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

November 5 to 8, 2024, Italy

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

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

Engie launches construction of its Grootspruit solar farm in South Africa

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

INTERVIEW

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

25-28 June, Barcelona

Agritech and fintech bosses to compete in Portugal in November 2024

African Parks continues to rewild 120 white rhinos in the Kruger Park

Inspired Evolution raises $23m for energy transition in Africa

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

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

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

South African ports begin decarbonising with solar power at Richards Bay

UAE’s Amea Power raises $108m for its Doornhoek solar farm in South Africa

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

SOUTH AFRICA: mining company Sibanye signs for 140 MW of wind energy

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

Why is the AfDB joining the African Carbon Markets Initiative?

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

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

DBSA launches pioneering fund to save biodiversity in southern Africa

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

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

Electrification: Central Africa remains the continent’s soft spot

Tailor-made financial policies to guarantee access to water in Africa

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

Interview

$234 m invested in SA’s 1st network of EV charging stations in the Free State

Namibia secures $138 million loan to boost renewable energies

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

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

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

Global treaty against plastic pollution: no significant progress in Ottawa

Amea enters the South African market with the Doornhoek solar farm

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

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

A bold $30bn plan to electrify 300 million Africans

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

May7,in Marseille,Afrik21 partner

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

Retrospective

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

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

WCEF2024

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

NAMIBIA: $52.5m water budget to focus on infrastructure

SOUTH AFRICA: IFC commits $300m for housing and clean energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Adac starts decarbonising its data centres with solar power

WCEF2024

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

Interview

WCEF2024

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

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

Retrospective

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

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: intensive lion and rhino farming now banned

In the heart of South Africa’s coal industry, $243M is invested in a 155 MW wind farm

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

Botswana threatens to send 20000 elephants to Germany: background to a tense situatio

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

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

Retrospective

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

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

ZIMBABWE: the government declares a state of national disaster in the face of drought

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Nordex bounces back with a new 336 MW wind turbine order

Interview

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

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

AFRICA: a report identifies the main culprits of air pollution

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

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

BOTSWANA: work starts on the country’s largest solar farm at Mmadinare

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

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

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

Wind power: Enel launches work on its Impofu wind farms (330 MW) in South Africa

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

SOUTH AFRICA: the rehabilitation of the Kempsdale reservoir is launched

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

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

Sustainable development: four banks take on East Africa

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?

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

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

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

Mining: in South Africa, Anglo American accelerates its energy transition with EDF

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

Retrospective

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

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

May 30 to June 1, 2024, Abidjan

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

Their profits are our loss

SOUTH AFRICA: tax exemptions from 2026 for the EV market

Renewable energies: after Tanzania, Astra wants to develop 100 MW in Lesotho

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: the giant MTN connects to sustainability with a new solar park

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

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

Solar, wind and storage in one: Oya reaches a milestone in South Africa

Solar power: Solarcentury in Botswana to generate 100 MW for the sub-regional grid

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

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

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

Mayor of Cape Town, South Africa

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

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

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

NAMIBIA: Windhoek fines water wasters in the face of drought

Solar power: from southern Namibia, Solarcentury injects 60 MWp into SAPP

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

In partnership with Vuka Group

Hydroelectricity: property developer Growthpoint bets on South Africa

Namibian President Hage Geingob, environmental activist, has died

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

Plastic pollution: 76 WTO member states advocate sustainable trade practices

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

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

NAMIBIA: in Otjikoto, SPS to decarbonize gold mining with solar power

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

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

Wind power: Denmark’s Vestas wins a new 108 MW order in South Africa

AFRICA: applications for the IWA Water Innovation Awards open soon

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

Namibian cities again recommended to international ecotourists in 2024

SOUTH AFRICA: Globeleq refinances its Aries and Konkoonsies solar power plants

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

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

216 million climate migrants by 2050, mainly in Africa

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Saint-Gobain to green its factories with solar energy

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: EDF and Mulilo to invest $375m in electricity storage

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

21 Oct to 1 November 2024, Colombia

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

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

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

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?

NAMIBIA: China’s Shandong and Zhejiang to store solar energy in Omburu

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

BOTSWANA: Scatec closes the financing for the 1st phase of the Mmadinare solar park

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

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Kenhardt solar farms come on stream in the Northern Cape

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

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

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

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

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

Stéphane Crouzat: “Africa deserves special consideration at COP28”

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

“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

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

South Africa and Egypt top regional sustainability rankings in 2023

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

Green Mobility: An Imperative for Africa

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

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: the AfDB finances $300 million for energy and climate resilience

Ivory Coast seeks South African expertise to preserve its biodiversity

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Mercedes urges authorities to accelerate electric mobility

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: the World Bank lends $1 billion for the energy transition

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

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

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

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

AFRICA: environmental professionals expected at the Global Green Event

22-25 November, El-Jadida, Morocco

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

Green spaces for everyone, everywhere

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

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

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

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

Innovation: when technology improves sustainable waste management

Hydrogen-powered mobility: BMW, Anglo American and Sasol invest in South Africa

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”

BOTSWANA: 1st PPP in solar power, Bobonong and Shakawe power stations commissioned

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

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

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

Solution: green hydrogen mobility reinvented in South Africa

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

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

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

SENEGAL: warning in Kédougou of a worrying rise in the water level of the river Gambi

AFRICA: the AfDB and Korea to promote climate technologies

ZIMBABWE: Thousands of elephants forced to migrate by drought

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

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

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

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

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

AFRICA: Copenhagen to double its investment in sustainable development

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

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Black Mountain operations to be solar-powered

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

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

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: a new plant boosts water supply in Gauteng

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

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

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

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

Climate: the long race to decarbonise industries in Africa

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

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

September 22 to 23, 2023, Abidjan

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

SOUTHERN AFRICA: AfDB training in climate-smart agriculture

Sept 27-28, 2023, Johannesburg

NAMIBIA: Japanese investor Itochu sets its sights on the green hydrogen market

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

SOUTH AFRICA: TCS Sustainathon competition focuses on sustainable water management

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

18 to 22 February 2024, Conakry

NAMIBIA: Hyphen recruits ILF engineer for its hydrogen megaproject in Tsau//Khaeb

AFRICA : Chobe and Brikama in the Top50 ecotourism destinations worldwide

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

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Pretoria limits fishing to halt the decline of the Cape penguin

SOUTH AFRICA: MIGA issues $18 million guarantee for BTE solar power plant

NAMIBIA: InnoVent builds a 10 MW solar farm for desalination in Erongo

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

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

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

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: women-owned DLO invests in Longyuan Mulilo wind farms

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Standard Bank to invest $250m in sustainable energy & housing with IFC

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Cennergi closes the financing for its solar farm in Limpopo

SOUTH AFRICA: Mulilo to sell 75 MW of solar power to manufacturer Air Products

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

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

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

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

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

AFRICA: the Spanish private sector to invest in sustainable cities

SOUTH AFRICA: Scatec raises $270m for its solar farms in Grootfontein

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

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

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

Botch Mbola: “Formal mechanics for sustainable vehicle maintenance”

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

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

New Global Financial Pact: two years to accelerate reforms

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

AFRICA: four new biosphere reserves designated by UNESCO

BOTSWANA: BUAN starts reusing treated wastewater for irrigation

NAMIBIA: Windhoek joins the Helsinki Convention on Transboundary Watercourses

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

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

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

AFRICA: what place for electromobility in urban transport systems?

