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27 12 2022 | 09:30

WCEF 2022: Central African producers’ responsibility engaged in Yaoundé

The World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF2022), which closed in Kigali, Rwanda, on 8 December 2022, allowed Africa to rethink its strategies for transitioning to a circular economy, particularly in…

27 12 2022 | 09:09

RWANDA: Construction of the Muvumba water reservoir to start in 2023

The construction of the Muvumba multi-purpose dam, in the Nyagatare district of Rwanda, is scheduled to start in June 2023. The structure will be capable of holding 55 million m3 of water. Rwanda…

27 12 2022 | 09:03

MADAGASCAR: OFID funds $36.5m to accelerate access to clean cooking

The Opec Fund for International Development (OFID) is providing Madagascar with $36.5 million in loans and grants to accelerate access to clean cooking. The aim is to reduce deforestation in the…

27 12 2022 | 09:02

MALI: AfDB Approves €5m for Water and Sanitation in Kayes and Kati

As climate change impacts water supply and sanitation in Mali, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a grant of nearly €5 million to strengthen the resilience of populations in the Kayes…

27 12 2022 | 08:55

WEST AFRICA: IDA lends $246m for coastal resilience

The World Bank is approving a $246 million loan to The Gambia, Ghana and Guinea-Bissau. The funds are for the implementation of the second phase of the West African Coastal Resilience Investment…

27 12 2022 | 08:43

ZIMBABWE: State to spend $213m on water and irrigation projects in 2023

Zimbabwe's parliament has approved a budget of Z$77.3 billion (over US$213 million) for drinking water and irrigation in 2023. The budget will allow the government of the East African country to…

27 12 2022 | 08:33

GABON: The State appoints TNC to protect 30% of its water reserves for 8 years

On the sidelines of the 15th Conference of the Parties on Biodiversity (COP15) which closed on 19 December 2022 in Montreal, Canada, the Gabonese government signed a partnership agreement with The…

27 12 2022 | 08:30

UGANDA: In Kagadi, a new drinking water system serves 150,000 people

The Ugandan government is inaugurating a new drinking water supply system in the town of Kagadi, in western Uganda. The new facilities benefit 150,000 people. The new drinking water supply system…

02 12 2022 | 19:09

EGYPT: Environ joins forces with Honeywell for innovation in plastic recycling

Egyptian company Environ Adapt for Recycling Industries has appointed Honeywell, a US-based technology solutions provider, to support it in developing innovative approaches to recycling plastic waste…

02 12 2022 | 18:35

MOROCCO: With €5.9m from the EBRD, Plastikpack will recycle plastic waste

Moroccan plastic packaging manufacturer Plastikpack Maroc will obtain financing for the construction of a plant to recycle polypropylene into pallets and crates. It is 65 million Moroccan dirhams (…

02 12 2022 | 14:03

TANZANIA: Mwanza Sewerage System to be Upgraded to Protect Lake Victoria

The Mwanza Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (MWAWASA) and the Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) have signed an agreement with the European Union (EU) and Kreditanstaltfür Wiederaufbau (KfW)…

02 12 2022 | 13:18

UGANDA: EnviroServ acquires 34 vehicles for oil waste management

EnviroServ Proprietary Holdings wants to improve its performance in Uganda with new equipment. The subsidiary of the French group Suez has just acquired 34 vehicles for the collection and transport…

13 11 2022 | 12:40

GABON: A new drinking water plant comes into service in Mouila

The President of the Republic of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, has just inaugurated the Val-Marie drinking water plant in Mouila, in the province of Ngounié. The plant serves households and industries…

13 11 2022 | 12:36

MOZAMBIQUE: EU grants €20 million for water and sanitation in the Nort

The European Union (EU) is providing €20 million in funding to Mozambique. The East African country's government will use the funding to improve access to water and sanitation in the north.…

13 11 2022 | 10:34

AFRICA: A new alliance to desalinate irrigation water

Egyptian company Engazaat is joining forces with Sweden's Azelio and France's Mascara Nouvelles Technologies to provide water to farms in Africa. For the Save Cleantech Utilities coalition, the aim…

13 11 2022 | 10:31

COP27: what are the challenges for Africa at a time of concrete solutions?

From 6 to 18 November 2022, a hundred or so heads of state and government from around the world are meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, for the 27th United Nations Conference of the Parties on…

13 11 2022 | 10:20

COP27: Rwanda launches $104m green economy fund

On the sidelines of the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, Rwanda's President Paul Kagame is launching "Ireme Invest". The $104 million green investment…

21 10 2022 | 12:43

TUNISIA: Sidi Abdelhamid desalination plant to supply water by mid-2023

The Abengoa-Enginnering Procurement & Project Management (EPPM) consortium plans to commission the Sidi Abdelhamid seawater desalination plant in the port city of Sousse in the summer of 2023.…

21 10 2022 | 11:52

KENYA: Boreal Light equips 28 hospitals with solar-powered desalination systems

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…

21 10 2022 | 11:46

EGYPT: “E-Tadweer” application to improve e-waste recycling

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…