July 12, 2011
South Africa: Turning Human Waste into Fertilizer Pellet by Pellet
Recycling is increasingly popular in today's ecologically aware world, but in the field of sanitation the "yuk factor" tends to get in the way. Most people recoil from the notion… Read more »
June 28, 2011
South Africa: Harvesting Nutrients That Are Flushed Away
It might seem unusual for a waste utility to be concerned with the goal of ending world hunger, but that's part of the mission of the Water and Sanitation department in South… Read more »
April 06, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: Sick, Wounded, Hungry Stranded in Homes
As the political stalemate drags on in Cote d'Ivoire, the humanitarian situation in the countryside and in the main city, Abidjan, continues to deteriorate. In Abidjan, especially,… Read more »
March 23, 2010
Africa: Chissano Calls On Politicians, Scientists to Co-operate Over Water
This week marks World Water Day, and I am personally endorsing a report by African scientists that examines our continent’s water resources and calls for our political… Read more »
February 26, 2009
Zimbabwe: Unity Govt Seeks U.S. $2 Billion in Aid
Zimbabwe's new unity government is appealing for U.S. $2 billion over the next 10 months to help it deal with emergencies and to kickstart the economy, South Africa's finance… Read more »
September 19, 2008
Kenya: HIV Tests Launch Wider Health Campaign
A week-long campaign launched in Lurambi division in western Kenya this week aims to test 80 percent of the population for HIV/Aids, and to supply those tested with a package of… Read more »
August 29, 2008
Africa: Fighting Children's Silent Killer
An important conference which culminates in Gabon today could help save the lives of millions of children by bridging the gap which often separates efforts to improve health and… Read more »
January 21, 2008
Kenya: Small Steps Toward Solving Big Problems
"Poverty dispossesses people," says Mark Botongore as we head north from Nairobi on our way to one of the sites of the Central Kenya Dry Area Project (CKDAP). Mark is the… Read more »
February 09, 2007
South Africa: From Potable Water to the Internet - Challenges for Mbeki
President Mbeki addressed a wide range of issues in his annual address on the state of South Africa, ranging from the supply of drinking water and sewage systems to the development… Read more »
November 10, 2006
Africa: 'The Most Effective Vaccine against Child Death in Africa is a Glass of Clean Water'
Kevin Watkins, the lead author of the UN Human Development Report and head of the office that produces it, visited AllAfrica recently to discuss this year's document. Released on… Read more »
April 25, 2006
Uganda: Displaced People in the North Struggle for Basic Needs
Caroline Akoko has lived for almost two years at a camp for people fleeing their homes in northern Uganda, where 18 years of war between government forces and a rebel group has… Read more »
February 11, 2005
South Africa: Domestic Progress and Promise Highlighted in Mbeki's Address to the Nation
In his State of the Nation address to the South African Parliament, President Thabo Mbeki has painted a picture of a country which has never in its entire history enjoyed such a… Read more »
October 08, 2004
Libya: U.S. Non-Oil Businesses Eye Return to Libya
U.S. corporations are positioning for a return to Libya, where they have been banned from doing business since the late 1980s. Read more »
April 30, 2004
Africa: The Nile River: Building or Stumbling Block?
The Nile River, long a trans-border artery linking 10 African countries, has become a major challenge for the nations that share its waters. The distribution of Nile waters has… Read more »
March 22, 2003
South Africa: Secret Contracts Row Puts Spotlight on Water Management
As national leaders, corporations, and non-governmental organizations gathered in Japan for the Kyoto World Water Forum, a South African row about secrecy was focusing attention on… Read more »
January 31, 2003
Africa: Trusting the Private Sector with the People's Water
More than half the population in African cities lives without access to pipe-borne water and depends on buying water from standpipe owners, water tankers or street vendors. Far… Read more »
September 04, 2002
Africa: More Water in South African Taps
The World Summit has ended with a new pledge to reduce the number of people without access to sanitation by half before 2015. Meeting in Johannesburg, the world leaders also… Read more »