The World Bank is signing a financing agreement with the Liberian authorities. The international financial institution is lending $96 million for the construction of a 60 MWp solar photovoltaic…
At a time when the aviation industry is increasingly being questioned for its negative carbon footprint, four global energy giants are certifying a new method of producing sustainable aviation fuel.
Dutch impact investor Oikocredit is providing a $5 million loan to Yellow. The funding will support the roll-out of Yellow's solar home systems in at least four countries in sub-Saharan Africa.…
Italy is inviting a host of energy companies from Africa and the Mediterranean to its traditional K. EY exhibition organised 22 March 2023 by the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) under the prism of…
British independent power producer (IPP) Globeleq has awarded Toyota Tsusho Corporation the contract to build the Menengai geothermal power plant in Kenya. The Japanese company will start…
The World Food Programme (WFP) is partnering with the government of Madagascar to address the climate emergency in the south of the island, mainly in the Androy and Anosy regions. This part of the…
The Kruger National Park, South Africa's largest, was the only one of the country's 20 or so parks to be affected by rhino poaching in 2022. The majority of rhinos poached were in regional parks,…
The Joseph Sonar Ndiaye primary school is representing Senegal in the 2023 edition of the "Ocean for All" competition. Organised each year by the Oceanographic Institute of Monaco, the competition…
From Rwanda to South Africa via Kenya and Uganda, French environmental activist Alizée Mabilon will cycle around Africa from Toulouse between April and September 2023. The 10,000-kilometre journey…
As several African countries face rapid urbanisation coupled with climate change, civil society organisations (CSOs) and political leaders from across the continent will propose resilience solutions…
While the agro-pastoral sector generates 8% of the world's methane emissions, the French multinational Danone has announced the reduction of the environmental impact of its supply chain,…
In response to coastal erosion, cyclones, floods and extreme heat affecting several countries in Africa, Morocco is calling for the establishment of a "platform of African experts on natural…
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the African Risk Capacity (ARC) have signed a five-year partnership. The collaboration aims to integrate gender into climate action, as…
The French-Moroccan start-up Sand to Green has obtained $1 million in seed funding for its project to "green deserts through agroforestry and water desalination". The funds raised from several…
In Namibia, the government is allocating N$15 million (more than US$848,000) to the Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) for the implementation of a drinking water project in 10 regions. It involves…
With the creation of the Intersectoral Professional Association for Electric Mobility (APIME), Morocco intends to challenge the energy crisis and atmospheric pollution that complicate the use of…
As the third largest oil-producing country on the African continent, Angola is dreaming of a greener future. By 2025, the Central African country wants to produce 80% of its electricity from…