: Managem to supply cobalt to Renault for its electric batteries

AFRICA: Conserving 44% of land to save biodiversity

CAMEROON: Towards the reinforcement of the waste management system in 27 cities

AFRICA: Climate change threatens 56 UNESCO coastal heritage sites

WEST AFRICA: $20 million in Canadian climate funding

GABON: The government wants to collect “biodiversity credits

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

SOUTH AFRICA: SIAWECCA call for entries for SDG innovations

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

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

AFRICA: Averda Secures $30m IFC Loan for Waste Recycling

AFRICA: Oslo launches new climate and renewable energy fund

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

SOUTH AFRICA: State strengthens waste collection in 20 cities

EGYPT: Stellantis to establish an electric vehicle manufacturing plant in 2025

EGYPT: Two new plants convert waste into electricity in Abu Khreita

CENTRAL AFRICA: 13th FGF calls for traceability in forest management

DRC: 18 solar-powered water supply systems provide water to 8,000 people in Lualaba

GABON: Owendo Container awarded Green Terminal label for its environmental performanc

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

MOROCCO: a call for tender for the studies of a water desalination project in the East

KENYA: Konza Technopolis, a smart city under construction in Machakos

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

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

COP15: restoring 1 billion hectares of degraded land by 2030

MOROCCO: Casablanca hosts the 7th SITeau on water and sanitation in June 2022

7 to 9 June 2022, in Casablanca

EGYPT: IFC finances green solutions at Rameda’s Cairo facility

EGYPT: Schneider Electric and Tatweer Misr to develop smart cities

AFRICA: Community Carbon to invest $20m in clean cooking and drinking water

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

GABON: The Pasbmir project to provide drinking water to 3,000 people in Cocobeach

AFRICA: The continent tops a global ranking on pollution levels

EGYPT: E3i to convert waste into biofuel, hydrogen and graphene in Fayoum

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

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

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

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

GHANA: Recyclers recycles waste rubber in new plant

AFRICA: Food insecurity haunts the debates at the COP15 on desertification

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

MOROCCO: Webhelp to sponsor Medina Bike Marrakech’s bike expansion

ZIMBABWE: Zuva to install a network of charging points for electric cars

NIGERIA: Start-up Kaltani raises $4m to recycle plastic waste

NIGERIA: Jidadu Ventures to expand Gombe water supply system

IVORY COAST: COP15 president overwhelmed by suspicions of deforestation

RWANDA: Kigali sensitize on the sustainable management of electronic waste

UGANDA: Unprecedented pollution levels in Kampala worry authorities

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

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

TUNISIA: Green4Youth’s 4th call for projects accelerates sustainable development

NIGERIA: Lagos gets pumping station to prevent flooding

MOROCCO: AFD finances €100 million for drinking water and sanitation in 5 provinces

EGYPT: CBE lends $162m to ABE for modern irrigation in 2 governorates

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

MOROCCO: Casablanca obtains land for municipal waste treatment

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Anglo American launches first hydrogen-powered mining truck

TUNISIA: In Makthar, Kumulus Water cools air to provide water to 570 schoolchildren

TUNISIA: 31 waste management SMEs authorised to restart their activities

AFRICA: Agriculture swallows up 49 million hectares of forest in 18 years

COP15: Economic interests behind massive deforestation in Ivory Coast

LIBERIA: Global steel giant ArcelorMittal fined for pollution

AFRICA: Overexploitation of sand degrades coasts and aquatic biodiversity

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

MOROCCO: a feasibility study to develop 5,400 hectares of land in Fez-Meknes

SOUTH AFRICA: HydroNET, a center to streamline water management

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

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

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

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

MOZAMBIQUE: the largest population of Taita falcons discovered in Niassa

NAMIBIA: Six new reservoirs supply water to Rössing uranium mine

AFRICA: FAO proposes three forestry solutions to overcome multiple crises

KENYA: Kakuzi Receives Globalg.A.P. Spring Certification for Water Management

MOROCCO: Lydec will complete its sanitation work in Hay Al Maqam by 2023

KENYA: a waste-to-energy plant will be built in Kericho

AFRICA: ACEWM Call for Applications for a PhD in Water Management

ALGERIA: AEC to build seawater desalination plants in five cities

MOROCCO: Ozone to manage waste in Guelmin until October 2022

EAST AFRICA: Canada provides $57 million for drought resilience

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

AFRICA: $60 million for SME impact investment vehicle

RWANDA: Boreal to install its desalination systems in 5 Pulse centers

GHANA: Coliba to manage Engen oil supplier’s plastic waste

AFRICA: CQC secures $10 million credit from FMO and BIX for clean cooking

AFRICA: $3.3M Facility for Fintech Climate Finance

AFRICA: A new UN report warns of 40% of degraded land

AFRICA: Climate change will cause 15,000 interspecies infections

BENIN: AGF and Ecobank finance the green economy through SMEs

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

KENYA: Bolt to plant 11 million trees with Seedballs’ support

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

MOROCCO: a 7.8 km water pipeline will serve the towns of Mediouna and Bouskoura

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

SOUTH AFRICA: IFC lends $38 million to Business Partners for green buildings

EGYPT: Elsewedy and Wolong to set up an electric motor factory

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

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

12 to 14 May in Hammamet, Tunisia

ALGERIA: the country ratifies the Minamata Convention on mercury

MOROCCO: Brilliant Planet sets up a CO2 sequestration plant in the Sahara

AFRICA: An international action plan for the circular economy of e-waste

AFRICA: Reintroducing large mammals to restore degraded lands

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

EGYPT: Company to monitor waste management system in Cairo

KENYA: ChildFund and Davis & Shirtliff join forces for water in drylands

MALAWI: Mzuzu City launches fundraising for waste management

RWANDA: Partnership with Singapore for Sustainable Water Management

ZIMBABWE: SIRP Irrigation Program Receives $51 Million in Additional Funding

AFRICA: Overexploited, seven star wild plants near extinction

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

AFRICA: Yves Saint Laurent to restore 1000 ha of land in Morocco and Madagascar

BENIN: Government launches storm drainage works in Cotonou

AFRICA: NDF allocates €2 million to the African Circular Economy Facility

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

TANZANIA: L&T Construction awarded contract for urban drinking water

EGYPT: Dawarha’s RVM collects 15,000 plastic bottles per month in Cairo

MALAWI: EthCo to convert ethanol waste into fertilizer and electricity

NORTH AFRICA: Shift raises funds for its electric vehicle batteries

EAST AFRICA: Drought threatens 20 million people with starvation

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

GABON: Challenge Startupper, recycling and energy projects win

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

EGYPT: GEF Funds $8 Million for E-waste and Medical Waste Recycling

AFRICA: Two sites benefit from UNESCO coral reef plan

MALAWI: OFID Lends $15 Million for Water and Sanitation in Dowa

TUNISIA: Project to extend sewerage networks in 10 governorates

DRC: Afrique RSE to integrate sustainability rules into OHADA texts

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

AFRICA: AfDB Launches Climate Circular Economy Fund

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

DRC: OK Plast starts up its first plastic recycling plant in Kinshasa

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

AFRICA: Climate change threatens security in West and Sahel

MOROCCO: IFC supports recycling of textile industry waste in Tangier

SOUTH AFRICA: in the face of deadly rising waters, the state alerts the population

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

BURKINA FASO: a tender for 13 drinking water supply systems

AFRICA: Lixil gets $10 million from USAID for its sanitation solutions

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

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

MOZAMBIQUE: RVO supports sustainable water management in Inhambane with €2 million

TUNISIA: AFD launches a call for solid waste recycling projects

AFRICA: 16 suspected wildlife traffickers apprehended in March 2022

AFRICA: RVO and Charm Impact partner for clean cooking investments

NIGERIA: In 3 years, Coca-Cola has invested $3m in plastic waste recycling

IVORY COAST: New facilities to supply water to Abengourou by 2024

KENYA: New plant to treat wastewater in Kakamega County

BENIN: Eranove, Uduma and Vergnet sign contracts for 421 water supply systems

IVORY COAST: Nestlé finances a classroom made of recycled materials in Treichville

GUINEA: a call for tenders for water management equipment in Conakry

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

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

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

MOROCCO: ONEE pumps water from the Al Massira dam to supply Marrakech

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

04-05 October 2022, Dubai

TOGO: Utrader will train 500 young people in the recovery of plastic waste in Lomé

AFRICA: A new centre to help countries reduce methane emissions

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

17-21 May, KISUMU

RWANDA: $350 million in funding for farmers’ climate resilience

EGYPT: Partnership with Australia for banana waste recycling

KENYA: Towards greener fashion to reduce the environmental impact of textiles

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

AFRICA: “The climate crisis is a health crisis”, says WHO

MADAGASCAR: Sogea-Satom launches a reforestation operation in Antolojanahary

EGYPT: Ramadan inspires eco-friendly solutions to traditional lanterns

TUNISIA: the construction site of the Sfax desalination plant finally starts

SOUTH AFRICA: Extrupet to build 4th plastic recycling plant in Cape Town

AFRICA: WaterEquity raises $153 million for water and sanitation

AFRICA: Energy Dome joins forces with Ansaldo for CO2 electricity storage

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

AFRICA: The IPCC recommends 4 to 8 times more climate finance than the current rate

SOUTH AFRICA: Amatola completes extension of Nooitgedacht drinking water plant

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

KENYA: How black carbon from transport accelerates pollution in Nairobi

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

MADAGASCAR: controversial cable car project gets environmental permit

MOROCCO: Faced with hydric stress, Casablanca relies on drinking water rationing

KENYA: “Hatua” app reports illegal waste disposal in Nairobi

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

ALGERIA: The start of tests on the Bateau Cassé water desalination plant

AFRICA: VFuels and Emco form alliance for water treatment solutions

GHANA: TIEC completes rehabilitation of Tono Irrigation Dam

AFRICA: Leaders call for $100-700bn a year for biodiversity

SOUTH AFRICA: Standard Bank to raise $17bn for green finance by 2026

EGYPT: EBRD lends €250m for the Alexandria-Abu Qir metro line

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

IVORY COAST: in Séguéla, a DCU provides drinking water to 200,000 people

BURKINA FASO: Vergnet wins a contract for 3 drinking water supply systems in Mouhoun

UGANDA: New facilities provide water to 71 villages in Dokolo

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

TUNISIA: Bako will manufacture electric tricycles and bicycle before the end of 2022

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

MOROCCO: Best Health acquires Saïss, a company specialising in medical waste

AFRICA: Water and sanitation security today, a necessity!

Ana Giros: “SUEZ has innovations to share for water management in Africa”

Deputy CEO SUEZ- International

AFRICA: OMVS receives Hassan II prize for its management of the Senegal River water

AFRICA: drinking water at the heart of rural development

AFRICA: $20bn needed to address water shortages by 2030

MOZAMBIQUE: USAID invests $18 million in a water and sanitation programme

AFRICA: the water war may not happen

AFRICA: In 2022, 418 million people will still be living without drinking water

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

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

AFRICA: Countries have enough groundwater to cope with drought

CONGO: Djiri and Djoué water plants to be reactivated in April and July 2022

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

EGYPT: India’s Omega Seiki to distribute its electric tuk-tuks via Rabbit Express

KENYA: The purpose of the new Kajiado Green Certificate on Water Conversation

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

SOUTH AFRICA: The World Bank issues its first Rhino Bond for black rhinos

SOUTH AFRICA: Municipalities have a manual on green finance

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

AFRICA: Funding for water and sanitation remains insufficient

AFRICA: Applications open for the 3rd AFSIA Solar Awards

KENYA: $872m per year needed for universal water access by 2030

TOGO: The State exempts electric vehicles from import duties

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

AFRICA: AGF provides guarantee to Empower to supply solar to businesses

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

CAMEROON: a call for applications for climate change adaptation

CENTRAL AFRICA: EU rewards ECCAS for its green diplomacy

TANZANIA: Samia Suluhu inaugurates a drinking water plant in the Coast Region

MOROCCO: World Bank pledges $180 million for irrigation in the face of drought

AFRICA: eWaka launches into electric vehicle market with its range

NAMIBIA: Keetmanshoop to reuse treated wastewater for irrigation

CAMEROON: In Campo, Camvert promises conservation of marine turtles

AFRICA: GIZ call for digital innovations to address climate change

MOROCCO: A new company will manage household waste in the municipality of Taza

TANZANIA: ADF Provides $125 Million Loan for Water and Sanitation in Dodoma

TUNISIA: In Sfax, a plant will convert household waste into methane

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

AFRICA: Francis Kéré wins Pritzker Prize for his sustainable architecture

SOUTH AFRICA: GreenCape call for applications to boost green start-ups

MOROCCO: Spain’s Hidroconta to reduce irrigation water consumption in Aoulouz

EAST AFRICA: the heavy toll of the 2021/22 cyclone season in the Indian Ocean

ALGERIA: €1.75 million for the extension of the Oued Falli landfill

Energy transition through the African lens

SOMALIA: 17,000 people forced to move by drought

AFRICA: Start-up SupPlant raises $27 million for smart irrigation

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

MOROCCO: Abengoa and Atner to upgrade the Tan-Tan water desalination plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Gautrain rail network to be powered by green energy

MOROCCO: Rabat tests the electric bus “eCitaro” for sustainable urban transport

UGANDA: How rising waters of Lake Albert are shaking ecosystems

MOROCCO: In Casablanca, 5 plants will recycle wastewater for irrigation

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

AFRICA: AGGF secures $31 million for green energy and sustainable development

IVORY COAST: Patrick Achi inaugurates drainage works in Abidjan

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

SENEGAL: Aquatech challenged in Ndoulo for mismanagement of water facilities

DRC: Plastic recycler Ok Plast receives government support

ALGERIA: Kabylia to reclaim its forest cover set ablaze by fire

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

GHANA: New water retention system helps cope with drought

EGYPT: A new plant in Al Sawaleh treats domestic wastewater

AFRICA: Morocco to chair 6th UN Environment Assembly

KENYA: BasiGo’s Electric Buses Start Running in Nairobi

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

TOGO: a coastal protection mechanism to counteract coastal erosion

KENYA: In Kericho, a water project provides water to 1,000 households

RWANDA: “Guard Africa” initiative to fund climate projects

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

COMOROS: In Moroni, UNDP and GCF launch a reforestation operation with the State

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town gets a second mobile waste recycling unit

