InFocus: Water and Sanitation
Of the eight Millennium Development Goals, the least progress has been made on ensuring adequate access to sanitation for the 15 percent of the world's population still defecating ... Read more »
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Top Headlines
- Namibia: Water for Poor Communities in Rural Areas to Be Subsidised (Namibian)
- Tanzania: Mtwara Gears Up for Grand Water Project (Daily News)
- Zimbabwe: Find Lasting Solution to Water Woes (The Herald)
- Kenya: Hotels Get Reprieve From NEMA Waste Fee (The Star)
- Kenya: Nyangusu Residents Say Sh0.5 Billion Dam a Let Down (The Star)
- East Africa: Poor Rail, Water Transport Slows Down EAC Growth (New Vision)
- Kenya: Kenya Breaks Ground On Public Health Laboratory and Administration Buildings (U.S. Embassy Nairobi)
- Gambia: Diasporans Fund Four Million Baja Kunda Water Project (Foroyaa)
- Liberia: No Harmful Waste From Milling Operation (NEWS)
- Namibia: New Water Plan for Water Equity (Namibia Economist)
- Uganda: When Did You Last Deworm? (New Vision)
- Uganda/Kenya: Wash United, Cecafa in Hand-Washing Campaign (Independent)
- Zimbabwe: Masvingo Appeals On Water (The Herald)
- Tanzania: Water Management Remains Vital for Economic Development (Daily News)
- Tanzania: Lake Victoria Project Intensifies Pollution Fight (Daily News)
- Namibia: More EC Funding for Water and Sanitation (Namibia Economist)
- South Sudan: Water Harvesting Project to Reduce Conflict in Jonglei Launched (GoSS)
- Nigeria: 'Primary Schools Don't Have Toilets' (Daily Trust)
- Nigeria: Research Institute Introduces Moringa Technology (Daily Trust)
- Gambia: Training On Improving Water, Sanitation in Fisheries Sites Underway (Daily Observer)
- Zimbabwe: Govt Admits Failure to Supply Clean Water (The Herald)
- Zimbabwe: Get Permits From Zinwa, Firms Told (The Herald)
- Mozambique: U.S.$ 1.2 Billion Dollars of Projects Approved for Nacala (AIM)
- Sudan: Refugees - 'Water Scarcity Causes Violence' (Radio Dabanga)
- Sudan: Implementation of Darfur Water Project Announced (Radio Dabanga)
- South Sudan: Juba Unveils Water Project to Mitigate Conflicts in Jonglei (Sudan Tribune)
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