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02 04 2023 | 08:42

One Forest Summit: don’t stop there…

The One Forest Summit was an important moment of mobilization by allowing a unity of time and place around a crucial issue, that of forests. The Climate Chance Association brought several messages…

02 04 2023 | 08:38

AFRICA: BII injects €20m into Meridiam’s urban climate resilience fund

In response to population growth and climate change affecting several African cities, British International Investment (BII), the UK's development finance institution, is injecting €20 million into…

02 04 2023 | 08:35

NIGERIA: UEF to subsidise solarisation of 3,500 small businesses

The Universal Energy Facility (UEF) will provide performance-based grants to several solar energy providers in Nigeria. They will connect at least 3,500 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to…

02 04 2023 | 08:27

KENYA: Finnfund sells its stake in the 310 MW Lake Turkana wind farm

The Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation (Finnfund) is selling its shares in Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP), the special purpose company that operates the 310 MW Lake Turkana wind farm. It is the…

02 04 2023 | 08:25

Energy access: despite mobilized funding, Africa still lags behind

As decision-makers, professionals and development finance institutions gather in Abidjan this Tuesday, March 21, 2023 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast for the Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF), AFRIK 21…

02 04 2023 | 08:22

AFRICA: AfDB Accelerates Green Bonds for Green Energy Access

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is issuing a green bond on the capital market in Australia. Objectives: to finance the deployment of renewable energy in Africa. This transaction is concluded…

02 04 2023 | 08:18

AFRICA: Resource and source of life, water at the heart of sustainable development

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…

02 04 2023 | 08:15

KENYA: IFC popularizes Edge certification for green buildings in Nairobi

While the civil engineering sector generates 37% of energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Nairobi, Kenya-based real estate…

02 04 2023 | 08:13

Murielle Elouga: “Women must be at the heart of integrated water management

On the occasion of World Water Day 2023, we question the Water, Climate, Development and Gender Program (WACDEP-G) in Cameroon. Implemented by the National Meteorological Directorate of the…

02 04 2023 | 08:11

“Access to electricity in Africa requires the pooling of skills”

In terms of access to electricity, the difficulties are immense in Africa, especially access to financing. This issue was at the heart of the Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF) which has just…

02 04 2023 | 08:09

EAIF 2023: Gaia Energy Impact Fund II is launched for the electrification of Africa

On the sidelines of the recently concluded Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF) in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, several investors and companies have joined forces to launch Gaia Energy Impact Fund II.…

02 04 2023 | 08:06

AFRICA: 300,000 km of rivers to be restored by 2030

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…

02 04 2023 | 08:04

AFRICA: States commit to the UN Water Programme of Action

  AFRICA: States commit to the UN Water Programme of Action  

02 04 2023 | 08:01

AFRICA: GCF commits $240m to climate-resilient infrastructure

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has committed $240 million to the Infrastructure Climate Resilient Funds (ICRF). Launched by the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), this facility aims to finance climate-…

02 04 2023 | 07:58

Ivory Coast: 33 health centres in Abidjan equipped for medical waste management

While 15% of hospital waste is considered infectious and toxic by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the authorities in Ivory Coast are equipping 33 health centres in Abidjan with kits to improve…

02 04 2023 | 07:55

CAMEROON: Concern over lack of flood prevention

Heavy rains have caused flooding and mudslides in Buea in the South-West region, leaving two people dead, many injured and much material damage. After this nth disaster, Greenpeace calls on the…

02 04 2023 | 07:52

WEST AFRICA: Swiss researchers prepare the digitization of 4 cities

From September 2024, a research group from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne will travel to Abidjan in Ivory Coast as part of the "Digital Solutions for the Sustainable City in…

02 04 2023 | 07:47

MOZAMBIQUE: In Massafane, a drinking water supply system serves 1,700 people

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…

02 04 2023 | 07:44

ETHIOPIA: Digital technology will strengthen water services for 10 million people

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…

02 04 2023 | 07:41

BENIN: The World Bank is financing $30M for the management of classified forests

The World Bank announced on March 28, 2023, the granting of new financing to Benin. The $30 million envelope is intended to strengthen the sustainable management of classified forests. Declared…

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