On the sidelines of the World Water Forum scheduled for next March in Dakar, social movements also plan to hold the Alternative World Water Forum (FAME). This was announced by the coordinator of the social forum in Senegal, Mamadou Mignane Diouf. According to him, they will offer an alternative space open to everyone but which at the …
Civil society and labour activists on the platform of Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition have charged African governments to reject all models of water privatisation and demand the return of water systems seized by private corporations to people through public funding and equitable management. The coalition made the demand at an international media briefing held …
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At Alausa Ikeja, the seat of power in Lagos State, a group of young women converged on Thursday October 14, 2021. All clad in blue t-shirt and jean trousers, they sang and chanted, “Our water; our right,” “No to water privatization,” as they matched to the Government House, Alausa, to convey their message to the …
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Africa water activists seek resistance to corporate privatisation of water as World Bank meets Civil society and labour activists on the platform of the Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition have called on African governments to reject water privatisation and demand the return of water systems seized by private corporations back to the hands of the African …
Women activists and labour unionists stormed the seat of Lagos state government, Alausa, Ikeja, on Thursday, seeking audience with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, with a petition that privatisation of water was evil and constitute gender-based violence against women. The women, who banded together on the platform of Our Water Our Right Coalition, converged at the gate …
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Accra, Oct.14, GNA – African Civil Society and labour activists have called on African governments to reject the agenda of privatising water systems being pushed on them by the Bretton woods institutions. The activists, who are on the platform of the “Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition, “said African leaders should rather demand the return …
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Civil society and labour activists on the platform of the Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition have called on African governments to reject water privatisation and demand the return of water systems seized by private corporations back to the hands of the African people to be publicly funded and equitably managed. The coalition made the …
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