Uganda hosted the eighth conference of ministers responsible for animal resources from African Union (AU) member states, the first of its kind in the country.

The Brakwa-Kokoso Water Supply Project estimated at over GH¢400,000, has been handed-over to the people of Brakwa in the Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District in the Central Region.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Cameroon in Tunis signed an UA10mn ADF loan agreement and a UA5mn grant agreement in Tunis in June 2010.

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit of US$80mn in support of the Water Supply and Sanitation project in Ethiopia.

The rise in the global demand for clean water has led to a record increase in fresh water processed from sea water. Global water shortages are driving the demand.