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30 08 2023 | 17:12

SENEGAL: water pumped from Ndiock-Sall improves daily lives of Saint-Louis residents

In Senegal, the Senegalese National Water Company (SONES) is commissioning a new system to transfer water from the Ndiock-Sall wellfield to the city of Saint-Louis. This operation will improve the…

30 08 2023 | 16:11

NAMIBIA: Japanese investor Itochu sets its sights on the green hydrogen market

Hyphen Hydrogen Energy, a company based in Windhoek, Namibia, and Itochu Corporation, a Japanese trade and investment company, are keen to explore opportunities for cooperation in the green hydrogen…

21 08 2023 | 19:39

ETHIOPIA: GCA technical assistance for growing climate-resilient wheat

The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) has joined forces with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support the cultivation of climate-resilient wheat in Ethiopia. Much of this country in the Horn of…

21 08 2023 | 19:28

MADAGASCAR: €73 million for electrification and sustainable agriculture

In Madagascar, the European Union (EU) and the French Development Agency (AFD) are pledging €73.2 million to finance electrification using solar energy and the development of sustainable agriculture…

21 08 2023 | 19:19

NAMIBIA: Hyphen recruits ILF engineer for its hydrogen megaproject in Tsau//Khaeb

Hyphen Hydrogen Energy has signed a partnership agreement with engineering firm ILF Consulting Engineers for its green hydrogen megaproject in the Tsau//Khaeb National Park in Namibia. The first…

21 08 2023 | 19:19

KENYA: In Menengai, a new geothermal power plant injects 35 MWe into the grid

Sosian Energy, a Nairobi-based energy company, has just connected its Menengai geothermal power plant to Kenya's national grid. It is the first plant in the Menengai field to come on stream in this…

21 08 2023 | 17:59

ACW 2023: in September, Nairobi will be Africa’s climate capital

The Kenyan capital will be the epicentre of activities during Africa Climate Week (ACW), which begins on 4 September 2023. Among the events scheduled for Nairobi are the African Climate Action Summit…

30 06 2023 | 06:41

Drought, food crisis… Time for action, says Mohamed Bazoum

The President of the Republic of Niger, Mohammed Bazoum, is one of the heads of state and government attending the Summit for a New Global Financial Deal in Paris on Thursday 22 June 2023. One of the…

30 06 2023 | 06:18

KENYA: Globeleq starts work on its first geothermal power plant in Menengai

British Independent Power Producer (IPP) Globeleq is laying the foundation stone for its Menengai geothermal power plant in the Rift Valley in western Kenya. The facility will have a capacity of 35…

19 06 2023 | 09:03

Debt, climate emergency… A summit in Paris to redefine the global financial pact

At a time when African countries are in a situation of debt overhang exacerbated by the recent Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, France wants to redefine the global financial pact, in a…

06 06 2023 | 05:26

ANGOLA: China’s CGGC launches work on the Caculo Cabaça dam (2 GW)

In Angola, the authorities recently attended the ceremony marking the completion of the diversion of the Kwanza river in the locality of São Pedro da Quilemba. This marks the effective start of…

06 06 2023 | 04:35

AFRICA: NEFCO and CCA to finance clean cooking south of the Sahara

A partnership was recently signed between the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO) and the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA). The aim is to mobilise funding to accelerate access to clean cooking…

02 06 2023 | 16:23

MOZAMBIQUE: EDF and TotalEnergies qualify for the Mphanda Nkuwa mega-dam

A consortium led by Électricité de France (EDF) has just been appointed by the Mozambican authorities to build the 1,500 MW Mphanda Nkuwa hydroelectric dam. This mega-project will require an…

02 06 2023 | 16:18

WEST AFRICA: BOAD and Africa50 to co-finance sustainable infrastructure

On the sidelines of the 58th General Assembly of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, which has just ended in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the West African Development Bank (BOAD) has signed a…

02 06 2023 | 16:16

SENEGAL/GHANA: Gravita obtains a €34m facility for industrial recycling

The Indian company Gravita has been granted a €34 million credit facility. This facility granted by Proparco and the Austrian Development Bank (OeEB) will enable the construction of new industrial…

02 06 2023 | 16:08

IVORY COAST: the Bondoukou solar power plant will be operational in 15 months’ time

At a meeting of the Council of Ministers on Wednesday 24 May 2023, the government of Ivory Coast approved the concession agreement for the construction of the Bondoukou photovoltaic solar power plant…

02 06 2023 | 16:07

AFRICA: JBIC and AFC join forces to finance the energy transition

An agreement has just been signed between the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The two institutions will work…

02 06 2023 | 16:01

Lukas Schaugg: “The Energy Charter Treaty hinders climate action”

The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), established decades ago to facilitate energy investments in Europe and Central Asia, is now being challenged and accused of protecting investments in fossil fuels.…

02 06 2023 | 15:31

AFRICA: E3LCEF raises $48m for climate-smart entrepreneurship

As climate change demands more sustainable development, the E3 Low Carbon Economy Fund for Africa (E3LCEF) is raising $48.1 million to finance the next generation of low carbon entrepreneurs in…