UGANDA: €26 million in additional funding for water and sanitation in Gulu

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

AFRICA: AWF Calls for Wildlife Photography Entries

NAMIBIA: 22 elephants leave Windhoek for Abu Dhabi after auction

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

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

CEO Planète Urgence

AFRICA: States adopt $30 billion water investment program

ACEA: Morocco relies on the circular economy to manage its waste

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

SOUTH AFRICA: when technology invites itself into Cape Town’s road traffic

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

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

IVORY COAST: State launches drainage and sanitation project in Bonoua

KENYA: VR Holding to convert solid waste into electricity in Kakamega

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

TANZANIA: NORAD grants $3 million for forest conservation

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

KENYA: Karimenu II dam to be delivered in May 2022

DJIBOUTI: A new drinking water supply system supplies 45,000 people in Obock

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

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

AFRICA: Cities Forum in Nairobi pushes for green economy

MOROCCO: Tesla starts up two charging stations for electric vehicles

AFRICA: States to vote on a global treaty on plastics

ZIMBABWE: Flowtite to install pipes to supply water to Bulawayo

EGYPT: Metito, Scatec and Orascom to invest in solar desalination

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

RWANDA: In Kigali, 70% of organic waste will be converted into fertilizer

AFRICA: UNECE advocates blockchain for sustainable apparel

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

SOUTH AFRICA: German carmaker Audi launches its “e-tron” range of electric vehicles

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

MOROCCO: the Lantania-Atner consortium signs for a wastewater treatment plant in Salé

UGANDA: WWF launches “Earth Hour” initiative to combat plastic pollution

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

RWANDA: Kigali hosts the Global Circular Economy Forum in 2022

KENYA: DANIDA allocates $10.5 million for water and sanitation in six counties

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

ZIMBABWE: 450 Irrigation Systems to be Rehabilitated for Agriculture

TANZANIA: People of Arusha learn to fight desertification

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

AFRICA: New alliance to mobilize $500 million for green infrastructure

UGANDA: The stakes of joining the Helsinki Water Convention

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

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

AFRICA: DFC provides $45 million loan to Averda for plastic recycling

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

NAMIBIA: NamWater to build drinking water plant in Oshakati

AFRICA: backed by Axa and Engie, SWC develops nature-based solutions

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

TUNISIA: TotalEnergies to equip Tunis with a charging network for electric vehicles

MOROCCO: ONEE accelerates drinking water and sanitation projects with €495 million

AFRICA: Climate commitments from the 6th African Union-European Union Summit

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

ZIMBABWE: Geogenix to build power plant at Pomona landfill

UGANDA: AfDB-funded WSSP II Provides Clean Water to 800,000 People

AFRICA: WasteAid support against plastic pollution in Johannesburg and Douala

EGYPT: Fluence to install two desalination units for industrial client

SOUTH AFRICA: a factory will recycle electronic waste in Gauteng

MOROCCO: mobilizing an additional €940 million for water in the agricultural sector

AFRICA: Climate and biodiversity issues at the 6th EU-AU Summit

MOROCCO: In Rabat, the Botanical Garden is getting a composting system

MOZAMBIQUE: India grants $10 million for water in Cabo Delgado

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

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

EGYPT: Etisalat and Honeywell to provide smart solutions for buildings

TUNISIA: ONAS launches a tender for a treatment plant in Khelidia

SOUTH AFRICA: Kibo to generate electricity from plastics in Gauteng

AFRICA: The Clean Oceans initiative will fund twice as many projects as expected?

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

AFRICA: AfDB Launches 2nd Sustainable and Circular Fashion Competition

ALGERIA: Tosyali chooses Lafarge to recover its industrial waste

CAMEROON: Garoua will soon have a system for recycling waste into fertilizer

AFRICA: Françoise Van de Ven takes the reins of the Atibt, for sustainable wood

CAMEROON: CAMWATER to provide 20 towns with drinking water stations by 2022

MAURITANIA: Washington funds sustainable groundwater management in the north

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

AFRICA: $56 million from NORAD to guarantee renewable energy projects

MOROCCO: EU to invest €1.6bn in energy transition by 2027

TANZANIA: Japan grants a loan of $93 million for drinking water in Zanzibar

MOROCCO: Rabat wants to mobilize €220 million for wastewater reuse by 2027

EGYPT: Japan’s Dai Nippon to build irrigation dam in Dairut

KENYA: BasiGo raises $4 million to assemble electric buses in Nairobi

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

MOROCCO: Ozone group acquires equipment for the collection of household waste in Fez

KENYA: Lack of funding prevents exploitation of Lotikipi aquifer

ZIMBABWE: Water from Lake Mutirikwi to be pumped to irrigate farms in Masvingo

AFRICA: GEAPP and Shortlist to Create 750 Female Renewable Energy Jobs

IVORY COAST: MoonLoop Innovation awards 3 start-ups for their sustainable solutions

IVORY COAST: Agri Banana’s ecological bags patented in the 17 OAPI countries

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

ALGERIA: A station will treat leachate at Sidi Ben Adda by the end of February

MADAGASCAR: Cyclone Batsirai and its heavy human and environmental toll

NAMIBIA: Eos Capital invests in irrigation systems provider Cherry

SOUTH AFRICA: In Kouga, authorities accelerate the ambition of a smart city

NAMIBIA: EU grants $2.4 million for solid waste recycling in Windhoek

RWANDA: RIF invests in MAX.ng’s electric vehicles

ALGERIA: 124 private companies running for the management of household waste in Oran

UGANDA: UNDP and COMESA boost climate-smart agriculture

MOROCCO: a partnership between Glencore and Managem for the recycling of cobalt

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

SENEGAL: USAID grants two companies for drinking water and sanitation

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

EGYPT: Volvo to distribute its electric cars in Cairo through Ezz Elarab

KENYA: NEMA closes 15 slaughterhouses in Nairobi in response to water

ANA: the human and environmental disaster of the storm in East Africa

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

KENYA: Government’s plan for universal access to safe water by 2030

ALGERIA: In Bejaia, the authorities re-launch a desalination project started in 2018

MOROCCO: After 3 years of work, the Chtouka desalination plant is now operational

WEST AFRICA: PAFAO launches a call for family farming projects

RWANDA: Nyandungu Ecotourism Park opens in Kigali

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

EGYPT: a partnership with Switzerland for plastic waste management

ERITREA: More than three million trees planted by 2021

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

June 7-9, 2022, Johannesburg

AFRICA: Interpol seizes over four tons of ivory in transit to Asia

EGYPT: Sharm el-Sheikh dreams of a green city a few months before COP 27

NAMIBIA: PPP for rain-fed irrigation project in ǁKaras

MOROCCO: Work underway to modernize Khenifra’s drinking water network

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

9-20 May 2022, Abidjan

IVORY COAST: EKDS strengthens drinking water supply in Bingerville

KENYA: New drinking water facilities serve Homa Bay

RWANDA: Chinese company Tailing to assemble electric vehicles in Gahanga

KENYA: NopeaRide to charge its electric cabs via solar at SU in Nairobi

MOROCCO: Redi project to rehabilitate irrigation systems in 3 regions

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

ZIMBABWE: A special fund will mobilize $45 million for renewable energy in 2022

KENYA: Opibus launches its first locally made electric bus

SOUTH AFRICA: GBCSA and CT join forces for energy efficiency in buildings

MENA: 4 key points of the World Bank’s new climate strategy

IVORY COAST: New agency to manage rural water facilities

MOROCCO: ONEE launches work on a desalination project in Greater Casablanca

KENYA: Government supports sustainable agriculture and water access in Nyandarua

IVORY COAST: Drainage works to reduce flooding in Abidjan

SOMALIA: $10 million from London to ensure food security and water access

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

RWANDA: 3 former heads of state sponsor the African Protected Areas Congress

NIGERIA: A campaign against bushmeat consumption is in full swing

EGYPT: A new drinking water plant serves the city of Dairut

ALGERIA: Inter Entreprise to rehabilitate the Khenchela wastewater treatment plant

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Eleksa to conquer the electric vehicle market

BENIN: Two marine protected areas created in Donatin and Bouche du Roy

SENEGAL: Increased security for Niokolo-Koba and Djoudj national parks

AFRICA: ERAIFT opens Masters in sustainable management of protected areas

TANZANIA: 235 water points will supply the inhabitants of Tanga by June 2022

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

AFRICA: Abu Dhabi launches renewable energy financing program

AFRICA: Clean Energy Could Create 26 Million Jobs by 2050

SOUTH AFRICA: Controversy over hunting trophy ban in London

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

MOROCCO: €285 million to finance water supply in response to drought

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

EGYPT: Four units produce biogas from organic waste in Fayoum

BENIN: waste collection service to be paid for from 1 April 2022

IVORY COAST:ATPF connects 155 neighbourhood in Abidjan to the drinking water network

IVORY COAST: More than 100,000 households connected to the SODECI water network

ZIMBABWE: Waste-to-energy plant to be built in KweKwe

ALGERIA: Ona to deliver Timimoun wastewater treatment plant by end of January 2022

KENYA: Construction of Mwache Irrigation Dam to begin in February 2022

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

August 23-24, 2022, in Johanesburg

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

AFRICA: $200 million fund to provide bridge loans to green energy providers

SOUTH AFRICA: Biodiversity at risk after mining dam collapse

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

IVORY COAST: 2 bills for the protection of transboundary water

TANZANIA: Boreal inaugurates a solar-powered desalination system in Kibaha

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

SOMALIA: when drought threatens the food security of one in four people

KENYA: Dow invests in Mr. Green Africa to recycle plastic waste

ALGERIA: 17 tanks to improve water supply in Aïn Témouchent

TUNISIA: Rome agrees to take back tons of waste stored at the port of Sousse

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

NIGERIA: Kiosks for drinking water supply in Ogun State

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

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

MADAGASCAR: CBE to connect an 8 MWp solar power plant to the Tôlagnaro mine

MOROCCO: €79 million in funding for water exploitation in the Oum Er-Rbia basin

NAMIBIA: Impending drought worries farmers in the north

KENYA: WWF and DFCD call for applications for climate projects

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

AFRICA: New Fund for Climate-Efficient Companies

AFRICA: KTN Global and UK Aid call for innovations in waste management

AFRICA: AFD joins forces with OSS to preserve ecosystems in the Sahel

MALI: BOAD lends €23 million for the Kourouba mini-hydro plant (3.9 MW)

AFRICA: Possible negative impacts of the Great Green Wall

AFRICA: Shell Foundation invests in Nithio FI to finance renewable energy

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

CENTRAL AFRICA: COMIFAC commits to stop deforestation by 2030

AFRICA: AFF prepares academic manual on forest protection

SENEGAL: DP World and Barefoot College train women in solar energy in Toubab Dialaw

GHANA: GCF and Hatof train civil society on climate issues

AFRICA: Drought-stricken four countries get $30 million from Copenhagen for water

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

EGYPT: Climate change threatens coral reef tourism

UGANDA: New irrigation system to supply farmers in Bukedea

MOROCCO: OCP to treat and reuse wastewater at Kasbat Tadla

RWANDA: BRD prepares third tender for off-grid photovoltaic

AFRICA: 3 managers for Germany’s new clean energy foundation

EGYPT: Al-Nowais to invest $1bn in solar and wind farms

AFRICA: China commits to wildlife protection

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

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

RWANDA : Sweden raises $8 million for biodiversity and climate change in the East

MALAWI: Solarcentury Africa and Resa to develop Nkhoma Deka Solar Park (50 MWp)

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

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

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

MOROCCO: AfDB lends €70 million to strengthen drinking water supply in four cities

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

March 1 to 2, 2022, in Cape Town

WEST AFRICA: Engie to equip Orange’s datacentre with a solar PV plant

NIGERIA: Shell awards $70,000 to 7 innovative clean energy start-ups

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

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

TUNISIA: Faced with the floods of Medjerda, the state triggers a 9-year-old project

AFRICA: Uber and Opibus to roll out 3,000 electric motorcycles by 2022

CAMEROON: AfDB finances sanitation and stormwater drainage in Yaoundé

AFRICA: TCM expansion seen as a threat to biodiversity

MOROCCO: In Safi, a new wastewater treatment plant will supply water to industries

EGYPT: Dow and WasteAid commit to recycling plastic waste

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

AFRICA: 2 Former Heads of State Join AWF for Nature Conservation

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

BOTSWANA: WEC Projects to Expand Karowe Mine Wastewater Treatment Plant

NAMIBIA: First impacts of oil exploration in the Okavango Basin

GAMBIA: EU funds solid waste pollution control in Kanifing

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

TUNISIA: The government approves the construction of 5 solar power plants (500 MWp)

RWANDA: A factory will convert plastic waste into paving stones in Nyarugenge

NIGER: Pisa II program for irrigation in three regions

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

ALGERIA: ONA builds a new wastewater treatment plant in Bouinane

ZIMABWE: Zinwa to drill 35,000 boreholes for irrigation and drinking water in 4 years

AFRICA: Scatec signs for scalable solar power plants in Cameroon and Chad

APAC: Kigali hosts 1st African Congress on Protected Areas in March 2022

March 7-12, 2022, KIGALI

IVORY COAST: with €26 million, Vergnet will equip 1,000 water points with solar pumps

CAMEROON: Camwater restarts water facilities in Bertoua and Edea

KENYA: LVSWWDA Launches Rehabilitation of Kajulu Water Plant

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

AFRICA: Towards a pan-African fund for protected areas

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

14-12-2021, Marseille

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

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

TUNISIA: Awareness, another card to play to clean up the lake of Bizerte

CAMEROON: Poachers kill 8 elephants in the Lobéké National Park

NIGERIA: Abuja to manage Great Green Wall funds until 2023

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

MOROCCO: Clayeco wants to recycle 100 tons of coffee grounds into bricks per year

