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Africa Remains at Centre of Global Water Crisis - UN Report

According to the report, 28 countries - largely concentrated in Africa - still have more than one in four people without access to even basic drinking water services, cautioning that millions of people on the continent remain heavily reliant on unsafe sources such as rivers, ponds, and canals, leaving them vulnerable to waterborne diseases.

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The Mukuvisi River feeds Lake Chivero, Harare’s primary water source. The city has discharged sewage into the river for years.

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