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

November 5 to 8, 2024, Italy

TOGO: hydrogeological studies underway to assess Lomé’s aquifers

After Burkina Faso and Madagascar, GreenYellow sells its solar assets in Senegal

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

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

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

Electrochlorination, solar, biodiversity… SEN’EAU’s green revolution in Senegal

Partner article

INTERVIEW

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

Exclusive interview

Magatte Niang: “SEN’EAU is working for optimised water management in Senegal”

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

Cities and coastal erosion: how resilient are they in West Africa?

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

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

A new PPP for a 50 MW solar farm in the north of Ivory Coast

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

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

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

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

Reducing carbon emissions: Ivory Coast awarded $35 million

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

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

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

Sanitation governance: scaling up initiatives in Senegal

Mauritania opts for hydrogen to decarbonise iron production

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

TOGO: why a new water resources information system?

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

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

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

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

25-28 June, Barcelona

Agritech and fintech bosses to compete in Portugal in November 2024

Guinea-Bissau launches large-scale solar power with IDA support

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

GHANA: the World Bank releases $260m to help the energy sector recover

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

Senegal to launch a national fund to promote the green economy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Why is the AfDB joining the African Carbon Markets Initiative?

An Ivorian law to combat climate change is in the pipeline

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

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

After Sanankoroba, Mali launches Safo solar power plant with China

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

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

Burkina Faso gets a new photovoltaic solar power plant in Zina

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

Interview

Russia’s NovaWind to deploy 200 MWp of solar power in Mali as a matter of urgency

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

Interview

TotalEnergies sued for “its contribution to climate change

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

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

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

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

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

SENEGAL: the reasons behind the reform of the fisheries sector

Can Nigeria meet the challenge of electrification with off-grid solar?

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

Interview

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

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

INTERVIEW

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

INTERVIEW

The Malian government removes obstacles to the installation of a solar farm in Kati

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

NIGER: Chinese gold mines closed after the death of around fifty animals

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

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

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

Global treaty against plastic pollution: no significant progress in Ottawa

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

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

Retrospective

Earth Day, financing electrification: six news items to remember

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

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

Nigerians mobilised to clean up Lagos on Earth Day

In Ivory Coast, 10 IPPs are vying for the Laboa and Touba solar farm contracts

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

TOGO: an invitation to tender (EPC) for a 25 MWp solar farm with storage

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

Climate change

World Earth Day celebrated in unprecedented heatwave in the Sahel

A bold $30bn plan to electrify 300 million Africans

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

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

May7,in Marseille,Afrik21 partner

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

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

Retrospective

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

BURKINA FASO: a €45m Chinese loan for the Donsin solar power plant

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

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

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

MAURITANIA: street lighting goes green with 500 solar street lamps

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

NIGERIA: LAWMA steps up training for waste circularity in Lagos

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

WCEF2024

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

Interview

WCEF2024

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

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

Wind power: Cabeolica in Cape Verde to invest $50m in expansion and storage

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

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

September 10 to 24, New York

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

21-23 May, Lagos, Nigeria

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

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

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

Retrospective

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

Solar: in Boundiali, Ivory Coast celebrates the diversification of electricity mix

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

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

Interview

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

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

NIGERIA: EIB commits $20m for electrification via solar mini-grids

IVORY COAST: TotalEnergies to connect the Séguéla gold mine to solar power

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

With the support of the EU, Gambia embarks on large-scale solar energy production

TOGO: outline of the €180m “green budget

AFRICA: a report identifies the main culprits of air pollution

SENEGAL: In Mékhé and Keur Momar Sarr, solar energy to treat water

Climate resilience: Nigeria’s Yobe State secures $50m in funding

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

Managing carbon emissions: AI takes over gas-fired power stations in Ivory Coast

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Retrospective

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

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

Water management: African professionals receive their diplomas in Paris

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

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

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

Climate finance: Ivory Coast secures a $1.3bn agreement with the IMF

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

GHANA: Jospong to distribute electric vehicles from Vietnamese VinFast

NIGERIA: CFM and Microsoft invest $18m in clean energy trading

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

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

WEST AFRICA: Ring Capital launches €50m fund to drive sustainability

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

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

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

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

Retrospective

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

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

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

Analysis

Financing development: what can the EBRD bring to Senegal and Ghana?

SIERRA LEONE: a $26.8 million investment to strengthen climate resilience

Solar, hydro, gas… BOAD and Genesis to produce 1 GW within the WAEMU

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

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

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

WEST AFRICA: two new tools to combat cocoa deforestation

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

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

Public lighting: Sunna successfully installs 30,000 solar streetlights in Togo

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

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

Retrospective

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

Sustainable development: Ivory Coast bets on solar power in the East

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

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

May 30 to June 1, 2024, Abidjan

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

NIGERIA: Ghanaian Jospong wins waste management contract in Lagos

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

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

WEST AFRICA: towards a regional action plan for biodiversity

African Union Summit: who will save Lake Chad?

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

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

June 4 to 8, 2024, Lomé, Togo

GHANA: climate change amplifies air pollution in Accra

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

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

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

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

March 7 to 8, 2024, Paris, France

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

Electric batteries: Mobile Power sets course for recycling in Nigeria

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

Decarbonization: Sierra Leone’s largest PV park to power Baomahun mine

NIGER: after sanctions, can off-grid power solve the electricity problem?

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

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

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

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

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

BÉNIN: sculpture and conservation in symphony in the Pahou classified forest

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

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

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

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

In partnership with Vuka Group

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

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

LIBERIA: a campaign to assess fish stocks, for sustainable fishing

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

NIGER: Uranium operator Somida on trial again for pollution

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

TOGO: sports dance choreographs sustainable waste management

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

SAHEL: why is Burkina Faso joining the Helsinki Water Convention?

AFRICA: the AfDB joins an international coalition on green bonds

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

Retrospective

Ivory Coast: PFO enters the solar business with its first 52 MW plant in Sokhoro

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

NIGERIA: ban on single-use plastics in Lagos State

AFRICA: applications for the IWA Water Innovation Awards open soon

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

February 2027, Dakar

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

TOGO: 22 cooperatives equipped for land restoration in northern Togo

GHANA: in Kumasi, steelmaker Rider goes green with rooftop solar power

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

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

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

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

Oil and pollution: a new page turns for Shell in Nigeria

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

BENIN: 12 companies now manage faecal sludge alongside SGDS

216 million climate migrants by 2050, mainly in Africa

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

Electricity transmission: France’s Vinci wins a €200 million contract in Senegal

NIGERIA: cars and generators explode air pollution in Lagos

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

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

Electric utility: after Canada’s MHI, what challenges for Eranove in Benin?

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

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

Mali/Mauritania interconnection: the AfDB lends $302 million to integrate solar farms

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

AFRICA: climate causes the most serious humanitarian crises of 2024

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

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

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

SAHEL: ElectriFI bets on solar kits for access to electricity

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

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

21 Oct to 1 November 2024, Colombia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Interview

SIERRA LEONE: Proparco, BII, FMO and Frontier finance $52m for 4 solar farms

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

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

15 to 18 April 2024 in Brussels

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

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

12 to 14 December at Saint-Louis

Huawei Leads Africa’s Digital Education Transformation

COP28: 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

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

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

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

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

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)

NIGER: 4 months after the coup d’état, the Gorou Banda solar farm comes on stream

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

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

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

SENEGAL: 95 local authority employees trained in sustainable waste management

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

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

SENEGAL: in Thiès, Infinity Power will store wind energy from Taïba N’Diaye from 2025

Green Mobility: An Imperative for Africa

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

MALI: a CEI grant for electrification via solar mini-grids

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

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

Ivory Coast seeks South African expertise to preserve its biodiversity

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

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

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

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

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

NIGERIA: Abuja tackles marine biofouling to preserve biodiversity

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

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

Ivory Coast: USTDA provides technical support for the Boundiali biomass power plant

Ivory Coast: 1st securitisation for access to electricity registers €91m

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

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

November 16-18, 2023, Addis Ababa

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

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

TOGO: DAGL call for projects to recover household waste

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NIGERIA: a three-way partnership for electrification in Kogi, Nasarawa and Niger

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

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”

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

SAHEL: in Marrakech, the World Bank and OCP join forces for sustainable agriculture

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

WAEMU: in Marrakech, Africa50 pledges to finance transport, energy and ICTs

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

NIGERIA: $10m to be allocated to leasing Mobile Power’s electric batteries

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

Energy transition: Ghana to invest $550 billion between now and 2060

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

NIGERIA: Empower finances $13m for the solarisation of telecommunications masts

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

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

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

Ivory Coast: Adjame station in Abidjan cleared of plastic waste

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

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

AFRICA: the AfDB and Korea to promote climate technologies

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

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

NIGERIA: taking inspiration from the Rwandan model to protect the Cross River gorilla

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

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

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

SENEGAL: BOAD lends €22m for the 30 MWp Niakhar solar power plant

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

2 to 3 october 2023, Rabat

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

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

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

Alain Bloch: “Investments to help decarbonise cities”

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

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

AFRICA: Copenhagen to double its investment in sustainable development

CAPE VERDE: Moroccan support for water resource management

GHANA: Kumasi, Takoradi and Tamale start treating faecal sludge

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

MAURITANIA: Rosso irrigation network extended to serve farmers

Ivory Coast: €3m allocated to monitoring water resources

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

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

NIGERIA: the first metro line in Lagos serves 175,000 passengers

Climate: Ivory Coast accelerates its decarbonisation process

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

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

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”

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

Climate: the long race to decarbonise industries in Africa

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

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

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

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

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

September 22 to 23, 2023, Abidjan

Climate: saving large animals to improve carbon sequestration

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

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

SENEGAL: a reforestation camp to combat coastal erosion in Diembering

TOGO: Solid waste management awareness campaign in Lomé

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

SENEGAL: water pumped from Ndiock-Sall improves daily lives of Saint-Louis residents

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

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

NIGERIA: an electric vehicle charging station inaugurated in Nsukka

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

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

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

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

NIGER: following the coup, CGGC suspends construction of the Kandadji dam

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

18 to 22 February 2024, Conakry

AFRICA : Chobe and Brikama in the Top50 ecotourism destinations worldwide

NIGERIA: 200 young people trained in the role of biodiversity for the planet

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

BENIN: Japan’s Toyota Tsusho wins contract for the 2nd Illoulofin solar power plant

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

9 to 10 October 2023, Montpellier

NIGER: the coup puts the question of its energy dependence back on the agenda

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

1-4 October 2023, Johannesburg

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

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

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

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

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

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

GHANA: two wastewater treatment plants come on stream in Accra

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

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

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

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

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

IVORY COAST: $9m from the GCF to help women adapt to climate change in Poro region

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

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

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

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

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

The priorities of Josiane Kwenda, the IFC’s new regional representative

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

IVORY COAST: Biovea biomass power plant under construction with a €35m loan from EAIF

SENEGAL: GGGI equips Sandiara with an electronic waste recycling centre

AFRICA: training in sustainable port cities starts in October 2023

GHANA: Kumasi gets a medical waste treatment plant

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

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

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

AFRICA: the 4th AFSIA Solar Awards are launched

SENEGAL: €32m funding for solar energy storage in Bokhol

AFRICA: ISA and Africa50 join forces to finance solar energy

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

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

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

AFRICA: the Spanish private sector to invest in sustainable cities

SENEGAL: $135 million in financing to reduce the risk of flooding in Dakar

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

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

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

NIGER: Mohamed Bazoum and Josep Borrell inaugurate the Gorou Banda solar power plant

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

GHANA: 95 communities connected to drinking water in Adaklu

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 ?

GHANA: strengthening water, sanitation and hygiene policies

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

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

New Global Financial Pact: two years to accelerate reforms

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ivory Coast: Mé drinking water plant finally comes on stream

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

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

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

AFRICA: four new biosphere reserves designated by UNESCO

Ivory Coast: Grand-Bassam beach cleared of plastic waste

AFRICA: Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners invests in hydrogen alongside CWP Global

NIGERIA: All On and GEAPP commit $11 million for electrification via solar mini-grids

MALI: the World Bank finances $150 million to restore degraded land

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

NIGERIA: “ETAFA” facility to finance $50 million in naira for decentralised renewable

AFRICA: what place for electromobility in urban transport systems?

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

CENTRAL SAHEL: climate change affects more than 16 million people

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

22-23 June, Paris, France

LIBERIA: the EU grants 16.5 million dollars for the protection of biodiversity

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

SENEGAL/GHANA: Gravita obtains a €34m facility for industrial recycling

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

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

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

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

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

IVORY COAST: the Bondoukou solar power plant will be operational in 15 months’ time

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

AFRICA: Smart city experts meet in Johannesburg on 27 June

June 27-29, 2023, Johannesburg

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

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

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

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

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

June 1-3, 2023, Yaoundé

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

19-24 Sept, Paris, France

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

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

NIGERIA: Will Shell and Eni fund the clean-up of Bayelsa?

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

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

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

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

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

VIDEO

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

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

VIDEO

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

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

VIDEO

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

EUROPE-AFRICA FORUM: A Common Future for Sustainable Development

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

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

VIDEO

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

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

Ivory Coast: Bouaké gets a plastic waste recycling unit

BURKINA FASO: 81 emptiers trained in handling faecal sludge

Decentralisation: a sensible solution to water shortages in Africa?

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

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

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

IVORY COAST: Commerzbank and Investec mobilise €178m for rural water

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

AFRICA: CCA signs with AGF for clean cooking financing

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

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

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

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

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

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

June 13 to 14, 2023, Marrakech

GREAT GREEN WALL: waterboxx adopted to save water in reforestation

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

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

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

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

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

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

SENEGAL: Germany’s Gauff connects 60 solar mini-grids in the Kolda region

NIGERIA: NSIA and Vitol to finance sustainable development through carbon credits

NIGERIA: New trucks to improve sanitation in Lagos

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

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

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

September 4-5, 2023, Nairobi

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

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

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

NIGERIA: Oyo State gets tough on illegal waste management

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

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

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

May 23 to 24, 2023, Cotonou

Ivory Coast: Daloa to Abidjan, 100,000 hectares of land will be reforested per year

BENIN: “Bric” project launched for climate resilience in seven councils

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

TOGO: a laboratory will certify the quality of drinking water from the Cacavéli plant

Ivory Coast: Towards the strengthening of liquid sanitation in Abidjan

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

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

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

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

One Forest Summit: don’t stop there…

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

WEST AFRICA: Swiss researchers prepare the digitization of 4 cities

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

AFRICA: Senegalese Macky Sall awarded “Leadership for Water Security

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

AFRICA: Top 10 most water-insecure countries

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

EAIF 2023: Engie bets on carbon credits for electricity access

AFRICA: AfDB Accelerates Green Bonds for Green Energy Access

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

Energy access: despite mobilized funding, Africa still lags behind

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

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

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

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

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

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

GHANA: Sunyani water supply extension to start in 2023

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

NIGER: Ofid lends $25 million for solar photovoltaic electrification

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

NIGER: BOAD Pledges €35m for Climate Resilient Agriculture

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ECOWAS: EBID to finance green projects to support sustainable growth

GHANA: A nuclear waste storage centre to prevent pollution

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

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

AFRICA: GCF and EIB launch new climate finance facility

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

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

AFRICA: The missions of the new Water and Sanitation Academy

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

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

eMag with Climate Chance

NIGERIA: Flooding and development work around the River Niger

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

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

TOGO: three green initiatives awarded in Lomé

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

30 octobre à Bali, Indonésie

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

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

10 au 13 mai 2023, Abidjan

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

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

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

MALI: Koulikoro sewage sludge treatment plant comes into operation

AFRICA: 10 filmmakers advocate for better sanitation in urban areas

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

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

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

AFRICA: Interregional committee to improve air quality in five cities

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

March 22-24, 2023, New York

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

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

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

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

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

TOGO: University of Lomé to host training on sustainable cities

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

AFRICA: A partnership to finance clean cooking through carbon credits

BENIN: FAO to support mangrove ecosystem management in nine cities

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

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

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

TOGO: UNESCO promotes sustainable crafts around Fazao-Malfabassa Park

GHANA: Meteorological Agency to Begin Climate Forecasts in March 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

June 5, 2023, in Abidjan

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

March 22-24, 2023, in Rimini

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

AFRICA: FAO and ARC to mainstream gender in climate action

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

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

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

NIGERIA: Hadejia Irrigation Dam Restarted After Rehabilitation

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

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

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

AFRICA: Namibia honoured at UN sustainable tourism competition

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

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

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

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

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

NIGERIA : UBA commercial bank accelerates its energy transition with Renewvia

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

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

HYDROGEN: MTJ, a new solution to decarbonize air transport

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

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

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

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

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

AFRICA: should forest carbon offsetting continue after all?

