Media Monitoring, Wednesday 21 February

Côte d'Ivoire and IMF ink $1.3bn deal to tackle climate change (Ecofin Agency)

Investing in water resilience to grow Africa's green economy (ESI-Africa)

Niger names new ministers of mining and energy in reshuffle (Reuters)

Kaïs Saïed launches Tunisia-Italy electricity interconnection project (Africa Intelligence)

Electric batteries: Rabat consults renowned physicist Rachid Yazami (Africa Intelligence)

African E-Scooter Startup Defies Policy Risk to Enter Nigeria (Bloomberg)

Droughts May Trigger HIV Spread in Rural Sub-Sahara Africa (Managed Healthcare executive)

COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF AFRICA'S FORESTS (Fairplanet)

Six New African Rural Organizations Join Global Community To Protect Their Ecosystems (Africa.com)

West African states aim for leading biodiversity plan with whole-region approach (Carbon Pulse)

Addis Ababa seeks to soften EU stance on deforestation (Africa Intelligence)

Africa’s First Green Games Summit Set For Nairobi (CIO Africa)

Uganda green hydrogen based fertiliser plant to boost agriculture (ESI-Africa)