TUNISIA: EBRD lends €49 million to modernize irrigation systems in the south

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

GAMBIA: MCC grants $25 million for renewable energy electrification

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

KENYA: WWF and WaterNet start watershed protection project

AFRICA: IRENA and ARE join forces to reduce the risks of investing in green off-grid

EGYPT: Plastic Bank wants to collect 5,000 tons of plastic per year by 2023

CAMEROON: World Bank lends $200 million for irrigation in the Logone Basin

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

TUNISIA: In Djerba, a new project aims to fight against plastic pollution

SOUTH AFRICA: The V&A Waterfront to get a desalination plant

AFRICA: “Omicron” causes a new postponement of the COP 15 on biodiversity

MOROCCO: 11 illegal dumps to be rehabilitated by 2022

AFRICA: AFD launches a call for ecological restoration projects

NIGERIA: Peachwater wins ARIE grant for its green stove Powerstove

IVORY COAST: AfDB allocates $25 billion for green growth by 2025

SENEGAL: CBAO pledges $15 million to Sen’Eau to improve drinking water services

GHANA: $45.5 million from USAID for water and sanitation in the north

NIGERIA: Fordmarx and Lorentz train 200 young people in SWM in Enugu

DRC: Local battery production would reduce EV emissions by 30

ALGERIA: Dar El-Handasa signs for studies at the El-Mactaâ desalination plant

KENYA: KCJF invests in WEEE for waste collection and recycling

TUNISIA: The EU and SiccaVeneria launch the rehabilitation of Belvedere Park

GABON: A DNA-based technique makes it possible to count 95,000 forest elephants

CONGO BASIN: the objectives of the new regional forest certification scheme

EGYPT: AFESD to expand its green project financing portfolio by $30 million

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

EAST AFRICA: Import of e-waste banned from July 1st, 2022

BENIN: SGDS-GN digitizes 550 tricycles for waste collection

TUNISIA: Green4Youth launches its 3rd call for projects for the green economy

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

8-9 December 2021, online

ALGERIA: Government pledges €209m for waste management in Algiers

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

KENYA: Nairobi to raise $55bn to reduce GHG emissions by 32% by 2031

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

EGYPT: CBE and EBA to mobilize $3 billion to upgrade irrigation systems

GHANA: Rehoboth Properties’ Eco-friendly Homes Certified EDGE in Accra

MOROCCO: the government opens a new landfill in Casablanca-Settat

MADAGASCAR: CBE to supply 2.5 MWp of solar power to NextSource’s Molo mine

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

How geothermal energy is diversifying the energy mix in East Africa

WEST AFRICA: reducing the incidental catch of birds and sea turtles

NIGERIA: A global procurement program for green energy companies

GHANA: World Bank Lends $74 Million for Sanitation and Water in Kumasi

SENEGAL: Proplast will recycle 200 tons of plastic per year, in agreement with UCG

EGYPT: three governorates get flood control stations

AFRICA: EU allows sale of biodiversity-killing pesticides

EGYPT: Reusing treated wastewater for agriculture in the Nile Delta

In Soma, Gambia takes its place in West African geopolitics

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

MAURITANIA: Government to raise $317 million for drinking water in Nouakchott

GHANA: Bui Power to install 8 solar power plants (259 MWp) in the north by 2022

NORTH AFRICA: “TouMaLi” project to clean up coastal areas

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

MALAWI: Peace Parks Rehabilitates Nyika Park and Vwaza Game Reserve with KfW

How solar energy is accelerating Africa’s electrification

ALGERIA: in Tizi Ouzou, villages opt for solid waste incineration

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

CAMEROON: towards accession to the Helsinki Convention on transboundary water

ALGERIA: Europlasma and NCC want to install a waste vitrification unit

AFRICA: Hydropower to be the focus of a conference and exhibition in Kampala in March

15-17 March, Kampala

ALGERIA: Sonatrach to build a solar park (10 MWp) for its oil sites

TUNISIA: the waste of anger in Agared

LESOTHO: ADFD approves $20 million loan for drinking water in Butha-Buthe

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

Green Hydrogen: Research and Development Advances in Africa 

ZIMBABWE: Old Mutual inaugurates 641 kW solar power plant at its Harare headquarters

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

MOROCCO: Compost Systems to turn agricultural waste into fertilizer

KENYA: LVNWWDA to build drinking water plant in Bungoma

Africa bets on renewable energy for its electrification

AFRICA: CFM closes $675M for water, sanitation, and energy climate change projects

MOROCCO: The “Morocco Water Race” program will reward water-related innovations

SOUTH AFRICA: GBCSA certified a record 140 ‘green’ buildings in 2021

WEST AFRICA: USTDA Grants Study for Power Interconnection

BOTSWANA: China Construction starts work on a drinking water project in Lobatse

AFRICA: Deutsche Bank and the GCF to finance green energy with $500M

SOUTH SUDAN: ApTech installs 106 automatic drinking water dispensers

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

MOROCCO: ONEE to invest €30m for water and electricity in southern Western Sahara

AFRICA: SEforALL and Enel will train the future leaders of the energy transition

RWANDA: Kigali gets high-tech garbage cans for efficient waste collection

AFRICA: Ottawa allocates $8 million to reduce the impact of climate on women

COP26: Africa’s place in the negotiations at a time of climate change

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

AFRICA: CACCI initiative to support climate change adaptation efforts

SOUTH AFRICA: New plant recycles polystyrene into pavers in Khaya Khanya

AFRICA: InfraCo and Helios to raise $350m for energy and green growth

COP26: banks commit to increasing climate adaptation financing

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

EGYPT: Cairo to rely on MPS and Aquatech for reuse and desalination

TANZANIA: UNIDO will use waste to produce 1.4 MWh of electricity

SOUTH AFRICA: “Packa-Ching” initiative awarded for its impact on pollution

MOROCCO: Novec to carry out technical studies for the Kheng Grou Dam

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

MADAGASCAR: Welight electrifies 35 villages with solar energy

MOROCCO: French investors are eyeing the desalination market in Dakhla

RWANDA: Exim Bank of Hungary finances water and agriculture projects

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

COP26: Togo needs $2.6 billion to reduce its emissions by 30% by 2030

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

ZIMBABWE: 4 universities sign with Clean City for waste management

AFRICA: development banks and climate finance, what commitment?

MADAGASCAR: when drought leads to unprecedented famine

AFRICA: Anglo American’s plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040

AFRICA: An international agreement to stop deforestation by 2030

AFRICA: GEAPP alliance pledges $100 billion for renewable energy in 10 years

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

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

Africa Energy Forum: the great mass of energy opens on November 15 in London

November 15-17, London

EGYPT: New reservoir in Giza supplies water to about 35,000 households

SEYCHELLES: Sinohydro will finally deliver La Gogue Dam in 2022

AFRICA: when climate change defies all predictions

KENYA: World Bank Provides $150 Million to Address Drought

NIGERIA: A centre tracks oil pollution in the Niger Delta

MOROCCO: AfDB grants €114m for sustainable agriculture in the face of climate change

ALGERIA: Government reactivates the seawater desalination plant in Zeralda

MOROCCO: Rabat strengthens Canadair fleet to fight forest fires

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

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Rewoven inaugurates Äänit award through recycling of used textiles

Access to sanitation and hygiene for a healthier continent

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

MALAWI: GBA partners with Maka Resources to provide irrigation systems

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

UGANDA: Water from the Aswa River to be pumped to serve 70 villages in Kyenjojo

AFRICA: ASI and Bloomberg to mobilize $1 trillion for solar energy

MOROCCO: AfDB to provide €18 million for PPSAE drinking water project

GHANA: mobilizing $4.3 billion to eradicate plastic pollution

TANZANIA: USAID Awards $25 Million to Tetra Tech for Water and Sanitation

AFRICA: Global warming threatens over 100 million people

MOROCCO: Onee completes work on the Taroudant drinking water plant

KENYA: Government funds 27 boreholes for irrigation in Galole

CENTRAL AFRICA: MPs call for ancestral methods of climate resilience

MOROCCO: SWS to install 10 solar water treatment units in Guelmim

AFRICA: d.light raises $15M to distribute its solar lighting kits

ZIMBABWE: Beitbridge uses PPP to build a modern landfill

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

BOTSWANA: Khato Civils brings water to Mmamashia with 100 km of pipeline

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

MOROCCO: AgroTech focuses on training to improve agricultural waste management

SOUTH AFRICA: Mangaung gets $2 million for solid waste management

SADC: AIIM raises $376 million to finance renewable energy through Ideas

RWANDA: €10 million from NDF to control floods and preserve wetlands

SOMALIA: New strategy to improve water resources management

GHANA: GIZ supports a training program on solar powered irrigation

NAMIBIA: 102 water points supply six villages in Epembe

UGANDA: Nexus Green to install solar irrigation systems at 687 sites

SUDAN – SOUTH SUDAN: a partnership to prevent floods and drought

KENYA: Sanergy gets $2.5 million for fertilizer and protein from waste

AFRICA: what is at stake in the new French initiative for sustainable cocoa

LESOTHO-SOUTH AFRICA: AfDB Lends $86 Million for LHWP Phase II

KENYA: Promises of a new pact on plastic waste management

AFRICA: the GCF grants $1.2bn for climate resilience in several countries

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

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

AFRICA: 2021 MGA Award Honors 3 Green Energy Projects

SUDAN: New water resources management strategy takes effect

SOUTH AFRICA: Redemption center improves waste management in Buffalo

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

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

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

AFRICA: Bolloré’s environmental certification extends to its 136 sites

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

TOGO: Accession to the Water Convention for better resource management

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

MOROCCO: Radeej launches the construction of the Azemmour wastewater treatment plant

AFRICA: Closing the Loop and TCO support Philips in managing its e-waste

KENYA: NBK finances water and sanitation service providers in Nairobi

TUNISIA: the new Sabikha wastewater treatment plant serves 9,000 people

AFRICA: Berlin pledges €100 million for renewable energy through the AfDB

AFRICA: Four million hectares of forest disappear each year

NORTH AFRICA: in 2022, BeMed will finance plastic management micro-projects

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

ZIMBABWE: A new drinking water plant for the people of Matabeleland North

AFRICA: AWP initiative to accelerate wind energy development

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

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

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

AFRICA: 4 cities receive Gap Fund grants for climate projects

EGYPT: Transit station improves solid waste management in Qena

AFRICA: London to focus on climate finance over next 5 years

COMIFAC: Member States harmonize protected area management policies

KENYA: Nandi Hills Water and Sanitation Project to be inaugurated July 2022

EGYPT: El Sisi inaugurates the world’s largest sewage plant in Bahr El-Baqar

TUNISIA: Lab’ess launches a call for applications to support 4 eco-entrepreneurs

Ronan Dantec: “The fight against climate change will take place at the local level”

President - Climate Chance

AFRICA: Congo Basin countries prepare for COP26

Le 06 octobre 2021, Paris, France

UGANDA: AFD and EU grant €78.56 million for water and sanitation in Insingiro

EAST AFRICA: Waste recycling solution providers to be featured

October 7 2021, online

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

AFRICA: AlphaMundi finances the growth of solar energy provider Redavia

CAMEROON: Deutsche Bank finances drinking water in the South West

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

NIGERIA: FEC Releases Funds for Rima Valley Irrigation

SOUTH AFRICA: 63 penguins stung to death by a swarm of bees

ALGERIA: The Ain Benian seawater desalination plant is operational

AFRICA: DFC invests $10m in solar energy via the Nithio platform

GHANA: Meridian Port Services obtains the “Green Terminal” label from Bolloré Ports

AFRICA: Claritas Capital provides $10m for Renewvia’s solar mini-grids

KENYA: Work begins on the rehabilitation of the Dunga wastewater treatment plant

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

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

ALGERIA: The construction of the Corso seawater desalination plant is launched

EGYPT: Two solid waste transit stations inaugurated in Asyut

AFRICA: Lesotho and Libya join the UNESCO World Biosphere Network

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

CAMEROON: A sewage sludge treatment plant is built in Yaoundé

AFRICA: Rob and Melani Walton Foundation commits $100m to wildlife conservation

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

AFRICA: AFC launches $500 million climate resilient infrastructure fund

SOUTH AFRICA: Rouxville drinking water plant to be restarted before the end of 2021

KENYA: A new drinking water supply will boost supply in Ukunda

ETHIOPIA: Israel’s Water Ways to supply modern irrigation systems

AFRICA: The continent will have 105 million climate migrants by 2050

BURKINA FASO: Rehabilitating dams to improve water supply

EGYPT: KarmWater wins Marsa Alam desalination plant contract

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

AFRICA: High level panel for water sector investment

AFRICA: Agricycle gets $2.4m to recycle food and agricultural waste

KENYA: Solar-powered water desalination system to supply Bubisa

Technological innovation in Africa is at the service of sustainable development goals

AFRICA: Creation of a business forum for sustainable forestry

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

KENYA: New irrigation system serves 457 farmers’ homes in Murang’a

AFRICA: Sustainable Mobility and Climate Week postponed to September 2022

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

SENEGAL: replacing 316 km of pipes to improve the efficiency of the KSM station

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

KENYA: WEEE Centre and Taka Ni Mali to recycle e-waste in Kajiado

NORTH AFRICA: IUCN Nbs standard launched in Mediterranean cities

MOROCCO: the Hassan II Great Water Prize opens and awaits its candidates

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

EGYPT: ReNergy to incinerate solid waste to generate electricity in Giza

AFRICA: Faced with Drought, AfDB, NDF and Copenhagen Commit to Water

AFRICA: Funding NGOs to improve great ape protection

GHANA: A new solid waste recycling initiative in Accra

BURKINA FASO: 600 latrines improve hygiene in the Boucle du Mouhoun

RWANDA: New solar pumps to irrigate 10 hectares of plantation in Ngoma

KENYA: Homa Bay to harvest rainwater for arable irrigation

RWANDA: Kigali proposes international agreement to fight plastic

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

KENYA: Nanchang and Jiangxi to deliver Kimugu drinking water project by end of 2021

IUCN Red List, biodiversity loss will be accentuated in Africa?

