Africa Solar Outlook 2025
Africa deployed an additional 2.5 GW of solar in 2024, according to AFSIA‘s new “Africa Solar Outlook 2025” report. AFSIA’s figures, which do not include residential installations, take the continent’s
Egypt
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Minister: Egypt’s Environment Ministry seeks to replace plastic bags
Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmin Fouad announced on Sunday that the ministry has begun work on phasing out plastic bags due to the environmental danger they pose, adding that hypermarkets have already
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India likely to add 273 million people between 2019 and 2050: UN Report
India, projected to surpass China as the world's most populous country around 2027, is expected to add nearly 273 million people between now and 2050 and will remain the most populated country through
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No rules in this job': Cairo's violent waste wars pit sorters against startups
“People do not just fight over garbage here, I have seen them fight to the death over garbage,” says Samaan Girgis. “There are no rules in this job.” Girgis is one of the Zabaleen (Arabic for “garbage
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Development-bank climate funds seek new dollars, as competition heats up
Ministers from more than 30 developing countries on Monday urged wealthy nations to top up a set of climate funds that channel money to international development banks, in a year when competition for limited
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Africa Must Act Against the Ballooning Indian Ocean Plastic Patch
The Western Indian Ocean, comprising nine African countries and Réunion (an island under France), has a 10 000 km stretch of coastline with crystal clear waters and rich coral reefs. But these marine and
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UN conference in Cairo aims at land, water protection
The 2019 Land and Water Days- Near East and North Africa (NENA) Conference convened by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations was started in Cairo on Sunday. The five-day event
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MSMEDA signs 2 contracts of EGP 20m to convert 4,000 cars from operating on diesel fuel to CNG
The Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (MSMEDA) signed two contracts worth EGP 20m with Car-Gas and Gastec to convert 4,000 cars from operating on diesel fuel to compressed natural
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The youth advantage: engaging young people in green growth
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) released its latest report on the transformation of rural areas, renewing its commitment to empower young people in developing countries as agents
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Egypt shows promise for accelerating renewable projects
In Egypt, promising opportunities to accelerate renewable projects are on the horizon, which will reduce dependency on fossil-fueled power plants. According to President and CEO of ACWA Power, Paddy
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Egypt is set to construct El Dabaa nuclear power plant
GE Power has announced that it has won the contract to deliver the turbine island equipment for El Dabaa nuclear power plant project in Egypt through AAEM, its joint venture with Atomenergomash. The