Environment
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Handa Mining Corporation to develop copper processing plant in South Africa
London, Feb. 19, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Mining and development company Handa Mining Corporation has signed a joint venture agreement with O’Okiep Copper Company and SHIP Copper ... -
Ghana begins work on $2m waste-water treatment plant
London, Feb. 15, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The government of Ghana has laid the foundation for construction of a $2m waste-water treatment plant in Kumasi the Ashanti ... -
Kigali City, Rwanda shortlisted for global award
London, Feb. 5, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Kigali, the capital of Rwanda has been nominated among 16 finalists for the first edition of the Wellbeing City Award, ... -
Cameroonian women farmers get training to fight climate change
London, Feb. 5, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Climate change affects everyone, but certain demographics and groups are at greater risk. One such demographic is women, who are ... -
UN, Kenyan govt partner to deliver 100,000 green homes nationwide
London, Jan. 25, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The United Nations Office for Project Services, UNOPS, Landmark Affordable Housing agreement with the Government of Kenya has taken a ... -
AfDB approves $149m loan for renewable energy in Uganda, Liberia, 3 other African countries
London, Jan. 8, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, have ... -
Nigeria: Gombe govt moves against firewood business over fear of deforestation
London, Jan. 7, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Gombe State Government is waging war against indiscriminate tree felling and booming sales of firewood which is threatening the ... -
Zimbabwe launches monthly national sanitation, “clean up” day
London, Jan. 7, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Every first Friday of each month has been declared as a “national clean-up day” by Zimbabwe President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa. Mnangagwa ... -
Kenya begins mass production of solar motorcycles to reduce carbon emission
London,Jan. 6, 2019 (AltAfrica)– Nairobi’s reliance on motorcycles is hindering efforts to reduce carbon emissions, as manufacturers struggle to adapt to clean energy technology. ... -
Egypt agrees Russian technical support for nuclear project
London, Jan. 5, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Egyptian cabinet has mandated Minister of Electricity Mohamed Shaker and the head of the Egyptian nuclear and Radiological regulatory ...
