The Taliba N’Diaye wind farm, West Africa’s largest, will be completed by mid this year and will supply 158MW of clean energy and increase the country’s energy supply by 15%.
According to a new census, the mountain gorilla population in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has increased. Overall, the global wild population is now estimated at 1,063.
Besides being a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Zambia’s Lower Zambezi National Park is 1,500 square miles of classic African bush (about half the size of Yellowstone).
The French Prime Minister, Philippe said giving back Saidou Tall’s saber was “the first step” in a project tailored at returning more west African artifacts that are currently in French museums.
A Kenyan startup, Opibus, is forging ahead with its plans to electrify old Matatus and Boda Bodas. Opibus begins mass EV conversions of minibuses and motorcycles in Q1 2020.
The new package will strengthen national health systems and promote equal access to health services, notably from a gender perspective.
As part of a 10-year deal, Norway will pay $150 million to Gabon to battle deforestation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Drugs derived from Ivermectin, which makes human blood deadly to mosquitoes, could be available within two years
It has been three years since the continent’s last reported case of the virus.
The new drug regimen tested has shown a 90% success rate against a deadly plague, extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis.
