Food giant Danone is bringing another aspect of its eco-responsible approach to Algeria via Danone Djurdjura, a merger between the French group and the Algerian dairy Djurdjura. Since 5 June 2024, a…
Sotipapier, the Tunisian supplier of corrugated base paper and kraft sack paper, has just completed the acquisition of a stake in the recycling company Eco-Gad, based in the Tunisian town of Sidi…
For almost seven years, there has been an increase in water desalination projects of around 9% per year. And this figure is set to double between now and 2050, according to Francois Guerber, head of…
Senegal has a new ace up its sleeve when it comes to managing plastic waste. It's a turnkey recycling plant designed by the Plastic Odyssey association, and recently inaugurated by Senegal's Minister…
At a time when plastic pollution in Nigeria is breaking all records on the African continent, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Coca-Cola Foundation are funding a…
Chad's Integrated Management Project for Flood Control and Urban Resilience in N'Djamena (Pilier) recently entered its second phase. It has received $20 million in funding from the World Bank.
Chad…
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…
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