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

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

28 février au 2 mars 2023, Niamey

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SENEGAL: the Sambangalou multipurpose dam is launched with a delay

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

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

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

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

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

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

MALI: A new pumping station reinforces water supply in Kalabambougou

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

TOGO: three communes equipped with vehicles for household waste collection

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WEST AFRICA: IDA lends $246m for coastal resilience

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

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

30 May - 1 June 2023, Helsinki

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

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

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

SAHEL: BOAD and CILSS agree on climate-smart projects

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

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

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

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

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

NIGERIA: Epoxy Oilserv gets new water treatment plant

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

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

TOGO: a €232m pledge for drinking water supply

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

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

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

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

Ivory Coast: Auto24 installs an EV charging station in Treichville

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

March 7 to 9, 2023, Cape town

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

AFRICA: SEFA secures $64m funding for renewable energy

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

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

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

SENEGAL: Lagazel acquires a solar kit manufacturing line in Thiès

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

AFRICA: 20 women scientists awarded for their sustainable projects

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

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

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

COP27: A minimal agreement in Sharm el-Sheikh

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

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

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

COP27/Solution: Solar and digital to decarbonise grid sites

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

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

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

AFRICA: $1.4bn for climate resilience of smallholder farmers

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

Climate emergency in Africa: time for adaptation solutions

AFRICA: when climate change accelerates water stress!

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

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

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

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

AFRICA: Mount Kilimanjaro ice cap could disappear by 2050

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

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

AFRICA: GCA partners with Invesco on climate resilience financing

AFRICA: A coalition is born to promote sustainable urban transport

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

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

BENIN: Towards automated monitoring of solar systems installed in hospitals

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

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

AFRICA: Addis Ababa and Freetown crowned for their climate innovations

NIGERIA: Violent floods cause the death of 600 people

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

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

AFRICA: AktivCo gets €7 million to solarize telecom towers

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

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

GHANA: food waste costs $65 billion a year

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

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

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

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

SENEGAL: Towards the regulation of electronic waste management

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

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

GUINEA: Government reintroduces logging, despite deforestation

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

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

December 9 to 11, 2022,in Balaclava

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

AFRICA: IFD seeks climate innovations to present at COP27

BENIN: AfDB Guarantees Loan to Finance Sustainable Projects by 2030

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

AFRICA: AFD trains 29 young people in sustainable development practices

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

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

20 to 24 February 2023, Abidjan

GHANA: Accra City to recover waste to reduce methane emissions

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

GAMBIA: New funding to accelerate rural water supply

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

October 10 to 13, 2022, in Algiers

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

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

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

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

SIERRA LEONE: CrossBoundary connects solar power plant for Miro Forestry

GAMBIA: Kanifing to get new drainage system to combat flooding

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

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

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

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

AFRICA: Oil company Shell buys solar energy provider Daystar

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

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

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

AFRICA: Starsight and SolarAfrica merge to provide solar to businesses

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

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

21 octobre 2022, à Abidjan

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

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

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

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

BURKINA FASO: Kaya seeks technical expertise on waste management

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

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

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

25 to 29 October 2022, in Nairobi

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

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

GHANA: Sargassum seaweed invasion threatens the population of Nzema

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GHANA: ATI insurer to guarantee renewable energy deployment

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

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

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

AFRICA: Bboxx to enter solar kit market with PEG takeover

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

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

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

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

AFRICA: Egypt-ICF forum opens on climate finance

SENEGAL: Work to improve rainwater drainage in Touba

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

NIGERIA: 12 irrigation schemes are back in operation in Kano

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

AFRICA: Investment gap undermines climate resilience and adaptation

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

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

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

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

AFRICA: World Bank calls for investment to tackle water crisis

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

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

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

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

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

GHANA: Kaleo solar PV plant goes into operation

AFRICA: Coalition launched to fight plastic pollution

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

SENEGAL: Quarry project threatens Néma Ba Nature Reserve

NIGERIA: New system improves solid waste management in Lafia

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

AFRICA: Libreville hosts African Climate Week on 29 August 2022

August 29-Sept 2, 2022, Libreville

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

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

14-17 September 2022, Casablanca

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

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

NIGERIA: NDE trains 30 youths in waste recycling in Bayelsa

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

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

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

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

August 22, 2022, online

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

26-28 October 2022, Ifrane Morocco

NIGERIA: Towards the establishment of centralised scrap metal dumps

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

Ivory Coast: 15 hectares of trees planted in Doropo

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

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

GAMBIA: WasteAid supports the fight against waste pollution in Kanifing

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

IVORY COAST: Rehabilitation work begins on the Sologo dam

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

GUINEA: €50 million from AFD for the Baritodé landfill

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

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

20-21 September, Paris, France

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

Ivory Coast: Government launches sanitation works in Abidjan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GUINEA: The government institutes a civic day for sanitation

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

22-23 November 2022, Cape Town

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

Ivory Coast: 19.5 hectares of forest restored in Jacqueville

AFRICA: Starlinger to supply PET recycling systems to two companies

AFRICA: Accra to host clean cooking forum in October 2022

11-13 October 2022, Accra, Ghana

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

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

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

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

GAMBIA: Government suspends timber exports to protect the forest

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

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

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

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

AFRICA: Actis confirms sale of renewable energy producer Lekela Power

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

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

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

AFRICA: Acumen launches $25m programme for productive solar

WEST AFRICA: Persistent invests in SolarTaxi’s electric vehicles

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

November 28-29, 2022, in Marseille

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

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

AFRICA: AFD trains 29 young people in sustainable development practices

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

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

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

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

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

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

AFRICA: AfDB Issues First Green Bond to Support Food Security

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

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

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

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

BENIN: GreenYellow and Egnon win construction of 4 solar parks in PPP

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

BENIN: In response to deforestation, Bolloré plants 3,000 trees in Togbin-Adounko

AFRICA: Mayors meet in Abidjan to call for more climate

BENIN: The World Bank supports access to water in rural areas with $250 million

Ivory Coast: Faced with climatic hazards, Orange bets on sustainability

AFRICA: BGFA finances the electrification of 580,000 households via solar energy

SENEGAL: In Kaolack, SENELEC is launching a waste-to-energy project

IVORY COAST: Despite investments, flooding persists in Abidjan

SENEGAL: BOAD grants a €60 million loan for sanitation in 10 towns

IVORY COAST: Yamoussoukro council benefits from sanitation project

SENEGAL: Phosphate giant OCP allocates €2 million to the Great Green Wall

MALI: MTCS and Vergnet to use solar energy to supply water to Koulikoro

GHANA: Parliament approves €74m funding for drinking water in Tarkwa

TOGO: Faced with pollution, a sustainable urban transport project in Lomé

GHANA: Electronic waste recycling centre to be inaugurated in October 2022

AFRICA: A new financial innovation centre for renewable energy

AFRICA: GCA call for applications on climate adaptation in cities

TOGO: un appel à projets pour combiner le sport à la préservation de la nature à Lomé

IVORY COAST: a concrete fence to protect the Banco National Park in Abidjan

AFRICA: Vodafone recycles used phones in Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon

TOGO : GEF allocates $5.4 million to restore degraded land in the north

AFRICA: GEF releases $18 million for sustainable agriculture in four countries

AFSIA SOLAR AWARDS: 13 solar industry players honored in Brussels

In partnership with AFRIK 21

AFRICA: Investors join forces for climate resilient infrastructure

NIGERIA: Husk launches ‘Sunshot’ to provide solar to 2 million people

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

NIGERIA: Recycling waste ensures schooling for the needy

BENIN: At the AEF, Engie secures €10m to provide solar energy to 643,000 people

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

IVORY COAST: Yopougon to host a renewable energy training centre

BENIN/TOGO: IFC lends $10m to Gozem for the deployment of 6,000 electric motorbikes

AFRICA: Unilever and GENO launch joint venture for sustainable consumption

IVORY COAST: GCA to facilitate €2bn for climate resilience

SENEGAL/GUINEA: Project to install solar irrigation systems

TOGO: BOAD commits €38m for the 42 MWp Awandjélo solar power plant

IVORY COAST: Bolloré equips the autonomous port of Abidjan with 14 electric tractors

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

IVORY COAST: The European Union finances almost €7 million for rural electrification

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

21-24 June, Brussels, Belgium

EGYPT/GUINEA: Dow to collect and recycle 10,000 tonnes of plastics by 2025

AFRICA: Engie relies on participatory financing to deploy solar energy

AFRICA: Trade in rosewood suspended in 16 countries

How can new technologies transform agricultural ecosystems?

SENEGAL: Eiffage, Wabag and Toyota win the Mamelles desalination contract

GHANA: 2 projects on circular economy and plastic waste launched in Accra

GHANA: Shein pledges $15m for the development of sustainable fashion by 2025

IVORY COAST: Faced with flood risks, a demolition operation in Abidjan

AFRICA: Masdar and Infinity to Buy Wind Power Producer Lekela

AFRICA: AfDB Mechanism to Strengthen Financial Capabilities of Cities

GUINEA: Government to reforest 6,000 hectares of land this year

NIGERIA: Jinko Solar partners with Palette to store 50 MWh of clean energy

NIGERIA: Oando to introduce electric buses on Lagos roads

GUINEA: A call for tender for studies of the urban drinking water sector

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

SENEGAL: Valorem inaugurates a solar-powered cold room in M’bour

SENEGAL: Criticised Mamelles desalination plant now under construction

AFRICA: AGRA and Microsoft preach digital transformation in agriculture

WEST AFRICA: $20 million in Canadian climate funding

BENIN/TOGO: M Auto puts its electric motorbikes “Chap Chap” and “Commando” on sale

SAHEL: AfDB, MASEN and RES4africa Launch Solar Energy Training Programme

BURKINA FASO: BOAD lends €7 million for rainwater drainage in Ouagadougou

TOGO: A drinking water supply will strengthen the supply of drinking water in Golfe 1

MAURITANIA: Australia’s CWP to invest $40bn in green hydrogen by 2030

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

GAMBIA: In Brikama, Mbalo launches an organic waste management project

UEMOA: BOAD’s “Upop” project will strengthen waste management in 6 countries

GHANA: Government Secures $70m For Off-Grid Solar Electrification

SENEGAL: The Diass solar power plant (23 MWp) officially comes into service

MALI: Uduma provide drinking water to 45,000 people in Bougouni through 75 mini-WTPs

AFRICA: Power Africa grants solarisation of 245 clinics in 5 countries

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

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

NIGER: €25m from KfW for the management of the Niger part of the W National Park

IVORY COAST: A protected area preserves sea turtles in Grand-Béréby

AFRICA: The continent tops a global ranking on pollution levels

SENEGAL: Supported by Siemens, Africa GreenTec’s solar ImpactSite lands in Ndiob

NIGERIA: Start-up to produce solar-powered buses by June 2022

SENEGAL: Endeavour Mining finances the restoration of degraded land in Bakel

IVORY COAST: Genesis, for the environmental effectiveness of the Abidjan Initiative

IVORY COAST: Nestlé strengthens its eco-responsible approach to deforestation

BENIN: The government launches rainwater drainage works in Porto-Novo

GHANA: Recyclers recycles waste rubber in new plant

IVORY COAST: Land restoration and sustainable cocoa project launched

IVORY COAST: Saft to store electricity for the Boundiali solar power plant

TOGO: AFD and KfW lend €20 million to improve waste management in Lomé

NIGERIA: Start-up Kaltani raises $4m to recycle plastic waste

NIGERIA: Jidadu Ventures to expand Gombe water supply system

IVORY COAST: COP15 president overwhelmed by suspicions of deforestation

AFRICA: InfraCo provides $15m to Bboxx to expand its solar systems

AFRICA: Ouattara mobilises his peers for the restoration of degraded lands

NIGERIA: Lagos gets pumping station to prevent flooding

BURKINA FASO: Amea Power closes financing for its Zina solar power plant

AFRICA: in 7 years, REPP has financed access to electricity for one million people

NIGERIA: Zugacoin and Green Enclave to develop a smart city in Rivers State

COP15: Economic interests behind massive deforestation in Ivory Coast

LIBERIA: Global steel giant ArcelorMittal fined for pollution

AFRICA: UN plan to accelerate access to clean energy by 2025

SENEGAL: Suez wins contract to clean up Hann Bay in Dakar

SENEGAL: Sonaged will soon manage solid waste, replacing the UCG

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

NIGERIA: NIDF buys the debt of solar energy provider Starsight

AFRICA: $60 million for SME impact investment vehicle

GHANA: Solar kit provider Bboxx moves in and buys PEG for $300m

GHANA: Coliba to manage Engen oil supplier’s plastic waste

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

AFRICA: $3.3M Facility for Fintech Climate Finance

BENIN: AGF and Ecobank finance the green economy through SMEs

GHANA: A plant converts waste into electricity and fertilizer in Gyankobaa

BURKINA FASO: Invitation to tender for the construction of three water wells in Kaya

AFRICA: Sun King raises $260 million for its solar home systems, a record

AFRICA: IFU invests €4.5 million in Spark+ fund for green cooking

NIGERIA: westa.solar secures €1.5m loan to solarize businesses

AFRICA: Ecological transition at the heart of the International CSR Forum in Tunisia

12 to 14 May in Hammamet, Tunisia

Nigeria: “Wura”, a mobile application that raises awareness about waste recycling

BENIN: Oikocredit invests $1.4 million in Weziza’s solar mini-grids

SENEGAL: State allocates €45 million for waste management in Thies

BENIN: Government launches storm drainage works in Cotonou

IVORY COAST: $20 million for sustainable cashew processing

GHANA/KENYA: EDFI lends $3 million to Redavia to solarize businesses

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

IVORY COAST: In Sangabili, a weather station to prevent climatic hazards

SENEGAL: IsDB lends $50 million for the development of the Nianija Bolong watershed

DRC: Afrique RSE to integrate sustainability rules into OHADA texts

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

NIGERIA: Coca-Cola and NCIC to recycle 9,000 tons of plastic per year

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

AFRICA: Climate change threatens security in West and Sahel

BURKINA FASO: BGFA finances $2.5 million for the distribution of Oolu’s solar kits

NIGERIA: IFC lends $50 million for 2 sustainable transport lines in Lagos

BURKINA FASO: a tender for 13 drinking water supply systems

SIERRA LEONE: Easy Solar Secures $5 Million Credit Line for Solar Kits

NIGERIA: Freetown Waste recycles used tires for flooring, and it works

TOGO: SALT opens pre-qualification for solar power plant at Lomé airport

GHANA: 50 girls at Vodafone’s recycling and innovation school

NIGERIA: Engie connects its first solar mini-grid in Gbangba for 1,500 people

AFRICA: RVO and Charm Impact partner for clean cooking investments

NIGERIA: In 3 years, Coca-Cola has invested $3m in plastic waste recycling

IVORY COAST: New facilities to supply water to Abengourou by 2024

BENIN: Eranove, Uduma and Vergnet sign contracts for 421 water supply systems

IVORY COAST: Nestlé finances a classroom made of recycled materials in Treichville

GUINEA: a call for tenders for water management equipment in Conakry

GHANA: Norfund and IFU invest $27.9 million in CBI’s low carbon cement

IVORY COAST: Cargill supports the restoration of the Dassioko classified forest

IVORY COAST: Two new UCDs supply water to Agnibilékro and Bettié

GHANA: with the support of Zoomlion, Kwahu focuses on plastics circularity

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

04-05 October 2022, Dubai

TOGO: Utrader will train 500 young people in the recovery of plastic waste in Lomé

BENIN: The State warns coastal populations against extremely high tides

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

17-21 May, KISUMU

TOGO: In Lomé, the level of air pollution has reached its peak

SENEGAL: In Khor Bango, a solar pumping system serves 400 market gardeners

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

GHANA: €44 million AFD and EU grant for 35 irrigation schemes

GULF OF GUINEA: $450m for climate resilience and conflict prevention

WEST AFRICA: FGEF allocates €2.6m for the protection of coastal ecosystems

GHANA: TIEC completes rehabilitation of Tono Irrigation Dam

NIGER: UK’s Savannah Energy to Build 250 MW Wind Farm in Tahoua

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

IVORY COAST: in Séguéla, a DCU provides drinking water to 200,000 people

BURKINA FASO: Vergnet wins a contract for 3 drinking water supply systems in Mouhoun

LIBERIA: Monrovia to receive $50m from US for water and sanitation

GHANA: Transport Sector Could Lose $4 Billion to Climate Hazards

AFRICA: Water and sanitation security today, a necessity!

