AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS

IVORY COAST – Norfund and Advanced Finance and Investment Group (AFIG Funds) have announced a joint acquisition of Nouvelle Mici Embaci (“NME”) to scale up…

RWANDA – The government of Rwanda is actively seeking investors to engage in the development of environmentally friendly alternative packaging solutions. Faustin Munyazikwiye, the Deputy…

KENYA – The World-Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Kenya) has joined forces with Kenya PAKPRO recycling company with the initiative to reduce plastic pollution in the…

GHANA – Global flexible packaging supplier, ePac Flexible Packaging has officially opened a new Grade A production facility in Ghana in a bid to expand…

GAMBIA – British non-governmental organization (NGO) WasteAid in collaboration with Plastic Recycling Gambia has launched a project to boost the country’s circular economy and support…

ETHIOPIA – Plastic upcycling startup Kubik has secured US$3.34 million in Seed funding to increase its focus on building material production in Ethiopia before expanding…

NIGERIA – The Coca-Cola System in Nigeria, comprising Coca-Cola Nigeria, CHI Limited and Nigeria Bottling Company is conducting its Annual System Beach Cleanup exercise in…

EGYPT – The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) issues the new 20-pound polymer banknote, using the latest banknote production lines in the New Administrative Capital…

GHANA – The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MESTI) is putting together a legal framework to compel companies that use plastic packaging to…

BENIN – The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has approved a loan of 5 billion CFA francs (US$8.31 million) to Compagnie béninoise de production polypropylène…