Media Monitoring, Thursday 22 February

AfDB grants $15 million to TDB to stimulate clean technologies in Africa. (Afrik21)

Bezos Earth Fund allocates $5M to the Jane Goodall Institute for conservation efforts in the Congo Basin. (Carbon Pulse)

African Development Bank and OCP Group provide $188 million for green investment in Morocco. (Africa.com)

IMF reaches $1.3 billion agreement with Ivory Coast to bolster resilience and sustainability in combating climate change. (Zawya)

Teraco breaks ground on 120MW solar facility to combat South Africa's power woes. (IT Web)

American BlackRock acquires stake in 310 MW Lake Turkana Wind Farm in Kenya from Danish Climate Investment Fund. (Afrik21)

EEP Africa opens applications for clean energy financing in Southern and Eastern Africa. (ESI Africa)

Hydropower dilemma: Climate change threatens global water resources amid surge in dam construction. (Fair Observer)

South Africa announces incentives for hydrogen-powered and electric vehicles, but rebates delayed until 2026. (Daily Maverick)

Spiro expands into Nigeria, introduces electric bikes and battery swapping tech in Ogun State. (All Africa)

Car & General launches Piaggio electric 3-wheelers in Kenya. (Clean Technica)

Regreening Africa: UN backs initiative to restore 5 million hectares of land across the continent. (China Daily)

Judith Heard launches "50 Million Trees for Africa" campaign in schools, aims to foster environmental awareness among youth. (Chimpreports)

Global hunger crisis deepens due to climate change and conflicts. (EHN)

African leaders call on global community to honour climate change commitments. (Farmers Review Africa)

South Africa's Treasury proposes more than tripling carbon tax rate once climate law is finalized. (Carbon Pulse)

Microsoft agrees to purchase 350,000 carbon dioxide removal credits from Kenyan agroforestry project. (Market Watch)

Camfed's climate-smart agriculture initiative transforms agriculture landscape in Africa. (Triple Pundit)

Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) commits to climate-smart agriculture in Nigeria and Africa, focusing on decarbonization and sustainability. (Premium Times NG)