SIERRA LEONE: Proparco, BII and FMO and Frontier finance $52 million for 4 solar parks

AFRICA: where are we with reforestation as a solution to climate change?

In Dubai at COP28, the OECD calls for “reimagining transport in African cities”

A New UN ‘Roadmap’ Lays Out a Global Vision for Food Security and Emissions Reductions

As the United Nations’ annual climate summit wraps up in Dubai this week, farm and food groups are applauding the conference leadership for its intensified focus on agriculture, a major source of planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions that has been overlooked in previous years. But critics have po

Why Big Business Could Be the Real Winner at COP28

World leaders may be struggling to reach a landmark agreement at COP28. But just outside the closed-door negotiations, the United Nations’ annual climate summit proved to be a bonanza of lucrative business deals, including for the oil and gas industry.

RWANDA: AfDB grants $250 million to modernize Kigali’s drinking water network

End clap for the Mavil Forum in Saint-Louis, Sahel cities will achieve the SDGs

UGANDA: a call for tenders for 40 solar systems dedicated to water production

TUNISIA: the ADB supports the reuse of treated wastewater with €82 million

In Saint-Louis, the Mavil Forum advocates the sustainability of intermediate cities

COP28: an agreement reached in Dubai to transition away from fossil fuels

MOROCCO: Métito and Tahliya sign for water desalination using clean energy

Climate change risks triggering a spike in infectious disease outbreaks: three reasons why

Climate change is our planet’s most immediate existential threat, and will likely only worsen for the foreseeable future.

COP28’s commitment to transforming farming and food systems is an insult to Africans

Globally, food systems are unsustainable: 80% of the production of food is powered by fossil fuels.

African countries at COP28: several big wins and a united voice

African countries entered the recent COP28 negotiations on climate change in high spirits.

The Sahara Desert used to be a green savannah – new research explains why

Algeria’s Tassili N’Ajjer plateau is Africa’s largest national park. Among its vast sandstone formations is perhaps the world’s largest art museum.

From trash to power: how to harness energy from Africa’s garbage dumps - and save billions in future damage

New research on garbage dumps in 44 sub-Saharan African countries shows that 95% are unregulated.

Uganda will soon be exporting oil: an energy economist outlines 3 keys to success

Uganda entered into agreements in 2012 with two foreign oil entities to exploit its oil resources.

4 east African countries are going for nuclear power – why this is a bad idea

The east Africa region has the fastest growing population in Africa. Between 2013 and 2017, its growth rate was twice the African average.

Climate adaptation funds are not reaching frontline communities: what needs to be done about it

Communities around the world face increasingly severe and frequent impacts from climate change