The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group have approved a $66.39 million support package for Guinea, intended to help it increase access to electricity.
While wildfires are a normal and even essential process in nature, there is nothing normal or natural about the blazes we are seeing raging across Europe, North America and other parts of the world.
World leaders are tasking Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to lead Africa's efforts to combat climate change under the African Adaptation Acceleration Programme (AAP). Launched on 25 January 2022 by…
Any new coal and gas projects are incompatible with effective climate action. This egregious compromise has to stop now
I’ve never felt more helpless as a parent than I did during the black…
The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) has announced the signing of a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Ghadames solar plant. The plant will be built by Irish independent power…
The Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI) has just granted a new financing of 150 million dollars for the preservation of Gabon's forests. The memorandum of understanding between Cafi and the…
In Morocco, 28 beaches have been awarded the "Blue Flag" label by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) and the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection. The various sites were…
Just four years after its launch, Ghanaian start-up SolarTaxi is already targeting the West African electric mobility market through a new partnership with venture capital firm Persistent Energy…
How to ensure energy and food security in Africa through digital advances? This question will be at the centre of discussions at the sixth edition of the Emerging Valley summit, which takes place…
With 11 hectares of natural grass and nine hectares reserved for walking, the Oued S'mar landfill in Algeria is well on its way to becoming a green space. The project to transform this site located…
South African company H2O Securities, which focuses on financing water supply infrastructure, is launching the first crypto token dedicated to this critical sector. The innovation has already…
As part of Namibia's solid waste management strategy, two waste buy-back centres will be set up in the capital Windhoek by 2024. The project is funded by the European Union (EU).
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We are declaring a climate emergency. Everyone can, in whatever place on Earth they call home. No one needs to wait for politicians any more – we have been waiting for them for decades. What history…
The Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (NORFUND) is launching a special purpose vehicle with pension fund manager KPL for a $40 million investment in CrossBoundary Energy (CBE). The…
The government of Madagascar is launching a call for concept notes to marine protected areas (MPAs) and locally managed marine areas (LMMAs) to finance their sustainable management projects.…
As part of its climate policy, the Egyptian government will put 70 electric buses on the road in the governorate of Cairo. These locally manufactured vehicles will serve the population while…
Venture capital firm Persistent Energy Capital is raising $10 million to finance climate-friendly projects in Africa. The funds are provided by Japanese investor Kyuden International Corporation.…
As drought affects harvests in East Africa, a new partnership between the Partnerships for Forests (P4F) and the Global Coffee Platform (GCP) will strengthen the sustainability of the coffee sector,…