Improving access to drinking water for inhabitants of Mali is one of the priorities set by the African Development Bank in Abidjan (ADB)
Water & Environment
IAEA project maps shows significant reserves in groundwater in Sahel region
Scientists from participating countries – Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo – were trained by the Agency to carry out a detailed examination of groundwater using nuclear-based techniques
Agip sign deal for desalination plant in Kenya
An example of desalination plant in Wonthaggi on the Little Powlett River. (Image source: Peter Campbell/Commons)
Aziena Generale Italiana Petroli (Agip) has signed a deal worth Sh20mn, to construct a desalination plant in Lamu County, Kenya
South Africa launch mine water atlas as part of World Water Day
The launch of the mine water atlas took place in Durban as part of World Water Day and coincided with the launch of the United Nations World Water Development report
WaterAid and Debre Tabor Water Utility visit UK to experience wastewater treatment

Gary Devries from YW at Foxbridge Depot with Manaye Siyoum, Head of WASH WaterAid Ethiopia (nearest camera) Zealelem Assefa, Utility Manager Debre Tabor Water Utility. (Image source: Mediaworks)
Representatives from WaterAid Ethiopia and Debre Tabor Water Utility visited Yorkshire Water in the UK to find out how it supplies good quality drinking water and treats wastewater