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

SOUTH AFRICA: 89 MW Castle wind farm enters construction phase

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

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

22-23 June, Paris, France

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Scatec completes sale of Upington solar complex for $49m

ZIMBABWE-ZAMBIA: an agreement to conserve the lower Zambezi-Mana basins

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

VIDEO

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

VIDEO

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

VIDEO

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

EUROPE-AFRICA FORUM: A Common Future for Sustainable Development

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

VIDEO

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

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

Decentralisation: a sensible solution to water shortages in Africa?

NAMIBIA: Energy China to Build 50 MW Wind Farm near Lüderitz

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

SOUTH AFRICA: UAE’s Amea Power to sell 85 MWp of solar power to GreenCo

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Pepsico to convert waste into fertiliser and electricity

AFRICA: CCA signs with AGF for clean cooking financing

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

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

May 29 to 31, 2023, Kara

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

June 13 to 14, 2023, Marrakech

NAMIBIA: Otjiwarongo Seeks Consultant for Two Waste valorization Plants

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September 4-5, 2023, Nairobi

SOUTH AFRICA: A programme to attract private investment in hydropower

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Decentral raises $12 million to provide solar to businesses

AFRICA: the smart city at the center of the African Cities Lab on May 23 in Cotonou

May 23 to 24, 2023, Cotonou

AFRICA: Washington pledges $7 billion for sustainable development and climate

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

One Forest Summit: don’t stop there…

AFRICA: IBL and Stoa invest in solar energy provider Equator Energy

AFRICA: BII injects €20m into Meridiam’s urban climate resilience fund

AFRICA: Senegalese Macky Sall awarded “Leadership for Water Security

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

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

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

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

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

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

EAIF 2023: Engie bets on carbon credits for electricity access

AFRICA: AfDB Accelerates Green Bonds for Green Energy Access

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

Energy access: despite mobilized funding, Africa still lags behind

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Vestas wins 373 MW order for three wind farms

AFRICA: UN Water Conference opens March 22, 2022 in New York

March 22 to 24, 2023, New-York

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

SOUTH AFRICA: New standard launched to improve plastic management

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

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

AFRICA: Seed launches call for projects to fund climate resilience

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

AFRICA: GCF and EIB launch new climate finance facility

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Faced with power blackouts, Gauteng is betting on an 800 MWp solar park

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

eMag with Climate Chance

NAMIBIA: Phase II of the ǁKaras irrigation project is launched

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

SOUTH AFRICA: responsAbility provides $10m to supply solar to businesses

AFRICA: 10 filmmakers advocate for better sanitation in urban areas

SOUTH AFRICA: Total and Mulilo to supply 260 MW of clean energy to Secunda

NAMIBIA: Nedbank’s new headquarters certified as a green building by the GBCSA

AFRICA: Interregional committee to improve air quality in five cities

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

SOUTH AFRICA: The country’s largest water reservoir goes operational in Vlakfontein

SOUTH AFRICA: Floods kill 12 and threaten biodiversity

AFRICA: A partnership to finance clean cooking through carbon credits

SOUTH AFRICA: Tzaneen Dam Rehabilitation Project to Start in March 2023

SOUTH AFRICA: Environmentalists keep up the pressure against TotalEnergies

Great Green Wall: project extends to Southern Africa

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

GREEN HYDROGEN : Fortescue in battle order in Namibia and South Africa

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

NAMIBIA: $5.5m for earth dams to address flooding in the north

NAMIBIA: Boreholes to be equipped with desalination systems in 10 regions

SOUTH AFRICA: Rhino poaching moves to regional parks

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

BOTSWANA/ZAMBIA: KfW finances €8.8 million for drinking water and sanitation

NAMIBIA: Hyphen to sell green ammonia to two industrial groups, including Approtium

SOUTH AFRICA: Seriti to green coal production with 155 MW of wind power

AFRICA: FAO and ARC to mainstream gender in climate action

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Stanlib to buy 258 MWp Upington solar complex

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

AFRICA: Namibia honoured at UN sustainable tourism competition

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

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: CFM invests $38 million in waste-to-energy project

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

HYDROGEN: MTJ, a new solution to decarbonize air transport

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Enel to sell 220 MW of wind power to Sasol and Air Liquide at Secunda

AFRICA: should forest carbon offsetting continue after all?

SOUTH AFRICA: Globeleq refinances its 31 MWp Soutpan solar plant

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

28 février au 2 mars 2023, Niamey

SOUTH AFRICA: EDF launches construction of the 140 MW Coleskop wind farm

SOUTH AFRICA: Investec obtains $80M to finance climate projects

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Joint venture to build two battery recycling plants

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

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Voltalia starts work on a solar park (148 MWp) in Bolobedu

AFRICA: Gridworks invests $50m in energy company Virunga Power

KENYA: ElectriFI invests $3m in solar energy provider Solarise

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

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

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

30 May - 1 June 2023, Helsinki

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

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

NAMIBIA: KfW lends $97 million to boost water access in the face of drought

SOUTH AFRICA: Amea wins contract for 120 MW solar power plant in Doornhoek

COP15: South Africa calls for genuine commitments in Montreal

SOUTH AFRICA: Hive to invest $6bn in green ammonia at Nelson Mandela Bay

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

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

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

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

March 7 to 9, 2023, Cape town

SOUTH AFRICA: KfW and AFD provide €600 million for energy transition

AFRICA: SEFA secures $64m funding for renewable energy

AFRICA: Solarise raises $33m to provide solar power to businesses

AFRICA: EarthRanger programme strengthens management of 6 protected areas

AFRICA: 20 women scientists awarded for their sustainable projects

NAMIBIA: Key points of the ‘strategic’ partnership with the EU on hydrogen

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

SOUTH AFRICA: $17m to reduce flooding in the Western Cape

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

SOUTH AFRICA: PPAs for Brandvalley, Rietkloof and Wolf wind farms

ZIMBABWE: Solar pumps to address climate change in Harare

SOUTH AFRICA: Financial closing of the Phezukomoya and San Kraal wind projects

COP27: A minimal agreement in Sharm el-Sheikh

NAMIBIA: Telecom Partners and Omdis prepare Oranjemund’s digital transformation

COP27/Solution: Solar and digital to decarbonise grid sites

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: EIB and DBSA to co-finance €400m for clean energy

NAMIBIA: EIB to finance HDF’s green hydrogen power plant in Swakopmund

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

AFRICA: $1.4bn for climate resilience of smallholder farmers

COP27: CIF pledges $350m to scale up climate solutions

Climate emergency in Africa: time for adaptation solutions

AFRICA: when climate change accelerates water stress!

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

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

AFRICA: Mount Kilimanjaro ice cap could disappear by 2050

NAMIBIA: EU-funded waste buy-back centres inaugurated in Windhoek

SOUTH AFRICA: CIF supports energy transition with $500m

AFRICA: Vodafone to test the viability of clean energy on its network sites

SOUTH AFRICA: AngloGold Ashanti to issue $250m green bond by 2023

AFRICA: GCA partners with Invesco on climate resilience financing

AFRICA: A coalition is born to promote sustainable urban transport

SOUTH AFRICA: Heineken Brewery to build a 6.5 MWp solar farm in Sedibeng

AFRICA: Addis Ababa and Freetown crowned for their climate innovations

SOUTH AFRICA: Saudi Arabia’s Acwa to invest $10bn in green hydrogen

CHAD: People on alert as Chari River waters rise alarming

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Controversy over a new gas project by TotalEnergies

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Sasol and ArcelorMittal focus on hydrogen to decarbonize industry

