Revolutionary Solar-Power Desalination Plant Needs More Space
News24Wire
The new solar-powered desalination plant under construction at Witsand on the southern Cape coast will produce water at a cost of only R7 to R8 a kilolitre. This is less than a… Read more »
A Five Year Maternal, Infant Nutrition Project Launched
Ethiopian Herald
ADDIS ABABA- The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation launched a 15 million USD project to improve maternal and infant nutrition. It is part of a five year (2017-2022) third phase… Read more »
Greasing the Wheels of Kenya's Nascent Oil and Gas Sector [press release]
UNEP
For anyone interested in unravelling the intricacies of mankind's evolution, Kenya's remote northern Turkana County remains a researcher's paradise. For several decades, the region… Read more »
Africa's First Online Database On Education Research
SciDev.Net
An open access database on education research conducted by Africa-based researchers has been launched to raise the visibility and impact of such research. Read more »
Ecowas Countries to Develop Harmonized Fuel and Vehicle Emission Standards Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire [press release]
UNEP
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held its first regional meeting towards establishing regionally harmonized fuel and vehicle emission standards. The meeting… Read more »
Egypt Presents Voluntary Review of Its Sustainable Development At UN
Egypt Online
Wednesday 18 July 2018 - 11:38 AM Read more »
Liberia Water & Sewer Corporation Sets Record Straight On Josephine Francis' Accusation
FrontPageAfrica
The Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation management says its attention has been drawn to what it considers as a "clueless statement" recently made Unity Party Montserrado County… Read more »
Ghana Disseminates Draft Motor Vehicle Emission Standards and Regulations [press release]
UNEP
The Environmental Protection Agency of Ghana, with support from UN Environment and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, drafted its Motor Vehicle Emission… Read more »
'Africa's Future Should Be in Africa's Hands'
Concord
French President Emmanuel Macron, has highlight the importance of the private sector and urged the creation of a business ecosystem that leverages Africa's vibrant private sector,… Read more »
Google Boils Down Water Data for New UN Environment Site
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Google will produce geospatial maps to show where water has disappeared due to climate change and urbanisation Read more »
DRC Prioritises Oil Over Conservation [analysis]
ISS
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has decided to degazette parts of two UNESCO World Heritage Sites to allow for oil drilling. Environmentalists have reacted sharply to… Read more »
Senate Receives Free Health Services, Medical Care Act
Observer
An Act to establish a fund to finance the provision of free health services and medical care for the aged and disabled Liberian citizens has been submitted to the Senate for… Read more »
Mobilize Summit - Mobility in Booming Cities [press release]
UNEP
All over the world, rapid urbanization is forcing cities to face the realities of insufficient planning. Demands on city space and services often outpace the ability of planners to… Read more »
Against Odds, African First Ladies Start Breaking the Mold [analysis]
VOA
On June 17, former U.S. first lady Laura Bush penned an editorial in The Washington Post about revelations that the government had separated 2,000 children from their parents. Read more »
Health Ministry Launches Strategic Plan
Namibia Economist
The Ministry of Health and Social Services launched its Strategic Plan for 2017/18-2021/22 alongside partners, including UN Namibia, this week. Read more »
