The Environment community of West Africa

State should own 50% of all Africa's mines

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:21:00 +0200

African governments should own at least a 50% of any new mining venture in order to ensure that the country gets more of the revenue from mining projects.
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IMF forecasts 'solid growth' for Africa

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:47:00 +0200

Economies in sub-Saharan Africa will ride out the bumpy global recovery in the next few years to post growth rates not seen outside Asia, the IMF said in its latest economic forecasts Tuesday (16 April).
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Promoting access to low-carbon development in Africa

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:01:00 +0200

As part of their work to support African nations along a low-emission path to development, partner UN agencies, the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) and the World Bank group are hosting the fifth Africa Carbon Forum in Cote d'Ivoire, on 3-5 July 2013.
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Standard Bank is cleanest and greenest

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:35:00 +0200

Standard Bank, the country's biggest banking group in terms of assets‚ has been ranked the 12th 'greenest' bank in the world and the cleanest in Africa by Bloomberg Markets.
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SA to develop its aquaculture farms

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:49:00 +0200

Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies launched an aquaculture development and enhancement programme last week‚ which he hopes will boost growth in an industry that is very small in both global and continental terms.
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Africa's growth driven by SA

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:37:00 +0200

Although Africa made huge strides in increasing human development in the past decade, gains could - with hundreds of millions of people being pushed into extreme poverty - easily be reversed should "significant progress" not be made in halting global warming.
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Entries open for CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2013 Awards

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:34:00 +0200

CNN International and MultiChoice this week officially launched the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2013 Awards.
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'It's Africa's Time' focuses on Ghana, South Africa

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:04:00 +0200

In Episode 6, 'It's Africa's Time' travels to Ghana and South Africa, to visit interventions that are uplifting the standard of living for local communities, advancing the development agenda of these countries and contributing significantly towards the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals.
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Standard Bank funds Ghanaian water project

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:49:00 +0200

Standard Bank has arranged an international financing package to develop a US$126 million desalination plant in Accra, Ghana. The plant will have a water production capacity of 60 000 m³/day. Investors in the project are Spanish infrastructure company Abengoa S.A. and Sojitz Corporation of Japan, which together are contributing equity funding covering 30% of project costs. The balance of 70% of the project's funding is provided by Standard Bank in the form of senior debt.
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Lagarde says global uncertainty limits Africa growth

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:48:00 +0200

Continued global uncertainty‚ coupled with internal factors such as drought and associated food shortages‚ threaten Africa's economic growth prospects‚ warns International Monetary Fund's (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde.
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