NORTH AFRICA: Amethis raises €85m for SME financing

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

AFRICA: Averda Gets $30m From HSBC For Waste Recovery

UGANDA: A new drinking water supply system supplies 28,500 people in Moyo

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

AFRICA: On September 15, the Climate Chance 2021 Summit will prepare the COP26

15-17 Sept 2021, online

BENIN: Waste sorting and recovery units for Greater Nokoué

TUNISIA: EU finances “RE-MED” for the recycling of construction and demolition waste

SUDAN: Government seeks consultants for solar PV irrigation

AFRICA: AfDB to Integrate Natural Capital into Development Finance

AFRICA: Mountain forests capture more carbon than the Amazon forest

MOROCCO: Rabat wants to increase the share of biomass in its electricity mix

SUDAN: The Netherlands launches a call for projects for rain-fed agriculture

LIBYA: Tripoli’s polluted beaches banned from swimming

AFRICA: $80m emergency fund (Covid-19) finances 90 green off-grid providers

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

KENYA: A new plant will treat wastewater from Kodiaga prison in Kisumu

UGANDA: New water supply for 35 villages in the Central Region

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

Kasai and Tshikapa rivers polluted by waste dumping

KENYA: Government pledges $11m for irrigation in Nyeri County

EGYPT: modernising irrigation systems to save water

MALAWI: A factory in Mzimba turns wood waste into cooking briquettes

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

AFRICA: Janus Capital invests in Highview for clean energy storage

RWANDA: Waste to Resources, an initiative to valorise waste in Kigali

SOUTH AFRICA: Pretoria embraces CO2 capture and storage technologies

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

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

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

ALGERIA: The Palm Beach seawater desalination plant is back in service

KENYA: Boreal inaugurates a new solar-powered water desalination system

NIGERIA: Wecyclers to recycle plastic waste from Nigerian Breweries

AFRICA: Gridworks and New GX fund expansion of green energy provider SPS

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

AFRICA: PepsiCo to reduce water consumption, impact south of the Sahara

AFRICA: KTN Global launches call for innovations in waste recycling

EGYPT: Hassan Allam builds an irrigation system in Toshka

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

EGYPT: $2.5bn to build 17 solar-powered desalination plants

RWANDA: Rema receives funding for mercury pollution control

NAMIBIA: Emergency plan to supply water to one million people

KENYA: Thiba irrigation dam to provide water by end of November 2021

NAMIBIA: Isotope hydrology to preserve groundwater resources

SOUTH AFRICA: Northern Cape’s Prieska wastewater treatment plant goes operational

SOUTH AFRICA: Absa and Arep join forces for renewable energy financing

IVORY COAST: GBE to finance productive solar energy projects

NAMIBIA: NamiGreen to recycle MultiChoice’s electronic waste

AFRICA: AfDB mobilizes $20 million to green off-grid suppliers recovery

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

AFRICA: Bolloré puts sustainability at the service of logistics and transport

NAMIBIA: A tender for the management of the Walvis Bay landfill

AFRICA: AEF, the African Energy Forum, is stepping up its focus on digital and renewa

November 15-17, London

MOROCCO: Laâyoune desalination plant to provide drinking water before the end of 2021

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

MOROCCO: Bouznika labelled “clean beach” for its eco-responsible approach

AFRICA: Floods will displace 2.7 million people by 2050

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

UGANDA: Ordinance puts households at the centre of waste management in Mbale

KENYA: Turkana to benefit from Israeli dryland farming techniques

EGYPT: Emirates NBD to finance agricultural wastewater reuse in Al-Hamam

LESOTHO: LHDA Invites Tenders for Construction of Polihali Dam

TUNISIA: Tinja joins WWF initiative to reduce plastic pollution

MAURITANIA: a dam retains rainwater to supply Tiris Zemour

MOZAMBIQUE: Government strengthens drinking water supply in Sofala

KENYA: Two water dams for farmland irrigation in Migori

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

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

AFRICA: Charm and Signify join forces to fund green energy providers

BURKINA FASO: Work begins on the Niangdo irrigation dam

GHANA: Tono drinking water plant to be commissioned by end of August 2021

AFRICA: 5 companies win funding to solarise hospitals

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

KENYA: 8,000 tanks and pipes improve drinking water supply in Meru

MOROCCO: WWF funds 10 water conservation projects in the Middle Atlas

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

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

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

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

MOROCCO: Biwater wins contract for the Moulay Bousselham wastewater treatment plant

AFRICA: $58m from Acumen for climate resilience of smallholder farmers

NIGERIA: New pipes strengthen Niger’s drinking water supply

SEYCHELLES: “Eco-District” award to encourage sustainable waste management

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

GHANA: UNDP supports innovation for waste management in schools

GABON: Installing waste bins in households to clean up Libreville

GAMBIA: Kanifing to convert organic waste into fertiliser and biomass

AFRICA: 3 projects awarded the “AFD-GDN biodiversity and development” prize

NIGERIA: Eco-hydrology to preserve water resources

RWANDA: Parliament approves €6 million from NDF for flood control in Kigali

MADAGASCAR: The World Bank grants $40 million for irrigation development

EGYPT: a network to monitor water pollution by industrial waste

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

AFRICA: AFSIA launches 2nd solar awards

KENYA: New Kilimani Galana Buttress irrigation dam comes into operation

AFRICA: CSR, now at the heart of sustainable development

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TANZANIA: Swimming banned as Lake Victoria rises

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

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

AFRICA: when CSR comes to the rescue of biodiversity

Olivier de Noray: “Green terminal, an effective CSR approach”

CEO- Port & Terminals-Bolloré Ports

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

GUINEA: Bolloré collects 1.35 tonnes of “e-waste” at the Autonomous Port of Conakry

AFRICA: employers’ organisations that are committed to CSR

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

GHANA: New facilities boost drinking water supply in Salaga

CSR: the commitment of companies to the achievement of the SDGs in Africa

BURKINA FASO: Zéguédeghin and Lelexé dams soon to be rehabilitated

AFRICA: Denis S. N’Guesso bets on the preservation of the Congo Basin forests

AFRICA: Six companies awarded for low-carbon projects

AFRICA: Investing more in weather prevention pays off 10-fold

UGANDA: An artificial lake to provide water for farmers in Lopei

CHAD: AfWA builds water and sanitation capacity in 4 cities

AFRICA: AFD and FGEF co-finance the second phase of Combo+ for biodiversity

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

ZAMBIA: EIB and KFW finance liquid sanitation in Lusaka

AFRICA: Desert to Power Programme Launched with ADF Grant

SOUTH AFRICA: Kudoti wins Nestlé waste management award

AFRICA: AFD and FFEM finance the fight against plastic pollution in the oceans

KENYA: Mandera water and sanitation project to be completed by November 2021

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

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

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

AFRICA: Amcow Proposes Guidelines for Sanitation Policy Development

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

MOROCCO: the Mogagreen project for the management of recyclable waste in Essaouira

AFRICA: IUCN presents Red List of river and lake ecosystems

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

NIGERIA: FAO focuses on water-saving drip irrigation

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

MALAWI: Lilongwe has its solid waste management plan

EGYPT: Government upgrades 2,017 km of irrigation canals

IVORY COAST: the Korylé project for the recovery of demolition waste in Abidjan

IVORY COAST: The government reinforces the water supply in the Sud-Comoé

SOUTH AFRICA: 3 boreholes supply 2,000 households with drinking water in Ga-Mopedi

KENYA: Kakamega gets a medical waste treatment plant

ZIMBABWE: New landfill to be opened near Masvingo

TUNISIA: MCC funds preservation of groundwater resources

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

AFRICA: Korea to invest $600 million in renewable energy through AfDB

Digital innovations must serve the energy transition of an increasingly green Africa

AFRICA: unwaste.io launches ‘Wastebase’ for plastic data collection

UGANDA: Supporting the Clean Seas Campaign to reduce plastic pollution

WEST AFRICA: EU supports preservation of Mount Nimba ecosystems

EGYPT: Kuwait finances the conversion of organic waste into biogas in Suhag

SOUTH SUDAN: Agreement with Cairo for the Wau Dam Feasibility Study

ETHIOPIA: KRCC finances the irrigation of 5,000 hectares of farmland in Oromia

WEST AFRICA: Orange aims to be carbon neutral by 2040

EGYPT: A plant converts waste into electricity through anaerobic gasification

TOGO: Togocom partners with Africa Global Recycling for waste recycling

MOROCCO: Onee obtains €37.5 million from the EIB for drinking water

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

MALAWI: Majiga-Kamoto receives Goldman Prize for her commitment against plastic

AFRICA: FSD invests $4.5m in Nithio for solar kits in three countries

AFRICA: AfDB to Train on Accessing Renewable Energy Funds

BENIN: IsDB lends $105.6m for stormwater drainage in Cotonou

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

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

AFRICA: A Chair to train executives in the water and sanitation sector

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

KENYA: A new dam to supply water to 40,000 people in Kinango

AFRICA: EDF involves the diaspora in financing rural electrification

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

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

SAHEL: a project to intensify agroecological practices in plantations

AFRICA: Engie and Energy Web launch “DeFi”, for financing mini-grids

TUNISIA: Parliament approves $107m from KFAED for drinking water in urban areas

KENYA-UGANDA: Kases Peace Dam to be commissioned in September 2021

ALGERIA: 4 desalination plants to be reactivated between June and August 2021

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

MOROCCO: OCP to rely 100% on non-conventional water resources in 2030

NAMIBIA: Paris supports groundwater management in response to drought

GABON: A foundation to reinforce security around Lékédi Park

KENYA: In Gatundu North, 20 tanks supply agricultural farms

SOUTH AFRICA: Cormorant birds driven to extinction by overfishing

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

CEO of SUEZ Africa - Near East

NAMIBIA: Towards the construction of a new desalination plant in the coastal zone

MALAWI: World Bank funds sanitation for 250,000 people in Lilongwe

RWANDA: PSF funds single-use plastics management

GHANA: Zoomlion boosts its operational performance with 101 refuse trucks

UGANDA: Koica funds waste and faecal sludge management in Kampala

KENYA: Sanergy partners with Amitruck for waste management in Nairobi

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

AFRICA: the impact of mining on the environment

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

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

AFRICA: 9 countries benefit from a dryland restoration programme

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

Africa: how the continent has integrated the notion of environmental protection

NORTH AFRICA: Plastic Odyssey promotes recycling of ocean plastics

AFRICA: Saving the oceans on land

AFRICA: the circular economy at the heart of ecosystem preservation

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

In partnership with SUEZ

AFRICA: the urgent need to restore degraded ecosystems

MOZAMBIQUE: A new drinking water plant serves 560,000 people in Maputo

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

SUDAN: $23.6 million to preserve biodiversity and ecotourism in three parks

WEST AFRICA: A rash of plant diseases threatens biodiversity

NAMIBIA: KFW Funds Rehabilitation of Gammams Wastewater Treatment Plant

KENYA: NCWSC strengthens sanitation in Nairobi with new equipment

AFRICA: Reconciling agriculture and biodiversity is possible

SOUTH AFRICA: New weir supplies 150 farms in Holsloot

SOUTH AFRICA: AFD finances the preservation of Table Mountain Park

GHANA: LEAN project for biodiversity conservation

LESOTHO: Tender for Water Transfer Tunnel to Katse Dam

SOUTH AFRICA: New hope for cleaning up the Vaal river?

GHANA: AEHPMP to reduce mercury pollution and e-waste

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

Biodiversity in Africa: 10 figures, 10 challenges

AFRICA: Concepts at the heart of the debate on biodiversity

LESOTHO: TCTA Secures $1.09bn for 2nd Phase of Highlands Water Project

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

Five key players commit to biodiversity in Africa

KENYA: Kepro raises awareness on responsible waste disposal

MOZAMBIQUE: PPPs to improve drinking water supply

AFRICA: Proparco invests $10 million in solar kit supplier d.light

AFRICA: when fashion goes green

NIGERIA: Capegate wins delegated waste management in Kano

AFRICA: Towards the creation of a water resources management platform

SENEGAL: Customs seize 25 tonnes of plastic waste from Germany

IVORY COAST: PEAs strengthen water supply in the Moronou region

Africa’s challenge to preserve its biodiversity

UGANDA: A coalition for a campaign against plastic pollution

BENIN: Why a water surveillance brigade?

