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In Italy, retreating Apennine glacier leaves ghost town behind

This article is part of Euractiv's special report Europe’s melting glaciers.

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.

‘Humans everywhere’: lions cling on in Ethiopia’s last patches of wilderness

‘It’s not just the lions that are under pressure, it’s biodiversity in general,’ warn conservationists, amid a rapidly expanding human population.

DRC: Kinshasa, Jakarta and Brasilia get together for the Three Basins Summit

Aware of the economic and ecological potential of their tropical forests, the presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Brazil and Indonesia have agreed to meet in Kinshasa on 25 August 2023.

BENIN/TOGO: a €57m credit line for Spiro’s electric motorbikes

GuarantCo, a company in the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), and the French bank Société Générale have granted a credit facility of 37.8 billion CFA francs to finance electric mobility solutions from the start-up Spiro, which operates in Benin and Togo, amo

MOROCCO/CAMEROON: Yaoundé and Rabat to strengthen their meteorological cooperation

After signing a bilateral agreement on meteorology with Algeria in May 2023, Cameroon has announced that it will be stepping up its cooperation with Morocco to pool their expertise in this field. Cameroon and Morocco are joining forces to counter the effects of cl

NORTH AFRICA: what the AfDB recommends to accelerate green growth

"The North African Economic Outlook 2023 has just been published.

SOUTH AFRICA: IFC lends $236 million to Absa to finance green buildings

Electricity bills in South Africa could soon be lower thanks to a partnership between Absa Bank and the International Finance Corporation to finance resource-efficient buildings. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is joining forces with Absa to finance gr

CAPE VERDE: IFC grants €20m to renovate and decarbonise 7 airports

At a time when the Covid-19 crisis and the war in Ukraine are undermining tourism in Cape Verde, a loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) will enable the archipelago of 587,000 inhabitants to enhance the economic and environmental competitiveness of seven ai

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.

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.

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 through the preservation of forest ecosystems. The financing agre

AFRICA: intelligent mobility to be discussed in Johannesburg on 1 October

In South Africa, 1,500 participants are expected to attend the 5th Smarter Mobility Africa Summit, which opens on 1 October 2023 in the province of Gauteng, renowned for its efficient rail and road networks. From 1 to 4 October 2023, African digital and transport