Environment
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Nigeria takes food safety campaign to markets, abattoirs
London, June 14, 2019 (AltAfrica)- The National Food Safety Management Committee on Thursday launched a major sensitisation campaign on safe food consumption in the ... -
Foreign investors urge subsidies for solar mini-grids to power rural Africa
London, June 11, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Local solar mini-grids otherwise known as renewable-energy can provide electric power to hundreds of millions of people in developing nations, ... -
Portugal, renewable energy and relationship with Africa-João Galamba Portugal’s Secretary for energy
London, June 11, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Government of Portugal is currently enacting change across its energy landscape in order to achieve a 47 percent renewables ... -
Kenya joins global advocacy on environment, bans single-use plastic on beaches, parks
London, June 6, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced a ban on single-use plastics in beaches, national parks, forests and conservation areas. While ... -
Wind Industry creates African Task Force to speed up development
London, May 30, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Global Wind Industry Council (GWEC) has set up a new Task Force to speed up and facilitate the development ... -
World Bank approves $200m renewable energy guarantee programme for Ethiopia
London, May 30, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved $200 million Renewable Energy Guarantees Program (REGREP) to mobilize International Development ... -
Rwanda to establish $5billion first ever green city in Africa
London, May 20, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Rwanda is set for the development of a model green city in Kigali by January 2020. The city’s main features ... -
World’s first hydrogen buses coming to London to fight air pollution
London, May 12, 2019 (AltAfrica)– London will become the first city in the world to have double-decker hydrogen-powered buses next year. Transport for London ... -
UN, African Union in ‘common battle’ for development and climate change financing
London, May 7, 2019 (AltAfrica)-UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for a “quantum leap” in funding for development and climate change for Africa, speaking ... -
Demand for cooking gas skyrocket in Kenya after logging ban
London, May 7, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The extended ban on logging in government forests by Kenyan authorities has triggered a 42,000 tonne increase in cooking gas ...
