The National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) has just signed an agreement with the Dutch company Groasis waterboxx for the supply of its "waterboxx" solution in the framework of the Great…
In Togo, the government has announced the construction of a multi-purpose dam at Sarakawa, about 22 km northwest of the town of Kara. The structure will provide drinking water for some 500,000 people…
While water resources are subject to various pressures, particularly climatic and human, it is the development of almost all sectors of activity that suffer in Africa. From agriculture to energy and…
On the sidelines of the United Nations (UN) Water Conference, which closed on 24 March 2023 in New York in the United States of America, six countries launched the "Freshwater Challenge". This is an…
Since March 22, 2023, a drinking water supply system has improved service to 1,700 people in Massafane, a township in the Inharrime district of Mozambique. The new facilities were inaugurated by the…
A partnership between private company Nedamco Africa, and the Ethiopian and Dutch governments, the Nedamco Africa SDG6 Water Management Initiative is being launched in Ethiopia. The initiative…
The promotion of recycling will be at the centre of exchanges during the first National Recycling Exhibition (SANAR), which will be held on 17 and 18 March 2023 in the city of Yaoundé in Cameroon.
In Algeria, the technical landfill centre (CET) of El Biar, a southern suburb of the city of Batna, has just been equipped with facilities for the production of biogas. These are three collection…
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…
In Algeria, the National Sanitation Office (ONA) has announced a hydraulic project in response to water stress. It involves the construction of 16 new wastewater treatment plants. The wastewater…
Tunisia is receiving €285 million in financing from the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) and the European Union (EU) to accelerate water and sanitation projects. The financing, consisting of…
ALGERIA: An alliance between the AND and Cerefe to convert waste into biogas
Algeria wants to accelerate the energy recovery of solid waste. The country wants to strengthen this practice to reduce…