All Africa (Water)
Lesotho: Dryspell Threatens Population
Three parched years in a row have drained Lesotho's water sources and thousands of people that are already facing chronic food insecurity risk losing access to water, the spread of disease and death.
Ghana: Shared Latrine Facilities - Safe Or Unsafe?
Ghanaian institutions believe that about 61% of the people have access to improved latrine facilities. However, international reports especially coming from the UNICEF/WHO Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) say it is only ten percent of the people.
Gambia: Union Gov't is the Key - Says President Jammeh
President Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh has proposed for the creation of a Union Government at the AU to accelerate efforts for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), by 2015.
Angola: Zaire - Ruling MPLA Assesses Functioning of Sanitary Units
The second secretary of the ruling MPLA party in the northern Zaire province, Pedro Armando Makita last Thursday visited the provincial and district hospitals of Mbanza Kongo to learn about their functioning.
Nigeria: Zaria - Empty Wells, Silent Taps
The rainy season has always been a saving grace for most residents of Zaria. For them, it is one easy alternative means of getting water. Unfortunately this year there has been no substantial amount of heavy rainfall. Coincidentally most of the wells in this town seem to have dried up too. It might come as a surprise to people who do not know Zaria well enough, that one of the greatest problems most of its residents have had to battle with over the years is the lack of pipe borne water. Water, one of the basic necessities of life, has become a luxury for most residents of this town.
South Africa: Water Project to Improve Lives in the Eastern Cape
A water project which will see advanced water treatment, water recycling and improved sanitation technologies is set to improve the lives of people living in the province's rural areas.
Nigeria: LG Spends N2 Billion On Devt Projects
The Katagum Local Government Council of Bauchi State said it spent more than N2 billion on water and other rural development projects in the last two months.
Uganda: Kibaale Residents Get Water
Kakindo and Kasambya sub-counties in Kibaale district have received a sanitation project worth sh305m.
Uganda: Sh13 Billion for Kabarole Sanitation Project
THE UN Children's fund (UNICEF) and the European Union have launched a sh13b sanitation project in Kabarole district.
Eritrea: 257 Wells Dug And 42 Water Reservoirs Constructed Over the Past Years in Anseba Region
In line with endeavors exerted over the past years to ease potable water supply problems in Anseba region, a total of 275 wells have been dug and 42 water reservoirs constructed in different parts of the region, according to Ms. Salma Hassan, the regional Administrator.
Nigeria: KWSG Warns Residents Against Indiscriminate Dumping of Refuse
The Kwara State Commissioner for Environment and Tourism, Alhaji Ahmed Makana, has warned residents of the state, especially the state capital, against indiscriminate dumping of refuse inside all the links to the Asa river to allow free flow of water.
Namibia: New Water Purification Plant for Aus Settlement
The Aus community in the South reached another milestone with the official opening of a water purification plant, built at a cost of between N$280 000 and N$300 000, on Friday.
Nigeria: Delta to Provide Temporary Dump Sites
The Delta state government will provide temporary dump sites to reduce indiscriminate dumping of waste in its major cities.
South Africa: Opposition Turns to Law to Get Water Reports
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is using the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) to try to establish whether the death of 140 children i n Ukhahlamba in Eastern Cape was directly related to contaminated water supplies.
Uganda: WaterAid Donates Sh400 Million to Amuria
WATERAID, an international charity, is to fund extension of clean water to Amuria Town Council with sh400m, writes Ronald Kalyango.
Uganda: Lubaga Embarks On Sanitation Campaign
Lubaga Division residents recently participated in a sanitation campaign code-named "Good sanitation, better living".
Kenya: Yes, Disease is Cholera, Say Medics
The Ministry of Health Tuesday confirmed that the strange disease outbreak in some parts of Nakuru and Naivasha districts was cholera.
Uganda: Unicef Joins Forces to Launch Water and Sanitation Project
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the European Union today launched a joint, four-year initiative to improve water and sanitation facilities in 21 districts across rural Uganda.
Kenya: Fidelity to Sink Bore Holes in Coast
Fidelity bank is set sink boreholes in the Coast province in a bid to reduce water shortage in the country.
Mozambique: Water Should Be At Centre of African Agenda - Guebuza
Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Monday urged the African Union (AU) to reaffirm its commitment to place drinking water, sanitation and water resources in general at the centre of the continental agenda.
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