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

December 9 to 11, 2022,in Balaclava

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

AFRICA: IFD seeks climate innovations to present at COP27

AFRICA: Suez completes acquisition of industrial waste specialist EnviroServ

SOUTH AFRICA: Voltalia to sell 148 MWp of solar power to Rio Tinto from 2024

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

SOUTH AFRICA: EDF and Anglo American launch green energy joint venture

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

20 to 24 February 2023, Abidjan

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

October 10 to 13, 2022, in Algiers

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

SOUTH AFRICA: EDF signs power purchase agreements for three wind farms

SOUTH AFRICA: Rhinos have lost 75% of their population in less than ten years

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Revego invests in 3 solar farms in the Northern Cape and Limpopo

SOUTH AFRICA: 10 start-ups to compete for the Energy Investment Village in Cape Town

SOUTH AFRICA: Redefine issues $85m green building bond

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

25 to 29 October 2022, in Nairobi

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Emesco obtains approval for a solar park connected to the SAPP

SOUTH AFRICA: SAPPI’s Umkomaas plant focuses on sustainability to beat pollution

NAMIBIA: 3 mini desalination plants for irrigation in Daures

NAMIBIA: In Swakopmund, the French HDF wants to produce green hydrogen from 2024

MADAGASCAR: towards the reinforcement of the anti-whale-whaling system

SOUTH AFRICA: Biodiversity at risk after mining dam collapse

SOUTH AFRICA: Sola secures $179m to supply 200MWp of solar power to Tronox

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town’s Vissershok landfill to generate electricity by 2025

GABON: Eranove and FGIS sign a PPP for drinking water in Greater Libreville

SOUTH AFRICA: juwi takes over operation of the 85 MW De Aar 1 solar power plant

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

AFRICA: Egypt-ICF forum opens on climate finance

SOUTH AFRICA: Sasol and Itochu join forces to export green hydrogen

BOTSWANA: Norway’s Scatec signs for a 50 MWp solar park in Selibe-Phikwe

SOUTH AFRICA: Eksfin guarantees $102m for Scatec’s Kenhardt solar project

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

AFRICA: World Bank calls for investment to tackle water crisis

AFRICA: ACCF and Tusk raise $500,000 for biodiversity conservation

SOUTH AFRICA: SSML and PVT Group accelerate green mobility in Stellenbosch

SOUTH AFRICA: Magnora gets green light for 260 MW of solar power

AFRICA: Libreville hosts African Climate Week on 29 August 2022

August 29-Sept 2, 2022, Libreville

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

14-17 September 2022, Casablanca

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

Botswana: ResponsAbility finances two solar projects (4 MW) in Bobonong and Shakawe

LESOTHO: a drinking water supply project will benefit five towns

AUSTRIA: Poachers slaughter 150 vultures in 2 days

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

August 22, 2022, online

NAMIBIA: Desalination plant supplies water to the people of Bethany

SOUTH AFRICA: 84% of tourists vote to ban trophy hunting

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

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

26-28 October 2022, Ifrane Morocco

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

SOUTH AFRICA: 17th National Parks Week opens in September 2022

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

20-21 September, Paris, France

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

SOUTH AFRICA/KENYA: Wrap funds two waste management innovations

NAMIBIA: The government delivers eight cheetahs to India for reintroduction

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

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

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

22-23 November 2022, Cape Town

SOUTH AFRICA: Enel commissions its Soetwater wind farm in the Northern Cape

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Scatec Starts Construction of Kenhardt Solar Plants

SOUTH AFRICA: PETCO recycled 2.1 billion plastic bottles in 2021

SOUTH AFRICA: Lafarge launches “EcoPact”, a low carbon concrete for eco-construction

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

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

NAMIBIA: EU-funded two waste buy-back centres to be set up in Windhoek

AFRICA: H2O Securities launches 1st crypto water token and raises $150m

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

November 28-29, 2022, in Marseille

SOUTH AFRICA: PETCO awards companies for sustainable waste management

AFRICA: AFD trains 29 young people in sustainable development practices

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

SOUTH AFRICA: CFA launches call for low-carbon projects

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

AFRICA: AfDB Issues First Green Bond to Support Food Security

SOUTH AFRICA: GoMetro to test electric minibuses in Stollenbosch by 2023

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

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

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

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

NAMIBIA: Orano to equip its Erongo desalination plant with a 5 MWp solar park

AFRICA: Mayors meet in Abidjan to call for more climate

SOUTH AFRICA: Karusa wind farm (147 MW) finally goes into commercial operation

NAMIBIA: NamPower inaugurates its 20 MWp Omburu solar PV plant

SOUTH AFRICA: uMhlathuze in the running for the IHPA Green City Award

AFRICA: GCA call for applications on climate adaptation in cities

AFSIA SOLAR AWARDS: 13 solar industry players honored in Brussels

In partnership with AFRIK 21

AFRICA: Investors join forces for climate resilient infrastructure

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

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

AFRICA: Unilever and GENO launch joint venture for sustainable consumption

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

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

21-24 June, Brussels, Belgium

SOUTH AFRICA: NERSA approves 80 MWp solar project at Grootegeluk mine

SOUTH AFRICA: Suez buys EnviroServ and establishes itself in waste management

AFRICA: Engie relies on participatory financing to deploy solar energy

SOUTH AFRICA: State strengthens Western Cape waste management system

How can new technologies transform agricultural ecosystems?

SOUTH AFRICA: BTE acquires Sonnedix and takes over Prieska solar project

SOUTH AFRICA: Towards a sustainable solution for baboon management in Cape Town?

SOUTH AFRICA: Vantage to power its data centres with solar energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Regulator Approves 16 Green Energy Projects Totalling 211 MW

AFRICA: Masdar and Infinity to Buy Wind Power Producer Lekela

AFRICA: AfDB Mechanism to Strengthen Financial Capabilities of Cities

SOUTH AFRICA: AIIM invests in 3 solar plants (30 MWp) for Harmony

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Kibo and Hasta join forces for electricity storage

SOUTH AFRICA: Scatec signs PPAs for 3 solar projects (540 MWp) with storage

AFRICA: AGRA and Microsoft preach digital transformation in agriculture

NAMIBIA: ANIREP Awarded Construction of Solar Power Plant (18 MWp) in Kokerboom

SOUTH AFRICA: SIAWECCA call for entries for SDG innovations

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

SOUTH AFRICA: drone fishing banned for its impact on biodiversity

AFRICA: Averda Secures $30m IFC Loan for Waste Recycling

SOUTH AFRICA: The fight to preserve the wild coastline of Mpondoland

AFRICA: Oslo launches new climate and renewable energy fund

SOUTH AFRICA: State strengthens waste collection in 20 cities

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

AFRICA: Community Carbon to invest $20m in clean cooking and drinking water

SADC: Kibo diversifies and invests in electricity storage with Enerox

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

AFRICA: The continent tops a global ranking on pollution levels

SADC: A call for applications for renewable energy entrepreneurship

ZAMBIA: Pro-Nature project fisheries component launched

SOUTH AFRICA: Anglo American launches first hydrogen-powered mining truck

SOUTH AFRICA: HydroNET, a center to streamline water management

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

NAMIBIA: Six new reservoirs supply water to Rössing uranium mine

AFRICA: ACEWM Call for Applications for a PhD in Water Management

SOUTH AFRICA: Sasol invests in hydrogen-based aviation fuel

AFRICA: $60 million for SME impact investment vehicle

AFRICA: CQC secures $10 million credit from FMO and BIX for clean cooking

AFRICA: $3.3M Facility for Fintech Climate Finance

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

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

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

DRC: Afrique RSE to integrate sustainability rules into OHADA texts

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

SOUTH AFRICA: ArcelorMittal to build two 100 MW clean energy plants

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Cyril Ramaphosa in court for climate inaction

SOUTH AFRICA: in the face of deadly rising waters, the state alerts the population

