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  1. CDC commits $50m for renewable power project in South Africa

    CDC Group, UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, announced a $50 million project finance direct debt investment to ACWA Power’s Redstone Concentrated Solar Power Project (Redstone) in South Africa.

  2. DHL adds sustainable marine fuel option for full container load shipments

    DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, introduced another Sustainable Marine Fuel (SMF) service for ocean freight as part of its sustainability strategy.

  3. Eight COMESA countries sign the Air Transport Market agreement

    These are the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Eswatini, Zambia and Zimbabwe. This initiative is led by the African Union through the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC).

  4. [Kenya] KenGen Joins UN-backed campaign against global warming

    Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has joined the UN-backed global campaign to combat global warming, becoming the first public service agency in Kenya company to do so.

  5. IAA expands global market alliance network in Nigeria

    IAA, Inc., the global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers, announced a strategic market alliance in Nigeria with Boacon Autos.

  6. NAS awarded airport lounge tender for new terminal at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, Zambia

    National Aviation Services (NAS), airport services provider, and NAC2000 Corporation have been awarded a tender to operate an airport lounge in the new terminal at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA) in Lusaka, Zambia.

  7. NAS launches ground handling operations in Guinea-Bissau

    National Aviation Services (NAS), the airport services provider, announced the launch of its operations at Osvaldo Vieira International Airport in Guinea Bissau.

  8. [South Africa] Competition Tribunal approves sale of Sasol's16 air separation units to Air Liquide

    Sasol announced that the Competition Tribunal approved its sale of 16 air separation units (ASUs) to Air Liquide, concluding the final outstanding suspensive condition from the agreement.

  9. World Bank steps up support to deepen regional integration in Africa

    The World Bank updated its approach to help strengthen regional integration in Africa. This reinforces the institution’s support to help the continent recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and realize its economic transformation through 2021-2023.

  10. The Global Environment Facility approves $5.7 million to support climate actions in COMESA

    The five-year Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) project will enable The Comoros, Eritrea, Seychelles and Zambia to comply with the Paris Agreement’s enhanced transparency framework (Article 13).