Liberia: President Sirleaf finally signs WASH Compact
washafrica.wordpress.com | 22 Mar 2012
After a delay of more than half a year, the President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, finally signed the Liberia WASH Compact in January 2012. The signing follows almost two months of lobbying by the WASH Working Group, an alliance of civil society organisations (CSOs). The group organised a...
 Liberia | Access to Freshwater | Sanitation | Water Management

Africa's progress to better water and sanitation 'slow' but still hope (AFDB report)
African Development Bank | 06 Mar 2012
More Africans have access to safe, clean water, but progress has been slow and mixed across the continent, according to a new report from the African Development Bank (AfDB).The AfDBs Chief Economists department has created a Water and Sanitation Index of Development Effectiveness (WIDE). In...
 Access to Freshwater | Sanitation

AfDB promotes improved access to water, sanitation and health services in rural and urban Uganda
African Development Bank | 18 Jan 2012
The African Development Bank and the Government of Uganda signed two separate agreements on 12 January to finance projects to improve health services delivery and access to water and sanitation in both urban and rural areas of Uganda, with a total investment of USD 155.8 million. This double deal is expected to boost the countrys efforts to meet the 2015 Millennium Development Goals for health, water and sanitation.
 Uganda | Access to Freshwater | Health and Environment | Sanitation

AfDB promotes greater access to water and sanitation for rural communities in Uganda
African Development Bank | 12 Jan 2012
Up to 2.4 million people in rural areas and small towns across Uganda should have improved access to water supply and sanitation by 2016. This follows the African Development Bank (AfDB) signing on 11 January of USD 67 million package to finance the implementation of Ugandas Water and Sanitation Programme. The project aligns with Ugandas national goal to increase access to water supply and sanitation services, to achieve 100 percent coverage by 2035.(...)
 Uganda | Access to Freshwater | Sanitation

Financing Water and Sanitation for All in Africa, Ouagadougou Burkina Faso, 05-08 December 2011
washafrica.wordpress.com | 30 Oct 2011
Organised by the Centre Africain pour l'Eau Potable et lAssainissement (CREPA), this meeting will focus on the need to improve investment in the water and sanitation sector in Africa. About 200 participants are expected from development organisations, bilateral and multi-lateral groups, civil...
 Burkina Faso | Access to Freshwater | Sanitation

KENYA: Excreta management a nuisance
Africa News | 27 Jan 2011
Issa Ahmed, a resident of a township located in Wajir of north-eastern Kenya is going through some disquiet. He covers his nostrils with his palm as he dashes out of his home. He murmurs words that one could hardly decipher. The village has not known a contented stay during the day or a blissful sleep at night; and it is all about the pungent smell.
 Kenya | Sanitation | Urban Environment | Waste Management | Water Pollution | Waterborne Diseases

Government Under Fire As Cholera Epidemic Rages - IPS ipsnews.net
Inter Press Service | 01 Oct 2010
This death toll from a cholera epidemic in Cameroon's North and Far North provinces stands at 420, according to public health minister André Mama Fouda. The outbreak of the waterborne disease throws an unwelcome spotlight on inadequate access to clean water and sanitation, particularly in the countrys rural north.
 Cameroon | Health and Environment | Sanitation | Waterborne Diseases

Africa's Water Security Hinges on Better Infrastructure
Inter Press Service | 10 Sep 2010
As Africa continues its seemingly endless struggle for water security, why is the beleaguered continent lagging behind Asia and Latin America - despite commitments and declarations by political leaders?According to the African Development Bank (AfDB), Africa is in need of an estimated 30 to 50...
 Access to Freshwater | Sanitation

Tunisia: Information Day Held On Geographic Information System
AllAfrica.com | 21 May 2010
The "Geographic Information System (GIS)" was the focus of the information day held on Wednesday in Tunis by the National Sanitation Office (ONAS).The event aims at raising awareness of the strategies of development of the sanitation systems, to discover and assess the technological progress and the degree of efficiency of environmental actions, supported now by the geographic information systems and new techniques.
 Environmental Awareness | Education

Uganda: Human Waste Choking Sironko Town
AllAfrica.com | 07 May 2010
HUMAN waste is chocking Sironko town council, the chairman, Issa Musiwa, has said. "The biggest challenge we have is the heavy rains which cannot let the residents dig pit latrines. They fear being buried by soil if they dig deeper into the ground," he said.He reminded President Yoweri Museveni to fulfil the pledge he made to construct a sewage plant for the council to help manage the waste.
 Uganda | Health and Environment | Sanitation | Waste Management