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Energy security: Heat waves test Africa's power grids [Business Africa]

Jul 7, 2026

Across the continent, rising temperatures are driving a surge in demand for cooling and water, pushing already fragile electricity grids to the breaking point. African countries must modernize aging grids while aggressively scaling off-grid solutions

Floods kill 59 in Ivory Coast since mid-May: Government

Jul 7, 2026

Morocco Mobilises €580 Million to Restore 9 Million Hectares of Forest Under Decade-Long Strategy

Jul 7, 2026

Morocco’s National Agency for Water and Forests (ANEF) has secured more than €580 million in international financing for its “Forests of Morocco 2020-2030” strategy,with some €175 million — app

Morocco Gets $265 Mln WB Funding for Clean Energy Project Designed to Produce Reliable & Affordable Electricity

Jul 7, 2026

The World Bank has approved $265 million to support construction of a ‌new pumped hydropower storage plant in northern Morocco. This clean energy project,one of the landmark infrastructures in Afric

Morocco’s 2027 Budget Will Carry the World’s Newest Green Label as Climate Tracking Goes Official

Jul 7, 2026

Morocco is embarking on a structural reform of its public budgeting process,introducing a formal system for identifying and tracking the environmental impact of government expenditure. The initiative

Niamey cracks down on plastic pollution with ban on carrier bags

Jul 7, 2026

Niger’s capital city is cracking down on pollution - giving supermarkets six months to get rid of all plastic carrier bags.

Much of Europe on red alert as heatwave set to intensify

Jun 23, 2026

Much of Europe was preparing Monday for an already fierce heatwave to intensify even further in the coming days, with some countries taking special measures to mitigate its effects.

Libya sets ambitious marine fisheries strategy for 2027–2037

Jun 21, 2026

A high-level meeting was held on Monday,June 15,between Libya’s Minister of State for Prime Ministerial and Cabinet Affairs,Mohamed Ben Ghalbon,and senior officials from the Libyan Fund for Domestic

Moroccan Zero Waste Project Selected Among 12 Mediterranean Anti-Plastic Initiatives

Jun 21, 2026

A Moroccan initiative targeting plastic pollution in traditional markets has been selected by BeMed,the Beyond Plastic Med foundation,as one of twelve projects supported under its tenth annual call f

Africa urgently needs more fish farms, UN tells ocean conference

Jun 21, 2026

Africa needs to urgently expand its fish-farming sector to meet its food needs, the head of the UN's fisheries division said Tuesday, even as its latest report found record production levels globally.

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