CAMEROON: Journalists to learn about sustainable fishing
While Cameroon is declared a non-cooperating country in the fight against illegal fishing, the southern seaside town of Kribi is hosting a workshop from 7 to 10 June 2023 to sensitise journalists on the consequences of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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MOROCCO: Essaouira and Guelmim are betting on desalination for water supply
In Morocco, the National Office of Water and Electricity (ONEE) is planning to build two seawater desalination plants in the cities of Essaouira and Guelmim, respectively located on the Atlantic coast and in the south-west of the Cherifian kingdom.
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MADAGASCAR: FGEF allocates €2M to the conservation of Diana’s coastal ecosystems
The project to strengthen protected areas and local development in the Diana region in northern Madagascar is on the right track.
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NIGERIA: Will Shell and Eni fund the clean-up of Bayelsa?
The state of Bayelsa, in south-eastern Nigeria, published a report on 16 May 2023 on the ravages of oil pollution in its territory. The region, which was once home to one of the world's largest mangrove forests, is now one of the most polluted places in the world.
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Lukas Schaugg: “The Energy Charter Treaty hinders climate action”
The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), established decades ago to facilitate energy investments in Europe and Central Asia, is now being challenged and accused of protecting investments in fossil fuels.
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TOGO: AFD-supports youths recycling waste into art objects in Lomé
Faced with 350 000 tons of household waste produced each year in Lomé, a project financed by the French Development Agency (AFD) is reconciling art and sanitation in Togo's largest city. The fourth phase of the Lomé Urban Environment Project (
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SENEGAL: a photovoltaic solar power plant for sustainable agriculture in Saint-Louis
In Senegal, the Société des cultures légumières (SCL) based in the seaside town of Saint-Louis has just acquired a 604 kWp solar photovoltaic park to reduce its dependence on the electricity grid and improve its carbon footprint. German energy solutions provider <
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AFRICA: JBIC and AFC join forces to finance the energy transition
An agreement has just been signed between the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
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IVORY COAST: the Bondoukou solar power plant will be operational in 15 months’ time
At a meeting of the Council of Ministers on Wednesday 24 May 2023, the government of Ivory Coast approved the concession agreement for the construction of the Bondoukou photovoltaic solar power plant.
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AFRICA: Kenyan start-up Amini raises $2m for its climate technologies
With $2 million recently secured from several investment firms, Nairobi, Kenya-based technology start-up Amini is going to war against the lack of climate data that is holding back sustainable development on the African continent. Launching in December 2022, Kenya
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Ivory Coast: Germany’s Gauff to extend Abidjan’s wastewater treatment system
The government of Ivory Coast has chosen Gauff Engineering to improve the efficiency and extend the sewerage system in Abidjan.
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TUNISIA: Towards the introduction of a programme to exploit treated wastewater
Tunisia will soon have an annual programme to develop the use of treated wastewater. The announcement was made on 18 May 2023 by the head of the Tunisian government, Najla Bouden, at the end of a Ministerial Council meeting.
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SENEGAL/EGYPT: London grants €117m for wastewater treatment and reuse
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is providing financing of €117 million to the governments of Senegal and Egypt for the sanitation and reuse of treated wastewater.
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SENEGAL/GHANA: Gravita obtains a €34m facility for industrial recycling
The Indian company Gravita has been granted a €34 million credit facility.
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WEST AFRICA: BOAD and Africa50 to co-finance sustainable infrastructure
On the sidelines of the 58th General Assembly of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, which has just ended in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the West African Development Bank (BOAD) has signed a partnership agreement with the Africa50 investment platform.
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LIBYA: a new sewer network puts an end to the pollution of aquifers in Sebha
A new sewer network is improving wastewater management in Sebha, a municipality located 660 km south of Tripoli, the capital of Libya.
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AFRICA: According to the UNDP, climate change is exacerbating violence
In a report presented on 24 May 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) establishes a causal link between climate change and the rise in armed conflicts in Africa.
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MOZAMBIQUE: EDF and TotalEnergies qualify for the Mphanda Nkuwa mega-dam
A consortium led by Électricité de France (EDF) has just been appointed by the Mozambican authorities to build the 1,500 MW Mphanda Nkuwa hydroelectric dam.
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CHAD: Le Rocher to build a drinking water supply system in the town of Moussoro
Chadian company Le Rocher has just laid the foundation stone for a drinking water supply system in the town of Moussoro, in west-central Chad.
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ANGOLA: China’s CGGC launches work on the Caculo Cabaça dam (2 GW)
In Angola, the authorities recently attended the ceremony marking the completion of the diversion of the Kwanza river in the locality of São Pedro da Quilemba. This marks the effective start of construction of the Caculo Cabaça dam and hydroelectric power station.
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