The global confectionery company, Cadbury, which has a substantial presence in Africa has released a report documenting successes in its water reduction programs worldwide.
The report highlights its water recycling efforts at the company’s Nigerian manufacturing plant and  implementation of hydro power to supply sites in Ghana and elsewhere.

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Five mainstream sectors could provide the key to a Global Green New Deal to help push the deflated global economy back to its feet.
But this would work only if governments invested just one per cent of global GDP, or around $750 billion of the the $3 trillion worth of stimulus packages.
The five sectors, from renewable [...]

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By Rebecca Wanjiru*
When the Digital Solidarity Fund was unveiled in 2005, it was thought to be the clearest testimony that the developed countries were committed to working with developing countries to bridge the digital divide.
The Tunis phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) acted as the perfect launch pad for the North-South [...]

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By Janine Erasmus*
Preliminary results of a pilot project to tackle the growing problem of electronic waste, or e-waste, in Africa have been released, showing a number of beneficial spin-offs, including job creation and income generation.
The project, taking place in South Africa, Kenya and Morocco, is run jointly by IT giant HP, the Swiss Federal Laboratories [...]

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Namibia’s government backed citizen’s green coalition, Green Awareness Africa (GAWA), is making greening waves in the southern Africa nation, with the launch of a nationwide project that commits businesses and individuals alike to embrace sustainability.
GAWA is actually a group of citizens and companies who have taken a stand on getting green and now the concept [...]

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