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Kenya to get solid waste management bill

The Kisumu government in Kenya will soon table a bill that will provide a legal framework for solid waste management in the county. The draft Solid Waste Management Bill 2014 stipulates modes of waste removal and disposal, street cleaning and the...

Angola to establish waste agency

Angola plans to create a waste agency tasked with regulating, monitoring and laying the basis for a selective and differentiated collection system. Angola will launch the Programa Angola Limpa which will run until 2017, under which the waste agency...
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AfDB creates Africa Climate Change Fund

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the creation of the Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF), a bilateral thematic trust fund to support African countries in their transition to climate-resilient and low-carbon development. The AfDB will...

MoU to help AfDB focus on infrastructure

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Africare have signed a 5-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the Bank’s capacity to use a community-focused lens while designing its programs and projects. The MoU was signed in Washington,...