Ana Giros: “SUEZ has innovations to share for water management in Africa”

Deputy CEO SUEZ- International

AFRICA: OMVS receives Hassan II prize for its management of the Senegal River water

AFRICA: drinking water at the heart of rural development

How SUEZ UCDs are contributing to the “Water for All” program in Ivory Coast

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

AFRICA: the water war may not happen

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

SENEGAL: EU and EIB pledge €70m to improve access to drinking water

AFRICA: Countries have enough groundwater to cope with drought

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

AFRICA: The Netherlands and the EIB provide €25m for water supply

AFRICA: Applications open for the 3rd AFSIA Solar Awards

TOGO: The State exempts electric vehicles from import duties

SENEGAL: Meridiam to manage Dakar’s electric rapid bus network from 2023

GHANA: €2.5 million EU grant for solid waste management in Kumasi

AFRICA: eWaka launches into electric vehicle market with its range

AFRICA: GIZ call for digital innovations to address climate change

AFRICA: “FACE” program will reconcile climate and gender in 14 countries

AFRICA: Francis Kéré wins Pritzker Prize for his sustainable architecture

SENEGAL: Fonroche wins €121 million contract for 67,000 solar streetlights

Energy transition through the African lens

SENEGAL: A mechanism to reduce GHG emissions by 30% by 2030

NIGERIA: REA subsidizes Bboxx solar home systems

IVORY COAST: Patrick Achi inaugurates drainage works in Abidjan

SENEGAL: Aquatech challenged in Ndoulo for mismanagement of water facilities

MAURITANIA: SFD lends $100 million for drinking water in Kiffa

GHANA: New water retention system helps cope with drought

AFRICA: Morocco to chair 6th UN Environment Assembly

TOGO: a coastal protection mechanism to counteract coastal erosion

GHANA: Meinergy partners with Huawei for 1 GW/500 MWh of solar power and storage

MALI: ARC provides $7 million in insurance against drought

IVORY COAST: 24 boreholes will strengthen the supply of drinking water in Sipilou

NIGER/BURKINA FASO: FAO and FGEF finance reforestation in rural areas

GHANA: Rann Luuk launches the rehabilitation works of the Vea irrigation dam

AFRICA: AWF Calls for Wildlife Photography Entries

SENEGAL: Water from Lake Guiers will be pumped to supply the city of Touba

AFRICA: WWF and IUCN suggest a $60 billion fund for biodiversity

AFRICA: What’s at stake in the global agreement against plastic pollution?

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

IVORY COAST: State launches drainage and sanitation project in Bonoua

IVORY COAST: Dassault prepares the transformation of Plateau into a smart city

MALI: In Kidal, UNMISMA supports the implementation of water projects

AFRICA: AFD launches a call for projects to develop plant proteins

IVORY COAST: Biovea launches work on its 46 MW Ayébo biomass plant

AFRICA: AfDB provides $164 million for decentralized renewable energy in 6 countries

AFRICA: Cities Forum in Nairobi pushes for green economy

AFRICA: States to vote on a global treaty on plastics

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

AFRICA: UNECE advocates blockchain for sustainable apparel

NIGERIA: EU and Berlin subsidize electrification via green mini-grids

Due diligence: the impact of the draft EU directive in Africa

AFRICA: Vodafone accelerates the challenge of sustainable e-waste management

SENEGAL: The Abdoulaye Wade Stadium will be connected to a solar power plant

BENIN: A factory will produce oil and bio-coal from cashew waste

IVORY COAST: the State is reinforcing water supply in the cities hosting the 2023CAN

NIGER: Germany’s Emerging Energy to produce and export green hydrogen

AFRICA: The Flipflopi boat explores the impact of waste in the western Indian Ocean

TOGO: PAGEPC to strengthen water supply in Avé 2 and Zio 2

NIGER: Six IPPs battle for Gorou Banda solar plant contract

SAHEL: $379 million for the Desert to Power program dedicated to solar energy

BENIN: France’s Razel-Bec to drain rainwater in Cotonou and Bohicon

IVORY COAST: a call for tenders for the floating solar power plant in Kossou

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

IVORY COAST: Funded by WAEMU, a water supply system comes into service in Kokaha

NIGERIA: The World Bank supports the local CO2 sequestration market

AFRICA: AfDB Launches 2nd Sustainable and Circular Fashion Competition

MAURITANIA: Washington funds sustainable groundwater management in the north

MAURITANIA: How AIMF and Veoliaforce improve waste management in Atar

NIGERIA: $2.8 million from UNIDO and Japan for plastic waste management

BENIN: Impact of the massacre of 5 rangers in the W National Park in northern Benin

LIBERIA: EPA to Demolish Illegal Construction in Kpatawee Wetlands

MALI: A sports course built in Bamako from recycled plastic waste

IVORY COAST: MoonLoop Innovation awards 3 start-ups for their sustainable solutions

IVORY COAST: Agri Banana’s ecological bags patented in the 17 OAPI countries

GHANA: New manual promotes ecotourism

SENEGAL: USAID grants two companies for drinking water and sanitation

TOGO: Government plans €35m for drinking water in 2022

GHANA: ADF finances electrification via green mini-grids with $27 million

LIBERIA: GCF Awards $10 Million for Improved Climate Information Systems

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

WEST AFRICA: PAFAO launches a call for family farming projects

AFRICA: Oikocredit lends €5 million to Ecoligo to provide solar energy to SMEs

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

June 7-9, 2022, Johannesburg

IVORY COAST: Abidjan hosts the 15th COP on desertification from 9 to 20 May 2022

9-20 May 2022, Abidjan

NIGERIA: 13 start-ups awarded for their off-grid electrification solutions

IVORY COAST: EKDS strengthens drinking water supply in Bingerville

IVORY COAST: New agency to manage rural water facilities

SENEGAL: after Conakry, the port of Dakar certified Green Terminal by Bureau Veritas

IVORY COAST: Drainage works to reduce flooding in Abidjan

NIGER: a €3.6 million agreement with Switzerland for water and sanitation

NIGERIA: A campaign against bushmeat consumption is in full swing

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

BENIN: Two marine protected areas created in Donatin and Bouche du Roy

SENEGAL: Increased security for Niokolo-Koba and Djoudj national parks

AFRICA: ERAIFT opens Masters in sustainable management of protected areas

GHANA: Budapest lends €70m for the construction of 13 wastewater treatment plants

AFRICA: Clean Energy Could Create 26 Million Jobs by 2050

AFRICA: 3 cities honoured for their green innovations against Covid-19

AFRICA: Bboxx gets $5.5 million from AGG for solar kits and green cooking

BENIN: waste collection service to be paid for from 1 April 2022

IVORY COAST:ATPF connects 155 neighbourhood in Abidjan to the drinking water network

IVORY COAST: More than 100,000 households connected to the SODECI water network

AFRICA: Power & Electricity World forum will be held in August 2022 in Johannesburg

August 23-24, 2022, in Johanesburg

IVORY COAST: 11 people arrested for illegal timber trafficking in Abobo

AFRICA: Coca-Cola focuses on sustainability through its new “Jamii” platform

NIGERIA: NSIA grants $24 million to Solar Power Naija electrification program

IVORY COAST: 2 bills for the protection of transboundary water

GHANA: GWCL rationing water distribution in Sekondi as dry season begins

MAURITANIA: GreenYellow connects a solar PV system to Nouakchott airport

NIGERIA: Kiosks for drinking water supply in Ogun State

BURKINA FASO: CEMEAU trains 200 youths in the maintenance of water installations

LIBERIA: Three Dutch banks allocate $3.5 billion to deforestation projects

BENIN: SONEB splits into two companies for better drinking water services

SENEGAL: alert on the environmental impact of the future port of Ndayane

NIGERIA: Zungeru Dam to be commissioned in four phases from the first quarter of 2022

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

AFRICA: AFD joins forces with OSS to preserve ecosystems in the Sahel

MALI: BOAD lends €23 million for the Kourouba mini-hydro plant (3.9 MW)

GHANA: Towards the inscription of 17 sites in the UNESCO biosphere reserve network

GUINEA: Conakry Terminal awarded Green Terminal label for being eco-responsible

NIGERIA: South Korea grants $12 million for rural solar mini-grids

AFRICA: AFF prepares academic manual on forest protection

SENEGAL: DP World and Barefoot College train women in solar energy in Toubab Dialaw

GHANA: GCF and Hatof train civil society on climate issues

TOGO: BOAD subsidizes the NGOs STADD and ENPRO for waste management in Lomé

IVORY COAST: EDFI finances women’s entrepreneurship in clean energy

SENEGAL: €6 million grant from AFD to preserve the Pout aquifer

GHANA: Ram Charan to supply units to Masri to convert waste into energy

IVORY COAST: Pétro chooses the start-up Coliba to manage its plastic waste

BENIN/TOGO: Boskalis wins a €63 million contract to protect coastal areas

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

March 1 to 2, 2022, in Cape Town

WEST AFRICA: Engie to equip Orange’s datacentre with a solar PV plant

NIGERIA: Shell awards $70,000 to 7 innovative clean energy start-ups

TOGO: GIZ finances electrification in rural areas via solar mini-grids

NIGERIA: All On and Katapult Invest $1.4 Million in NXT Grid’s Mini-Grids

SENEGAL: DFC funds study for Taiba N’Diaye wind farm expansion

GAMBIA: EU funds solid waste pollution control in Kanifing

IVORY COAST: EU to launch forest cover monitoring program

NIGER: Pisa II program for irrigation in three regions

SENEGAL: UCG and UCAD sign an agreement for the recovery of plastic waste

CAPE VERDE: World Bank Approves $7 Million for Renewable Energy

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

March 7-12, 2022, KIGALI

IVORY COAST: with €26 million, Vergnet will equip 1,000 water points with solar pumps

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

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

14-12-2021, Marseille

SENEGAL: In 2022, the government will devote €195 million to water and sanitation

BENIN: Illoulofin solar power plant capacity to increase from 25 to 50 MWp

BENIN: Invitation to tender the modernisation of two waste disposal centres in Nokoué

NIGERIA: Abuja to manage Great Green Wall funds until 2023

GULF OF GUINEA: a region facing the worst oil spill in history

GAMBIA: MCC grants $25 million for renewable energy electrification

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

BENIN: Relying on early fires to protect biodiversity

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

TOGO: Sunna confirms €40m contract for solar streetlights in rural areas

BENIN: Engie PowerCorner to deploy 22 solar mini-grids by 2023

NIGERIA: Peachwater wins ARIE grant for its green stove Powerstove

IVORY COAST: AfDB allocates $25 billion for green growth by 2025

SENEGAL: CBAO pledges $15 million to Sen’Eau to improve drinking water services

GHANA: $45.5 million from USAID for water and sanitation in the north

NIGERIA: Fordmarx and Lorentz train 200 young people in SWM in Enugu

NIGERIA: Proparco lends $35 million to FCMB to finance green SMEs

GHANA: The “1 million garbage cans” initiative for efficient waste collection

BENIN: SGDS-GN digitizes 550 tricycles for waste collection

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

8-9 December 2021, online

IVORY COAST: In 2022, the government will spend €166 million on drinking water

NIGERIA: APM kept 400,000 plastic bottles out of landfills in Lagos

IVORY COAST: 10 IPPs in the run for the 60 MWp solar power plants in Laboa and Touba

How geothermal energy is diversifying the energy mix in East Africa

WEST AFRICA: reducing the incidental catch of birds and sea turtles

NIGERIA: A global procurement program for green energy companies

GHANA: World Bank Lends $74 Million for Sanitation and Water in Kumasi

SENEGAL: Proplast will recycle 200 tons of plastic per year, in agreement with UCG

NIGERIA: All On invests $1 million in Salpha Energy’s solar home systems

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

MAURITANIA: Government to raise $317 million for drinking water in Nouakchott

GHANA: Bui Power to install 8 solar power plants (259 MWp) in the north by 2022

IVORY COAST: CEA Valopro to train in waste recovery in Yamoussokro

How solar energy is accelerating Africa’s electrification

BENIN: JICA grants €24 million for drinking water in Couffo and Plateau

BURKINA FASO: FMO finances 110 MWp of solar power with €90 million

IVORY COAST: Three logging companies closed for illegal logging

COP26: Husk to deploy 5,000 clean mini-grids in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030

Green Hydrogen: Research and Development Advances in Africa 

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

Africa bets on renewable energy for its electrification

NIGERIA: Daystar to supply solar power to 5 Seven-Up Bottling plants

MALI: UNESCO plants 50,000 trees along the route of the Great Green Wall

WEST AFRICA: USTDA Grants Study for Power Interconnection

TOGO: KYA-Energy completes solar electrification of 20 health centers

SAHEL: GCF and IFAD commit $143 million to the Great Green Wall

COP26: what priorities for Africa in the face of climate change?

NIGERIA: Husk deploys solar hybrid mini-grids in 6 communities in Nasarawa

COP26: Togo needs $2.6 billion to reduce its emissions by 30% by 2030

AFRICA: CDC, Finnfund and Norfund bet on sustainable forestry with $500 million

AFRICA: Climate resilience, the salvation of agriculture and tourism

IVORY COAST: Foraci to supply water to 15,000 people in Korhogo with 124 boreholes

IVORY COAST: The third reforestation operation sets the bar at 50 million trees

AFRICA: when climate change defies all predictions

NIGERIA: A centre tracks oil pollution in the Niger Delta

NIGERIA: Bboxx wants to electrify 20 million people with its solar kits

MALI : Thanks to Enabel, Vergnet and Seeba supply water to 10,000 people in Koulikoro

SENEGAL: Yokogawa and Toyota win contract for remote monitoring of water network

SENEGAL: IsDB reallocates $75.2 million loan for rural electrification and water

BURKINA FASO: the “Djiguifa Dji” project to create 120 water points

BENIN: AFD finances Cotonou’s rainwater sanitation program with €35.5 million

SENEGAL: on the eve of COP26, rural women denounce climate injustice

Access to sanitation and hygiene for a healthier continent

SIERRA LEONE: London funds rural electrification through REPP

BURKINA FASO: Africa Ren launches the construction of the Kodeni Solar plant in PPP

GHANA: A new plant recycles solid waste in the city of Accra

SIERRA LEONE: Bolloré equips the port of Freetown with two electric tractors

GHANA: mobilizing $4.3 billion to eradicate plastic pollution

BURKINA FASO: PPPs for the deployment of green energy storage systems

AFRICA: MIHIA platform launched with solar PV project in Burkina Faso

GHANA: Accra starts its “water for all” program through a new commission

GHANA: GIZ supports a training program on solar powered irrigation

IVORY COAST: Movis to transport biomass from the Ayébo power plant

NIGERIA: Lafarge’s 2020 CSR approach focuses on waste recovery

SAHEL: GCF invests $150 million in AfDB’s Desert to Power initiative

IVORY COAST: an operation to eliminate nearly 40 illegal dumps in Bondoukou

AFRICA: 2021 MGA Award Honors 3 Green Energy Projects

GHANA-SIERRA LEONE: Eiffel supports productive solar with a €3 million loan

SENEGAL: Ofor to provide drinking water to 21,000 people in the Matam region

TOGO: IsDB lends €17 million for electrification via solar mini-grids

IVORY COAST: AIVP equips three Abidjan suburbs with plastic collection units

BURKINA FASO: AEM launches a call for projects for water and sanitation

SENEGAL: InfraCo Africa finances Bonergie’s solar irrigation systems

NIGER: IDA releases $400 million for drinking water supply and irrigation

TOGO: Accession to the Water Convention for better resource management

BURKINA FASO: MIGA guarantees €4.5 million for the 30 MWp Nagréongo solar power plant

BURKINA FASO: AIMF supports the rehabilitation of Ouagadougou’s green belt

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

CAPE VERDE: A.P. Moller invests in renewable energy through Cabeolica

UGANDA-SIERRA LEONE: FMO and REPP fund WIPP for electrification via green mini-grids

