Media Monitoring, Tuesday 20 February

Kenya bans electric car imports with less than 80% battery life.

Catalyst Fund invests $1.8 million in nine African climate tech startups to drive impact and growth. (Tech in Africa)

African Guarantee Fund and FSD Africa join forces to boost green SME financing. (Naija247news)

Schneider Electric spearheads resilient energy infrastructure in West Africa amid climate change challenges. (Sun News Online)

Solarcentury Africa and ENRC spearhead 100 MW solar venture in Botswana. (Solar Quarter)

Kimberly Clark Corp partners with Energy Partners to install rooftop solar site in South Africa. (Renewables Now)

Huawei advocates for energy storage to drive economic development in Africa. (Ventureburn)

SkyPower Global and Africa Finance Corporation team up for 200 MW Green Giant project in DRC, promising clean energy. (BNN Breaking)

Phelan Green Energy Group's Saldanha Bay project to transfer excess renewable power to local grid. (CBN)

Kenyan car dealer Autopax Limited partners with Ghanaian battery firm Kofa to spearhead electric motorcycle assembly in Kenya. (Nation)

Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) bans electric car imports with less than 80% battery life. (The Star)

Africa's unseen calamity: the Congo floods and the global challenge of climate change. (BNN Breaking)

Researchers warn of risks in unsuitable reforestation projects across Africa. (Open Access Government)

Climate change triggering giant 'megaswarms' of locusts, threatening global food security, warns study. (NDTV)

Climate change, extreme weather & conflict exacerbate global food crisis. (Mongabay)

UAE Carbon Alliance commits to US$450 million investment in African carbon credits by 2030. (Zawya)