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Nigeria: Minister Seeks Support for FG’s Sanitation Programme
07 Jul 08
As part of efforts to promote good sanitary condition and hygienic practice in the country, the Minister of Environment, Housing and Urban Development, Halima Tayo Alao has called for a positive attitudinal and behavioral change among Nigerians to enhance their health and well being.The Minister made the remarks in a keynote address presented at the [...]
Ghana, Accra: eradication of bucket latrines by 2010
03 Jul 08
The Accra Metropolitan assembly appears to be taking a very proactive step by tackling pragmatically the crucial issue of sanitation in the national capital, but we wonder if the way it is going about it is the best way to achieve good results.A current AMA advertisement in the press reads in part:ABOLITION OF PAN LATRINES [...]
ThinkTank Initiative: First Call for Expressions of Interest for East and West Africa
29 Jun 08
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) invites applications for the ThinkTank Initiative from independent organisations from East and West Africa that are committed to using research to inform and influence social and economic policy. The Initiative will provide multi-year funding to promising think tanks, and will work with successful applicants to improve their organizational performance.The [...]
1st Ordinary Congress of the United Cities & Local Governments of Africa (UCLGA), Accra, Ghana, 7-11 July 2008
22 Jun 08
Theme: Leadership for Local Governance, Development and the Delivery of MDGs in AfricaSub-themes include:Innovative practices in the provision of basic services at the local levelThe MDGs in AfricaOne of the Special Workshops will be on the UCLGA/WISA Water Programme.UCLGA and the Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA), signed an MOU for a five year partnership [...]
Côte d’Ivoire: Clean tap water, despite everything
17 Jun 08
Since crisis erupted in 2002, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been the only organization able to manage and maintain the water-supply system in northern Côte d’Ivoire which supplies water to over 1.5 million people. Now that peace has been restored, the private operator, SODECI, can take over once again. Iolanda Jaquemet [...]
Cameroon: Clean water still major concern in Yaounde
13 Jun 08
Monday 9 June 2008, AfricaNewsMany neighbourhoods in the Cameroonian capital, Yaounde, still rely on water wells for consumption and other household related work. In many cases that water is not clean as wells are not protected and isolated from nearby waste disposal places, toilets, and domestic animals.Elisabeth Benkam, AfricaNews reporter in Yaounde, Cameroon, has posted [...]
ACC and USAID Unite to Bring Clean Water to West Africa
11 Jun 08
ARLINGTON, VA (June 10, 200 - The American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have joined forces to help provide safe drinking water to Ghana, Mali and Niger.The groups announced a new two-year, $1.3 million partnership to implement household-based drinking water programs in communities facing some of the most [...]
Senegal: three new boreholes officially opened as part of Begian-supported PARPEBA project
02 Jun 08
29 April 2008, Adama Sall, the Minister for Rural Hydraulics, and Georges Sami Godart, the Belgian ambassador, officially put three boreholes into operation: in Fatick region (Diaoule borehole), Kaolack region (Ndiebel borehole) and Diourbel region (Ndiamsyl Peye borehole). The construction of the boreholes is part of the PARPEBA, the ‘Project for improving and strengthening the [...]
Mali: Support for the decentralisation of hydraulics management in the region of Gao (PADH) [video]
02 Jun 08
This video [in French] titled “L’eau en mode decentralise”, presents the activities of the project “Support for the decentralisation of hydraulics management in the region of Gao (PADH)”, implemented by Belgian Technical Cooperation (BTC) in northern Mali.Gao, in the North of Mali, is located in a semi-desert region. The number of drinking wells is insufficient [...]
Guinea: Corruption creates leaks in water system
28 May 08
Fingers were pointed and voices were raised at a recent meeting between the residents of Matam district in the capital Conakry and Cheikh Sylla, the director-general of the Guinean Water Company (SEG), which is responsible for managing the capital’s water supply.What was intended as an exchange of views soon deteriorated into a shouting match.“I get [...]