IVORY COAST: Razel-Bec and CGC-CI strengthen water supply in Agboville

BENIN: Initial funding of €33.5 million to start dredging Lake Ahémé

NIGERIA: Husk secures grants for seven solar mini-grids in Nasarawa

LIBERIA: Creation of a center for waste data collection in Monrovia

AFRICA: 4 cities receive Gap Fund grants for climate projects

MAURITANIA: Chariot to produce and export green hydrogen through Nour project

NIGERIA: All On funds Infibranches for electrification via solar off-grid

AFRICA: Baobab+ raises €10 million for its solar home systems and digitalization

AFRICA: AlphaMundi finances the growth of solar energy provider Redavia

TOGO: The government draws up a master plan for drinking water in Lomé

NIGERIA: FEC Releases Funds for Rima Valley Irrigation

AFRICA: DFC invests $10m in solar energy via the Nithio platform

GHANA: Meridian Port Services obtains the “Green Terminal” label from Bolloré Ports

AFRICA: Claritas Capital provides $10m for Renewvia’s solar mini-grids

BURKINA FASO: 2000 people connected to a drinking water supply in Komsilga

GHANA: Ecoligo acquires C&I assets of solar energy provider Namene

BURKINA FASO: AfDB grants €59M for access to electricity for 218,400 households

WEST AFRICA: Call for applications for the sustainable management of Guinean forests

BURKINA FASO/GHANA: AfDB to Provide €4.5 Million for Noumbiel Dam

IVORY COAST: AfDB Lends €48 Million for Flood Control in Abidjan

AFRICA: EDFI ElectriFI finances Amped’s solar kits with a $6m facility

BURKINA FASO: Rehabilitating dams to improve water supply

SIERRA LEONE: CrossBoundary to harness solar for Zoodlabs’ fibre optics

WEST AFRICA: ARM-Harith launches $250m climate investment fund

NIGERIA: Kano State launches a one million tree reforestation campaign

AFRICA: 3D printing to turn plastic waste into agricultural tools

AFRICA: Sustainable Mobility and Climate Week postponed to September 2022

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

AFRICA: Aktivco signs €60m credit facility to supply green energy to telecom towers

SAHEL: UNDP and SEforALL join forces to finance access to green energy

AFRICA: Faced with Drought, AfDB, NDF and Copenhagen Commit to Water

AFRICA: Funding NGOs to improve great ape protection

GHANA: A new solid waste recycling initiative in Accra

BURKINA FASO: 600 latrines improve hygiene in the Boucle du Mouhoun

G5 SAHEL: Member countries validate the roadmap of the Desert to Power programme

NIGER: Niamey Launches Prequalification for 50 MWp Solar Power Plant in Gourou Banda

SENEGAL: CrossBoundary to supply 13 MW of solar power to GCO facilities

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

BENIN: Waste sorting and recovery units for Greater Nokoué

BURKINA FASO: the network of parliamentarians on the environment plants 300 trees in

NIGERIA: Daystar Power installs rooftop solar plant for UAC in Ikeja

GHANA: in Ashanti, a new project for sanitation and reforestation

TOGO: SALT launches a call for tenders for a solar power plant at Lomé airport

BENIN: SparkMeter digitises the management of green mini-grids for 100,000 people

IVORY COAST: a new device treats medical waste at the Bondoukou Hospital

GUINEA: A $170 million line of credit for drinking water in Greater Conakry

SENEGAL: Dakar under water, UN-Habitat prescribes sustainable urban actions

CAMEROON: Hysacam acquires equipment for waste collection, €18m investment

GUINEA: Simandou iron mining project threatens western chimpanzees

NIGERIA: Wecyclers to recycle plastic waste from Nigerian Breweries

NIGERIA: FCMB Opens $9.7m Line of Credit for Waste Management in Lagos

SENEGAL: Faced with floods, Dakar launches the Orsec plan and pledges €42 million

AFRICA: KTN Global launches call for innovations in waste recycling

IVORY COAST: The government launches the rehabilitation of the Trepoint water tower

GHANA: Lindt chocolate company finances 69,000 solar kits for cocoa farmers

IVORY COAST: GBE to finance productive solar energy projects

TOGO: The “AEP-Lomé” project to provide drinking water in 9 communes

IVORY COAST: Emergence issues a green bond to refinance Cosmos Yopougon

MAURITANIA: a dam retains rainwater to supply Tiris Zemour

AFRICA: ECP invests in Eranove, a water and electricity specialist

NIGERIA: A fleet of 102 trucks improves solid waste management in Lagos

BURKINA FASO: Work begins on the Niangdo irrigation dam

GHANA: Tono drinking water plant to be commissioned by end of August 2021

AFRICA: 5 companies win funding to solarise hospitals

GAMBIA: Climate change affects agriculture and tourism

IVORY COAST: Manage & Paste turns plastic waste into paving stones in Yopougon

AFRICA: USAID awards $49 million to Tetra Tech for biodiversity.

IVORY COAST: A €76m bond issue for the Akouédo landfill

BURKINA FASO: Two SDWFs provide drinking water to households in Nébiélianayou

NIGERIA: New pipes strengthen Niger’s drinking water supply

IVORY COAST: 90% of the forest cover has disappeared in 60 years

BURKINA FASO: Bboxx and Geocoton to electrify 2 million people through solar power

NIGERIA: Abuja provides 3,000 hectares of irrigated land to farmers in Jigawa

GHANA: UNDP supports innovation for waste management in schools

GAMBIA: Kanifing to convert organic waste into fertiliser and biomass

AFRICA: 3 projects awarded the “AFD-GDN biodiversity and development” prize

NIGERIA: Eco-hydrology to preserve water resources

IVORY COAST: EAIF lends €25m for the Singrobo hydroelectric dam (44 MW)

IVORY COAST: 7 compact units supply water to Sassandra, Guémon and Cavally

AFRICA: CSR, now at the heart of sustainable development

"SPECIAL REPORT" AFRIK 21

AFRICA: MyJouleBox raises €3m to deploy solar off-grid in 4 countries

NIGERIA: PowerGen and CBEA to electrify 55,000 people through solar mini-grids

SENEGAL: ASPT seeks the expertise of the UCG to clean up tourist centres

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

AFRICA: The 11th edition of Orange Summer Challenge focuses on waste management

GUINEA: Bolloré collects 1.35 tonnes of “e-waste” at the Autonomous Port of Conakry

AFRICA: employers’ organisations that are committed to CSR

GHANA: New facilities boost drinking water supply in Salaga

Thierry Téné: “CSR in Africa, a key approach to preserving the environment”

DG -Afrique RSE

BURKINA FASO: Zéguédeghin and Lelexé dams soon to be rehabilitated

AFRICA: Six companies awarded for low-carbon projects

MALI: French Legendre signs a PPP for its Fana solar power plant (50 MWp)

NIGERIA: Ministry of Works now powered by solar energy

SENEGAL: 60,000 biodigesters to produce biogas from faecal sludge

AFRICA: Desert to Power Programme Launched with ADF Grant

SENEGAL: Tysilio to supply solar energy to farms in Sédhiou

SENEGAL: Mystery hovers over the death of dolphins and turtles in the north of the co

IVORY COAST: 6 compact units provide drinking water in Hambol and Bagoué

TOGO : a call for tenders from Arise for a solar power plant (390 MWp) with storage

SENEGAL: The third drinking water plant in Keur Momar Sarr is finally operational

GUINEA: Biotope establishes sustainable cohabitation between chimpanzees and local co

AFRICA: Amcow Proposes Guidelines for Sanitation Policy Development

MALI: A campaign to remove 500,000 tonnes of waste from Bamako and Kati

NIGERIA: IFC provides $20m for Daystar’s solar hybrid systems

WEST AFRICA: US investor MCC supports energy integration

AFRICA: IUCN presents Red List of river and lake ecosystems

NIGERIA: FAO focuses on water-saving drip irrigation

AFRICA: Rolls-Royce invests in Kowry Energy’s off-grid solar systems

SENEGAL: GreenYellow to install a 1.56 MWp solar PV system for Senico

IVORY COAST: the Korylé project for the recovery of demolition waste in Abidjan

IVORY COAST: The government reinforces the water supply in the Sud-Comoé

GHANA: Noé to restore 300,000 hectares of forest land

WEST AFRICA: EU supports preservation of Mount Nimba ecosystems

SENEGAL: AFD releases €55 million for agroecology and marine biodiversity

WEST AFRICA: GTA gas project threatens climate and biodiversity

IVORY COAST: a call for tenders for the solar power plants in Laboa and Touba

WEST AFRICA: Orange aims to be carbon neutral by 2040

NIGERIA: Westa.Solar connects 500 kWp solar power plant on Petrichor’s roof

MALI/SENEGAL: “Olympic Forest” to be planted in 90 villages

TOGO: Togocom partners with Africa Global Recycling for waste recycling

TOGO: Exim Bank of India finances the electrification of 350 localities via solar

AFRICA: 6 cities commit to FAO’s “green cities” programme of action

AFRICA: FSD invests $4.5m in Nithio for solar kits in three countries

AFRICA: AfDB to Train on Accessing Renewable Energy Funds

BENIN: IsDB lends $105.6m for stormwater drainage in Cotonou

TOGO: In Blitta, the largest solar park in West Africa is now operational

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

BENIN/TOGO: IDA lends $36m to combat coastal erosion

BURKINA FASO: $168m for the electrification of 120,000 households using solar energy

IVORY COAST: Power China launches the construction of the Raviart irrigation dam

SIERRA LEONE: TCS portfolio increases from 3 to 4 national parks

AFRICA: EDF involves the diaspora in financing rural electrification

IVORY COAST: The start-up Coliba will manage Vivo Energy’s plastic waste

TOGO: The government accelerates solar photovoltaic projects in Sokodé and Kara

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

GUINEA: Government bans logging to stop the bleeding of forests

AFRICA: AREF II raises €130m for renewable energy south of the Sahara

NIGER: The Issoufou Mahamadou Foundation announces the creation of a carbon sink

NIGER: Niamey joins the Scaling Solar programme and expects 50 MWp of green energy

Cyril Courjaret: “My challenge is to prepare for the future growth of SUEZ in Africa”

CEO of SUEZ Africa - Near East

WEST AFRICA: $465m for electrification via renewable energy

IVORY COAST: Proparco and EAIF finance the Biovea biomass power plant (46 MW)

GHANA: Zoomlion boosts its operational performance with 101 refuse trucks

BURKINA FASO: a new drinking water plant serves the town of Dori

AFRICA: Winch to raise $2.12m for electrification via green mini-grids

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

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

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

AFRICA: Saving the oceans on land

AFRICA: the circular economy at the heart of ecosystem preservation

LIBERIA: giving chimpanzees space to thrive

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

In partnership with SUEZ

AFRICA: the urgent need to restore degraded ecosystems

AFRICA: a call for applications for 7 scholarships in water and sanitation

WEST AFRICA: A rash of plant diseases threatens biodiversity

SENEGAL: Kahone and Kaél solar power plants go into commercial operation

GHANA: LEAN project for biodiversity conservation

IVORY COAST: human pressure on biodiversity, the “Anthropocene” era

BENIN: BOAD releases €30m for rainwater drainage in Parakou

GHANA: AEHPMP to reduce mercury pollution and e-waste

NIGERIA: IDA finances water and sanitation for 6 million people

IVORY COAST: Vergnet Hydro to equip 1,000 boreholes with solar pumps

GUINEA: EDG to Buy Power from 40 MWp Khoumagueli Solar Plant

AFRICA: when fashion goes green

NIGERIA: Capegate wins delegated waste management in Kano

AFRICA: Towards the creation of a water resources management platform

BENIN: EIB finances rainwater drainage in Sèmè-Podji and Abomey-Calavi

SENEGAL: Lekela bets on storage for Taiba N’Diaye wind farm

SENEGAL: Customs seize 25 tonnes of plastic waste from Germany

NIGERIA: Starsight installs 950 kWp solar system for Big Bottling in Ogun

IVORY COAST: PEAs strengthen water supply in the Moronou region

Africa’s challenge to preserve its biodiversity

BENIN: Why a water surveillance brigade?

TOGO: Atakpamé and Dapaong are equipped to collect household waste

BENIN: planting 500,000 coconut trees to protect the coastal strip from erosion

GHANA: McDavid Green Solutions to convert waste to electricity in Dawa

IVORY COAST: The La Mé drinking water plant will come into service in July 2021

BURKINA FASO: Fez supports the preservation of the biodiversity of the Houët marigot

GAMBIA: Civil society wants to be involved in forest monitoring

GHANA: IFC supports the development of the green bond market

TOGO: The government regulates water drilling with a new law

SENEGAL: Sones connects 60,000 people to the Sen’Eau water network in Nguékhokh

WEST AFRICA: How does the Nestlé Cocoa Plan measure up on deforestation?

NIGERIA: Fordmax restores drinking water in Enugu with solar energy

IVORY COAST: The government inaugurates a drinking water supply in Gagnoa

SENEGAL: AFD grants €24.4 million for sanitation in Greater Dakar

IVORY COAST: in Divo, Franzetti supplies water to 90,000 people thanks to 2 UCDs

GHANA: UMaT proposes a strategy to clean up water bodies

MALI: Energy Solution to incinerate waste to produce electricity in Bamako

BENIN: Water hyacinth to clean up the port of Cotonou

NIGERIA: Konexa to provide 10MW of clean energy in Kano, within months

AFRICA: TFTC initiative for youth and women’s climate resilience

NIGERIA: Federal government to solarise 304 hospitals and schools

SENEGAL: The government to preserve marine protected areas

AFRICA: SUEZ relies on training as a lever for local anchoring and performance

NIGERIA: Norad funds plastics circularity feasibility study

SENEGAL: “Promoged” will improve waste management for 6 million people

NIGERIA: Zungeru Hydroelectric Plant to Deliver First MW in December

GHANA: Dispose Green to collect solid waste on demand nationwide

TOGO: What environmental guarantee for the Kékéli power plant?

LIBERIA: EGRI to get new plastic recycling equipment

SIERRA LEONE: PowerGen connects solar mini-grids for 4 rural communities

SENEGAL: date pits to rehabilitate the country’s forest cover

BENIN: Ecolo4Dev competition for digital waste management solutions

AFRICA: EIB commits €340m for water and renewable energy in 5 countries

AFRICA: DFC funds WaterEquity for water and sanitation

IVORY COAST: 13,000 households to be connected to Koumassi water network by June

NIGERIA: Hajaig delays rehabilitation of Watari irrigation dam

GHANA: Berlin subsidises renewable energy and energy efficiency

IVORY COAST: A drinking water supply system will serve 10 localities in Didiévi

GHANA: Zoomlion engages the media for effective waste management

ZIMBABWE: PVT mobilises funds to convert waste to energy in Bulawayo

GAMBIA: State to provide Farato town with a medical waste management centre

AFRICA: FAO and IMO launch GloLitter programme to clean up oceans

BURKINA FASO: a consortium for the rehabilitation studies of 9 reservoirs

SENEGAL: Delivery of the Yenne-Popenguine drinking water project scheduled for May 20

AFRICA: After Senegal, Akon will build a second sustainable city in Uganda

AFRICA: GreenNKool and AgroPad awarded by EPAEM for their ecological solutions

MALI: Suntrace and BayWa connect a 30 MW solar power plant at the Fekola mine

SENEGAL: Sones inaugurates a drinking water plant in Kédougou

BURKINA FASO: Government to expand Niofila irrigation dam

TOGO: Faure Gnassingbé obtains €115m for electrification and public lighting

AFRICA: $2m from FAO and IFAD for sustainable water management

GUINEA: Anasp receives 56 trucks to improve waste collection in Conakry

IVORY COAST: France supports water resource management in Aries

NIGERIA: Ecobank receives Starsight Energy Sustainability Award

AFRICA: “Mother nature”, the environmental film by Angélique Kidjo

NIGERIA: Awareness raising key to reducing pollution at Lighthouse beach?