AFRICA: RVO and Charm Impact partner for clean cooking investments

AFRICA: Sustainability to be discussed at CSR forum in Dubai in October

04-05 October 2022, Dubai

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

17-21 May, KISUMU

SOUTH AFRICA: Pretoria launches a tender for 2.6 GW of clean energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Extrupet to build 4th plastic recycling plant in Cape Town

SOUTH AFRICA: Amatola completes extension of Nooitgedacht drinking water plant

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

NAMIBIA: Windhoek and Berlin to cooperate on green hydrogen development

NAMIBIA: FNB issues green bond for energy and green buildings

SOUTH AFRICA: Standard Bank to raise $17bn for green finance by 2026

AFRICA: $200m for farmers’ adaptation to climate change

NAMIBIA: NamPower starts work on the 20 MWp Khan solar power plant

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: drinking water at the heart of rural development

AFRICA: $20bn needed to address water shortages by 2030

AFRICA: the water war may not happen

SUEZ, a pioneer in water management, is strengthening its activities in Africa

AFRICA: Countries have enough groundwater to cope with drought

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

SOUTH AFRICA: State ordered to act on air pollution in Mpumalanga

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Sola to solarise (200 MWp) Tronox mines and smelters

SOUTH AFRICA: Scatec refinances three of its solar PV plants

AFRICA: Applications open for the 3rd AFSIA Solar Awards

SOUTH AFRICA: construction of Amazon headquarters suspended for biodiversity

AFRICA: eWaka launches into electric vehicle market with its range

NAMIBIA: Keetmanshoop to reuse treated wastewater for irrigation

SOUTH AFRICA: Anglo American signs agreement with EDF for 3 to 5 GW of clean energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Bio2Watt to recover agricultural waste to supply electricity to SAB

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

Energy transition through the African lens

SOUTH AFRICA: Gautrain rail network to be powered by green energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Pilanesberg mine to get 75 MW of clean energy by 2024

AFRICA: Morocco to chair 6th UN Environment Assembly

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town gets a second mobile waste recycling unit

AFRICA: AWF Calls for Wildlife Photography Entries

NAMIBIA: 22 elephants leave Windhoek for Abu Dhabi after auction

SOUTH AFRICA: Norfund and CDC invest in green energy via H1 Capital

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?

NAMIBIA: DBN is financing a 5.4 MW solar power plant at the Rosh Pinah mine

AFRICA: Siemens and Desert Technologies launch Capton to invest in solar energy

SOUTH AFRICA: 147 MW Roggeveld wind farm begins commercial operations

AFRICA: Cities Forum in Nairobi pushes for green economy

AFRICA: States to vote on a global treaty on plastics

AFRICA: Francophonie trains 13,000 youths on challenges of sustainable development

AFRICA: UNECE advocates blockchain for sustainable apparel

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

NAMIBIA: Cleanergy joint venture to build green hydrogen plant in Erongo

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

NAMIBIA: NamWater to build drinking water plant in Oshakati

SOUTH AFRICA: Magnora buys AGV and enters the clean energy market

AFRICA: WasteAid support against plastic pollution in Johannesburg and Douala

SOUTH AFRICA: a factory will recycle electronic waste in Gauteng

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town launches tender for 300 MW of renewable energy

SOUTH AFRICA: UNIDO and Flanders support green economy in the face of climate change

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Kibo to generate electricity from plastics in Gauteng

AFRICA: AfDB Launches 2nd Sustainable and Circular Fashion Competition

SOUTH AFRICA: Redstone Solar Thermodynamic Project’s first debt drawdown

BOTSWANA: a call for tenders for two 200 MW thermodynamic solar power plants

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town prepares to tender for IPP power purchase

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Total and Chariot sign for a solar park at the Tharisa mine

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

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

June 7-9, 2022, Johannesburg

NAMIBIA: PPP for rain-fed irrigation project in ǁKaras

NAMIBIA: KfW grants €20m for large-scale electricity storage

BOTSWANA: “Compact” involves local people in Okavango Basin conservation

SOUTH AFRICA: GBCSA and CT join forces for energy efficiency in buildings

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Eleksa to conquer the electric vehicle market

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

BOTSWANA: a tender for the construction of six solar power plants in PPP

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Biodiversity at risk after mining dam collapse

BOTSWANA: SEFA Grants Renewable Energy Transition

NAMIBIA: Impending drought worries farmers in the north

LESOTHO: EDFI ElectriFI and REPP release €8.8 million for 11 solar mini-grids

AFRICA: KTN Global and UK Aid call for innovations in waste management

SOUTH AFRICA: IFC underwrites Nedbank’s green bond Nedbank for green buildings

AFRICA: AFF prepares academic manual on forest protection

ZIMBABWE: GEF Provides $71 Million for Reforestation Program

BOTSWANA: Soventix wins contract for 3 MWp Bobonong solar plant

AFRICA: WE4F and S/CA RIH launch a call for projects for resilient agriculture

AFRICA: the energy transition at the Africa Energy Indaba in Cape Town in 2022

March 1 to 2, 2022, in Cape Town

BOTSWANA: WEC Projects to Expand Karowe Mine Wastewater Treatment Plant

NAMIBIA: First impacts of oil exploration in the Okavango Basin

AFRICA: AMDA joins forces with COMESA for electrification through green mini-grids

APAC: Kigali hosts 1st African Congress on Protected Areas in March 2022

March 7-12, 2022, KIGALI

AFRICA: KfW releases €49 million for electrification via green mini-grids

SOUTH AFRICA: Enel commissions its 145 MW Garob wind farm

AFRICA: Emerging Valley accelerates on biodiversity on 14 December in Marseille

14-12-2021, Marseille

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

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

SOUTH AFRICA: The V&A Waterfront to get a desalination plant

AFRICA: “Omicron” causes a new postponement of the COP 15 on biodiversity

ZIMBABWE: Harare aims to reach 25 million trees planted by 2021

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

8-9 December 2021, online

How geothermal energy is diversifying the energy mix in East Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: AFD lends $100M to FirstRand for climate change mitigation projects

AFRICA: Chariot partners with Total to provide green energy to the mining sector

How solar energy is accelerating Africa’s electrification

SOUTH AFRICA: French company EDF obtains the construction of 3 wind farms of 420 MW

LESOTHO: ADFD approves $20 million loan for drinking water in Butha-Buthe

SOUTH AFRICA: Can Pretoria speed up the move away from coal?

Green Hydrogen: Research and Development Advances in Africa 

AFRICA: $136 million for SEFA, a vehicle for electrification via clean energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Norfund and UKCI co-finance wind farm joint venture

SOUTH AFRICA: Mahlako supplies 10 MWp of solar power to Amazon via wheeling

Africa bets on renewable energy for its electrification

AFRICA: CFM closes $675M for water, sanitation, and energy climate change projects

SOUTH AFRICA: GBCSA certified a record 140 ‘green’ buildings in 2021

BOTSWANA: China Construction starts work on a drinking water project in Lobatse

NAMIBIA: NamPower launches a tender for its Rosh Pinah wind farm (40 MW)

SOUTH AFRICA: New plant recycles polystyrene into pavers in Khaya Khanya

NAMIBIA: Hyphen to invest $9.4 bn to produce 300,000 tons of green hydrogen per year

SOUTH AFRICA: “Packa-Ching” initiative awarded for its impact on pollution

COP26: South Africa receives an $8.5 billion check for its energy transition

AFRICA: Anglo American’s plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040

