Despite President Morsi's veiled threats directed at Ethiopia over its Nile River plans, Egypt can ill afford the financial and strained relations that a conflict will bring, ... Read more »
Egyptian politicians have been caught - on live television broadcast without their knowledge - proposing ways to sabotage an Ethiopian dam project. Read more »
A decision to divert the course of the Blue Nile as part of a hydroelectric dam construction project has raised concerns in Egypt, prompting president Mursi to discuss the "crisis" ... Read more »
Despite some residents of Cape Town's informal settlements preferring to use bucket toilets, city officials plat to roll-out as many portable flush toilets as possible. Read more »
An informal survey of sanitation facilities at 17 South African schools found toilets that were blocked, broken, and filthy. Read more »
When experts, policymakers and high-level representatives met this week in Addis Ababa at a conference to discuss water storage and hydro development, the World Water Council was ... Read more »
Access to water is a basic human right, yet billions of people the world over continue to live without access to adequate and safe water and sanitation. Read more »
With limited access to safe drinking water, students who can afford it are forced to buy clean water in sachets sold by street vendors. The cost can mean the difference between ... Read more »
Heavy rains have destroyed houses, bridges and schools, and teachers have had to conduct lessons outside. Read more »
Competition for water between pastoralists and farmers has often turned deadly, but an agreement in the Rift Valley has changed that. Read more »
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