GHANA: EMO Launches Expansion of Accra Sewerage Plant

AFRICA: Baobab+ raises €4m to distribute its solar kits in two countries

SENEGAL: The UCG launches a waste collection operation in several communes

AFRICA: AECF to fund innovative and green solutions in 7 countries

NIGER: Cominak uranium mine closes, radioactive pollution stays

TOGO: thanks to GIZ funding, AT2ER has a mini solar power plant

MALI: The government gives the green light for two 83 MWp solar PV plants

IVORY COAST: Waca pleads for the creation of an environmental court

NIGERIA: USTDA funds mini-grid project for 200,000 rural women

AFRICA: Accused of overfishing, FV Margiris returns to service off Mauritania

SENEGAL: Ofor provides the council of Touba Toul with a water tower

NIGERIA: BPE to Concession Zungeru Hydropower Plant (700 MW)

AFRICA: AfDB Awards Pine Kazi with Green Footwear Project

GHANA: CrossBoundary installs solar power plant at Guinness brewery

AFRICA: Forest elephant now critically endangered

GHANA: The country has a centre dedicated to the management of electronic waste

Paul Bourdillon: “Long-term water management is a development issue”

CEO of SUEZ Africa - Near East

AFRICA: The five countries that stand out in water management

Urban sanitation, a major challenge for sustainable cities in Africa

AFRICA: The major challenges of access to drinking water

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

AFRICA: Five drinking water start-ups that are making a difference

The strength of decentralised solutions: water, now, everywhere in Africa

In partnership with Suez

DRINKING WATER IN AFRICA: Self-sufficient solutions are needed in rural areas

DRINKING WATER: Major African programmes that are making a difference locally

NIGER: The government inaugurates the Goudel IV drinking water plant

AFRICA: The major challenges of access to drinking water

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

The strength of decentralised solutions: water, now, everywhere in Africa

In partnership with SUEZ

DRINKING WATER: Major African programmes that are making a difference locally

Paul Bourdillon: “Long-term water management is a development issue

CEO of SUEZ Africa – Near East

NIGERIA: Funded by Coca-Cola, DoGood will collect 500 tonnes of plastic waste

BURKINA FASO: EAIF lends €29m for the Pâ solar PV plant (30 MWp)

NIGERIA: Smart City Sweden supports waste management in Nasarawa State

WEST AFRICA: World Bank funds off-grid with $22.5m

GHANA: Government signs with Zoompak for medical waste management

NIGERIA: NDIF invests $4.6m in Havenhill for 22 solar mini-grids

AFRICA: Grino to work with Africa GreenTec for solar water treatment

SENEGAL: EIB supports economic recovery through water and waste

AFRICA: artificial insemination of lions, a danger for their conservation?

TOGO: the government launches Passco 2 for water and sanitation in 2 regions

KENYA: EDF invests in Bboxx to roll out solar home systems

BURKINA FASO: EU allocates €8m to Yeleen solar energy project

NIGERIA: the REA inaugurates a 100 kWp hybrid solar mini-grid in Adebayo

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

GHANA: Deutsche Bank opens a €85m credit line for drinking water in Keta

BURKINA FASO/BENIN: EIF OGEF finances Qotto’s solar home systems

IVORY COAST: The State will exploit the water of the Comoé river to supply 3 towns

NIGERIA: a 200 MWp solar power plant will be built in the Delta State

GUINEA-BISSAU: The CDN team is now able to budget its climate strategy

“To guarantee the profitability of the mini-grids, subsidies of 40-50% are needed”

Interview Frédéric Pfister (NOA)

BURKINA FASO: Onea is building 4 boreholes to reinforce the water supply in Boussé

IVORY COAST: Sifca and Satelligence join forces for the “zero deforestation” objectiv

BENIN: SGDS-GN equips itself with 80 trucks to improve waste collection

GHANA: Mining project in the Atewa forest, Leonardo Dicaprio is back in charge

SENEGAL: An Initiative involving restaurants in the fight against pollution

NIGERIA: Onward partners with Tetra Pak to recycle used beverage cartons

AFRICA: Winch Energy obtains $16 million to finance 49 mini-grids in two countries

IVORY COAST: Nestlé again supports a plastic waste management project

AFRICA: AfDB finances the fight against climate change through NDCs

IVORY COAST: The government is going to equip Oumé with a water tower

GAMBIA: An organic waste management project is launched in Greater Banjul

MALI: gold panning by dredging pollutes the Bagoé river, local residents complain

IVORY COAST: The State gives itself two years to strengthen access to water in Odienn

NIGERIA: Acob obtains a grant from REA for hybrid solar mini-grids

SIERRA LEONE: Exim Bank of India lends $15 million for drinking water in four cities

GHANA: Marine Bunkers to reuse oil waste in Tema port

IVORY COAST: Fluence relaunches its drinking water project in Abidjan

BURKINA FASO: Buy-Us Solar launches solar-powered irrigation project

TOGO: 129 localities soon to be electrified via mini-grids

IVORY COAST: Bodo and Groyaokro will soon benefit from a drinking water supply system

IVORY COAST: AFD and the EU finance companies’ green projects

GHANA: €50m from Budapest to complete the construction of three wastewater treatment

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

MAURITANIA: Bird flu kills nearly 267 pelicans in Diawling National Park

NIGERIA: Shell condemned, companies face environmental responsibility

SIERRA LEONE: $50m from the IDA for access to electricity via solar off-grid

NIGERIA: REA subsidises Renewvia and PowerGen for solar mini-grids

TOGO: UNDP funds eight CSOs for environmental conservation

NIGERIA: Abuja to join WEF Global Partnership for Plastics Action

BURKINA FASO: ONEA renews water management contract for 8 municipalities

IVORY COAST: AfDB’s ABM for climate resilience of cocoa farmers

IVORY COAST: the European Union demands environmentally friendly cocoa

SENEGAL: Government closes Djoudj Park after 750 pelicans die

TOGO: Biothermica to carry out a waste-to-energy project in Kloto

GHANA: Farmers Hope to recycle cocoa waste in Kumasi

IVORY COAST: In Dioman, the government improves access to water in 23 villages

NIGERIA: FordMarx to rehabilitate the drinking water network of the Enugu State

NIGERIA: €30m for Andritz to rehabilitate the Jebba hydroelectric power station

AFRICA: Escotel obtains $25.6m in guarantees from Miga to solarize TNS

TOGO: a training institute for renewable energies will be built in Lomé

SENEGAL: the FAR project for women’s resilience to climate change

AFRICA: ElectriFI finances three solar energy suppliers operating in 6 countries

NIGERIA: USADF and All On award nine green energy suppliers

MALI: the government inaugurates the Kourouba water reservoir

BURKINA FASO: The State rehabilitates 10 boreholes in Tangaye with funding from USAID

AFRICA: Towards strengthening the protection of the Mount Nimba Reserve

AFRICA: Africa GreenTec merges with Nexus for mini-grids in rural areas

AFRICA: $20 million from FinnFund and Norfund for Starsight solar energy projects

SAHEL: the missions of the “champion” of the Great Green Wall, Akinwunmi Adesina

WEST AFRICA: Daystar Power raises $38 million for its solar off-grid projects

MALI: Minusma launches a second drinking water project in Kidal

LIBERIA: BMC signs contracts for solar-powered storage

GHANA: the government acquires 3 ships for waste collection in Oti

SAHEL: AfDB pledges US$ 6.5 billion for the Great Green Wall initiative over 5 years

NIGERIA: government subsidises 7 solar home systems suppliers

MALI: DoniLab finances the projects of three start-ups in the green economy

BURKINA FASO: Government strengthens drinking water supply in Kougsin

SENEGAL: ASER launches a call for tenders for 133 solar mini grids in rural areas

BENIN: Parliament adopts a law to protect biodiversity against GMOs

AFRICA: MASEN and IDB’s initiative for renewable energies

BURKINA FASO: China and Saudi Arabia lend €47m for water projects

SENEGAL: In March 2022, Dakar will host the 9th “World Water Forum”

21-26 March 2022 in Dakar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BENIN: SOBEBRA equips its Cotonou site with 352 solar panels

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

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

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

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

AFRICA: REPP finances access to electricity through battery storage

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MALI: SONATAM strengthens drinking water supply in N’Golobougou

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

BENIN: Government announces the creation of an electricity generation company

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

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

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

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

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

GHANA: Ezekiel Chibeze wins prestigious Goldman Environmental Award

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BENIN: ENABEL to finance five pineapple waste recovery projects

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

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

NIGERIA: Dulas to supply 780 solar-powered vaccine refrigerators

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

GHANA: CleanApp Ghana application to improve solid waste management

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SENEGAL: Savoie obtains management of the Gandigal landfill site

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

TOGO: towards membership of the Global Green Growth Institute

SENEGAL: Government launches coastal zone management project

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

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

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

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

GHANA: effluent and waste treatment plants to serve the north

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

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

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

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

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

GHANA: Government launches construction of 3 sanitation facilities in Tema

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

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

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

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

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

SENEGAL: the locust harvester fights ecologically against locust invasion

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

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

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

TOGO: Illicit ivory trade continues, 5 other traffickers arrested

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

NIGERIA: Eos strengthens its partnership with Nayo for electricity storage

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

WEST AFRICA: Factory ships accused of plundering fisheries resources

IVORY COAST: soon to be a rural water management agency

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MAURITANIA: Elecnor denies withdrawing from the Boulenouar wind farm project

IVORY COAST: Government inaugurates new drinking water facilities in Zorofla

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

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

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

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

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

NIGER: €4 M from ADF for drought risk management

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

BURKINA FASO: A solar panel production plant built in Ouagadougou

MAURITANIA: ADF Funds Climate Change Resilience with $2.1 million

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

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

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

SENEGAL: EU supports women’s entrepreneurship through renewable energies

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SENEGAL: Mamelles desalination project enters its final phase

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

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

BENIN: AfDB Supports Decentralisation of Water and Sanitation Services

IVORY COAST: The government electrifies 1800 people in Moronou

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

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

SENEGAL: Proplast launches “Récuplast” against plastic waste pollution

MALI: Fonroche Éclairage will provide 200 solar street lamps to the Mopti region

GHANA: Ukef lends $35.5 million to supply drinking water to 225,000 people

IVORY COAST: The government inaugurates 2 water towers in the Moronou region

IVORY COAST: GIZ and CGECI promotes energy efficiency in companies

IVORY COAST: The government launches the construction of a hydro-agricultural dam in Koro

BURKINA FASO-TUNISIA: GreenYellow to complete two solar projects for 31.2 MWp

GHANA: Zoomlion to set up two waste treatment plants in the North

MALI: Vilnius finances two 100 kWp photovoltaic solar power plants in Bamako

SENEGAL: Akon City, the Green City Project is launched at a cost of $6 billion

NIGERIA: IFC releases $39 million for Engee Manufacturing’s recycling plant in Ogun

GHANA: The government is commissioning two water pumping stations in Amedzofe

SENEGAL: A campaign to plant 20 million trees by the end of September

BURKINA FASO: Sonabel launches a call for tenders for four 9 MWp solar power plants

SENEGAL: New forests will be classified, the first since 1968

NIGERIA: Lumos and MTN launch Lumos Prime and Lumos Eco, two solar solutions

WEST AFRICA: MPs unite to address drinking water challenges

SENEGAL: GIZ and GFA train 40 young people to troubleshoot solar PV installations

KENYA: Norfund and Scatec Solar slam the door on the Rumuruti PV solar project

NIGER: Construction of the Gorou Banda PV solar plant will finally begin

SENEGAL: Crac launches operation “zero waste beach” in Bargny

COTE D’IVOIRE: KOICA finances 21,800 water connections to SODECI’s water network

BENIN: Waste management operations will soon be computerised in Nokoué

ECOWAS: To create a regional platform for the protection of biodiversity

AFRICA: Bboxx launches bPower20, a more accessible solar energy solution

COTE D’IVOIRE: GCF allocates $11m to cocoa agro-ecology project

NIGERIA: Government calls for tenders on several solar mini grids projects

NIGERIA: Government opens waste recycling center in Abuja

BURKINA FASO: MCC grants $450 million for electricity

BENIN: Greenlight planet and Aress electrify 5,000 households with solar power

NIGERIA: 8 start-ups specialised in renewable energy, NCIC 2020 winners

ECOWAS: IRENA aims to reinfonce power grids with green energy

GHANA: Absolicon to build solar thermal collector factory for Pelktec

NIGERIA: Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu receives award for solar-powered refrigerator project

BENIN: Water monitoring brigade to be established soon

BENIN: AFD allocates 58 million euros to improve urban resilience

MALI: Off-grid supplier Energy+ obtains finance to distribute its products

TOGO: Government to distribute 15,000 irrigation kits to farmers

GHANA: $49 million line of credit for drinking water projects in Damongo

ECOWAS: ECREEE launches call for projects on waste-to-energy projects

COTE D’IVOIRE: Building up a force to combat deforestation

BURKINA FASO: Three companies join forces with ANEREE to energise households

BENIN: UNICEF relaunches project for factory producing recycled plastic bricks

COTE D’IVOIRE: Government to strengthen drinking water supply in Lolobo

ECOWAS: ECREEE launches call for tenders on its Clean Energy Corridor

SENEGAL: Real estate projects shall be subject to an obligation to plant trees.

NIGERIA: USTDA subsidises Konexa for electrification project

GHANA: 2.7 million dollars to drain Nsukwao basin for flood control

GHANA: Exim Bank of India finally opens $30 million water line of credit to Yendi

GHANA: University of the Environment will train its first batch of students

COTE D’IVOIRE: Agboville drinking water project to be delivered in September 2020

COTE D’IVOIRE: Government launches operation “1 day, 5 million trees”.

NIGER: Startup company launches solar-powered remote irrigation system

NIGERIA: Restoring mangrove forests in the Niger Delta

SENEGAL: Government exempts renewable energy equipment from VAT

BURKINA FASO: PNBF to develop an ecological city in Yagma

BENIN: Satisfactory progress on climate resilience project-SLP

WEST AFRICA: IDA grants $300 million to facilitate electricity exchanges

GAMBIA: JICA grants $15 million for rural water supply

MALI: Reuniwatt to buid weather forecasting system for Fekola solar hybrid power plant

IVORY COAST: RMG to incinerate 329 tonnes of obsolete pesticides

NIGERIA: Consortium to transform cassava peels into energy

COTE D’IVOIRE: FMO supports Lumos in the expansion of solar home systems

AFRICA: 5 Africans among finalists for the “Young Champions of the Earth” prize

COTE D’IVOIRE: New taxes on waste management come into force

AFRICA: Bboxx and Canal+ sign agreement for solar-powered television

NIGERIA: First photograph of world’s rarest gorilla

SENEGAL: 10-hectare forest park to be set up in Dakar

TOGO: Biogas reference laboratory to be built at Lomé University

SIERRA LEONE: InfraCo Africa finances Bumbuna II Hydroelectric Project with $6 million

GHANA: Nek aims to produce 1,000 MW of wind power to boost the grid

TOGO: Government to strengthen water supply in Lomé with boreholes

NIGERIA: Dow launches ReflexNG project for plastic waste management

BENIN: 11 companies selected for 8 mini-solar grids projects in rural areas

GAMBIA: Shipping giant CMA-CGM suspends timber exports

SENEGAL: Mbao Forest degradation project divides communities in Dakar

SENEGAL: SONES constructs groundwater desalination plant in Foundiougne

SENEGAL: GGGI launches waste and wastewater management project

SIERRA LEONE: Mobile Power provides electricity through battery rental

MALI: NGOs sound alarm at 82 per cent forest loss

BENIN: African Parks takes over Beninese part of the W National Park

COTE D’IVOIRE: Nestlé and Envipur aiming to collect 30 tonnes of plastics in Abobo

LIBERIA: World Bank grants additional $9.3 million for sanitation

WEST AFRICA: EAV finances SolarX to support solar energy supply to businesses

MOROCCO/MAURITANIA: how solar and wind power are making a leap in electricity mixes

BURKINA FASO: ANEREE launches Solar Cluster for improved management of the solar sector

TOGO: AT2ER ranked 3rd in Ashden 2020 Award for progress in renewable energy strategy

COTE D’IVOIRE: Geolocation service to warn of flood risks

GAMBIA: $43 million grant from IDA for electricity and water

AFRICA: 34 traffickers arrested for importing electronic waste

GHANA: Adherence to UN Water Convention to become effective in September

CÔTE D’IVOIRE : Franzetti installs pre-fabricated drinking water units in Dabakala

NIGER: IDA provides $150 million for the Kandadji water and electricity programme

SENEGAL-MALI: CMEC to build Gourbassi hydroelectric dam

MALI: NTPC appointed consultant, on a 500 MWp solar project development

COTE D’IVOIRE: Some €258 million to improve water supply in Bouaké

COTE D’IVOIRE: Sifca partners with government to restore forest cover

GHANA-KENYA: Redavia contracts loan from NDF to provide solar energy to enterprises

