A call for applications is open until 20 July 2024 for industrial and commercial companies based in six communes of Burkina Faso. The aim is to train managers in competitiveness and reducing the…
The city of Abidjan will soon have its Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), worth 363 million euros. The first 20 km line will link the coincils of Yopougon and Bingerville in just 45 minutes. The works have…
The 7,000 km long West African coastline shared by Senegal, Togo, Nigeria and other countries is increasingly threatened by coastal erosion. Benin, for example, loses an average of four meters of…
A clean-up operation has been carried out on the Congolese beach at Pointe-Noire. At least 2.6 tonnes of waste were collected from the site, which was beginning to lose its appeal.
In the Congo,…
A tripartite agreement on sustainable urban development has just been signed between the International Association of Francophone Mayors (AIMF), the University of Lubumbashi and the town of…
The first phase of the Integrated Water Security and Sanitation Programme (PISEA) launched by the Senegalese government has already received its first support. The World Bank has announced that it…
While the cost of buying an electric vehicle can sometimes approach €170,000, depending on production costs and the model, German carmaker Volkswagen has announced that it will be manufacturing and…
Climate change has been dictating the law in East Africa for some years now. The first six months of 2024 were no exception, with an increase in the number of floods taking a heavy economic and…
President William Ruto is back in Kenya after a week of diplomatic exchanges, trade negotiations and partnership signings in the United States of America. Of particular note is the $200 million…
In this rare interview, the UK ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau defends London's African policy, particularly in Dakar, where she highlights the financing of the Sustainable Development Goals…
At least 140 young entrepreneurs of 25 nationalities are taking part in the Bridge Africa Summit, which opened on 6 May 2024 at the Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique (UM6P). The event aims to…
Nouakchott is setting an example for other Mauritanian cities in terms of energy efficiency by installing 500 solar-powered streetlights in the main thoroughfares of Toujounine. Economic and…
The United Nations has just published its Report on Financing Sustainable Development-2024. 4,200 billion dollars are needed to save the concept of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) between…
The first edition of the African Electric Mobility Week is being held from 25 to 29 October 2022 in the Kenyan city of Nairobi. Several start-ups, researchers and investors are expected to attend to…
The Algerian subsidiary of the French-Swiss group LafargeHolcim is launching a low-carbon cement. The new product "Chamil" will contribute to the implementation of Algeria's climate ambitions.
As…
Ten local start-ups will compete to showcase their sustainable energy supply innovations at the Energy Investment Village, which opens on 18 October 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa.
In South…
With crops and household food stocks below average in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, the Canadian government is providing C$73 million (US$57 million) in support of these three countries in the Horn of…
Between the saturation of landfills and the need for recycling, Kericho County, located 270 km from Nairobi, is committed to converting urban waste into energy. The implementation of this project,…