AFRICA: GEAPP alliance pledges $100 billion for renewable energy in 10 years

AFRICA: Climate resilience, the salvation of agriculture and tourism

SOUTH AFRICA: Mainstream to generate 1.27 GW of clean energy under REIPPP

SOUTH AFRICA: Avian flu decimates endangered Cape Cormorant

SOUTH AFRICA: 25 new green energy projects launched under REIPPP

AFRICA: when climate change defies all predictions

SOUTH AFRICA: Rewoven inaugurates Äänit award through recycling of used textiles

ESWATINI: Frazium to invest $115 million for 100 MWp solar power plant with storage

BOTSWANA: Khato Civils brings water to Mmamashia with 100 km of pipeline

SOUTH AFRICA: Mangaung gets $2 million for solid waste management

SADC: AIIM raises $376 million to finance renewable energy through Ideas

NAMIBIA: 102 water points supply six villages in Epembe

SOUTH AFRICA: EDF and Pele to supply 100 MWp solar power to Mogalakwena mine

LESOTHO-SOUTH AFRICA: AfDB Lends $86 Million for LHWP Phase II

SOUTH AFRICA: Sasol to produce and export green hydrogen from Boegoebaai

SOUTH AFRICA: Redemption center improves waste management in Buffalo

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

AFRICA: AWP initiative to accelerate wind energy development

AFRICA: London to focus on climate finance over next 5 years

SOUTH AFRICA: Exxaro accelerates sustainability with 70 MWp solar plant

SOUTH AFRICA: 63 penguins stung to death by a swarm of bees

SOUTH AFRICA: 40 Redefine buildings certified Green Star EBP, a first

AFRICA: Lesotho and Libya join the UNESCO World Biosphere Network

SOUTH AFRICA: Greefspan II solar power plant starts commercial operations

SOUTH AFRICA: Rouxville drinking water plant to be restarted before the end of 2021

SENEGAL: replacing 316 km of pipes to improve the efficiency of the KSM station

SOUTH AFRICA: Mediclinic signs $152 million for green energy via Energy Exchange

SOUTH AFRICA: Engie and Scatec to supply green hydrogen to Mogalakwena mine

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

AFRICA: Averda Gets $30m From HSBC For Waste Recovery

AFRICA: a new partnership for wildlife conservation in the Okavango Basin

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom’s corporate customers to choose clean energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom to invest $7.3bn in solar and wind farms over 9 years

SOUTH AFRICA: 5th REIPPP round registers 102 proposals for 2.6 GW

SOUTH AFRICA: Pretoria embraces CO2 capture and storage technologies

AFRICA: Gridworks and New GX fund expansion of green energy provider SPS

AFRICA: PepsiCo to reduce water consumption, impact south of the Sahara

AFRICA: KTN Global launches call for innovations in waste recycling

SOUTH AFRICA: UK Climate Investments commits $34m to renewable energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom to reduce coal-fired power generation by 12 GW by 2031

NAMIBIA: Emergency plan to supply water to one million people

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Fortress launches bonds for 5.8 MWp of solar power

NAMIBIA: NamiGreen to recycle MultiChoice’s electronic waste

NAMIBIA: A tender for the management of the Walvis Bay landfill

SOUTH AFRICA: Revego buys Metier’s assets in three 360 MW wind farms P

NAMIBIA: Berlin supports green hydrogen research with €40m

SOUTH AFRICA: Boikanyo solar power plant (50 MWp) starts commercial operations

LESOTHO: LHDA Invites Tenders for Construction of Polihali Dam

SOUTH AFRICA: Absa refinances 3 clean energy power plants owned by Globeleq

SOUTH AFRICA: RBPlat plans to equip its BRPM mine with a 30 MWp solar power plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Recycler Extrupet acquires a 1.3 MWp solar power plant

BOTSWANA: Solarcentury and Shumba to co-develop Tati solar project (100 MWp)

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town wants its own clean energy facilities

SOUTH AFRICA: EDF connects Wesley-Ciskei wind farm (34.5 MW) to Eskom’s grid

BOTSWANA: Prime Plaza awarded ‘Green Star’ for its green construction

SOUTH AFRICA: Oyster Bay wind farm begins commercial operations

BOTSWANA: BPC to buy power from Bobonong and Shakawe solar plants

AFRICA: CSR, now at the heart of sustainable development

"SPECIAL REPORT" AFRIK 21

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

AFRICA: Six companies awarded for low-carbon projects

SOUTH AFRICA: Kudoti wins Nestlé waste management award

AFRICA: Amcow Proposes Guidelines for Sanitation Policy Development

SOUTH AFRICA: Golden Arrow introduces electric buses to its fleet in Cape Town

SOUTH AFRICA: CDC invests $36 million in Divercity for sustainable housing

SOUTH AFRICA: Sasol and IDC to develop green hydrogen market

SOUTH AFRICA: 3 boreholes supply 2,000 households with drinking water in Ga-Mopedi

NAMIBIA: Natura Energy agrees with Globeleq for 81 MWp solar power plant

SOUTH AFRICA: CDC invests $50m in the Redstone solar project (100 MW)

AFRICA: AfDB to Train on Accessing Renewable Energy Funds

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

NAMIBIA: Windhoek seeks IPP to generate 25 MWp of solar power

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

NAMIBIA: Paris supports groundwater management in response to drought

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

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

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

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

AFRICA: Saving the oceans on land

AFRICA: the circular economy at the heart of ecosystem preservation

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

In partnership with SUEZ

AFRICA: the urgent need to restore degraded ecosystems

NAMIBIA: KFW Funds Rehabilitation of Gammams Wastewater Treatment Plant

SOUTH AFRICA: New weir supplies 150 farms in Holsloot

SOUTH AFRICA: AFD finances the preservation of Table Mountain Park

LESOTHO: Tender for Water Transfer Tunnel to Katse Dam

SOUTH AFRICA: New hope for cleaning up the Vaal river?

LESOTHO: TCTA Secures $1.09bn for 2nd Phase of Highlands Water Project

AFRICA: Towards the creation of a water resources management platform

AFRICA: sustainable tourism and biodiversity, a marriage of reason

SOUTH AFRICA: Elandsberg classified “protected environment” for its water resources

SOUTH AFRICA: Lesedi to convert plastics into electricity via pyrolysis

NAMIBIA: Mergence becomes majority shareholder in Ejuva solar power plants

SOUTH AFRICA: IFC lends $150m to Absa to finance green projects

SOUTH AFRICA: Acwa Power raises $498m for its Redstone concentrated solar power plant

SOUTH AFRICA: DPA Cancels 10 MWp Solar Power Lease

SOUTH AFRICA: BioTherm’s 123 MW Golden Valley Wind Farm Goes Live

NAMIBIA: Wildlife Angel deploys anti-poaching mission to Etosha Park

SOUTH AFRICA: Government to ban captive breeding of lions

SOUTH AFRICA: Drought-stricken Nelson Mandela Bay opts for desalination

AFRICA: DFC funds WaterEquity for water and sanitation

SOUTH AFRICA: Nestlé joins forces with Polyco to recycle polyolefin plastic

ESWATINI: Globeleq and Sturdee to build two 30 MWp solar power plants

SOUTH AFRICA: WasteAid supports innovation in waste management

BOTSWANA-NAMIBIA: Agreement with investors for a 5 000 MWp solar complex

SOUTH AFRICA: An alliance between Sasol and Toyota for green hydrogen transport

SOUTH AFRICA: Sasol and Air Liquide tender for 600 MW of green energy

BOTSWANA: Government to shoot 287 elephants by the end of September

NAMIBIA: Trevali to install a solar photovoltaic system at its Rosh Pinah mine

SOUTH AFRICA: A bond issue for the preservation of black rhinos

SOUTHERN AFRICA: AFD launches call for applications for pro-nature projects

AFRICA: The major challenges of access to drinking water

AFRICA: Five key players for better water management on the continent

AFRICA: The major challenges of access to drinking water

AFRICA: Five key players for better water management on the continent

BOTSWANA-NAMIBIA: The two countries recommit to a water pact

SOUTH AFRICA: Fibre promotes recycling of food and beverage cartons

SOUTH AFRICA: London supports the green economy through 10 climate projects

SOUTH AFRICA: Red Rocket commissions its Kruisvallei hydropower plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Cenfura and DNA launch mini-grids with payment in utility tokens