COTE D’IVOIRE: Fluence delays construction of its water plant near Abidjan

SENEGAL: 34% of arable lands threatened by desertification

BURKINA FASO: CSOs advocate for better access to RE for populations

GUINEA: Kankan youth launch Milo riverbank clean-up project

KENYA-GHANA: Redavia’s Covid-19 resilience lease benefits 4 companies

SENEGAL: Government sets up 3 new community marine protected areas

COTE D’IVOIRE: Government inaugurates drinking water plant in Tiassalé

SENEGAL: After Mwale, KE International will build Akon City for $6 billion

MALI: Ségou recognised for “creative city” project at 2020 UCLG International Award

COTE D’IVOIRE: $315 million from IDA for flood and waste management

COTE D’IVOIRE: Country joins WGBC, for eco-friendly construction

BENIN: Automatic solar-powered water troughs to be built in Savalou

COTE D’IVOIRE: YWS launches Young Water Fellowship for water and sanitation

SENEGAL: AFD finances clean-up project in Hann Bay near Dakar

GUINEA: SEFA finances green mini-grids project in rural areas

TOGO: AFD loans € 40.7 million for water and sanitation

AFRICA: Pele Green Energy plans to scale up wind and solar projects

COTE D’IVOIRE: Céchi to be equipped with drinking water supply system soon

BURKINA FASO: Agroforestry for the empowerment of the people of Réo

COTE D’IVOIRE: USAID finances water and sanitation project in 8 townships

COTE D’IVOIRE: Country progresses in climate change control

GHANA: Discarded refrigerators recycled into egg incubators

BENIN: La Francophonie finances cassava waste-to-biogas project by 350 women

BURKINA FASO: Scientific council established for biodiversity in Bangr-weogo Park

COTE D’IVOIRE: Government strengthens drinking water network in Zaguinasso

NIGERIA: Renewvia connects two solar mini-hybrid grids in Bayelsa State

TOGO: Government to restore 35,000 hectares of forests

MALI – UGANDA: Denmark supports climate change mitigation

NIGERIA: Government approves $120 million for Kashimbila multi-purpose dam

COTE D’IVOIRE: Ratification of a €15 million loan from BOAD for water in Abidjan

MALI: State approves project to extend Gourma Elephant Reserve

BENIN: Hybrid solar dryers break new ground in agribusiness

NIGERIA: Starsight supplies Ekiti hospital with solar power for Covid-19 tests

COTE D’IVOIRE: Themis approves Singrobo Dam construction

BENIN: Government promotes rapid expansion of access to water in rural areas

TOGO: UNDP seeks consultants to install 6,894 solar street lights

NIGERIA: Solar-powered automatic disinfection device made in Oko

BENIN: Brick manufacturing unit, based on plastic waste to be built soon

GHANA: A Rocha, setting up organic shea butter production centre

NIGIERIA: NSIA launches call for tenders on a 10 MW solar power plant in Kumbotso

GHANA: EU supports ‘GrEEn’ project creating 5,000 “green” jobs

BENIN: Riao Festival dedicates 8th edition to water and forest conservation

TOGO: New water reservoir in Natchibore for more than 300,000 people

GHANA: An initiative for community plastic waste recovery

BURKINA FASO: Ratification of AfDB loan agreements for Water and Electricity

BENIN: Police arrest 4 people for environmental pollution

COTE D’IVOIRE: Government launches drinking water project for Greater Abidjan

GHANA: Achiase District launches water extension project against Covid-19

BENIN: Fludor recycles cashew waste, thereby preserving the environment

BURKINA FASO: Uduma and Vergnet Burkina launch “Clean hands against Covid-19”.

BENIN: Phase II of Parakou’s drinking water supply project approved

AFRICA: AFD and ADEME support ten off-grid electrification projects

SIERRA LEONE: Easy Solar launches website for online sales of solar kits

NIGER: Belgium lends €8 million for improved access to water in Niamey

TOGO: Soleva and Bboxx offer free electricity to customers following Covid-19

NIGERIA: OkwuEco start-up creates platform for better waste management

GAMBIA: IRENA encourages renewable energy take-up

NIGERIA: Lumos supplies solar electricity to Covid-19 isolation centre

LIBERIA: Eco-Power installs solar photovoltaic system at Buchanan hospital

TOGO-BENIN: ScanTogo and CIMBénin raise €39,600 for Mono Reserve

GHANA: Wangara grants $500,000 to Cleanearth Scientific Limited for drinking water

SENEGAL: Covid-19 “contaminates” the anti-plastic law

SENEGAL: Fonroche completes 50% installation of 50,000 solar street lights

GUINEA: Human Rights Watch condemns damage by Souapiti hydroelectric project

NIGERIA: REA urgently installs mini-grids for Covid-19 care centres

BENIN: APN to rehabilitate Pendjari National Park in the north-west

LIBERIA: GCF to provide $100 million grant for three resilient projects

BENIN: Ahémé and Nokoué lakes to be cleaned up soon

WEST AFRICA: GRET publishes guidebook on surface water treatment

BURKINA FASO: Young entrepreneur manufactures solar-powered body disinfector

MAURITANIA: IDA allocates $44 million for water and sanitation in villages

GHANA / KENYA: Redavia launches “Covid-19 Resilience Lease” for enterprises

COTE D’IVOIRE: Neighbourhoods in Tiassalé to be solar powered soon

GUINEA: Solar off-grid projects receive close to €762,000 from AfDB

NIGER: Goudel IV drinking water plant to be operational in July 2020

COTE D’IVOIRE: SODECI partners with government to improve country clean-up

SENEGAL: U.S. allocates $91.5 million for rural electrification

MALI: Invitation for projects on plastic bottle recycling launched

BENIN: Solid waste management project finally starts in Grand Nokoué

WEST AFRICA: ECOWAS countries sign up for cleaner vehicles

GHANA: Government to power airports with solar energy

WEST AFRICA: WAMU releases handbook for green bond issues

GHANA: Biogas capacity building project launched

MALI: Custom exemption on renewable energy equipment

NIGERIA: Lagos tries out solar-powered traffic lights

NIGERIA: REA grants Renewvia for mini-grids in rural areas

COTE D’IVOIRE: AfDB provides €62M for rural electrification in over 1,300 localities

COTE D’IVOIRE: GreenTec invests in recycling specialist startup Coliba

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

SENEGAL: Mbeubeuss Landfill Rehabilitation Benefits from IDA Loan

IVORY COAST: € 430M for drinking water in Abidjan District

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

BENIN: Reusable masks, an ecological solution against Covid-19?

TOGO: First hydrocarbon waste treatment site inaugurated

NIGERIA: To resume industrial wastewater treatment project in Kano

NIGERIA/KENYA: Renewvia Energy and DPI join forces to provide solar off grid

MALI: World Bank grants €29 million for climate resilience project

BENIN: ESMER to train entrepreneurs in renewable energies

TOGO: Government builds water towers in Kara region

NIGERIA: AfDB and AGTF invest $200 million in rural electrification

BURKINA FASO: Phase II of homegrown “Solar Back-up” project to be initiated

BENIN: Drinking water supply system for Toucountouna and its surroundings

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

COTE D’IVOIRE: SMEs trained in renewable energies and energy efficiency

GUINEA-BISSAU: Sinohydro wins contract to build solar power plant in Gardete

NIGERIA: Ukpa hansa energy teams up with post office to electrify rural areas

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

LIBERIA: Eco-Power connects solar mini-grid to Sinje health centre

GHANA: Switzerland invests €6.1 million for sustainable recycling of electronic waste

NIGERIA: 40 new trucks set to improve waste collection in Lagos city

BURKINA FASO: GGWSSI launches “Great Green Wall” award for journalists

BURKINA FASO: UNCDF launches call for renewable energy projects

COTE D’IVOIRE: Expert group on climate finance to be set up

TOGO: Improved ovens to reduce carbon footprint from fish smoking activity

Avec le Sommet Afrique-France 2020

GHANA: Redavia connects small-scale solar power plant for KKTR sawmill

NIGERIA: Soso Care promotes waste recycling via new platform

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

IVORY COAST: Eranove wraps up financing for its 390 MW power plant, Atinkou

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

BENIN: EBID disburses $21 million to electrify 750 infrastructures using solar energy

BENIN: SONEB makes water connection free for SMEs and SMIs

TOGO: EG is recruiting professionals to lead its training courses on solar kits

CAPE VERDE: The “man trading” project to fight against turtle poaching

BURKINA FASO: Government equips the Koubri locality with two boreholes

IVORY COAST: NOA launches asset securitisation in renewable energies

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

BENIN: Ozone treatment of biomedical waste, a new process in Africa

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

GHANA: Construction of the Pwalugu multipurpose dam will start in April 2020

IVORY COAST: ANAGED and Nestlé partner for a plastic waste recycling project

SENEGAL: Local residents worried about environmental impacts from SNE oil field

SENEGAL: Government inaugurates first phase of Taïbe Ndiaye wind farm

NIGERIA: Construction of Mambilla Dam to start before 2020 ends

BURKINA FASO: AfDB Grants €64 M for Water, Sanitation and Electricity

WEST AFRICA: Episcopate demands strict environmental laws

IVORY COAST: KfW promotes attraction of renewable energy suppliers

ZIMBABWE: Total invests $4 million to equip 50% of fuel stations with solar energy

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

IVORY COAST: Vergnet and Abeda to supply drinking water to 50,000 people

BURKINA FASO: MPs should better scrutinise environmental laws

NIGER: Amsterdam grants €30m to extend the water supply network in Niamey

GHANA: Stella to install solar power plant on Miniplast rooftop in Accra

NIGER: EU and AFD earmark €8.5M for the preservation of the Termit nature reserve

IVORY COAST: New water tower commissioned in Aropka

TOGO: Fenix, Solergie and Moon join Cizo project to electrify villages

With the Africa-France 2020 Summit

MALI: Pal 4 Solar Energy to build a 100 MWp power plant in Diema

IVORY COAST: Solar research platform to be built in Yamoussoukro

SENEGAL: Government to build waste-to-energy plant in Kaolack

NIGERIA: Daystar obtains $4 million from SunFunder for off-grid supply to businesses

NIGERIA: To launch 3rd Green Bond to fund several eco-friendly projects

BENIN: Aress to install solar systems in 5,000 homes in rural areas

IVORY COAST: Government intends to invest 445 M€ for drinking water in 2020

MALI: Environmental protection project launched in Niger Basin

IVORY COAST: To end illegal gold panning in the Comoé Reserve

GHANA: Two solar power plants financed by KfW go into construction

BENIN: Solar energy will gain momentum thanks to new electricity code

TOGO: Amea Power starts construction work for Blitta solar power plant

TOGO: Government electrifies 50 villages thanks to solar energy with BOAD support

BENIN: Water distribution systems rehabilitated in Parakou

BURKINA FASO: Urbasolar is building a 33 MW solar power plant in Pâ

WEST AFRICA: Germany will finance agro-ecology to the tune of €16 million

LIBERIA: AfDB finances Gbedin waterfalls hydropower project

MALI: Amea Power to build a 50 MW solar power plant

GHANA: Redavia installs solar powered carport for SGS

TOGO: Waste remediation and management project launched in Aného

IVORY COAST: Alertive and interactive map on cocoa and deforestation

AFRICA: ACCF provides $4.7 million for climate change adaptation

TOGO: Government wants to reach the 500 eco-villages target

AFRICA: Successful Africa-UK summit on green energy sector

BENIN: Toffo municipality to be connected to drinking water soon

TOGO: Globeleq obtains agreement on several renewable energy projects

IVORY COAST: Veolia and PFO to equip Bouaké with water plant via alliance

BENIN: Start-up Alivo makes traffic light eco-friendly with solar energy

NIGER: Vergnet, Sterling and Wilson and SNS to build hybrid power plant in Agadez

MALI: Pash Global takes 49.9% stake in the Kita solar project

SENEGAL: Macky Sall orders rehabilitation of Mbeubeuss landfill site

TOGO: AT2ER invites tenders for the construction of two solar power plants

SENEGAL: Singer Akon plans to develop Akon City, an eco-friendly city

MALI: Innovation that helps reduce agricultural water consumption by 80%.

IVORY COAST: Sustainable city stakeholders to meet in February

Februray 27-28 2020, Abidjan

AFRICA: France co-finances 20 projects ahead of the Sustainable City Summit

WEST AFRICA: ADFD funds two renewable energy projects

LIBERIA: Authorities return toxic waste shipment to Greece

IVORY COAST: Fluence completes financing for its drinking water plant in Abidjan

TOGO: ADFD approves $15 million loan for solar photovoltaic project in Blitta

BURKINA FASO: IRC trains 93 municipalities in drinking water governance

IVORY COAST: Exim Bank of China lends €511.7m for water and electricity

BENIN: Training session in agroecology scheduled for February 2020

2-9 February 2020, Benin

WEST AFRICA: “Anti-glyphosate” attitudes become more widespread

BURKINA FASO: Japan finances electrification through solar energy in Tanghin-Dassouri

SENEGAL: Suez signs contract to improve water supply in the country

SENEGAL: 259M€ for the rehabilitation of the Mbeubeuss landfill near Dakar

TOGO: €10.2 million to improve access to safe drinking water

AFRICA: Filatex to supply 150 MWp of solar energy in four countries

IVORY COAST: Port-Bouët and Nestlé join forces to reduce plastic waste

NIGERIA: Rensource Energy raises $20 million to electrify 20 local markets

TOGO: BOAD finances Blitta’s solar power plant with €10.7 million

SENEGAL: Taïbe Ndiaye wind power plant delivers its first 50 MW

IVORY COAST: Government to install 18 water supply stations in Bafing

GUINEA: Young entrepreneurs design local wind turbines to light villages

TOGO: AfDB and EU invest €12 million for CIZO project’s social component

IVORY COAST: Over 200 animal species are threatened with extinction

AFRICA-FRANCE: 1,000 entrepreneurs invited to the 2020 Sustainable City Summit

NIGERIA: AfDB allocates $124.4 million for the development of drinking water projects

BENIN: Fenix International provides solar energy to 40,000 homes in one year

IVORY COAST: Water tower for 500,000 people in Abobo-avocatier

AFWA 2020: To improve solutions for a better access to water and sanitation in Africa

February 24-27 2020, Kampala

MALI: Africa Green Tec installs containerised solar mini grid in Dalakana

MALI: Scatec Solar and EDM conclude PPA for Ségou power plant (33 MWp)

NIGER: Exim Bank of India allocates $5M for solar powered rural electrification

NIGERIA: PowerGen connects solar mini-grid to storage system in Rokota

AFRICA: ECOWAS mobilizes $80 million for climate-friendly smart agriculture

IVORY COAST: Concession contract signed for the Ayebo biomass power plant

MALI: Wärtsilä to install electricity storage system at Fekola mine

GAMBIA: Indian Urja Bio System sets up biodigester in Sukuta

BURKINA FASO: Samendeni hydroelectric dam officially operational in Bama

GHANA: 50 MWp solar park combined with Pwalugu hydroelectric power plant

AFRICA: Med’Innovant Africa rewards two eco-solutions in Cameroon and Senegal

SENEGAL: Onas receives sanitation facilities in Dakar

IVORY COAST: Onad and BPCI launch sludge management fund

SENEGAL: Three development partners finance clean-up of Hann Bay

WEST AFRICA: Regional biodiversity observatory established

NIGERIA: Lumos receives grant from REA for solar kit distribution

SENEGAL: Renewable energy professionals create their association

IVORY COAST: Government invests €266 thousands in a water project in Bédiékro

TOGO: Amea Power secures contract to build Blitta power plant

AFRICA: Famous comedian Mamane is the new climate ambassador for the Sahel

BENIN: Fonroche wins major contract to install solar streetlights

MALI:Resolute will equip its Syama gold mine with a hybrid off grid thanks to Aggreko

MALI:Uduma will provide drinking water to several localities in Bougouni for 15 years

GHANA: GRIPE and BRRI use plastics waste to design toilets

IVORY COAST: Lifiled wins 2019 EDF Pulse Africa Award

NIGERIA: Turning Point puts drinking water plant into operation in Malete

GAMBIA: Sahay Solar wants to build a solar power plant in the country

BURKINA FASO: Students design robot for waste collection at sea

BENIN: AfDB finances sanitation and rural electrification

IVORY COAST: 2 solar power plants will be built thanks to IFC’s Scaling Solar

SENEGAL: Fish meal factory causes air pollution in Gandiol

GHANA: BPA commissions a mini hydroelectric power plant in Hohoe

MAURITANIA: Government wants to expand water supply network

NIGERIA: NEDC launches rehabilitation of water infrastructure in Adamawa

WEST AFRICA: Wash-Jn supports human rights to water and sanitation

IVORY COAST: Joint agreement between IFC and government for 2 solar power plants

MALI: PEG Africa embarks on the solar home kits market

BURKINA FASO: Scientist uses mangoes to produce biogas

IVORY COAST: SGTM launches works to open the estuary of the Comoé River

NIGERIA: GVE connects 100 kWp solar off grid in Akpabom village

SENEGAL: Bandio baobab reserve threatened by cement company extension

IVORY COAST: Hygiene and sanitation squad established

GHANA: Government sets authority and fund for sanitation

MALI: Civil society calls for a more environmentally friendly mining code

BURKINA FASO: Africa Ren will develop 30 MW of solar energy in the west

GHANA: Government approves IDA funding for drainage in Accra

AFRICA: AfDB completes establishment of Adaptation Benefits Mechanism

MAURITANIA: 51 hydraulic distribution networks in progress

IVORY COAST: Government approves $38 million loan for access to drinking water

NIGERIA: Government allocates $5.5 million for the Mambilla mega hydroelectric projec

TOGO: Kara University launches three masters’ degrees on environmental issues

BURKINA FASO: Nordgold wants to equip its mines with a 13MWp solar off grid

SENEGAL: Part of Taïba Ndiaye wind farm to be commissioned in December 2019

LIBERIA: Work to supply water to the White Plains plant will soon begin.

