Solar energy seduces Gabon
Confronted with growing energy demand, Gabon is turning to solar panels. The country's thermal power plants no longer produce enough and must find sustainable alternatives to meet the population's needs.
Environment
22 September 2022
Environment
Environment
25 October 2023
Advocacy for Ecological Justice in Nigeria
African civil society seeks to raise awareness of ecological justice on a continent where fighting for the environment is particularly complex.
Environment
13 October 2023
Ofir Drori against wildlife crime
Ofir Drori, founder of Eagle, an organisation of ecomilitants determined to fight wildlife criminals in Africa.
Environment
11 October 2023
Recycled paving stones in Mali
Head for Bamako, where a 23-year-old entrepreneur has invented recycled paving stones made from non-biodegradable plastics to cover some of the city's roads. This invention not only helps to create jobs, it also contributes to better waste management. This is helping to raise environmental awareness and reuse materials, giving them a useful second life of around a hundred years.
Environment
20 July 2023
AgouaLand, the largest wildlife park in West Africa
Located in Abomey-Calavi in Benin, this educational and entertainment zoo was inaugurated in 2021 and now boasts 150 endemic and non-endemic species. The AgouaLand zoological research centre has laboratories available for students and researchers and welcomes groups from Benin's schools and universities every weekend. These educational outings enable students and their parents to learn and recharge their batteries in a setting where they can appreciate and discover the country's flora and fauna for the first time.
Environment
13 July 2023
Eco-friendly packaging in Goma – Miten Power Sarl
Miten Power Sarl, founded in October 2018 by Congolese entrepreneur Frank Kika, has a biodegradable packaging and bag production plant based in Goma. With a daily production capacity of between 6 and 8 tonnes, it can meet the environmental and social challenges of the North Kivu region by helping to reduce unemployment and boost economic development in the DRC.
Economy
15 June 2023
Agriculture: soil-less farming, a solution for the future?
Soil-less agriculture, or hydroponics, involves growing food plants on agricultural, agro-industrial and even landfill waste substrates. It is mainly developed in greenhouses or closed, controlled environments. This type of agriculture responds to the constraints of land scarcity and soil erosion, can be adapted to all essential crops and helps to combat deforestation. In Grand-Bassam in Côte d'Ivoire, a group of enthusiasts have taken up the subject of soil-less planting and adapted it to the production of Big Sun, the famous "good-smelling pepper ".