SOUTH AFRICA: Engie acquires 40% of the Xina Solar One power plant

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

NAMIBIA: Old Mutual buys back shares in the Rosh Pinah solar power plant (5 MWp)

NAMIBIA: Eenhana acquires a groundwater defluorination plant

NAMIBIA: NamWater launches the rehabilitation of the Calueque-Oshakati canal

SOUTH AFRICA: Towards the approval of a solar project at the South Deep Gold Mine

SOUTHERN AFRICA: FAO and AFD launch a sustainable wildlife management project

SOUTH AFRICA: DBSA launches green bond for climate projects

SOUTH AFRICA: Will Pretoria adopt the 30% biodiversity target?

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

AFRICA: AREP’s investment will enable the expansion of energy company Sola

SOUTH AFRICA: Séché buys Spill Tech and strengthens its position in waste management

SOUTH AFRICA: De Wildt PV solar power plant (50 MWp) goes into operation

SOUTH AFRICA: Three rounds of tendering for 6.8 GW of renewable energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Zeerust solar power plant (75 MWp) goes into commercial operation

MOZAMBIQUE: Cyclone Eloise threatens biodiversity and food security

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

AFRICA: calls for tenders to develop the resources of the Orange basin

AFRICA: Enel and QIA join forces to exploit renewable energy sources

NAMIBIA: NamPower signs contracts for 40 MWp solar power in Khan and Omburu

SOUTH AFRICA: WWF supports government in the fight against poaching

NAMIBIA: Government to sell 200 drought-threatened elephants

SOUTH AFRICA: juwi to equip the Evander mine with a 9.9 MWp solar power plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Johannesburg hosts a conference on waste in February 2021

9-11 February 2021 in Johannesburg

SOUTH AFRICA: IFC grants $200M for green energy financing

SOUTH AFRICA: BioTherm connects its Golden Valley wind farm (120 MW) to the grid

SOUTH AFRICA: Buy Back Centers sell waste in Khayelitsha

SOUTH AFRICA: Acwa Power refurbishes its Bokpoort thermodynamic solar power station

SOUTH AFRICA: GRS completes construction of the Greefspan II solar power plant

BOTSWANA: DTCB to equip its Gaborone factory with a 950 kWp solar power plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Peace Parks will participate in the “2020 Beyond Sport Global Awards”

SOUTH AFRICA: Vesconite equips its Virginia plant with a 60 kWp solar system

SOUTH AFRICA: the government approves 2 documents to preserve biodiversity

SOUTH AFRICA: Pretoria cancels Thabametsi coal-fired power plant project

SOUTH AFRICA: Waterloo solar power plant (75 MWp) goes into commercial operation

SOUTH AFRICA: Coega plant to resume production of biomass pellets

SOUTH AFRICA: Government funds 13 youth-led green projects

AFRICA: Oil exploitation threatens biodiversity in the Okavango Basin

SOUTH AFRICA: Abengoa to build a solar system (3.5 MWp) at the Vametco mine

SOUTH AFRICA: Lekela adds 140 MW to the grid from Kangnas wind farm

SOUTH AFRICA: Ford to equip its Pretoria plant with a 13.5 MWp solar system

NAMIBIA: $1.4m EIF and GCF for climate resilience in Keetmanshoop

NAMIBIA: Kelp Blue to develop a giant kelp farm on the country’s coasts

BOTSWANA: BPC to buy 10 MWp of solar energy from Botswanans in 1 year

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

LESOTHO: SustainSolar to install 7 containerised solar mini-grids for OnePower

SOUTH AFRICA: GRS will operate the Lesedi and Letsatsi solar parks for 5 years

AFRICA: RBH invests $20m in DPA to provide solar energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Enel Green Power inaugurates its 140 MW Nxuba wind farm

SOUTH AFRICA: Cities can buy directly from IPPs

NAMIBIA: a desalinated water bottling plant inaugurated at Henties Bay

NAMIBIA: a 25 MWp solar project to be developed under PPPs in Windhoek

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

LESOTHO: construction of the Mafeteng solar power plant will begin in 2021

SOUTH AFRICA: Perdekraal East wind farm to deliver 110 MW in 4 weeks’ time

SOUTH AFRICA: BioTherm commissions 2 solar power plants in the Northern Cape

BOTSWANA: Mystery surrounds the sudden death of 356 elephants in the north of the country

SOUTH AFRICA: Sasol and AEPW join forces against plastic waste

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom to buy 6.8 GW of clean energy from IPPs from 2022 onwards

SOUTH AFRICA: Sawea and Sapvia train in the field of renewable energies

SOUTH AFRICA: A new initiative to strengthen the protection of rhinos

SOUTH AFRICA: Bokamoso PV solar power plant (68 MWp) goes into operation

NAMIBIA: Walvis Bay wants to recycle wastewater into drinking water for its population

SOUTH AFRICA: BioTherm Energy connects its Excelsior wind farm (33 MW) to the grid

SOUTH AFRICA: The government has its plan to fight climate change

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town to host the International Waste Congress in 2024

SOUTH AFRICA: IFC and FMO Fund SME Green Projects through FirstRand

NAMIBIA: IFC launches “Edge” for green building certification

SOUTH AFRICA: Stanlib invests in Mulilo, a renewable energy producer

NAMIBIA/BOTSWANA: Authorities fast-track solar PV mega-project of 5 GWp

DRC: Chinese companies to head consortium for Inga III dam

SOUTH AFRICA: Water infrastructure to be built in the Eastern Cape

SOUTH AFRICA: Randfontein wastewater treatment plant reactivated

SOUTH AFRICA: Rosatom introduces new solution for water purification

SOUTH AFRICA: Rhino poaching falls by 50%, but remains alarming

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom invites tenders for electricity storage

SOUTH AFRICA: Sasol invites tenders for 10 MWp solar power plants

LESOTHO: Results of phase 2 of the Highlands Water Project expected in 2026

NAMIBIA: Green bond raises $4 million for clean energy

ESWATINI: GoParity co-finances off-grid solar power plant at Siteki Hospital

SOUTH AFRICA: Coca-Cola launches returnable bottles in three provinces

SOUTH AFRICA: Solareff to supply solar energy to Hyprop’s shopping centres

SOUTH AFRICA: Plastics Pact registers six new members

NAMIBIA: ANIREP becomes majority shareholder in 2 solar energy companies

BOTSWANA: Investigation on mysterious death of more than 350 elephants lags

SOUTH AFRICA: Veolia and TheMakerSpace launch third place for circular economy

SOUTH AFRICA: ArcelorMittal calls for tenders for several solar power plants

SOUTH AFRICA: Government opens dumping ground in Greater Kokstad

NAMIBIA: Government allocates US$12 million for wildlife management

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

BOTSWANA: BPC will designate an IPP for its 100 MWp solar PV project in September