AFRICA: Speak Up Africa aims to train journalists on sanitation issues

MALI: €152,000 as reward for plastic waste collection in Bamako

NIGERIA: NREA will subsidise 7 suppliers of solar off grid for 5 years

GHANA: Ecoligo and Yingli connect a mini solar power plant to the Central University

GHANA: Climate Chance Summit calls for more action on climate change

GHANA: Budapest provides €20 million for 2 wastewater treatment plants in two cities

IVORY COAST: Work underway to rehabilitate Tagro Forest

IVORY COAST: Biosave, an application to promote biofertilizer production

GHANA: Government calls for help to combat the use of mercury

IVORY COAST: Beijing lends €240 million for a drinking water project in 12 cities

MALI: “vision 2035” programme to improve drinking water supply

AFRICA: AfDB requests research to promote creation of “green” banks

NIGERIA: Future Energy conference in Lagos goes green

12-13 November 2019, Nigeria

SIERRA LEONE: Chimpanzees promoted to national animal status

GHANA: Sinohydro to launch work on Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam in November

TOGO: Government plans to install mini grids in 14 villages

BURKINA FASO: Vergnet and Sagemcom to connect 5 mini solar power plants in the North

IVORY COAST: Nestlé sets itself six months to dispose of plastic waste in Triechville

SENEGAL: €15,000 prize pool for the winner of the 4th RFI Challenge App Afrique

GHANA: 2 start-ups awarded for innovative sanitation

MALI: Sanuva encourages waste recycling in Bamako schools

GUINEA: Albayrak and Piccini to manage Conakry’s waste for 4 years

NIGER: Moroccan Onee wants to promote rural electrification

RWANDA: GILCF issues $9 million to support off-grid development

GHANA: Kantanka will start manufacturing electric cars in December

IVORY COAST: Government launches electricity grid extension project

IVORY COAST: Lifi Led will participate in the EDF Pulse Africa finale

TOGO: Government seeks consultant for mine rehabilitation

NIGERIA: EU provides new support of $150 million for renewable energy

NIGERIA: CESEL plans to invest $1 billion in solar off-grid with the diaspora

IVORY COAST: Government approves loan from IDA for water project

TOGO: Energy Cycle wins EDF Africa Tour finale

GAMBIA: Government seeking a consultant for a 150 MW solar project

NIGERIA: Nestlé partners with Wecyclers against plastic waste

SIERRA LEONE: Start-up Easy Solar wins Schwab Foundation award

BENIN: AfDB lends €61 million for flood control project in Cotonou

GUINEA: Eiffage to build a 40 MW dam in the West of the country

GUINEA: Solar equipment manufacturing plant in project

NIGERIA: Exploring off-grid houses, a project by Sulaiman Yusuf

TOGO: FAO provides close to 135,000 euros for agro-ecology

NIGERIA: AfDB supports the creation of an off-grid investment fund

NIGERIA: 25 million trees will be planted to absorb CO²

LIBERIA: AfDB finances rehabilitation of White Plains drinking water plant

AFRICA: AFD launches call for proposals to develop off-grid energy

CAMEROON: 100 tons of waste collected by youth on World Clean Day

IVORY COAST: Working on a revision of the 1996 Environmental Law

NIGERIA: $350 million from WB for drinking water and sanitation

MALI: Government leads campaign against cyanide use ingold panning

TOGO: 1,639 boreholes to be restored, monitored and repaired on site

NIGERIA: Government activates hybrid off-grid in Kebbi State

SENEGAL: AFD completes existing loan for Dakar drinking water project

SENEGAL: Nadji Bi Group wins the national EDF Pulse Africa Tour award

SENEGAL: MIGA issues $6.9 million guarantee for Kael and Kahone solar parks

WEST AFRICA: Greenpeace calls for fishmeal plants to be shut down

BURKINA FASO: Mathieu Ouedraogo’s cultivation technique awarded at COP14

SENEGAL: Open training for women in the energy sector

IVORY COAST: MTN and Promusa supermarket join forces to collect e-waste

AFRICA: “Solar procurement” area under development

KENYA/SIERRA LEONE: USTDA finances two renewable energy projects

NIGERIA: Off-grid hybrid solar power plant inaugurated in Bayero

AFRICA: PEG Africa mobilizes $5 million to develop solar kit supply

ECOWAS: Expertise France calls for projects on resilient agriculture

NIGERIA: Kashimbila Multi-Purpose Dam to be commissioned soon

NIGERIA: Exim Bank of China lends $5 billion for Mambilla hydroelectric project

MALI: Green Koula initiative for reforestation and fight against desertification

TOGO: Edem Koffi awarded for solar bag prototypeR

IVORY COAST: Frenchman builds floating island from plastic waste

BURKINA FASO: Solar powered traffic lights in the making

BENIN: Mini-solar power plant to power Borgou and Alibori localities

MALI: Amader launches tender for two solar power plants of 2.6 MW

IVORY COAST: USTDA finances cocoa pod-biomass plant

AFRICA: Annual forum to boost nascent climate investments

MALI: Borehole to supply drinking water, inaugurated in Sangarebougou

GHANA: Zoomlion’s endeavours rewarded by African Clean Up Initiative

MALI: B2Gold to upgrade Fekola gold mine with 30 MW hybrid off-grid solar power

IVORY COAST: Authorities strive to reforest 20% of land by 2040

GHANA: Denys will complete Tono’s drinking water project by 2021

TOGO: MNS will provide drinking water to 200,000 people in Lomé

TOGO: Eco-friendly business grows around willow

GHANA: Aqua Africa will provide drinking water to 225,000 people in villages

NIGERIA: Solar hybrid power plant inaugurated at Alex Ekwueme University

TOGO: 30 MW solar power plant to be built in Blitta

MAURITANIA: Government plans to install 300 boreholes by 2020

MALI: Population plant 2100 trees in Niamala, southern Mali

TOGO: Japanese Mitsubishi intends to bring off-grid solutions to households

MALI: Kita solar power plant will be connected by Akuo Energy in February 2020

IVORY COAST: UNICEF offers 500 classrooms made of bricks from recycled plastic

SENEGAL: Innovative centre to promote quality solar equipment

NIGER: Termit and Tin-Toumma reserve threatened by CNPC oil exploitation

NIGERIA: Zola Electric partners with OVH Energy for solar kit distributionNIGERIA: Zo

GHANA: Germany provides funding for waste-to-energy power generation

WEST AFRICA: Two environmental protection programmes underway

NIGERIA: Bauchi State starts water supply extension project

NIGER: “Grand Niamey”, project for sustainable capital, announced by authorities

SENEGAL: ONAS launches sanitation project in Kaolack City

IVORY COAST: Government puts 21 WSPs into service in semi-urban areas

GHANA: Deutsche Bank signs €276 million credit line for potable water in Tamale

SENEGAL: €47.5 million from Proparco, EIB and IFC for solar energy

MALI: Norway concludes bilateral agreement on Ségou solar project (33 MW)

NIGERIA: CrossBoundary Energy will install off grid atop Jabi Lake Mall

MALI: Government launches national plan to save Niger River

MOROCCO: Ongoing discussions with AfDB on implementing “Desert to Power”

IVORY COAST: AfDB contributes €24 million to prevent silting up of Niger River Basin

SENEGAL: SDER secures rural water management contract in 3 regions

GAMBIA: Government launches $ 2bn water and sanitation project

SENEGAL: Keur Momar Sarr drinking water plant will be commissioned in 2020

GHANA: Atewa Forest Reserve under threat from bauxite exploitation

BURKINA FASO: Volta Basin Water Charter will soon come into effect

NIGERIA: UN and government allocate $15 million for e-waste management

LIBERIA: Paynesville and Monrovia acquire 13 waste collection trucks

NIGERIA: UNDP’s “Cash for Work” project to clean up Maiduguri city

TOGO: IFC partners with government to produce 90 MW via “Scaling Solar” programme

IVORY COAST: Towards “Zero plastic on the beaches” objective

NIGERIA: MAX.ng raises $7 million for electric motorcycle transport

GHANA: Importation and manufacturing tax on plastics comes into force

GHANA: Redavia installs off grid for Movelle company, agri-food supplier

IVORY COAST: Akouédo landfill near Abidjan becomes urban park

NIGERIA: Microsoft and ICE Commercial Power join forces to provide off-grid to SMEs

BURKINA FASO: AFD lends €37 million for water project in 3 municipalities

NIGERIA: EU invests $165 million in renewable energy

LIBERIA: LWSC, American Venture and Quest Water join forces for a water project

NIGERIA: Shenzhen Lemi enters solar home kits market

AFRICA: R&D emerges in renewable energy centres from West to East Africa

IVORY COAST: World Bank grants $150 million for water supply in 12 secondary cities

AFRICA: Two resilient development training sessions in preparation

LIBERIA: Sustainable palm oil production programme launched

BENIN: Kuwait Fund lends €15 million for water project in three municipalities

NIGERIA: Arnergy raises $9 million for its solar mini-grid distribution

GHANA: Zoomlion to set up waste recycling plant in each region

NIGERIA: Schneider Electric and EM-ONE join forces to produce solar mini grids

SENEGAL: Abdoul Rahim Ba showcases bio agriculture’s potential for Africa

GHANA: Biwater wins Tamale drinking water contract worth $272 million

LIBERIA: IDA funds drinking water project in Monrovia City

AFRICA: Nine research projects on sustainable cities, promoted by LIRA 2030 Africa

WEST AFRICA: OIF launches call for proposals on green economy

GHANA: Government earmarks €233 million for Tamale and Damongo drinking water project

NIGERIA: FinnFund and Norfund invest $5 million in Starsight for off grid

IVORY COAST: $1.12 billion pledged for sanitation and drainage in Abidjan

BENIN: State approves construction of 4 solar power plants

SIERRA LEONE: DBSA provides $4.9 million for Bumbuna II hydroelectric power plant

MALI: 100,000 social connections thanks to Kabala drinking water project

SIERRA LEONE: Government and CGGC sign for 2 drinking water projects

BENIN: WB grants $75 million for classified forest conservation

BENIN: IDA funds flood control project in Cotonou

AFRICA: 21 scientists receive scholarships for climate-related studies

NIGER: EU and AfDB invest nearly €67 million for environmental protection

TOGO: Solar entrepreneurship training session 2 opens on June 17, 2019

NIGERIA: Federal government procures nine irrigation systems for two States

TOGO: Soleva launches “Cizo” project for rural electrification

GHANA: Veolia secures wastewater treatment contract for Obuasi mine

GHANA: World Bank supports flood control project in Accra

SIERRA LEONE: Ignite Power will provide solar kits to 2 million people

TOGO: Media workers join forces to plant trees

AFRICA: Registrations for EDF Pulse Africa’s 3rd edition launched

MALI: Somapep commissions Kabala pumping station

MALI: Re-approval of 59 “environmentally friendly” pesticides

NIGERIA: Em-One to install mini-grid on Ministry of Energy’s rooftop

TOGO: AFD allocates €14 million for waste management in Lomé city

BURKINA FASO: Objection to Kua Forest declassification widens

IVORY COAST: Authorities undertake several water projects in both east and west

GUINEA: IFC-funded bauxite boom threatens humans and chimpanzees

TOGO: Vergnet Hydro and ECM will supply water to 2,000 in Savannah region

TOGO: Government and Bboxx provide solar kits for rural areas

NIGERIA: Exim Bank of China invests $1 billion in Gurara II hydroelectric project

MALI: €11.14 million for agricultural climate resilience and river ecosystems

IVORY COAST: Emo sets up wastewater treatment plant for Ado and Bingerville cities

NIGERIA: Saving threatened vultures

BENIN: Challenges faced by rural drinking water supply agency

TOGO: Diges Group to assist government in providing drinking water infrastructure

TOGO: Government provides water and sanitation in three localities

GHANA: NGO initiates 18 projects for improved access to safe drinking water

SENEGAL: Dhybrid will build several 2 MW hybrid mini solar power plants

SENEGAL: Startup puts technology at the service of agro-ecology

NIGERIA: Slovak company Sirieco will assemble electric cars in Calabar

LIBERIA: Emergency action against massive floods

NIGERIA: The European Union invests heavily in renewable energies

SENEGAL: Greenpeace appeals to government on single-use plastics

WEST AFRICA WATER EXPO: The financial and technical challenges of water management

10-12 July Lagos, Nigéria

MALI: Africa GreenTec installs containerised solar mini grid in Fanidiama

BURKINA FASO: Government launches water and sanitation programme for €274 million

IVORY COAST: Eiffage and Infra win € 300m contract for drinking water

WEST AFRICA: World Bank releases $200 million for off-grid energy

GUINEA: AfDB satisfied with AfDB’s financing of 465,000 people’s access to water

GHANA: Jumeni start-up launches waste management application

NIGER: Electrosteel to provide pipelines for water project in Niamey

SENEGAL: EcoMayors got involved for Earth Day

BENIN: Coastal protection project 2, progressing at high speed

MALI: UNICEF invests €580 million in drinking water supply project

NIGERIA: Air pollution due to fuel subsidies remains a concern

NIGER: SPEN launches tender for Zinder water supply project

IVORY COAST: CHEC wins €97.5 million contract for several drinking water projects

IVORY COAST: Training on climate change and sustainable agriculture

BURKINA FASO: Table benches made of recycled plastic to equip schools

AFRICA: AFD and ANRU create “smart cities” network for 12 African cities

ECOWAS: EBID and PFAN join forces to deploy renewable energy

NIGERIA: Mainstream Energy Solution accuses distributors of wasting 150 MW

GHANA: Exim Bank India allocates $180 million to government drinking water projects

WEST AFRICA: ECOWAS strengthens forest protection with SIDA and FAO

BURKINA FASO: Six solar power plants to increase energy supply by 155 MW

GHANA: Zoomlion opens waste recycling centre and unveils ambitions

FITSEDD 2019: A forum to rethink climate change in Africa

17-18 juin 2019, Abidjan

NIGERIA: REPP and ElectriFI open $10 million credit line for PAS Solar

AFRICA: FAO to build one million tanks for water storage in the Sahel

GAMBIA: UNDP invites bids for two BOOT solar projects

GUINEA: World Bank and AFD grant $106 million for electrification projects

NIGER: CGGC finally launches Kandadji hydroelectric dam construction

MALI: PowerPro will build Sikasso’s 50 MW photovoltaic power plant

GUINEA-BISSAU: Call for tenders to install solar power plants

LIBERIA: Fostering rural women’s awareness on solar energy systems

WEST AFRICA: Daystar Power Receives $10M from Persistent Energy and Verod Capital

NIGERIA: AFD finally releases €65 million for access to drinking water in Kano State

