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Oral contraceptives for squirrels are working, research has found, and the government hopes they can be used to keep populations down in the UK. Grey squirrels are an invasive species in the UK,…

EU countries clinched deals on proposed laws to combat the climate crisis in the early hours of Wednesday, backing a 2035 phase-out of new fossil-fuel car sales and a multibillion-euro fund to shield…

Central Africa is the region of the world where global warming is the highest, 1.1°C against a global average of 1.09°C according to the 6th report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (…

Egypt's Elsewedy Electric is getting a $150 million loan to develop renewable energy in Africa. This loan is granted by First Abu Dhabi Bank, Europe Arab Bank and the International Finance…

Venture capital investor Persistent will partner with Ghana-based e-mobility company Solar Taxi which designs, locally assembles and distributes electric 2-wheel and 4-wheel vehicles for…

Faced with soaring fuel prices exacerbated by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, GoMetro, a mobility company based in Cape Town, South Africa, is preparing to deploy electric minibuses in the city of…

Minister of Energy and Water in Angola, João Baptista, Borges has announced the country’s plans to increase access to electricity from 42.8% to 50% by 2025. Speaking at a recent event, the Minister…

The impact investment platform Symbiotics is providing a $5 million loan to Baobab+, a French company specializing in electrification via solar home systems. The funding will allow the company to…

South African state utility Eskom has pointed out that signing a wage talk deal with labour unions does not equate to an immediate end to current load shedding.

With Rwanda generating about 10,000 tons of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) each year, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) is initiating a competition to rid Kigali and…

The Nigerian government has announced that five out of the 11 electricity distribution companies in the country will be restructured. The affected companies are Port Harcourt, Kano, Kaduna, Ibadan…

In Rwanda, 2,000 farmers in the town of Gahengeri, 39 km from the capital Kigali, will improve their yields thanks to a new training center for sustainable agriculture. The center is part of the…

The government of Benin has signed a concession agreement with a consortium formed by French independent power producer (IPP) GreenYellow and Egnon Consulting, a Cotonou-based company. The public-…

The Egyptian company Taqa Arabia is commissioning a solar photovoltaic plant in Soma Bay, a resort on the Red Sea in Egypt. In the wake of the plant's inauguration, Taqa has signed an agreement to…

An alleged wildlife trafficker is in custody at the judicial police of Koumameyong, northeast Gabon. She was arrested for illegally holding a baby chimpanzee and a sign. In Gabon, signs and large…

Italy’s longest river, the Po, was once called the “king of rivers” by Virgil (“fluviorum rex”). It was considered mighty less for its length – it’s only about 400 miles (652 kilometres) long – than…

Through its subsidiary CFAO Kenya, the Corporation for Africa and Overseas (CFAO) group announces an investment in Ofgen. The Nairobi, Kenya-based company installs solar power plants for commercial…

Faced with the scarcity of rainfall and water resources in Ethiopia, the World Bank is allocating $600 million to climate adaptation for small-scale farmers. The funding will support farmers with the…

A looming hunger catastrophe is set to explode over the next two years, creating the risk of unprecedented global political pressure, the executive director of the UN World Food Programme has warned.

At least six consortia have formed to respond to a call for tenders issued by Morocco's National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE), according to sources. This procedure aims to build a…