The effects of Africa’s richest city running dry would be disastrous for its residents, the country’s economy and the continent. African leaders recently adopted a visionary plan to transform water from a source of vulnerability into a foundation for prosperity. Part of the plan’s success depends on major regions and cities leading the way. But…
Ministers responsible for school meals and education from African Union Member States, together with development partners, civil society, private sector representatives, researchers, youth and children, concluded the 11th Africa Day of School Feeding in Gaborone, Botswana, with a renewed commitment to strengthen integrated school feeding systems across the continent. The 11th Africa Day of School…
Bentol, Montserrado County — FACE Africa, a Liberia and U.S.-based nonprofit organization, has completed and dedicated 71 new household latrines, one hand pump and one solar-powered water tower in rural Bentol City, Montserrado County. The day of the ceremony was a vibrant and joyful celebration hosted in Belekpoi Town and included local leadership and WASH…
African Union (AU) leaders convened in Addis Ababa for the 39th AU Summit under the theme: “Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Achieving Safe Sanitation Systems to Realize the Goals of Agenda 2063.” The summit marked a historic milestone as water and sanitation were prioritized for the first time as the central theme of the Union’s…
Osaka’s mayor says he is ‘lost for words’ and that he has ‘nothing but appreciation’ for the gesture.
From Political Elevation to Continental Action under the 2026 AU Theme of the Year Water and sanitation have moved decisively to the centre of Africa’s political agenda. At the High-Level Side Event on “Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063”, held on the margins of the 39th…
Namibian President Dr Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on African leaders to re-energise efforts to improve access to clean water and safe sanitation, saying that delayed investment has left millions vulnerable to climate shocks, poor health, and economic stagnation. Addressing the African Union Africa Water Investment Programme (AIP) Summit on Sunday, President Nandi-Ndaitwah said the gathering…
The 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union at a Glance Water security is a strategic, development, peace, and climate issue Against the backdrop of statistics that show that 400 million people on the African continent lack water for their daily livelihood, and that over 800 million lack basic hygiene services, African…
The Forty-Eighth (48th) Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) kicked off Wednesday at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, with a strong call for enhanced unity, sustainable development, and collective action to address the continent’s pressing challenges. The two-day meeting, comprising foreign ministers from AU member…
The world is now using so much fresh water amid the consequences of climate change that it has entered an era of water bankruptcy, with many regions no longer able to bounce back from frequent water shortages. About 4 billion people – nearly half the global population – live with severe water scarcity for at…