AFRICA: Building Energy joins forces with Evolution II for renewable energies

SOUTH AFRICA: Electrolux and PowerOptimal join forces for solar water heaters

SOUTH AFRICA: Sasol bidding for renewable energy/power plants

SOUTH AFRICA: Vaal River clean-up project to be completed in June 2020

SOUTH AFRICA: Hexicon and Genesis join forces to explore offshore wind energy

ESWATINI: AfDB finances feasibility studies for several dams in the Kingdom

SOUTH AFRICA: MIGA grants $116 million in guarantees for 4 renewable projects

SOUTH AFRICA: Evaluation and R4AWM install waste recovery containers in Grandwest

SOUTH AFRICA: Municipalities to be energy independent soon

SOUTH AFRICA: AIIF2 sells its shares to IDEAS in 2 renewable energy projects

SOUTH AFRICA: Talbot to manage gypsum from mine waste water treatment

NAMIBIA: $63.23 million invested in environmental preservation over 5 years

SOUTH AFRICA: Covid-19 jeopardizes national green energy plans

SOUTH AFRICA: Exxaro buys out Tata Power’s shares held in Cennergi joint venture

NAMIBIA: Salini Impregilo puts Neckartal irrigation dam into operation

NAMIBIA: Conservation icon Garth Owen-Smith is no more…

SOUTH AFRICA: GreenCape launches investment fund for green SMEs

ANGOLA / NAMIBIA: Concluded agreement for Baynes dam construction in 2021

SOUTH AFRICA: Scatec Solar puts latest solar power plant into service

SOUTH AFRICA: Juwi to run Touwsrivier concentrating solar power plant

NAMIBIA: Veolia takes 58% stake in Ujams wastewater treatment plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Government releases ZAR25M for drought mitigation plan in Western Cape

SOUTH AFRICA: Multotec builds solar power plant for its Spartan plant

NAMIBIA: AfDB lends US$ 121.7 million for drinking water and sanitation programme

NAMIBIA: Nedbank and Sunref finance green projects for local businesses

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

SOUTH AFRICA: Standard Bank raises $200 million in green bonds; a record

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

NAMIBIA: Government approves 4 wind power projects in Tsau//Khaeb Park

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

NAMIBIA: Caterserve acquires a 200 kWp solar off-grid

SOUTH AFRICA: Scatec Solar connects its second solar power plant to Upington

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town to host hydropower forum in April 2020

SOUTH AFRICA: Waste disposal site under construction in Mossel Bay

SOUTH AFRICA: The future of electric mobility to be discussed in March

NAMIBIA: Kunene region gets 150 kWp solar power plant

NAMIBIA: Effects of drought lead to food shortages for nearly 350,000 people

SOUTH AFRICA: Scatec Solar connects Sirius 86 MWp solar power plant

LESOTHO: IDA grants 40 M$ for electricity production from renewable energies

NAMIBIA: Government wants to speed up Walvis Bay desalination project

AFRICA: African Marine Waste Network to meet in April 2020 in Port Elizabeth-SA

April 20-23, 2020, Port Elizabeth

AFRICA: ACCF provides $4.7 million for climate change adaptation

SOUTH AFRICA: Cenfura and C4D will provide mini-grids to 6,500 communities

SOUTH AFRICA: MTN wants to use 100% green energy to feed its grid

AFRICA: Successful Africa-UK summit on green energy sector

SOUTH AFRICA: Government highly controversial Boulders wind project

SOUTH AFRICA: SolarSaver set up mini-solar power plant on Lynnwood Lane

SOUTH AFRICA: Sola Group to supply 8.7 MWp of solar energy to Anheuser breweries

BOTSWANA: Rhinos in the country could be extinct in a year or two

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

NAMIBIA: Government gives land for 44 MW Diaz Wind Farm

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Food security facing drought in 2020

AFRICA: Solar Show Africa 2020 will focus on solutions and innovations

March31-April 1, 2020, Johannesburg

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Ecology and environment laboratory in place

BOTSWANA: Government issues elephant hunting permits

SOUTH AFRICA: Government will invest $61.4 billion for drinking water over 10 years

LESOTHO: Government launches construction project for Polihali dam

IVORY COAST: Lifiled wins 2019 EDF Pulse Africa Award

NAMIBIA: NamPower to invest $68 million to develop 2 wind energy projects

SOUTH AFRICA: Enel launches construction of Karusa and Soetwater wind farms

AFRICA: AfDB completes establishment of Adaptation Benefits Mechanism

SOUTH AFRICA: Averda will manage waste from ArcelorMittal for 3 years

ESWATINI: 13 IPPs pre-selected for an 80 MW solar and biomass project

NAMIBIA: CPBN launches call for tenders for a 20 MWp solar power plant in Omburu

BOTSWANA: Over 100 elephants die of hunger and thirst due to drought

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Electricity production will be more eco-friendly in 2020-2030

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

NAMIBIA: Drought-stricken Zambezi region receives $1.33 million for water

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

NAMIBIA: Cronimet installs off grid (1.13 MW) on shopping centre rooftop

NAMIBIA: Sertum Energy puts Trekkopje solar power plant (5 MW) into operation

SOUTH AFRICA: Liquid Telecom’s headquarters now has a 1.2 MW DPA solar off grid

NAMIBIA: GCF invests $8.4 million for climate change resilience

SOUTH AFRICA: Dhybrid and Blockpower install off grid in Kruger Park

SOUTH AFRICA: GDT partners with Volco to set up 5 recycling plants for tyres

AFRICA: Two winners of the UN Climate Action Award are Africans.

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom launches major tender for electricity storage

SOUTH AFRICA: Plentify wins EDF Pulse Africa tour

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

ZAMBIA: Planning to import 300 MW of electricity from South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: Exxaro, coal king, acquires Cennergi and its wind farms

SOUTH AFRICA: New liquid waste not permitted in landfills

SOUTH AFRICA: Pilot project for building a road out of recycled plastic

NAMIBIA/BOTSWANA: Partnership for 5,000 MW solar megaproject

SOUTH AFRICA: PPA Company equips Nelson Mandela University with solar off-grid

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Green Climate Fund provides $56 million to support eco-finance

SOUTH AFRICA: Training on wastewater treatment as of September 2019

SOUTH AFRICA: Reinforcement project for Clanwilliam dam to be completed in 2023

SOUTH AFRICA: Xina Solar 1 power plant (100 MW) in Abengoa is serviceable.

NAMIBIA: New solid waste management strategy in force

SOUTH AFRICA: UKCI invests some $17 million in two wind projects

BOTSWANA: Solar backpacks for students in remote areas

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Sola Group obtains $26 million to supply off-grid to companies

SOUTH AFRICA: Nissan, BMW and Volkswagen intend to invest in the electric car market

NAMIBIA: Nampower to invest $338 million in renewable energy by 2022

AFRICA: “Rhino bonds” to be issued by 2020 to protect black rhinos

SOUTH AFRICA: Research programme on plastic waste to be launched soon

SOUTH AFRICA: Kangnas wind farm to be commissioned by end 2020

SOUTH AFRICA: MIGA issues $98 million guarantee for 100 MW solar power plant

AFRICA: Scientists initiate SafeWaterAfrica for wastewater treatment

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

IFAT Africa: the growing show reaches Southern Africa

Africa faces a ‘waste tsunami’ if landfills are not urgently regulated

NAMIBIA: IBC Solar and 3 German universities thrive for rural mini-grids

BOTSWANA: Bidding for 100 MW of solar energy to be launched soon

SOUTH AFRICA: Zandvliet wastewater treatment plant extension project on track

South Africa: Oldenburg partners with Buffalo City in to tackle climate change

IFAT Africa: aspiring Engineers compete in the University Challenge Africa

IFAT Africa: how cleaner cities will help us meet the Sustainable Development Goals

