Media Monitoring, Tuesday 21 May

Canada’s $16 Million pledge to Tanzanian for smart agriculture development — (Environment + Energy Leader)

IDEAS Ghana supports 1,500 women farmers to practice climate-smart agriculture — (MSN)

SADC meet on food security and sustainable agriculture — (Observer24)

Nigerian govt adopts initiative to distribute 80 mln clean cookstoves financed by voluntary carbon credits — (Carbon Pulse)

South Africa’s SARB says carbon taxes may cut exports by 10% — (AJOT)

Statec and Engie secure land for 8,000 W of renewable energy facility in Egypt — (Africa Oil + Gas Report)

Sunfarming launches construction of South Africa’s largest agri-solar plant — (SolarQuarter)

Dubai’s Equitane seeks African leadership in manufacturing, renewable energy — (The Africa Report)

Maghrebail secures $21m from EBRD for green projects in Morocco — (Leasing Life)

(Xinhua)

Advancing sustainable development: UNDP at the 10th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development — (UNDP)

Bright future for Africa’s 1.2 million people requires tackling multiple challenges — (UN Press)

Call for papers - African Economic Conference 2024 — (UNDP)

Green businesses boom in race to net-zero economy — (The Guardian)

Nigerian president appoints first-ever special envoy on climate action — (Xinhua)

International Green Hydrogen Report 2024 by Bird & Bird — (Bird & Bird)

MoU signed for Namibia-South Africa Green Hydrogen Corridor — (Energy Capital Power)

Mali enters deal with Ganfeng for Goulamina lithium mine operatorship — (Mining Technology)

Namibia’s fall in investment attractiveness blamed on mining policy — (The Namibian)

Zimbabwe lithium miners table refinery plans under govt pressure — (Mining Weekly)

Morocco welcomes Chinese firms to jointly develop electric vehicles in Morocco: Ambassador — (Global Times)

South Africa to get sub-$21,800 electric car — (TechCentral)

First level of internal containment vessel installed at Dabaa Nuclear station in Egypt — (Zawya)

IAEA expert team in Uganda to support country’s uranium production plans — (Engineering News)

Southern Africa seeks $5.5 billion to cope with El Nino impact — (Bloomberg)