TOGO: Atakpamé and Dapaong are equipped to collect household waste

ZIMBABWE: 1,800 boreholes to improve rural water supply

World Environment Week, 5 to 11 June 2021

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SOUTH AFRICA: Elandsberg classified “protected environment” for its water resources

AFRICA: 15 banks commit to reducing the impact of their assets on biodiversity

SOUTH AFRICA: Lesedi to convert plastics into electricity via pyrolysis

GHANA: McDavid Green Solutions to convert waste to electricity in Dawa

IVORY COAST: The La Mé drinking water plant will come into service in July 2021

AFRICA: EBRD and AfDB Join Forces for Sustainable Private Sector Development

ALGERIA: the drop in the level of the Koudiet Asserdoune dam puts 4 wilayas at risk

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

TOGO: The government regulates water drilling with a new law

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

UGANDA: China’s BUCC provides water to 173,360 people in 4 districts

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

UGANDA: FAO provides Kalungu with four solar-powered irrigation systems

SENEGAL: AFD grants €24.4 million for sanitation in Greater Dakar

IVORY COAST: in Divo, Franzetti supplies water to 90,000 people thanks to 2 UCDs

GHANA: UMaT proposes a strategy to clean up water bodies

ZIMBABWE: Eaziflush technology to limit open defecation

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

EGYPT: Cairo tightens restrictions on irrigation water use

TANZANIA/KENYA: A guide to the rational use of water from the Mara River

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

SEYCHELLES: EU and OEACP fund biodiversity conservation in Aldabra

SOUTH AFRICA: Government to ban captive breeding of lions

UGANDA: China’s Zhonghao wins contract for Busia water and sanitation project

SENEGAL: The government to preserve marine protected areas

AFRICA: Despite reduction efforts, deforestation is increasing

AFRICA: SUEZ relies on training as a lever for local anchoring and performance

NIGERIA: Norad funds plastics circularity feasibility study

SENEGAL: “Promoged” will improve waste management for 6 million people

GHANA: Dispose Green to collect solid waste on demand nationwide

TUNISIA: a call for projects for municipal waste management centres

AFRICA: the 5th AFD Digital Challenge focuses on climate and biodiversity

LIBERIA: EGRI to get new plastic recycling equipment

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

AFRICA: Artificial intelligence to combat elephant poaching

EGYPT: PPPs for desalination and wastewater treatment plants

UGANDA: retaining rainwater to reduce flooding in Teso

BENIN: Ecolo4Dev competition for digital waste management solutions

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

AFRICA: DFC funds WaterEquity for water and sanitation

IVORY COAST: 13,000 households to be connected to Koumassi water network by June

NIGERIA: Hajaig delays rehabilitation of Watari irrigation dam

SOUTH AFRICA: Nestlé joins forces with Polyco to recycle polyolefin plastic

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

GHANA: Zoomlion engages the media for effective waste management

AFRICA: MIGA guarantees Bboxx solar systems in rural areas

SOUTH AFRICA: WasteAid supports innovation in waste management

ZIMBABWE: PVT mobilises funds to convert waste to energy in Bulawayo

GAMBIA: State to provide Farato town with a medical waste management centre

MOROCCO: IFC finances studies on the recovery of industrial waste in Tangier

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

UGANDA: TexFad aims to make 2,400 mats from banana fibres by 2021

TANZANIA: A new dam to irrigate 11,700 hectares of plantations

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

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

AFRICA: DFC call for applications for green off-grid financing

TUNISIA: WWF seeks consultant to survey pollution in Kerkennah

AFRICA: IFAD and IsDB finance climate change adaptation in rural areas

AFRICA: Olam limits deforestation through Cocoa Compass initiative

AFRICA: BBE to acquire assets of solar energy provider Solarcentury

MALAWI: EIB grants a $35.7 million loan for drinking water in the south of the countr

SENEGAL: Delivery of the Yenne-Popenguine drinking water project scheduled for May 20

AFRICA: After Senegal, Akon will build a second sustainable city in Uganda

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

SENEGAL: Sones inaugurates a drinking water plant in Kédougou

BURKINA FASO: Government to expand Niofila irrigation dam

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

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

EGYPT: Irrigation water will soon be charged

EGYPT: Henkel and Plastic Bank inaugurate 3 plastic collection units in Cairo

IVORY COAST: France supports water resource management in Aries

AFRICA: 3 cities receive Gap Fund grants for climate projects

KENYA: CDA completes 1st phase of $30.3m irrigation project in Taita Taveta

EGYPT: Towards the extension of the Kitchener sewerage system

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

GHANA: EMO Launches Expansion of Accra Sewerage Plant

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

SOUTH AFRICA: A bond issue for the preservation of black rhinos

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

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

MOROCCO: Amethis to invest in irrigation systems provider Magriser

NIGER: Cominak uranium mine closes, radioactive pollution stays

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

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

ANGOLA: Luanda province entrusts waste management to seven companies

EGYPT: 8 private companies unite around a charter for plastic recycling

KENYA: Government restarts Siyoi-Muruny water project

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

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

TUNISIA: EU to fund green entrepreneurship training for 40 young people

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

AFRICA: AfDB Awards Pine Kazi with Green Footwear Project

AFRICA: AfDB and Ottawa Launch Climate Finance Fund

AFRICA: Forest elephant now critically endangered

CENTRAL AFRICA: the 6th phase of Ecofac, plagued by lack of coordination

CHAD: Government strengthens drinking water supply in Mao

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

AFRICA: Water resource development to be the focus of attention in 2021

Reuse of treated wastewater: North Africa and SUEZ set an example

AFRICA: Water management, a key issue for biodiversity

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

CEO of SUEZ Africa - Near East

Urban sanitation, a major challenge for sustainable cities in Africa

AFRICA: The five countries that stand out in water management

Urban sanitation, a major challenge for sustainable cities in Africa

AFRICA: The major challenges of access to drinking water

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

The strength of decentralised solutions: water, now, everywhere in Africa

In partnership with Suez

DRINKING WATER IN AFRICA: Self-sufficient solutions are needed in rural areas

DRINKING WATER: Major African programmes that are making a difference locally

ZAMBIA: LWSC provides drinking water to 40,000 households in George

AFRICA: Governments Spend Up to 10% of their Budget on Climate Change

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

World Water Day: our file on “Water and Sanitation in Africa”

In partnership with SUEZ

The strength of decentralised solutions: water, now, everywhere in Africa

In partnership with SUEZ

DRINKING WATER IN AFRICA: Self-sufficient solutions are needed in rural areas

DRINKING WATER: Major African programmes that are making a difference locally

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

KENYA: Water Unite invests in Sanivation for faecal sludge reclamation

AFRICA: ACF secures $115m syndicated loan for sustainable agriculture

EGYPT: Waste treatment plant opens in Giza

DJIBOUTI: Eiffage and Tedagua deliver a wind-powered desalination plant

NIGERIA: Smart City Sweden supports waste management in Nasarawa State

AFRICA: Calls for innovative projects to accelerate the energy transition

AFRICA: Accor and Expedia join “the pledge” for sustainable tourism

SOUTH AFRICA: Fibre promotes recycling of food and beverage cartons

GHANA: Government signs with Zoompak for medical waste management

UGANDA: NSWC takes over Rukungiri water and sanitation project

EGYPT: JICA allocates $3.57 million for single-use plastics management

MOROCCO: Asmapec joins forces with Searious for the fight against plastic pollution

KENYA: UNEP introduces its first electric motorbikes in urban transport

AFRICA: Climate change will cause a 15% drop in GDP by 2030

KENYA: WWF signs with PETCO to manage plastic waste on the coast

EGYPT: Bee’ah starts waste collection in NAC

AFRICA: SunFunder closes its $70m solar electricity fund

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

AFRICA: Contec joins forces with Maithri to produce water from the air

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

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

AFRICA: Climate change at the top of the insecurity agenda

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

AFRICA: philanthropy to fill the biodiversity funding gap

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

ALGERIA: The wilaya of Tizi Ouzou launches a €74m drinking water project

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

Interview Frédéric Pfister (NOA)

EGYPT: Jenaan will exploit the Nubian aquifer to irrigate a beet plantation

AFRICA: gnuGrid raises $250,000 for its off-grid monitoring solution

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

NAMIBIA: Eenhana acquires a groundwater defluorination plant

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

AFRICA: $145 million from DFC and the Shell Foundation for Access to Green Electricit

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

SENEGAL: An Initiative involving restaurants in the fight against pollution

MOROCCO: ORMVA to store rainwater for irrigation in Tadla

SIEE-POLLUTEC 2021: Water professionals will be in Algiers in September

13-16 septembre 2021 à Alger

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

NAMIBIA: NamWater launches the rehabilitation of the Calueque-Oshakati canal

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

AFRICA: Ten hotels join the “beyond Green” label for sustainable tourism

IVORY COAST: Nestlé again supports a plastic waste management project

DJIBOUTI: Oddeg chooses KenGen to drill three geothermal wells

AFRICA: AfDB finances the fight against climate change through NDCs

AFRICA: Solarise joins forces with Centennial to provide solar energy in 3 countries

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

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

MOROCCO: The government launches the construction of five water reservoirs

AFRICA: SunCulture obtains $11 million for its solar-powered irrigation systems

ANGOLA: SLRWD modernises Waste District’s wastewater treatment plant

SEYCHELLES: Covid-19 puts a damper on waste management on the island of Perseverance

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

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

AFRICA: Highview Power raises $70m for renewable energy storage

GHANA: Marine Bunkers to reuse oil waste in Tema port

IVORY COAST: Fluence relaunches its drinking water project in Abidjan

TUNISIA: the “Houmati” application to improve waste collection

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Will Pretoria adopt the 30% biodiversity target?

CHAD: GTC builds a drinking water supply in Kana

AFRICA: Nairobi hosts 2nd annual solar energy forum in September

7 and 8 September 2021 in Nairobi

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

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

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

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

AFRICA: reforestation, scientists propose 10 golden rules

TOGO: UNDP funds eight CSOs for environmental conservation

MADAGASCAR: 46 boreholes to improve water supply in Tananarive

NIGERIA: Abuja to join WEF Global Partnership for Plastics Action

AFRICA: Ivory, whether legal or illegal, will no longer be sold in Europe

BURKINA FASO: ONEA renews water management contract for 8 municipalities

EAST AFRICA: WCS to preserve the biodiversity of Boma-Gambella with €4.4 million

KENYA: the state is cleaning up the Athi River, the main source of the Thwake Dam

SENEGAL: Government closes Djoudj Park after 750 pelicans die

CHAD: Al Kaossar builds a drinking water supply in Chokoyan

AFRICA: Afruibana promotes sustainable agriculture and integrates IAM Africa

KENYA: the Mavoko drinking water supply project is relaunched

GHANA: Farmers Hope to recycle cocoa waste in Kumasi

GABON: Nkok’s special economic zone more ecological?

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

AFRICA: AfDB to mobilize US$25 billion for climate change adaptation

TANZANIA: Dawasa takes over Mwanga-Same-Korogwe drinking water project

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

AFRICA: Mascara partners with Ecosun for water treatment using solar energy

EAST AFRICA: Towards sustainable use of Lake Victoria’s resources

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

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

EGYPT: the government is going to valorise palm waste in the New Valley

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

ZAMBIA: EU to subsidise renewable energy to the tune of $23 million

ZIMBABWE: BYD launches a 100% electric van on the market

AFRICA: Gaia invests in Innovex for remote management of solar power plants

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

MOROCCO: IRESEN is building a renewable energy centre in Benguerir

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

AFRICA: World Bank pledges $5bn for the Great Green Wall in 5 years

NIGERIA: USADF and All On award nine green energy suppliers

MALI: the government inaugurates the Kourouba water reservoir

New Era of Energy Transformation to a Greener Africa

AFRICA: a charter on agroecology is born

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: Survival International denounces the “green colonisation”

GABON : Rehabilitation of water installations announced for February 2021

EGYPT: Government opens wastewater treatment plant in Marsa Alam

ZIMBABWE: State to resettle 180 farmers on irrigable land

Solar Show Africa: Solar market players will be in Johannesburg in August

24-25 August 2021 in Johannesburg

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

EGYPT: Atkins’ expertise used to improve water management

Environment : “We, the young, want to act through associative initiatives”

Interview : Chancia Ivala Plaine

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

MALI: Minusma launches a second drinking water project in Kidal

AFRICA : AFD pledges one billion euros for biodiversity preservation

LIBERIA: BMC signs contracts for solar-powered storage

AFRICA: calls for tenders to develop the resources of the Orange basin

CONGO BASIN: Climate change threatens biodiversity

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

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

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

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

BURKINA FASO: Government strengthens drinking water supply in Kougsin

AFRICA: Enel and QIA join forces to exploit renewable energy sources

NAMIBIA: NamPower signs contracts for 40 MWp solar power in Khan and Omburu

AFRICA: “CmiA” organic cotton clothing arrives in Lidl shops in Switzerland

TANZANIA: M.A. Kharafi & Sons ejected from Mwanga-Same-Korogwe mega water project

ALGERIA: UK call for projects on climate resilience

TANZANIA: Suma obtains new delivery time for Chamwino tank

TUNISIA: a KFAED loan of $98.5 million for the drinking water network reinforcement

AFRICA: MASEN and IDB’s initiative for renewable energies

AFRICA: AYCH launches incubation programme for green start-ups

MOROCCO: Masen launches a call for proposals for 400 MWp PV solar power plants

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

SOUTH AFRICA: WWF supports government in the fight against poaching

MOROCCO: Nareva and Enel sign a PPA for the 270 MW Jbel Lahdid wind farm

ALGERIA: SEAAL to take over water management from Suez in Algiers

AFRICA: AfDB boosts investments in green mini grids via SEFA

MOZAMBIQUE: The State creates a “green” park in Beira to fight against floods

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

AFRICA: Hydropower will be the focus of an exhibition in Uganda in April 2021

13-15 July 2021 in Uganda

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Johannesburg hosts a conference on waste in February 2021

9-11 February 2021 in Johannesburg

RWANDA: Rwarri to irrigate 20 hectares of plantation with solar water pumps

AFRICA: NDF grants a €7.5M subsidy for water in the Sahel and the East

MOZAMBIQUE: Solar Century to install a PPP solar system (11.2 MW) for Syrah

AFRICA: in February 2021, sustainability will be discussed at GreenBiz 21

9-11 February 2021 online

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: IFC grants $200M for green energy financing

MOROCCO: the kingdom unveils its first charging station for electric cars

ETHIOPIA: Nestlé gives itself twelve months to recycle all its plastic waste

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

NORTH AFRICA: Freshwater availability has fallen by 30% according to FAO

EAST AFRICA: ARC offers insurance against climate risks

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

SOUTH AFRICA: BioTherm connects its Golden Valley wind farm (120 MW) to the grid

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

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

MALAWI: Government plans to plant more than 60 million trees in 4 months

BENIN: SOBEBRA equips its Cotonou site with 352 solar panels

AFRICA: Being green today, a luxury?