IFAT Africa: experts gather in Johannesburg to solve environmental challenges

SOUTH AFRICA: Vestas to build Wesley-Ciskei wind farm for EDF

SOUTH AFRICA: Enel begins Garob wind farm construction (140 MW)

ESWATINI: South African Concon will develop a 10 MW power plant

NAMIBIA: Natura Energy to build 50 MW solar power plant in Arandis

BOTSWANA: Over 500 vultures found dead after massive poisoning

SOUTH AFRICA: GBN consortium launches water project in Limpopo Province

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

NAMIBIA: Alten and partners commission Mariental solar park

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Germany invests €10 million in climate research

NAMIBIA: Wild animals on sale as a result of severe droughts

SOUTH AFRICA: Government sued for “deadly pollution”

NAMIBIA: Coca-Cola sets up off-grid on rooftop at Windhoek plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Globeleq Africa acquires a number of renewable power plants

BOTSWANA: Environmentalists oppose resumption of elephant hunting

SOUTH AFRICA: Enel starts Oyster Bay wind farm construction (140 MW)

SOUTH AFRICA: Carbon Tax Act comes into force in June 2019

SOUTH AFRICA: Mainstream speeds up wind projects in Perdekraal and Kangnas

NAMIBIA: Solar Water equips UNAM with solar desalination unit

ESWATINI: ESERA launches bidding for 80 MW renewable energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Soltrain initiative delivers two solar heating systems

SOUTHERN AFRICA: SADC and USAID join forces for transboundary water management

NAMIBIA: Suntrace, selected as technical consultant for Groot Glass’s solar project

SOUTH AFRICA: Radisson Blu Hotel in Cape Town sets up desalination plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Nedbank issues green bonds for renewable energy

Vedanta, to be sued in London for pollution by Zambia’s subsidiary

LESOTHO: SCLC Polihali will build 2 water diversion tunnels to dams

AFRICAN UTILITY WEEK: Climate change and sustainable growth issues

Cape Town, May, 14-16 2019

BOTSWANA: State promises massive investments in renewable energy

SOUTH AFRICA: Eighty percent against coal, in favour of renewable energies

SOUTH AFRICA: IFAT Africa, the leading trade fair for an emerging waste market

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom negotiates import conditions for electric cars

SOUTH AFRICA: State allocates $24 million to rehabilitate wastewater treatment plants

SOUTH AFRICA: BRICS supports Eskom and renewable energies

NAMIBIA: 5 companies vying for EIAs related to desalination in Bethany and Grünau

WINDHOEK: Trapped between deserts, city transforms wastewater into drinkable water

In partnership with VEOLIA

SOUTH AFRICA: Juwi designs solar-wind hybrid power plant for Orion Minerals

SOUTH AFRICA: Enel launches construction of 140 MW wind farm in Nxuba

SOUTH AFRICA: Shell aims to launch electric car charging stations

SOUTH AFRICA: Sanccob rescues 2,000 pink flamingo babies

SOUTH AFRICA: New concentrated solar power plant in Kathu by Engie

SOUTH AFRICA: Zayed Awards for Sustainable Development recognise two students

AFRICA 2019: Hydroelectricity and water storage professionals will be in Windhoek

2-4 April 2019, Windhoek

IFAT Africa, the environmental exhibition, benefits from the beverage industry fair

CAMEROON: Government plans to train 450 young people in solar energy

NAMIBIA: InnoSun Energy inaugurates phase one of Ombepo’s wind farm

SOUTH AFRICA: Woolworths plans to eliminate plastic bags in all its stores

NAMIBIA: Germany Funds Treatment Plant in Arandis School of Mines

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Karoshoek solar power plant already operational

SOUTH AFRICA: Solar project in North Cape receives AfDB funding

NAMIBIA: Inhabitants, with State support, bring water back to 2 northern villages

NAMIBIA: Altereo and NamWater partner for water management in Keetmanshoop

COOPERATION: Namibia and Angola launch transboundary water project

NAMIBIA: Decentralisation for better water and sanitation management

SOUTH AFRICA: United States promotes energy storage development

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom launches technology to store energy

SOUTH AFRICA: French company Séché Environnement to acquire Interwaste

SOUTH AFRICA: Students produce urine-based bricks

SOUTH AFRICA: Vestas to build 2 wind farms for Enel in Western Cape

SOUTH AFRICA: Towards the creation of a green bank

NAMIBIA: Salini Impregilo completes construction of Neckartal dam

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Regional renewable energy centre established in Namibia

SOLAR SHOW AFRICA, African operators in solar energy to meet in Johannesburg

march, 26-27 2018, Johannesburg

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

ESWATINI: AfDB Extends PPPs in new energies sector

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

SOUTH AFRICA: Energy storage project receives UK funding

SOUTH AFRICA: Nordex to supply turbines for two wind projects in Cape Province

SOUTH AFRICA: Biodiversity economy could create 162,000 jobs

SOUTH AFRICA: ELB-KCC to build a 25 MW biomass power plant in Mpumalanga

SOUTH AFRICA: German Juwi to build three 250 MW solar power plants

SOUTH AFRICA: ABSA releases $1.5 million for 12 renewable energy projects

SOUTH AFRICA: Biomass at the centre of discussions in Johannesburg

AFRICA: IDEAS Fund acquires majority share in 9 solar and wind energy projects

SOUTH AFRICA: Old Mutual launches its off-grid wastewater recycling system

SOUTH AFRICA: Vantage Capital invests $144 million in six wind and solar projects

SOUTH AFRICA: SRS certified “Responsible Recycling” for electrical waste

SOUTH AFRICA: Enel Green Power completes 700 MW wind power funding

SOUTHERN AFRICA: USAID to provide $32 million for drinking water and sanitation

AFRICA: COMESA’s solution for private investment in renewable energies

SOUTH AFRICA: Lucky Star inaugurates 2 desalination plants built by ImproChem

NAMIBIA: Cronimet to build a photovoltaic plant for Chobe Water Villas

SOUTH AFRICA: Organic Matters turns restaurant waste into compost

SOUTH AFRICA: New Development Bank grants $300 million for renewable energy

SOUTH AFRICA: CEF and Acwa Power co-finance Redstone solar power plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Siemens Gamesa to deliver 109 wind turbines in the Cape Town region

SOUTH AFRICA: The Zebra salt battery, suitable for storing renewables

NAMIBIA: JA Solar to supply half-cell modules for solar power plant

SOUTH AFRICA: An irrigation system that reduces water consumption by 70%

SOUTH AFRICA: Japan commits to cooperation in water management

SOUTH AFRICA: Producing urine-based fertilizers thanks to waterless urinals

SOUTHERN AFRICA: BBOXX and DC Go join forces to electrify the townships

SOUTH AFRICA: Mainstream raises $520 million for the construction of 2 wind farms

SOUTH AFRICA: Desalination plant running on solar energy soon

SOUTH AFRICA: Averda to use RFID chips to track hospital waste

SOUTH AFRICA: Pretoria launches a call for tenders for green energy contracts

SOUTH AFRICA: World Bank assures Lekela Power for 360 MW of wind turbines

NAMIBIA: Towards the construction of a new seawater desalination plant

ECOAFRIBUILD 2018, the green and sustainable building exhibition

SOUTH AFRICA: Diverting Icebergs to solve the drinking water crisis

SOUTH AFRICA: First continental employer in renewable energies

CHAD: The great return of rhinos to Zakouma after 50 years of absence

SOUTH AFRICA: Recycling waste to make money in Cape Town

SOUTH AFRICA: UN drills elected officials on ecological transition

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