In Benin, the subsidiary of the French group Bolloré Transport & Logistics has just planted 3,000 trees in the locality of Togbin-Adounko located 27 km from the capital Porto-Novo. The initiative…
In Tanzania, eight brewing companies are joining forces to form the Polyethylene Terephthalate Recycle Company (PETCO). The initiative will collect and recycle 12.5 million tons of plastic waste in…
As part of the second phase of the Afri-Plastics initiative organized by Nesta Challenges, 10 African start-ups have been selected to present their sustainable solutions for plastic waste management…
The third edition of the Med'Innovant Africa competition is launched. The initiative organized by Euroméditerranée, a French public urban development institution, targets the innovations of African…
Faced with soaring fuel prices exacerbated by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, GoMetro, a mobility company based in Cape Town, South Africa, is preparing to deploy electric minibuses in the city of…
With Rwanda generating about 10,000 tons of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) each year, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) is initiating a competition to rid Kigali and…
In Rwanda, 2,000 farmers in the town of Gahengeri, 39 km from the capital Kigali, will improve their yields thanks to a new training center for sustainable agriculture. The center is part of the…
Faced with the scarcity of rainfall and water resources in Ethiopia, the World Bank is allocating $600 million to climate adaptation for small-scale farmers. The funding will support farmers with the…
While Ivory Coast is facing major environmental challenges, including the reconstitution of its forest cover, the subsidiary of the French telecommunications group Orange is committed to putting its…
In Kenya, the main electricity producer Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) is installing a charging station for electric vehicles in the capital Nairobi. The initiative contributes to the…
The German subsidiary of the British telecommunications group Vodafone is launching an operation to recycle one million used mobile phones in Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon.
While petrol-powered motorbike taxis have become the main means of public transport in West Africa, mobility start-up Gozem will deploy a fleet of 6,000 electric motorbikes by 2023. The operation…
Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI), a waste management technology provider based in Zurich, Switzerland, is setting up operations in Kenya through a partnership with environmental solutions company Sintmond…
The Global Centre for Adaptation (GCA) requires the services of an Africa-based firm to carry out its Rapid Climate Risk Assessment (RCRA) project in four French-speaking African cities. The RCRA…
While Ghana generates 170,000 tonnes of e-waste every year, a quarter of which ends up in the Agbogbloshie landfill on the outskirts of Accra, the government is preparing to inaugurate an e-waste…
Launched in 2020 and supported by the French Development Agency (AFD), the Emerging Mediterranean programme awards 30 start-ups from several African countries for the contribution of their projects…
Faced with the consequences of climate change in Africa, the British bank Standard Chartered is launching a platform for financing sustainable development. The African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA…
In Tunisia, an investigation by the Special Unit for the surveillance of sea water reveals that 21 beaches are unfit for bathing. These places frequented by people looking for leisure and sunbathing…
With 22 million people in Nigeria illiterate, financial professionals through the Association of Certified and Chartered Accountants (ACCA), are launching the "Recycling for Education Campaign".
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the University of Kinshasa is launching a call for projects to fund 15 technological innovations that address antimicrobial resistance through…