EGYPT: Amea Power to increase the capacity of the Kom Ombo solar power plant 300 MWc

SOUTH AFRICA: Buy Back Centers sell waste in Khayelitsha

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

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

KENYA: Nzambi Matee rewarded for her plastic waste recycling project

ZIMBABWE: Zuva Petroleum to equip its various sites with 180 solar power plants

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

MOROCCO: Soluna to build a 900 MW wind farm in Dahkla for the blockade

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

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

TANZANIA: TANESCO to buy 19.16 MW of green electricity from six IPPs

AFRICA: REPP finances access to electricity through battery storage

MAURITIUS: Inside Capital invests $3.1M in WeCycle for waste recycling

AFRICA: AfDB joins forces with IRENA for more investments in green energy

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

AFRICA: AIIM raises $80 m to finance sustainable infrastructure south of the Sahara

BOTSWANA: DTCB to equip its Gaborone factory with a 950 kWp solar power plant

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

AFRICA: Zola signs with DPA for solar electrification in 9 countries

AFRICA: Seedstars and the Shell Foundation finance green start-ups

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

BURUNDI: AfDB provides $20 million for climate resilience of farmers and pastoralists

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

AFRICA: a $50 million mechanism for green energy suppliers (Covid-19)

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

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

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

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

AFRICA: a centre for environmental cooperation with China opens its doors

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

MADAGASCAR: USAID funds the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA)

SOUTH SUDAN: Asunim and I-kWh join the Juba solar project (20 MWp)

MOROCCO: Averda inaugurates a waste treatment plant in Tangiers

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

UGANDA: in the face of Covid-19, GIZ and PSFU support green energy companies

CONGO BASIN: Pulitzer Center launches a network of forest surveyors

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Government funds 13 youth-led green projects

AFRICA: Oil exploitation threatens biodiversity in the Okavango Basin

UGANDA: UEGCL renovates 3 power lines to operate the Karuma dam

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 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

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

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

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

GHANA: CleanApp Ghana application to improve solid waste management

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

Standardization, a key tool for improved sanitation across Africa

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

RWANDA: Gishwati-Mukura Park will be open to tourists by December 2020

AFRICA: UKRI funds research projects against plastic pollution

AFRICA: CrossBoundary secures $40 million to provide solar power to businesses

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

ALGERIA: ANBT pumps water from Oued Taht dam to supply Mascara

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

MOROCCO: MedFund finances the conservation of marine protected areas

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

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

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

NAMIBIA: $1.4m EIF and GCF for climate resilience in Keetmanshoop

AFRICA: UNHCR calls for tenders for 10 solar hybrid systems in three countries

AFRICA: Camco obtains Green Climate Fund accreditation for climate finance

TANZANIA: Yolk wants to electrify nearly 100 households through its “solar cow” proje

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

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

MOROCCO: “EcoPorts 2020”, Tangier Med Port Wins Award for Sustainable Development

NAMIBIA: Kelp Blue to develop a giant kelp farm on the country’s coasts

NORTH AFRICA: an AFD and OSS initiative to reduce hydric stress

AFRICA: the CTCN calls for technological innovation for the climate

AFRICA: Treedom offers trees as a Christmas gift to farmers

RWANDA: Three irrigation dams serve 1,174 farmers in Rwamagana

BOTSWANA: BPC to buy 10 MWp of solar energy from Botswanans in 1 year

UGANDA: CCC electrifies the island of Bugala via an underwater cable in Lake Victoria

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

KENYA: Azuri launches TV400, a solar-powered entertainment system

TUNISIA: The State will send back more than 120 tonnes of hazardous waste to Italy

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

ESWATINI: a call for tenders for a solar power plant at Lubombo airport

AFRICA: Charm Impact obtains funds to finance access to green energy

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

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

AFRICA: the AfDB provides training on the development of projects eligible for GCF

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

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

AFRICA: NGOs call for a total end to AfDB support for fossil fuels

SOUTH AFRICA: Enel Green Power inaugurates its 140 MW Nxuba wind farm

GHANA: effluent and waste treatment plants to serve the north

KENYA: East Africa Data Centre soon to be powered by solar energy

AFRICA: the AFSIA Solar Awards recognise several solar energy suppliers

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

RWANDA: Gishwati-Mukura National Park classified as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO

AFRICA: millet and sorghum, the cereals most resistant to climate change

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

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

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

AFRICA: Deforestation threatens the growth of the forest carbon market

GHANA: Government launches construction of 3 sanitation facilities in Tema

RWANDA: €28m for the restoration of degraded forests in Amayaga

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

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

SAHEL: UN mobilises $1.7bn for needs such as drinking water

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

TUNISIA: EIB grants EUR 38m to Sonede for water projects in Greater Tunis

MOZAMBIQUE: Manica authorities crack down on polluters of the Rovué river

AFRICA: Azelio and Jet Energy to store 45 MWh of electricity until 2025

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

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

KENYA: 18 clean energy suppliers get $4.6 million under KOSAP

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

AFRICA: Efficiency for Access allocates $3.7m to solar related technologies

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

AFRICA: Scatec Solar diversifies into green energy with the acquisition of SN Power

EGYPT: Assiut obtains $6 million for waste management under NSWMP

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

AFRICA: wireless technology could revolutionise access to electricity

KENYA: NMS launches initiative to rid Nairobi of waste

IVORY COAST: soon to be a rural water management agency

NAMIBIA: a 25 MWp solar project to be developed under PPPs in Windhoek

AFRICA: Rainmaker and Carlaw join forces to provide water from the air

AFRICA: REPP extends its call for renewable energy projects by one week

EGYPT: Nestlé wants to facilitate plastic recycling via an online platform

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

AFRICA: Networking to facilitate the financing of renewable energies

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

AFRICA: UN fears worst as climate disasters increase

AFRICA: AfDB and EnergyNet Launch Renewable Energy Competition

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

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

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

RWANDA: African Parks obtains delegated management of Nyungwe National Park

MOROCCO: KfW lends €30m to improve access to water in rural areas

LESOTHO: construction of the Mafeteng solar power plant will begin in 2021

AFRICA: 130 solar energy suppliers in the running for the AFSIA Solar Awards

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

SEYCHELLES: the Grand Anse Mahe dam project enters a new phase

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

AFRICA: the Acen militates for a regionalisation of the circular economy

MOZAMBIQUE: the government transforms the Chimanimani reserve into a national park

EGYPT: Government allocates $13 million to water and sanitation projects

AFRICA: FMO invests $5 million in mini-grids supplier Husk Power Systems

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

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

EGYPT: Government launches green bonds to finance its green projects

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

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

ZAMBIA: a partnership with the United States for wildlife conservation

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

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

LIBYA: Alhandasya to inject 62 kWp into the grid thanks to a solar power plant in Tajura

IVORY COAST: Government inaugurates new drinking water facilities in Zorofla

EGYPT: a call for tenders for the operation of the Gabel El-Zeit wind farm (220 MW)

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Sawea and Sapvia train in the field of renewable energies

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

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

AFRICA: Usaid finances 9 companies to electrify clinics via off-grid

BURKINA FASO: A solar panel production plant built in Ouagadougou

AFRICA: The Flipflopi boat raises awareness about plastic pollution in Lake Victoria

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

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

AFRICA: Greenlight gets $90 million to distribute its solar home systems

MOZAMBIQUE: Fipag re-launches the Chilembene drinking water plant after its extension

RWANDA: World Bank allocates $150 million to renewable energy project

EGYPT: the Luxor wastewater treatment plant is back in operation

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

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

MALAWI: In Dedza, Fisd powers 2 water pumps via a hybrid solar system

AFRICA: Climate solutions to prevent security crises

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

EGYPT: The Mahalla wastewater treatment plant is back in service after its rehabilitation

AFRICA: GCA’s regional office is open for adaptation to climate change

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town to host the International Waste Congress in 2024

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

MOROCCO: EDF Renouvelables and Mitsui & Co get €140m for a wind farm in Taza

SENEGAL: Mamelles desalination project enters its final phase

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

AFRICA: Metier finances Broadreach to provide clean energy to businesses

MADAGASCAR: Mada Green is building a hybrid solar power plant in Andranotakatra

AFRICA: FMO contributes €10 million to the eco.business fund for biodiversity

MOZAMBIQUE: The government inaugurates a drinking water station in Macossa

MALAWI-UGANDA: Yellow obtains $3.3M to distribute its solar kits

SENEGAL: Proplast launches “Récuplast” against plastic waste pollution

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

AFRICA: UNEP assesses air pollution and climate change

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

TUNISIA: Insat wins “Enactus Tunisia 2020” with its project of waste filter

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

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

AFRICA: AMMP raises $1.15 million to distribute its off-grid monitoring solutions

ZIMBABWE: a law to regulate the installation of solar PV systems is under study

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

AFRICA: Solarise raises funds to supply solar energy to businesses

AFRICA: Swedfund finances PV solar energy suppliers via SunFunder

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

MOZAMBIQUE: EleQtra starts construction of the 120 MW Namaacha wind farm

KENYA: Three start-ups will participate in the regional finals of Climate Launchpad

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

EGYPT: EBRD lends $54m for 200 MWp of solar energy to Kom Ombo

WEST AFRICA: MPs unite to address drinking water challenges

MALAWI: Khato Civils lowers the cost of the Lilongwe-Salima water project

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

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

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

KENYA: KenGen needs consultant for waste-to-energy conversion

GABON: SEEG restores eight boreholes at Angondjé in Libreville

TANZANIA: RSKeWATERservices to install 650 solar-powered water meters

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

SUDAN: $26 million from GCF and UNDP for climate change resilience

NIGERIA: Government opens waste recycling center in Abuja

AFRICA: AfDB rewarded for its climate investments

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

BURKINA FASO: MCC grants $450 million for electricity

AFRICA: Roots of Impact wants to strengthen the impact of water and sanitation companies

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

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

LIBYA: USAID and four institutions join forces for water and electricity

MOZAMBIQUE: Some plastic bags to be banned from 2021

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

AFRICA: AFD and TDB open line of credit for green infrastructures

BENIN: Water monitoring brigade to be established soon

UGANDA: Katosi drinking water plant to be put into service in February 2021

AFRICA: Ignite Power to acquire 300,000 solar home systems

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

SEYCHELLES: TRASS to plant 100,000 trees in Praslin by December 2020

UGANDA: $13.6 million from WB for drinking water in Busia district

DRC: Elsewedy wins contract to build Kasumbalesa substation

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Water infrastructure to be built in the Eastern Cape

SOUTH AFRICA: Randfontein wastewater treatment plant reactivated

AFRICA: AfDB scaling up climate financing

EAST AFRICA: AEPW and UN-Habitat join forces against plastic waste

SOUTH AFRICA: Rhino poaching falls by 50%, but remains alarming

AFRICA: FFEM launches a call for sustainable refrigeration and air conditioning projects

AFRICA: KawiSafi sponsors BioLite for solar kits and eco-friendly cookers

SOUTH AFRICA: Sasol invites tenders for 10 MWp solar power plants

AFRICA: AFSIA webinar on solar energy use in agriculture

August 6, 2020

EAST AFRICA: EACREEE joins forces with RES4Africa to promote micro-grids

AFRICA: More than 70 photographers raise funds for wildlife

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

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

AFRICA: EEP Africa finances Redavia to provide solar energy to enterprises

AFRICA: $15 million financial support from Germany for biodiversity protection

AFRICA: e-waste output reaches alarming levels

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

AFRICA: Med’Innovant Africa 2020 will award innovations for the sustainable city

AFRICA: 34 traffickers arrested for importing electronic waste

AFRICA: AFSIA organises webinar on solarisation of airports on July 7

7 juillet 2020, Afrique

AFRICA: Global consultation for the “New Big 5” of land animals

AFRICA: HEC Paris launches green entrepreneurship programme

AFRICA: CAPOOP launches on-line water and sanitation platform

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

AFRICA: Sun Exchange receives $3 million from ARPF for Bitcoin paid solar energy

“There is a need to improve the distribution of available water resources in Africa”

Interview with Sylvain Usher (AfWA)

AFRICA: GEF strengthens sustainable food systems in nine African countries

AFRICA: Building Energy joins forces with Evolution II for renewable energies

“Scatec Solar holds over 2,000 MW of project pipeline in Africa.”

Jan Fourie, Scatec Solar

AFRICA-Covid-19: WSSCC joins global action on water and sanitation

AFRICA: Miss Earth Nigeria 2019, Susan Garland aims to plant a million trees

AFRICA: DITCh launches project to fight plastic waste pollution

“Solar kit suppliers are more exposed to Covid-19 in Africa.”

John Frédérick van Zuylen, Afsia

AFRICA: Submission of applications for Zayed Prize postponed to June 11, 2020

AFRICA: Desalination, now a key component of water supply strategies

AFRICA: Trees for the Future will train 8,000 farmers in soil management

AFRICA: OIF platform launches competition on responsible innovation

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

AFRICA: Could nuclear power outpace renewables?

