While Balfour, in the municipality of Dipaleseng in South Africa, is experiencing a water crisis, the government is relaunching the modernised Fortuna drinking water plant on 3 May 2024.
The…
On 29 April 2024, Ethiopian start-up Kubik raised its latest round of seed funding, worth $5.2 million. Specialising in recycling plastic waste into affordable, low-carbon building materials, the…
In Morocco, the Jordanian company Aluminium Products Company (Alucop), which specialises in metal processing, has set up a new plant in the province of Berrechid to boost its recycling operations in…
Huawei will be marketing a new hybrid energy management system in Cameroon. The iSite Power-M solution was unveiled in the political capital Yaoundé on 3 May at the very first National Forum on…
Announced in 2022 by the Thika Water and Sewerage Company (THIWASCO), the financing agreement for the project to modernise and extend the Thika drinking water supply system has finally been signed.…
The second phase of the Nine Towns Drinking Water Supply Project (PAEP) can begin in Dschang, in the Menoua department of western Cameroon. On 24 April 2024, the local administrative authorities and…
Adam Afrique, the Ivorian producer of soaps and table oils made from palm nuts, has just been found guilty of polluting waterways in the south of Ivory Coast, near the Kossihouen recycling and…
From 8 July 2024, organic waste, including food scraps, will have to be collected using 100% biodegradable bin bags in Kenya, rather than plastic bags. This is a directive issued on 8 April 2024 by…
With its semi-arid climate, Morocco's Oriental region has been exposed to severe droughts in recent years, causing disruption to its drinking water supply network. The regional authorities, who are…
As the fourth session of negotiations for a global treaty to end plastic pollution gets under way in Ottawa, Canada, on 23 April 2024, AFRIK 21 wonders what positive impact the adoption of this…
Less than a month after being sworn in, Senegal's new president, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, has taken some important decisions in the water sector, including the creation of a regulatory…
Despite the investment and efforts made by the Moroccan government in recent years, solid waste management remains a challenge in the Kingdom. The Moroccan Ministry of Energy Transition and…
In order to improve the drinking water supply in Montepuez, a town in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, the government has launched the Drinking Water System Rehabilitation and Extension project,…
Among the leading participants at the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF 2024), which closes in Brussels on 18 April, is the European Union (EU), which is determined to play its part in the…
This is a first for South Africa. Since 10 April 2024, a plant has been treating leachate and wastewater in Delmas, a town in the province of Mpumalanga. The plant, which required an investment of…
According to a recent MarketsandMarkets™ report, the global waste management market reached $1219.6 billion in 2024 and could grow to $1598.1 billion by 2029. While this investment is proof that this…
In Togo, the financing gap for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) run by women is in the region of 45 million dollars, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB). Through its AFAWA…
Lagos is one of the most waste-polluted cities in Nigeria and Africa, with more than 13,000 tonnes of solid waste produced every day. The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) is launching a month…
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