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Government on drive to diversify oil-dependent economy
Angola is taking advantage of higher oil prices to accelerate its debt…
The city of Chefchaouen in northwestern Morocco will optimize its energy consumption thanks to a project financed by the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) to combat global warming.…
German start-up Boreal Light has delivered 28 solar-powered desalination systems to Kenya. The systems are intended for hospitals treating Covid-19 cases daily in the country's coastal region, as…
The Ethiopian government recently participated in the launch of the "Dream" program (Distributed Renewable Energy-Agriculture Modalities). This multi-stakeholder initiative aims at the large-scale…
The "E-Tadweer" application has been launched in Egypt, more than two years after the project was presented. The platform will improve the recycling of e-waste in the country of the pharaohs, which…
At the end of an inspection visit to the site of the Laâyoune seawater desalination project in Western Sahara, the Director General of the Moroccan National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water…
In Uganda, electricity provider Equatorial Power is teaming up with the German International Development Cooperation Agency (GIZ) to provide solar energy to at least 27 health centers in rural areas…
Logging is resuming in Guinea after more than a year's ban, motivated by the need to preserve forest cover that has fallen victim to massive looting. The West African country is among the "bad…
The 4th edition of the African Days of Ecology and Climate Change, which opened on October 7, 2022 in Alepe, Ivory Coast, was an opportunity for the Ivorian government to present the Biodiversity…
In Kenya, Trans-Nzoia County authorities are building a new dam in the village of Amani. The dam will improve the supply of irrigation water for 300 farmers.
A new dam will boost agricultural…
The Sasol and ArcelorMittal groups will work together to decarbonize the industrial sector in South Africa. The two groups will rely on carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and green hydrogen production in…
A new water reservoir provides irrigation water to 5,000 households in Thiba in Kirinyaga County in central Kenya. Kenyan President William Ruto inaugurated the dam on October 15, 2022.
A new…
In Nigeria, the start-up Quadloop uses electronic waste as a raw material to manufacture its solar lanterns. This innovation contributes to the preservation of the environment in this West African…
In Egypt, mammals that can run at speeds of up to 65 kilometers per hour made a spectacle of themselves in the "camel race" held recently in the Bedouin village of Salloum west of Cairo.
For the…
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is releasing 220 million euros to finance energy efficiency in buildings worldwide. The funded program is expected to benefit at least four African countries.
The…
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is investing $40 million in the Energy Entrepreneur Growth Fund (EEGF). Established in 2019, the facility finances renewable energy…
The Bloom association for the protection of the oceans and the South African non-governmental organization (NGO) The Green Connection launched a campaign in Paris on Monday 17 October 2022 against a…
Mauritius-based Bayport Management has secured $12 million in financing from WaterEquity, the Water.org facility that finances development institutions engaged in water and sanitation projects…
In Egypt, Taqa Power, the subsidiary of Taqa Arabia, is commissioning a 20 MWp solar photovoltaic power plant in the seaside town of Sharm El-Sheikh. The installation will power 6,000 hotel rooms a…
As part of its CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) approach, the Nairobi-based commercial bank Family Bank in Kenya is teaming up with mobility start-up BasiGo to pre-finance the purchase of its…