South Africa's President, Jacob Zuma has called on his fellow African and world leaders “to prioritize access to water and sanitation.” Speaking in Durban South Africa during a joint event to commemorate World Water Day and launch the 2017 World Water Development Report, Zuma said: "the...
22-Mar-2017
World Water Day 2017
On March 22, 2017, the global development community will commemorate World Water Day under the theme "Wastewater”. Not only is it an opportunity to highlight the linkages between wastewater management and the Sustainable Developments Goals (SDGs), but also an occasion to focus on the African...
When the African Development Bank (AfDB) partnered with other donors and the Mozambican Government back in 2010 to finance the National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program (PRONASAR) in Nampula and Zambézia Provinces in northern Mozambique, one of the ultimate goals was to achieve...
14-Mar-2017
The African Water Facility Supports Somaliland to Build Resilience to Water Stress and Climate Change
The African Water Facility (AWF) held on February 21, 2017 a launching ceremony and workshop to officially kick-start the Water Resources Management and Investment Plan project for Somaliland. The AWF has provided a €3-million grant to support this project in the aim of building...
The Government of the Republic of Mozambique and the African Water Facility (AWF) has entered into a grant agreement for a feasibility study on Urban Sanitation, Drainage and Solid Waste Management in Chimoio and Inhambane. The grant agreement was signed on January 27, 2017 by the Minister of...
More than 500,000 trees have been planted as part of efforts by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to combat climate change and build water-resilient systems of rural communities in five districts of Malawi. Fourteen catchment management committees have also been created, and more than 200,000...
14-Feb-2017
The AWF and NEPAD-IPPF Foster Climate Resilient Water Resources Development in Southern Africa
The African Water Facility (AWF) and NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) signed on January 31, 2017 in Pretoria, South Africa, a letter of agreement with the Orange Senqu River Basin Commission (ORASECOM) to launch the Climate Resilient Water Resources...
01-Feb-2017
The African Water Facility supports Rwanda to maximize its water and sanitation investments
The African Water Facility (AWF) provided a grant of close to €2 million to the Government of the Republic of Rwanda to support the development of a 25-year national water supply and sanitation masterplans that will guide the achievement of national universal access for water supply and sanitation...
La Banque africaine de développement (BAD) a procédé du 15 au 21 janvier 2014 à Yaoundé, au Cameroun, au lancement de la deuxième phase du projet d’assainissement de Yaoundé (“PADY 2”). Financé par le Fonds africain de développement (FAD) du Groupe de la BAD, à hauteur de 20,99 millions d...