AFRICA: GGGI and partners launch “Greenpreneurs” for green innovation

AFRICA: Solarkiosk and Unitar’s Covid-19 mobile and solar test laboratories

AFRICA: Enel Green Power seeks 50% renewable energy partner

AFRICA: To maintain drop in CO2 emissions caused by Covid19

AFRICA: Water, electricity, waste… vital resources in times of Covid-19

UGANDA-TANZANIA: AfDB says no funding for crude oil pipeline (EACOP)

AFRICA: Winch launches containerised solar-lit clinics

AFRICA: IRENA and AU boost renewable energy in response to Covid-19

AFRICA: AfDB Provides US$ 760,000 for small-scale renewable energy projects

AFRICA: UK, COP26 host, reportedly still financing oil and gas projects

AFRICA: universal electrification needs solar off-grid mini-grids

AFRICA: Tropical forests’ capacity to absorb CO2 is declining

AFRICA: Preserving biodiversity to fight diseases such as covid-19

AFRICA: Afsia launches awards for solar innovation

AFRICA: Covid-19 gives pangolin a break from extinction

AFRICA: $160 millions for renewable energy through the Energy Inclusion Facility (EIF)

AFRICA: EU strengthens cooperation to combat climate change

AFRICA: COPERNICEA programme for ecological accounting

AFRICA: DPA partners with Canadian Solar to provide off-grid for businesses

Watrex Expo 2020: Water professionals will converge in Cairo on 22 March

Africa-France Summit: Focus on sustainable cities and territories in June 2020

4-6 June 2020, Bordeaux, France

AFRICA: Greenpeace calls for a continental response to climate change

AFRICA: Persistent Energy raises $8 million to provide solar off-grid

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town to host hydropower forum in April 2020

AFRICA: EIB will inject €4 billion for sustainable initiatives in 2020

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

X-Africa Forum: Young ecological solution providers expected on March 7

KENYA: GreenTec invests in waste recovery start-up Ecodudu

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

AFRICA: Environmental degradation might threaten children’s health

AFRICA: Arch injects 16.5 M$ in CBE to supply solar energy to companies

SOUTH AFRICA: The future of electric mobility to be discussed in March

AFRICA: EEP Africa supports renewable energy project initiators in 15 countries

AFRICA: Kigali will host a water treatment exhibition in March 2020

NAMIBIA: Kunene region gets 150 kWp solar power plant

NAMIBIA: Effects of drought lead to food shortages for nearly 350,000 people

KENYA: Unilever introduces 100% recyclable plastic packaging in East Africa

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

IVORY COAST: New water tower commissioned in Aropka

AFRICA: Bamako Convention on Hazardous Wastes 22 years on

KENYA: 6th Solar Off-Grid Conference to be held in Nairobi in February 2020

EGYPT: In March 2020, Cairo hosts a waste expo-conference

28-30 March 2020, Cairo, Egypt

UGANDA: BBS Energy launches “Envirocook” project for eco-friendly cooking

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

IVORY COAST: Solar research platform to be built in Yamoussoukro

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

KENYA: Nakuru to host wastewater management conference in March 2020

25 March 2020, Nakuru, Kenya

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

EASTERN AFRICA: Locusts invasion, another impact of climatic fluctuations

KENYA: Solar Expo Kenya’s 7th edition to host participants from 20 countries in June 2020

3-5 June 2020, Nairobi, Kenya

BENIN: Water distribution systems rehabilitated in Parakou

EAST AFRICA: Slow Food sets project to get young people involved in agro-ecology

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

TUNISIA: Some 30 activists drilled on ecological challenges of the Mediterranean Sea

AFRICA: Schneider Electric partners with Qbera to equip companies with off grid

AFRICA: African Marine Waste Network to meet in April 2020 in Port Elizabeth-SA

April 20-23, 2020, Port Elizabeth

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

AFRICA: ACCF provides $4.7 million for climate change adaptation

EGYPT: 4th International Conference on Desalination to be held soon in Cairo

24-27 February 2020, Cairo

AFRICA: EU provides grant to African Adaptation Initiative

AFRICA: Successful Africa-UK summit on green energy sector

MOROCCO: Twinning with EU to improve environmental protection

AFRICA: Climate change hinders women’s well-being

AFRICA: Addis Ababa to host green hydrogen conference in February 2020

CHAD: Water borehole inaugurated for the population of Sarh town

TANZANIA: Training centre for renewable energy to be set up in Tanzania

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

KENYA: Water Security Congress opens in April 2020

April, 27-30 avril, Nairobi

MOROCCO: King Mohammed VI inaugurates a series of hydraulic projects in Essaouira

AFRICA: London to invest $19.6 million for green cities on the continent

AFRICA: Proparco finances Metier II for renewable energies and resource efficiency

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

EGYPT: Japan supports training programme on water management

AFRICA: Journalists on the front line in the fight against climate change

EGYPT: Infinity and Masdar team up for renewable energy in Africa

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

AFRICA: AfDB’s new EIF gets $59 million for off-grid providers

BURKINA FASO: IRC trains 93 municipalities in drinking water governance

EGYPT: China Gezhouba Group to build 500 MW of solar power plants

ZIMBABWE: African forum on sustainable development to be held in February 2020

24-27 février, Zimbabwe

BENIN: Training session in agroecology scheduled for February 2020

2-9 February 2020, Benin

AFRICA: AfDB grants $20 million to Metier II for renewable energies and sanitation

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

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

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

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

TUNISIA: Chinese TBEA and Emirati AMEA get 100 MW solar plant

EGYPT: US and Egypt sign agreement on access to safe drinking water

RWANDA: Green bank creation on government’s agenda

MALAWI: Phanes Group finances $67M for the Nkhotakota Solar Power Plant

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

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

MOROCCO: 8,000 visitors expected at the 9th edition of “Solaire Expo Maroc” 2020

BURUNDI: SEFA earmarks $990,000 for a solar hybrid power plant project

MOZAMBIQUE: Neoen reaches financial closure for Metoro power plant

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

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

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

AFRICA: Solar Show Africa 2020 will focus on solutions and innovations

March31-April 1, 2020, Johannesburg

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

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

CHAD: 2020 Finance Law gives priority to ecology

MOROCCO: Ifrane will host a symposium on water and waste in February 2020

28-29 Febuary 2020, MOROCCO

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

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

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

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

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

AFRICA: FMO and Shell Foundation support renewable energy suppliers

SOUTH AFRICA: Ecology and environment laboratory in place

COP25: Preventing and adapting to climate disasters, a priority for Africa

MOROCCO: Emerging Business Factory organises hackathon on water

AFRICA: EIB and TDB lend $120 million to SMEs for renewable energy

BURKINA FASO: Samendeni hydroelectric dam officially operational in Bama

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

ALGERIA: Government establishes a renewable energy ombudsman’s office

ALGERIA: Energy efficiency network is being set up, supported by GIZ

Mediterranean: Management project to improve non-conventional water resources

AFRICA: RES4Africa and GWEC team up to develop renewable energy sources

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

AFRICA: Scientists warn against neonicotinoid insecticides

CAMEROON: Youth get together for climate change

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

MALAWI: Catherine Chaima, finalist for the African Engineering Innovation Award

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

AFRICA: REPP will finance renewable energy projects run by women

CENTRAL AFRICA: COMIFAC wants to mobilize funds for biodiversity conservation

IVORY COAST: Lifiled wins 2019 EDF Pulse Africa Award

KENYA: Government invests $791 million for two drinking water projects in the country

AFRICA: IRD analysis shows that 32% of tropical plants are threatened

MOROCCO: Boujdour wind farm construction will start in 2021

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

AFRICA: WWF says African elephants will be extinct by 2040 if nothing is done

BURKINA FASO: Students design robot for waste collection at sea

BENIN: AfDB finances sanitation and rural electrification

AFRICA: IRSTEA launches second study on biodiversity of seasonal watercourses

MAURITANIA: Government wants to expand water supply network

AFRICA: Africa50 joins Power Africa for electricity investments

AFRICA: African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) adopts charter

AFRICA: Orange and Greenlight will distribute solar kits in several countries

MOROCCO: Masen and UNIDO commit to support the development of green energy

AFRICA: AfDB devotes its capital increase to renewable energy

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

BURKINA FASO: Scientist uses mangoes to produce biogas

MOROCCO: IRESEN’s biogas and biomass platform planned for 2020

MOROCCO: AAA initiative signs three agreements for resilient agriculture in Africa

IVORY COAST: Hygiene and sanitation squad established

AFRICA: Oslo offers €30 million guarantee to renewable energy suppliers

GABON: Repair work on the Franceville water tower has begun

EGYPT: Several companies will build biomass power plants in the country

ALGERIA: Condor selected to build 50-megawatt solar power plant

AFRICA: Shell and Sumitomo invest in PowerGen, a mini-grid supplier

AFRICA SECURITY FORUM: Climate change and security in the spotlight in Rabat

1-3 December 2019, Rabat

AFRICA: USF organised series of consultations on sustainable cities in Africa

ETHIOPIA/EGYPT: For a peaceful solution to the dispute over the Renaissance Dam?

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

MOROCCO: Chtouka project awarded in Dubai

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

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

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

CHAD: Twenty-two standpipes rehabilitated in Laï

AFRICA: Africa 21 will launch network of climate journalists

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

IVORY COAST: Work underway to rehabilitate Tagro Forest

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

AFRICA: New platform for financing off-grid solar energy emerges

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

NIGERIA: Future Energy conference in Lagos goes green

12-13 November 2019, Nigeria

MOROCCO: Four agreements signed with Spain to promote sustainable growth

TOGO: Government plans to install mini grids in 14 villages

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

MOROCCO: UNESCO prepares conference on sustainable water management

28-31 October 2019, Morocco

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

MOROCCO: Hassan-II Mosque drastically reduces impacts (at zero cost)

Climate Chance 2019: Local climate actors will meet in Accra, Ghana

NIGER: Moroccan Onee wants to promote rural electrification

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

IVORY COAST: Government launches electricity grid extension project

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

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

AFRICA: UNICEF launches phase 2 of DGIS-ASWA, for water and sanitation

SOUTH AFRICA: GDT partners with Volco to set up 5 recycling plants for tyres

TOGO: Energy Cycle wins EDF Africa Tour finale

MALAWI: A loan of $150 million is needed to improve access to electricity

AFRICA: Two winners of the UN Climate Action Award are Africans.

NIGERIA: Nestlé partners with Wecyclers against plastic waste

AFRICA: ENI and Mainstream join forces to collaborate on renewable energy

MOROCCO: Climate information system under development

AFRICA: 3 European countries provide $350 million for solar energy and energy storage

SOUTH AFRICA: Plentify wins EDF Pulse Africa tour

AFRICA: Ocean pollution could knock fish stocks by 40%

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

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

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

AFRICA: Empower Invest, new fund to support small renewable energy projects

AFRICA: Rockefeller Foundation sets up electricity access commission

ZAMBIA: Planning to import 300 MW of electricity from South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: Exxaro, coal king, acquires Cennergi and its wind farms

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

MOROCCO: Solar village of Solar Decathlon Africa inaugurated in Benguerir

SENEGAL: African experts stand together against hazardous waste discharge

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

CENTRAL AFRICA: States join forces to promote forest conservation

KENYA: 642 basins installed to improve irrigation in rural areas

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

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

MOROCCO: Azolis represents the kingdom at the 3rd EDF Pulse Africa final

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

AFRICA: Evolution II raises $216 million to invest in renewable energies

AFRICA: Engie strengthens its off-grid position by acquiring Mobisol

MOROCCO: Total inaugurates 1,000th gas station equipped with solar off grid

CAMEROON: Hygiene and sanitation contest launched to clean Yaoundé

TOGO: Edem Koffi awarded for solar bag prototypeR

AFRICA: Bboxx raises $50 million for solar home kits distribution

POLLUTEC MAROC: Casablanca gets ready to host 11th edition

october 30- november 2, 2019

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Green Climate Fund provides $56 million to support eco-finance

SOUTH AFRICA: Training on wastewater treatment as of September 2019

IVORY COAST: Frenchman builds floating island from plastic waste

AFRICA: Green Peace calls for an end to all activity in the rainforest

AFRICA: New trade restrictions for wild elephants enter into force

AFRICA: Vegetation cover is burning up

ALGERIA: 5,600 MW of solar power plants under construction

AFRICA: IITA launches agricultural waste-to-fertilizer project

AFRICA: Annual forum to boost nascent climate investments

MALI: Borehole to supply drinking water, inaugurated in Sangarebougou

AFRICA: CTF Supplies $20 Million to AfDB’s Energy Inclusion Facility

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

EGYPT: Water supply and sanitation training centre opened

BOTSWANA: Solar backpacks for students in remote areas

ZIMBABWE: India lends $42 million to boost access to electricity

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

ETHIOPIA: Over 350 million trees planted in 12 hours

MOROCCO: Iresen and Mohammed VI University launch 2 masters courses on clean energy

NIGERIA: Solar hybrid power plant inaugurated at Alex Ekwueme University

AFRICA: ElectriFI and EAV finance Solarise for off-grid supply to companies

AFRICA: Diageo invests $219 million to “green” beverage production process

MAURITANIA: Government plans to install 300 boreholes by 2020

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

AFRICA: Start-up Mascara raises €2.2 million for small desalination units The French

AFRICA: “Rhino bonds” to be issued by 2020 to protect black rhinos

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

CHAD: Water tower inaugurated in Saraf Ousba

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

ZIMBABWE: Yaowei Technology allocates $15 million for solar energy development

AFRICA: Scientists initiate SafeWaterAfrica for wastewater treatment

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

AFRICA: CCCC and Platinum Power join forces on renewable energy development

AFRICA: New AfDB support programme for solar energy opportunities

AFRICA: RFI holds web application competition on sustainable cities

AFRICA: $310 million from DFID’s UK fund, for climate change issues

AFRICA: AU and UN aim on women’s empowerment in environmental matters

Africa faces a ‘waste tsunami’ if landfills are not urgently regulated

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

MOROCCO: Platinum Power to build a 108 MW hydroelectric dam

EGYPT: Dongfeng Motor to set up electric car manufacturing plant

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

AFRICA: Consideration of an urgent need to increase green finance progresses

NIGERIA: EU invests $165 million in renewable energy

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

AFRICA: Gridworks invests $7.5 million in off-grid company, Mettle Solar

MOROCCO: Nabrawind Technologies will build Africa’s largest wind tower

MOROCCO: Water at the centre of a working visit to the USA

ESWATINI: South African Concon will develop a 10 MW power plant

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

AFRICA: AfDB grants $500 million credit for electrification from renewable energy sou

AFRICA: Vergnet Hydro and Mascara collaborate to treat brackish water

AFRICA: Two resilient development training sessions in preparation

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

AFRICA: To develop an environmental catastrophe insurance market

MADAGASCAR: Trysbas Energy will supply 50 MW of solar energy within 5 years

AFRICA: How to accelerate renewable energy projects

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Germany invests €10 million in climate research

WEST AFRICA: OIF launches call for proposals on green economy

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

BENIN: State approves construction of 4 solar power plants

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

AFRICA: 21 scientists receive scholarships for climate-related studies

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

AFRICA: Azuri Technologies raises $26 million for solar kits delivery at home

AEF 2019: Large investors call for mini-grid financing mechanism

Green Solutions Awards 2019: Hot climates in focus

Partner : Construction 21

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

MOROCCO: EBRD grants €20 million to Société Générale for green projects

IVORY COAST: Tiken Jah Fakoly dedicates 11th album to environmental cause

Africa Energy Forum 2019: A top-level event on renewable energies

TANZANIA: New law bans plastic bags

KENYA: Koko Networks offers bioethanol as an alternative to charcoal

MADAGASCAR: Government allocates €12 million for drinking water supply

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Carbon Tax Act comes into force in June 2019

MOROCCO: CIRAD launches Massire project to improve water management in the Maghreb

Africa is not immune to the rapid global biodiversity loss!

AFRICA: Electrification for all might not be effective even after 2030.

