Renewables readiness assessment: Burkina Faso
The renewables readiness assessment (RRA) for Burkina Faso identifies several drivers for the country to accelerate its energy transition. The renewable energy sector of Burkina Faso is considered to be
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Africa: Burkina Faso joins the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and confirms its commitment to pursue energy transition
President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi to strengthen economic ties between the two countries Ouagadougou, 13th march 2018 - Burkina Faso’s President, Roch Marc Christian
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Tobacco industry still selling cigarettes in single sticks in Nigeria, other African countries – Report
How Tobacco companies subvert anti-tobacco laws capable of saving millions in Nigeria, others - Report How American company, Philip Morris, is flooding Nigeria with 122 million 'units' of cigarettes
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29 African countries need food aid: FAO report
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said 29 African countries out of 37 are currently in need of external food assistance, unchanged from November 2017. The UN food agency listed the countries
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AfDB to reach 29.3mn Africans with electricity by 2020
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is planning to provide electricity to 29.3mn people in Africa by 2020 AfDB elecThe AfDB also plans for 10,000MW of solar power systems across the Sahel. (The AfDB)
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Refugees ready to go green and become ‘innovation hubs’
Many refugees would like to buy low-carbon stoves and lights but poor access in camps and a lack of funding is forcing them to rely on “dirty and expensive” fuels, a report said on Tuesday. Millions
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China reduces tax on donkey skins despite population fears
China is reducing the import tax on donkey skins for use in traditional medicine despite fears over a global reduction in the animal's population. From Monday, the tax will fall from 5% to 2%, making
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Genetically modified cotton sowed trouble in Burkina Faso
In 2000, farmers in Burkina Faso, Africa’s top cotton grower, were desperate. Their cotton fetched top prices because its high-quality fibre lent a luxurious sheen to clothing and bedsheets. But pests
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Climate services for resilience: the changing roles of NGOs in Burkina Faso
This study traces the emergence of climate services as a core element of resilience programming and explores how development NGOs are contributing to the climate services system in Burkina Faso. It examines
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Burkina Faso launches Sahel region's largest solar power plant
Zagtouli - West Africa's biggest solar power plant goes onstream on Wednesday as Burkina Faso, one of the world's poorest countries, inaugurates a novel scheme to boost renewables and cut energy dependence
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Ghana supplies Burkina Faso with 100MW electricity
Government has agreed to supply 100 megawatts of power to Burkina Faso after the country demanded for electricity from Ghana. Ghana has over the years supplied and received power from some West African