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Media Monitoring, Monday 29 January
Electric motorcycles spark a green revolution on Togo's roads while Zimbabwe looks to China to secure a place in the EV battery supply chain.
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UK guarantees $59 million loan for Kenya's transmission network improvement project. (The East African)
Mauritania secures $289 million financing for solar power and rural electrification projects. (AfDB)
Climate finance: Fintech Nithio secures $10 million for African operations. (Afrik21)
Four African nations secure over $400 million in climate finance to boost resilience and grid reliability. (ESI Africa)
Apollo Agriculture secures $10 million investment to boost food security across Africa. (Africanews)
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South Africa's $1 billion green hydrogen initiative: Paving the way for sustainable energy transformation. (Zawya)
Ivory Coast: PFO ventures into the solar sector with a 52 MW plant in Sokhoro. (Afrik21)
Denmark's Vestas secures a new 108 MW wind farm order in South Africa. (Afrik21)
Examining the concerns and challenges of Africa's involvement in the global green hydrogen trade: Insights from activists. (Mail & Guardian)
Unearthing natural hydrogen: A global quest for a green energy revolution. (Yale Environment 360)
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Climate change disrupts migratory species, threatening ecosystems and human societies. (Semafor)
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Smallholder farmers in Africa implement climate-smart strategies for year-round crop production. (SciDev.Net)
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Zimbabwe looks to China to secure a place in the EV battery supply chain. (Climate Change News)
BHBW partners with Motrec International to distribute electric utility vehicles in Southern Africa. (Engineering News)
Ampersand raises $19 million to develop the electric motorcycle market in Rwanda. (Afrik21)
Electric motorcycles spark a green revolution on Togo's roads. (UNEP)
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Mozambique forest carbon crediting scheme stalls over ongoing deforestation.
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Climate crisis poses health risks for pregnant women and newborns in Kenya's arid regions. (Nation Africa)
Drought, conflict, and politics lead to fear of famine in Ethiopia. (Geographical)
Climate change forces African migrants into dangerous treks by sea, desert. (ABC News)
Under the scorching sun, Kenyan farmers find new ways to beat climate change. (Relief Web)