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

AFRICA: Seven cities at risk of submergence by 2100

AFRICA: AfDB and local elected officials discuss adaptation to climate change

AFRICA: Solar photovoltaic could reach 30 GW in 2030

KENYA: Young engineer develops solar refrigerator for improved food preservation

ZIMBABWE: Plans construction of three 250MW solar power plants

CAMEROON: “Solar maternity” construction project launched

MOROCCO: EBRD grants €5 million to BMCE Bank for green economy financing

AFRICA: Engie launches tender for water and electricity projects

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

CHAD: Government receives new equipment to strengthen fight against poaching

AFRICA: UN and AfDB promote water resources conservation

AGBS: Green bond in Africa summit to be held in London

7-8 november 2019, London

AFRICA: Union of solar energy professionals emerges

SOUTH AFRICA: Nedbank issues green bonds for renewable energy

SIPSEV: The International Solar Pumping Exhibition will focus on energy efficiency

19-23 June 2019, Agadir Morocco

GABON: start of construction of eight solar power plants

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

10-12 July Lagos, Nigéria

Solar Africa 2019: Preparing for the sixth edition in Kenya

25-27 July Nairobi, Kenya

SUSTAINABLE CITIES: a forum in preparation to the Africa-France 2020 Summit

May 14, 2019 – Paris

AFRICA: World Bank accused of financing fossil fuels, wrongly?

Vedanta, to be sued in London for pollution by Zambia’s subsidiary

AFRICAN UTILITY WEEK: Climate change and sustainable growth issues

Cape Town, May, 14-16 2019

AFRICA SOLAR: Kigali firmly awaits solar energy investors

Kigali, May, 23-25 2019

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

Protecting biodiversity to ensure food security on the African continent

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

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

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

AFRICA: Indian Avaada raises $145 million to provide 2.4 GW of solar energy

AFRICA: $20 million from AECF for solar kit suppliers from 5 countries

ECOWAS: EBID and PFAN join forces to deploy renewable energy

AFRICA: Ncondezi and GridX partner in solar mini-grids and storage

SOUTH AFRICA: IFAT Africa, the leading trade fair for an emerging waste market

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom negotiates import conditions for electric cars

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

AFRICA: Masen partners with IDB to finance renewable energy

ZAMBIA: Engie’s first Power Corner inaugurated, in presence of executive committee

FITSEDD 2019: A forum to rethink climate change in Africa

17-18 juin 2019, Abidjan

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

AFRICA: PEG Africa raises $25 million for solar kit deployment

ABEF 2019: Blue economy, propelling sustainable growth in Africa

June 25-26 2019, Tunis

RWANDA: Symbion Power invests $200 million in biogas power plant

AFRICA: AfDB trims up new incentive instrument to finance renewable energy

SMART CITY EXPO CASABLANCA: The smart city at the service of the sustainable city

April 17-18 2019, Casablanca Maroc

AFRICA: Lionscape, coalition to protect lions and double their numbers

SITeau: Casablanca prepares for International Water Technology Exhibition

11-13 June 2019, Cassablanca

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

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

October 16-18 , Accra Ghana

ALGERIA: State allocates €5 million for drinking water projects in Ghardaïa

MOROCCO: Call for tenders launched for Koudia Al Baida Wind Farm extension Morocco la

GHANA: Africa considers better access to climate finance

WATER FILE

AFRICA: THE REUSE OF TREATED WASTEWATER FOR DRINKING WATER

In partneship with VEOLIA

CAMEROON: e-waste recycling centre for Yaoundé and Douala

AFRICA: World Bank allocates $22.5 billion for 5-year climate projects

AFRICA: UNESCO and Japan create flood warning platform

ONE PLANET SUMMIT: AfDB will release $25 billion for climate projects by 2025

AFRICA: Beijing, new model for air pollution control?

DAMS: Africa challenged by ecological impact of hydropower projects

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

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

AFRICA: Attijariwafa bank becomes intermediary for Green Climate Fund

AFRICA: Thirty countries pressure EU against giraffe poaching

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

AFRICA: Louis Vuitton enforces purchasing criteria for crocodile skins

IVORY COAST: UNICEF builds classrooms with recycled plastic

Eurafric sets the course for renewable energy in Africa, at BePositive

ALGERIA: Higher solar energy training school in progress

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

February 19-23 2019 - Bamako

WEST AFRICA: Sustainable waste management project in place

GABON: AfDB grants 77 billion for drinking water supply projects

AFRICA: Seoul declares itself ready for technology transfer on the continent

AFRICA: Intel relies on artificial intelligence to save elephants

AFRICA: Ecological impact, more taken into account in project financing

AFRICA: EIB financed 1600 MW of clean energy in 2018

MOROCCO: Project launched to strengthen biodiversity capacity

AFRICA: AREI will invest more than $10 billion in renewable energies

TUNISIA: Cooperating with Portugal on green education

AFRICA: Evolution II invests $7 million in Solar Africa and off grid solar power

SOUTH AFRICA: Zayed Awards for Sustainable Development recognise two students

AFRICA: Meeting on water and sanitation scheduled for February 11, 2019

February 11 2019, Paris

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

April 10 - 12, 2019 — Abidjan

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

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

16-20 February 2019, Yaoundé

AFRICA 2019: Hydroelectricity and water storage professionals will be in Windhoek

2-4 April 2019, Windhoek

AFRICA: UAVs to curb elephant poaching

AFRICA: CrossBoundary enters solar mini-grid market and creates CBEA

SIEE-POLLUTEC 2019: Water’s future to be discussed from February 11 in Algiers

Algiers, 11-14 Febuary 2019

AFRICA: World Resources Institute prescriptions, to feed without destroying

AFRICA: AfDB invests $25 million in ARPF and promotes renewable energy

RWANDA: Climate and greenhouse gas control laboratory launched

AFRICA: UNESCO and Armor equip school goers with photovoltaic film

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

AFRICA: One Planet Summit to be held in Nairobi for the first time

Nairobi, 14th March 2019

Uganda: Government reaches out to investors to boost green economy

KENYA: Government to invest $491 million to facilitate access to water

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

“Eurafric accelerates energy and digital transition projects in Africa.”

Interview: Florence Mompo

Kenya: Solar cow to light up Africa and school goers

GABON: AfDB finances construction of two hydroelectric power plants

AFRICA: Sigfox relies on Internet of Things (IoT) to protect rhinos

SENEGAL: ETE will distribute drinking water to residents of Ndiaganiao

TANZANIA: Zola Electric Gets $35 Million to Finance Projects

MOROCCO: AfDB and China Allocate €115 Million to Secure Access to Safe Drinking Water

MOROCCO: Young scientist offers biogas and fertilisers to farmers

MADAGASCAR: Women at solar school, from March 2019, to equip households

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

COOPERATION: Morocco and Senegal combine efforts for environmental protection

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

MOROCCO: Great African leader in the fight against global warming

TUNISIA: Chanouf produces bio coal from waste

Water Show Africa: Water professionals will focus on climate impact

March 26-27, 2019 - Johannesburg

AFRICA: Coca-Cola invests $38 billion for plastic waste recycling

MALAWI: Construction works launched, for Kanzimbe solar power plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Karoshoek solar power plant already operational

IRSEC-2018: 6th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference in Rabat

December, 5 2018, Rabat, Morocco

AFRICA: AfDB calls for e-waste recycling

COP24: $ 50 billion from World Bank for climate change adaptation

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

RWANDA: 5th most attractive country for investment in green energy

AFRICA: Blockchain, proposed as catalyst for renewable energies

AFRICA: Three actors in energy sector awarded by EDF

IVORY COAST: Waste management project launched in Abidjan

AFRICA: Irrigation project for Sahel launched in Ouagadougou

AFRICA: OPIC to inject $6 million into CrossBoundary Energy

ETHIOPIA: AWIEF honours Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, queen of ecological shoes

“For Engie, energy decentralisation is an irreversible movement”

Interview: Mr Homman and Mr Miquel

IVORY COAST: Energy Efficiency Forum tackles much-neglected topic

november, 27 2018, Abidjan

COOPERATION: Kenya and the Netherlands join forces to develop geothermal energy

RWANDA: Forum on green finance for a more resilient Africa

26-30 november 2018, Kigali

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

AFRICA: Globaltel offers solar solution to optimize telecom aerials

COOPERATION: AfDB and Canada partner for climate protection

AFRICA: Energy Generation launches prize competition for young project leaders

AFRICA: Platform for mobilising climate finance, launched

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

November 27-30, 2018 - Lyon

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

AFRICA: African Climate Week to focus on international action

18-22 march, Accra

EGYPT: E-waste recycling, a dynamic sector

AFRICA: AfDB invests $500 million for urban sanitation in sub-Saharan countries

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom launches technology to store energy

MOROCCO: ADA provides farmers with climate vulnerability mapping

JFAC 2019: West Africa aims for sustainable cities

19-22 March 2019, Abidjan

AFRICA: GCF funds $110 million climate change adaptation programme

AFRICA: AfDB launches ADRIFI to thwart effects of Climate Change

AFRICA: FAO advocates biogas production from animal dung

SOUTH AFRICA: Students produce urine-based bricks

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

Ambition Africa: New models of the green economy are being invented in Africa

AFRICA: GCF supports three projects with $110 million

SOUTH AFRICA: Towards the creation of a green bank

AFRICA: AFD and Business France, against global warming on the continent

AFRICITIES 2018 FAIR: The venue to design the development of African cities

20 novembre 2018, Maroc

AFRICA SOLAR: After Kenya and Tanzania, exhibition to be held in Ethiopia

March 21st 2019 - Addis Abeba

SOLAR SHOW AFRICA, African operators in solar energy to meet in Johannesburg

march, 26-27 2018, Johannesburg

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

October 30-November 1, 2018 - Dakar

AFRICA: World Bank invests in batteries to boost solar energy

AFRICA: Finland will invest €114 million in wind energy, through IFC

AFRICA: “Clean Oceans” initiative will benefit continent’s coastal areas

AMBITION AFRICA 2018: Green economy at the centre of Africa-France business event

October 22-23, 2018 - Paris

SOLAR EXPO MOROCCO: the B to B platform on solar energy and energy efficiency

February 26-28, 2019 - Casablanca

IFAT AFRICA 2019: the trade fair for water and waste professionals in South Africa

July 9-11, 2019 - Johannesburg

SOUTH AFRICA: Symposium on sustainable cities scheduled for November 2018

November 5-6, 2018 - South Africa

AFRICA: EDF and Gibb create joint venture specialised in renewable energy

MOROCCO: €13 million to revitalise Euromed of Fez eco-campus

BURKINA FASO: Rebranding Africa Forum focuses on green economy

AFRICA: Hilton embarks on travel and sustainable tourism on the continent

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

AFRICA: AU establishes $10 million fund for cross-border water projects

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

AFRICA: Highly profitable, environmental crime affects African economies

KENYA: Overview of first African Partnership Platform for the Environment

KENYA: NEPAD, African Union agency, rolls out red carpet to Morocco

SEERA: Third Energy Week focuses on energy transition

November 9th, 2018 - Ouagadougou

KENYA: Ecopost manufactures building materials from plastic waste

AFRICA: Price of a tonne of carbon inexorably rising in favour of continent

TUNISIA: Researcher Akissa Bahri wins IWA Prize of “Women in Water”

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

SAHARA: Wind and solar farms to increase rainfall levels?

DR CONGO: Scanning vehicles to track down illegal timber imports

AFRICA: Dispatches to save the environment

CAMEROON: Solar energy to light Douala international airport

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

30 August, 2018 Dakar

AFRICA: When oil palm cultivation threatens biodiversity…

SOUTH AFRICA: Biomass at the centre of discussions in Johannesburg

TOGO: Training to revive old tyres and enhance their value

MOROCCO: Regional actors better equipped to access climate funds

AFRICA: Positive outcome of symposium on greening of justice systems

AFRICA: Odyssey Energy Solutions seeks $500 million to develop mini-grids

AFRICA: Global Landscape Forum to be held in Kenya in August 2018

29-30 august, 2018 - Nairobi

AFRICA: Irish government to invest €1.2 million in the “Great Green Wall”

AFRICA: SFI, 100 RC and GIF bolster innovation platform in water management

AFRICA: Gaia Energy partners with IFC for wind energy on the continent

BURKINA FASO: Solar energy to light 600 households and many SMEs

GHANA: Zaacoal produces clean coal from coconut shell waste

AFRICA: Enerdeal needs 10 million euros to revitalize solar energy

AFRICA: African Energy Generation Prize announces the winners

GHANA: Two youths produce energy from cassava

TRAINING: IFDD offers online seminar on solar water heater market

AFRICA: Marita and Triton Solar join forces to develop the battery market

AFRICA: AfDB to Invest $12 Billion for Universal Access to Electricity Project

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

AFRICA: First exchange meeting of the African Clean Cities Platform

CAMEROON: 30 journalists equipped to communicate better on the climate

UGANDA: Sogea Satom to build water treatment plant for $96 million

AFRICA: FAO and GSP launch Afrisoils, a soil protection programme

AFRICA: Uqam offers researchers a doctoral scholarship on African climate

AFRICA: Vuma Earth, Green Peace’s weapon for environmental protection

AFRICA: Bluewater launches $1 million competition for innovation in water management

AFRICA: 124 more mountain gorillas give IUCN hope in eight years

AFRICA: Huawei sets up a $1.5 billion fund to boost African smart cities

AFRICA: Toshiba Energy System joins forces with RentCo and Vinci in geothermal energy

AFRICA: Call for projects “Renewable Energies 2018” is launched

AFRICA: Aspire Grant to offer biodiversity research grants

AFRICA: South Korea to invest $1 billion in electricity and $600 million in renewable

AFRICA: Two good reasons to invest in solar energy on the continent

SAHEL: World Bank to finance $25 million irrigation project

AFRICA: Recycling smartphones to save gorillas by saving Coltan

CONGO: Lasting promises at the Congo Basin Commission summit

AFRICA: AfDB Puts Solar Energy at the Centre of its Development Strategy

AFRICA: Conservation agriculture, better adapted to climate change

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