NIGERIA: State chooses partial concession for Gurara dam

NIGERIA: Wecyclers wins King Baudouin Award for Development in Africa

AFRICA: Climate Chance-Africa Summit act 2 will be held in Accra, Ghana

October 16-18 , Accra Ghana

NIGERIA: Danone Communities invests in Impact Water for water kiosks

GAMBIA: World Bank and Europe allocate €164 million to renewable energy

GHANA: Africa considers better access to climate finance

IVORY COAST: BOAD lends State €30 million for drinking water project in Abidjan

TOGO: Government launches “Sofie” service to repair boreholes

BURKINA FASO: Geseb-SA and Joc-Er on two water retention dams

NIGERIA: CrossBoundary Energy provides off-grid at NB Brewery

AFRICA: UNESCO and Japan create flood warning platform

BENIN: €82 million for several drinking water and electrification projects

GHANA: Wastewater treatment plant under construction by JGC and Pureco in Kumasi

SIERRA LEONE: Winch Energy to supply small solar power plants to 24 localities

SENEGAL: BNP Paribas grants $1.8 million for eco-friendly agriculture programme

AFRICA: Sida invests $50 million to develop solar kits in three countries

NIGERIA: Zola Electric, latest entrant in solar home kits market

GAMBIA: State and partners launch renewable energy programme

AFRICA: BBOXX raises €6 million via crowd funding, the highest ever on solar energy

WEST AFRICA: Ghana and Ivory Coast publish Cocoa & Forests plan

TOGO: State subsidises solar kits to facilitate access to energy

GUINEA: Sinohydro to build the 294 MW Koukoutamba hydroelectric dam

TOGO: Authorities inaugurate Kountoum’s 100 kW solar power plant

IVORY COAST: Fluence Corporation to build drinking water plant near Abidjan

WEST AFRICA: Green Climate Fund provides €100 million to develop solar energy

SAHEL: States adopt Climate Investment Plan of about $400 billion

NIGERIA: Azuri Technologies and First Bank join forces in solar mini grids

GHANA: Siemens to supply solar energy to potential Takoradi industrial park

BENIN: Vergnet Hydro and 2 local companies win drinking water contract in Borgou

MALI: French company Legendre Énergie wins solar power plant construction contract

MALI: Amader announces 4 electrification projects powered by renewable energies

IVORY COAST: UNICEF builds classrooms with recycled plastic

NIGERIA: NERC commissions Torankawa’s 60 kW solar park in Sokoto

SENEGAL: Green activists call on presidential candidates

TOGO: Voith Hydro to rehabilitate Nangbeto hydroelectric power plant

IVORY COAST: Eiffage progresses but other hydroelectric projects are halted

NIGERIA: All On and BOI to invest $1 million in N’Delta Off Grid Energy Fund

MALI: Mali’s Renewable Energy Week is dedicated to investors

February 19-23 2019 - Bamako

MALI: Close to €11 million to be invested to protect Inner Niger Delta

NIGERIA: USADF and All On launch competition to finance off-grid companies

GHANA: CrossBoundary commissions solar off grid for bottling plant

WEST AFRICA: Sustainable waste management project in place

MALI: Kabala pumping station delivery is three months late

GHANA: World Bank to invest $46 million for drinking water and sanitation

MALI: Authorities launch Sher project for electricity in 50 localities

GHANA: Jiangxi Zhongmei commissions over 1,000 boreholes for drinking water

GAMBIA: $66 million from ECOWAS to improve access to electricity

SENEGAL: Oshun raises several million euros for drinking water in villages

GHANA: ElectriFI invests in Redavia to develop the solar off grid

IVORY COAST: Government launches rural water and sanitation project

ENERGIA EXPO: Ivory Coast’s green energy market will open in Abidjan

April 10 - 12, 2019 — Abidjan

BENIN: Soneb starts up drinking water plant in Glazoué and Dassa-Zoumè

BENIN: Two development partners provide €50 million for drinking water

MALI: Ongoing discussions to improve access to water in three communes of Bamako

MALI: Government proceeds on implementing environmental report

IVORY COAST: Government to invest more than €2 billion in drinking water by 2020

AFRICA: UNESCO and Armor equip school goers with photovoltaic film

SIERRA LEONE: Electrifi contributes $3.5 million for Bumbuna II hydroelectric project

GHANA: Exim Bank of India to invest $30 million for drinking water project in Yendi

NIGERIA: TCN will transport power from Mambilla hydroelectric power plant

TOGO: Population resilience to coastal erosion involves agriculture

IVORY COAST: AGR joins forces with Ivorian post service to recycle office waste

BENIN: Environmental education project in Grand-Popo to save mangroves

WEST AFRICA: ADFD funds renewable energy projects in Togo and Liberia

NIGERIA: World Bank and REA promote off grid in four states

BURKINA FASO: Belgium finances drinking water distribution in the Centre-East

TOGO: UNDP has supported environmental protection with €2.3 million in ten years

GUINEA BISSAU: Global warming feminises and weakens marine turtles

SENEGAL: ETE will distribute drinking water to residents of Ndiaganiao

LIBERIA: MCA provides $18 million to finance drinking water project in Monrovia

NIGERIA: DLO to supply 30 MW of solar photovoltaic electricity to Kaduna State

SENEGAL: Construction work for Taïba N’Diaye wind farm on the way

IVORY COAST: 60 villages connected to Soubré hydroelectric power plant

NIGERIA: AfDB boosts rural electrification by investing $200 million

BURKINA FASO: Lagazel inaugurates 7 solar stations to light up schoolchildren

SENEGAL: Solar transatlantic ship embarks from Dakar for ecological mission

BENIN: $20 million call for projects on clean and off-grid energy

SENEGAL: US grant of $550 million to improve access to electricity

BURKINA FASO: Green Climate Fund finances rural electrification

MAURITANIA: Nouakchott inaugurates drainage system installed by CTE

SENEGAL: Lekela launches construction of Taiba N’Diaye wind farm by Vestas

MAURITANIA: Authorities launch drinking water supply project in Timbedra

IVORY COAST: Floating solar power station announced, as in the Seychelles

NIGERIA: World Bank invests $ 495 million in several water projects

GHANA: Digital at the service of urban waste management

LIBERIA: Country inaugurates three drinking water projects with USAID support

SIERRA LEONE: When solar energy facilitates access to electricity

Niger: CityTaps raises € 1 million and signs with Veolia Africa for prepaid water

AFRICA: AfDB trains African journalists at COP24, on climate issues

TOGO: Authorities inaugurate water and sanitation project in Savannahs

AFRICA: Three actors in energy sector awarded by EDF

IVORY COAST: 6,000 solar-powered boreholes in rural areas, soon

IVORY COAST: Waste management project launched in Abidjan

MAURITANIA: AfDB doubts on 80% access to drinking water by the end of 2018

NIGER: SNTC launches mini drinking water supply in Galmi, as part of Pehanmu

IVORY COAST: €40 million investment in ambitious smart grids project

NIGER: Nigelec commissions Malbaza photovoltaic solar park

“For Engie, energy decentralisation is an irreversible movement”

Interview: Mr Homman and Mr Miquel

IVORY COAST: AfDB and Lion’s Club clean gutters in northern Abidjan

NIGERIA: South Korea supports Suleja’s green smart city project

GAMBIA: Genieri people self-finance drinking water project

IVORY COAST: Energy Efficiency Forum tackles much-neglected topic

november, 27 2018, Abidjan

LIBERIA: Resolution on waste management in capital Monrovia

MALI: Kénié Renewable Energy can finally change capital’s composition

SENEGAL: Mbaye Hadj wins Phanes Group’s solar incubator award

MALI: Atlantic Bank joins forces with AER for off grid in 300 villages

NIGERIA: “Green Recovery Nigeria”, must avoid 500 m2 of desertification per year

SENEGAL: Engie will supply 60 MW to Senelec from two solar power plants

WEST AFRICA: BOAD to finance development of renewable energies

MALI: Odial Solutions to distribute drinking water to 264,000 in 11 municipalities

POLLUTEC 2018: these African decision makers of green economy set up meeting in Lyon

November 27-30, 2018 - Lyon

AFRICA: African Climate Week to focus on international action

18-22 march, Accra

BURKINA FASO: Electrosteel to provide drinking water pipes in Ouagadougou

SENEGAL: AFD and the state are launching projects to protect Langue de Barbarie

Green cities, a new model for a sustainable, resilient, inclusive and prosperous city

JFAC 2019: West Africa aims for sustainable cities

19-22 March 2019, Abidjan

NIGERIA: RUWASSA, Guinness and WaterAid join forces for water in Kebbi State

TOGO: EDF and BBOXX in partnership to develop solar off grid

NIGERIA: $60 million drinking water and sanitation programme launched by USAID

NIGER: Gourou Banda solar park project in Niamey will be financed by AFD

SENEGAL: Suez to manage public drinking water service

GHANA: GASSLIP project for sanitation in Accra, launched

NIGERIA: MBSO has launched a call for tenders for a 100 MW solar park project

MAURITANIA: 40 pumping stations for drinking water now operational in Boghé

GHANA: ResponsAbility and Redavia offer solar power plants for hire purchase

MALI: First tests planned for December 2018 for Kabala drinking water project

SENEGAL: “Eco-Mayors” join forces in Dakar to save biodiversity

October 30-November 1, 2018 - Dakar

SIERRA LEONE: IFC finances 50 MW solar project

IVORY COAST: €21 million from government and World Bank for reforestation

IVORY COAST: Proparco finances Ayebo biomass power plant project (46 MW)

NIGERIA: Proserve Energy installs off-grid for Ministry of Energy

MALI: Take part in AECF competition for renewable energy in rural areas

BURKINA FASO: Rebranding Africa Forum focuses on green economy

IVORY COAST: First solar power plant of 37.5 MW, will be located in Boundiali

SIERRA LEONE: Senegalese rapper Akon aims to light streets with solar energy

AFRICA: €44 billion from EU for renewable energy in sub-Saharan Africa

MALI: Journalists and farmers trained in organic and ecological farming.

BURKINA FASO: 80-year-old Yacouba Sawadogo receives alternative Nobel Prize

TOGO: WADB finances drinking water project for 89 semi-urban centres

IVORY COAST: Solar tricycles to replace “bush taxis”

GHANA: Gomoa Onyaadze solar power plant now operational

IVORY COAST: Veolia joins forces with PFO Africa to supply drinking water in Abidjan

SEERA: Third Energy Week focuses on energy transition

November 9th, 2018 - Ouagadougou

WEST AFRICA: Wetland conservation project launched in Dakar

BENIN: ReBin replaces charcoal with biogas in Houegbo

WEST AFRICA: Solar kits contribute to reducing illiteracy in rural areas

GAMBIA: From plastic waste to handbags, Isatou Ceesay’s daily work

AFRICA: Six countries join forces to facilitate fundraising for solar initiatives

GUINEA: Bauxite Environment Network develops plan to protect biodiversity

SENEGAL: Danish company Vestas will equip 159 MW Taiba N’Diaye wind farm

LIBERIA: Citizen cooperative installs 70 kW solar grid in Totota

GUINEA: Exim Bank will finance the Souapiti hydroelectric project, already underway

IVORY COAST: Dam to supply Bondoukou with drinking water

SENEGAL: Electrification of 300 villages with solar energy, launched

SENEGAL: Eight African countries to meet in Dakar to tackle desertification

30 August, 2018 Dakar

MALI: Vergnet Hydro and partners will bring water to 100,000 villagers

GHANA: GYEM wants to mobilise the media to develop renewable energies

SENEGAL: Over €6.5 million for sanitation in the religious city of Tivaouane

TOGO: Training to revive old tyres and enhance their value

SENEGAL: “One million water tanks for the Sahel” programme launched

NIGER: Kandadji dam construction continues, to be commissioned by CGGC in 2020

MALI: African Water Association trains sanitation stakeholders in sludge management

SENEGAL: Sanitation project launched in several districts of Saint-Louis

SENEGAL: Construction work on the first wind farm to commence

WEST AFRICA: Interplast launches Ingreen, a new irrigation system

NIGERIA: $200 million for investments in renewables in 2018

GHANA: Zaacoal produces clean coal from coconut shell waste

NIGERIA: China to train engineers on hydropower projects

AFRICA: African Energy Generation Prize announces the winners

NIGERIA: State supports Hybrid to offer wind turbines, “made in Nigeria”

MAURITANIA: Elecnor, Siemens and Gamesa to build 100 MW wind farm

WEST AFRICA: EDF and Energy Generation train women in solar industry

GHANA: Two youths produce energy from cassava

MAURITANIA: Support project for Sahel irrigation initiative on the way

TOGO: Energy Generation will finance the projects of its laureates

GHANA: Torgorme irrigation project creates 12,000 jobs

BURKINA FASO: Construction of the sustainable city of Yennenga launched

GHANA: Stanbic Bank equips three of its branches with solar panels

GUINEA: Altech and Vergnet Hydro to provide drinking water to 60,000 people

IVORY COAST: Green energy to supply 42% of electricity by 2030

BENIN: PlanFutur produces soil fertilisers with human excrement

GHANA: Total uses solar energy at its gas stations

BENIN: With the ban on plastic bags alternatives are beginning to flourish

GUINEA: Orange to deploy its new “solar energy” service in rural areas

BENIN: Start-up Bio Phyto supplies organic fertilisers to farmers… A first!

IVORY COAST: USTDA will build a biomass power plant in Divo

NIGERIA: “Green walls” to overcome the heat in cities?

ECOWAS: The regional energy market is launched, renewables could benefit from it

SENEGAL: $130 million from the World Bank for rural water and sanitation

IVORY COAST: Veolia to build a drinking water plant in the south

WEST AFRICA: ECOWAS to supply off-grid energy in 19 countries

TOGO: Greenlight Planet to distribute 300,000 solar kits

WEST AFRICA: Floods release resources for sanitation

IVORY COAST: ZECI installs solar power in 100,000 rural households

SENEGAL: Start-up Oniriq wants to conquer the solar market from Dakar

NIGERIA: Ecological houses to face the housing crisis in Lagos

BENIN: $220 million from the World Bank to bring drinking water to rural areas

GREEN AIB: Yamoussoukro hosts the second Green Africa Innovation Booster

26-27 june, 2018 - Yamoussoukro

SENEGAL: Ngor,s beach in Dakar is (temporarily) garbage free.

TOGO: NGO Stadd sets a plastic waste recycling plant in Lomé

MALI: Call for tenders for the construction of the hydroelectric power plant in Kenié

IVORY COAST: Basétégé Kamagaté gives old car tyres new air

BURKINA FASO: $72 million from BOAD, including a 1/4 for hydraulic projects in Ouaga

NIGERIA: Pad Up Creations successfully manufactures organic sanitary towels

WEST AFRICA: Sterling and Wilson will store energy on a very large scale

BURKINA FASO: EU supports Sinco to build 12 solar power plants in rural areas

WEST AFRICA WATER EXPO, the water exhibition of Africa’s leading economy

10-12 July, 2018 - Lagos

BURKINA FASO: EU co-finances waste management project in Ouagadougou

COTE D’IVOIRE: Start-up Coliba relies on intelligent waste collection

NIGERIA: Lagos Wecyclers transforms waste into credits for mobile phones

BURKINA FASO: Hamed Arthur Yo wants to make drinking water accessible to all

SIERRA LEONE: Waste Transformers receive $25 million for a waste-to-energy project

ECOWAS: 8 million euros from AFD for agro-ecological transition

GHANA: Agrocenta recreates the link between consumers and small agricultural producer

IVORY COAST: Lono manufactures fertilisers and biogas from organic waste

BURKINA FASO: Government wants to promote sustainable electricity for all

SENEGAL: Start-up Mbal-IT innovates in waste collection

NIGERIA: E-waste introduced massively and illegally in Lagos

GUINEA: The Indian Avaada Power will produce 225 MW of solar energy within 2 years!

CAPE VERDE: €21 million for the construction of 2 seawater desalination plants

GUINEA: EIB lends €M 100 for electricity network rehabilitation

DRC: Kinshasa says no to water transfer from Oubangui River to Lake Chad

Mauritania validates Diawling Park management strategy

GHANA : Nelplast recycles plastic waste into pavements for sidewalks

IVORY COAST: Work Starts on Waste Management Centre in Abidjan

MALI: New website on the Niger River raises awareness of water quality

SENEGAL: France disburses CFAF 3 billion to safeguard marine areas

SENEGAL: Eco-villages, the Revolution

Attac-Togo focuses on youth to better manage waste in Lomé

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