The Sierra Leone Ministry of Energy, with the support of the UNDP, has started a project to cut charcoal use in the country due to the dangers it causes to the environment and human health. In many places in Sierra Leone, charcoal is the main source of energy for households. Even in urban areas with access to electricity, many women prefer to cook using charcoal. Read More »

Nexus Gold Corp. has acquired the right to earn up to 100 percent interest in the Bouboulou gold concession located in Burkina Faso due to an agreement with Bureau D'Tude des Geosciences et de L'Enviroment. Read More »

EIB recently announced that it will loan $130 million to Côte d’Ivoire in support of the development of its ENERGOS project. Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan and EIB Vice President Ambroise Fayolle signed the agreement during a ceremony at the prime minister’s office in the presence of government officials Adama Kone, minister of the Economy and Finance and Adama Toungara. Read More »

Mimran Natural Resources will take more than 45 percent of AFRIG's S.A.'s Senegalese sector. Read More »

The African Development Bank recently held a discussion with the government of Cote d’Ivoire on the country’s water sector. Louis-Andre Dacoury-Tabley, the minister of Water and Forests, and Anne Ouloto, the minister for Urban Safety and Sanitation, led the event. The leaders deliberated on how water can help job creation with Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). Read More »

Professor Neil Turok will donate the $10,000 monetary gift portion of the 2016 American Institute of Physics’ John Torrance Tate Award for International Leadership in Physics to AIMS. The donation will be used to set up the Thierry Zomahoun Scholarship at AIMS. The money will be awarded to an African student currently enrolled in the AIMS Master's program. Read More »

Zhao Yanba met with Haddijatou Jallow Tuesday to discuss climate change and protecting the environment. Jallow noted that she appreciated China’s support for the socio-economic development of Sierra Leone. According to Jallow, her country is the third most vulnerable in the world when it comes to climate change, as floods and droughts caused by the change creates severe negative impact. Read More »