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World Bank Responds To Alleged Involvement In Nigeria’s Water Resources Bill

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The World Bank’s Global Director for Climate Change, Jennifer Sara, has said that the World Bank is indifferent about ownership of the water supply infrastructure in any country it deals with as long as it is clean, safe and delivered “at an affordable price.” She said this while interacting with journalists at an interview session …

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Lagos Market Women lament the cost of water on their businesses

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Market Women in Lagos, especially women, have lamented the huge cost they expend on water to ensure their produce remains fresh and marketable to consumers. Lamenting the fact that they must patronize private water vendors to fill the gap, they told members of the African Women Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Network (AWWASHNet) that they want …

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AFRIQUE : les communautés africaines élèvent la voix contre la privatisation de l’eau

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Les communautés touchées et celles qui sont menacées par la privatisation de l’eau à travers l’Afrique ont appelé les gouvernements africains à abandonner la privatisation de l’eau et à rendre les systèmes d’eau privatisés aux localités pour une gestion abordable et équitable. Les communautés locales au Nigeria, au Mozambique, au Sénégal, au Ghana, au Cameroun, …

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Nigeria: Les communautés africaines élèvent la voix contre la privatisation de l’eau

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Par Boris Ngounou Les communautés touchées et celles qui sont menacées par la privatisation de l’eau à travers l’Afrique ont appelé les gouvernements africains à abandonner la privatisation de l’eau et à rendre les systèmes d’eau privatisés aux localités pour une gestion abordable et équitable.Les communautés locales au Nigeria, au Mozambique, au Sénégal, au Ghana, …

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Group urges African Govts to discard water privatisation agenda

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Non-Governmental Organisation The Executive Director of a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), called New-Life Community Care Initiative (NELCCI), Florence Ifeanyi-Aneke, has urged African countries to discard their water privatisation agenda. Africa Water Week Ifeanyi-Aneke made the call on Friday at an event to commemorate the 2022 Africa Water Week in Enugu. Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa The NGO is …

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CAPPA Condemns World Bank, Entities’ Role In Promoting Water Privatisation In Africa

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Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), a non-governmental organisation, has condemned the action of World Bank and for-profit only entities, in promoting water privatization in Africa, while urging African governments to fully uphold human right to water. The executive director, CAPPA, Akinbode Oluwafemi, at a press briefing, organised by CAPPA and Public Services International …

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African Communities Raise their Voices Against Water Privatisation

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Local communities in Nigeria, Mozambique, Senegal, Ghana, Cameroon, Kenya, Gabon, Uganda, and a host of other African countries are making this their focal demand as they mark the second edition of Africa Week of Action Against Water Privatization Communities impacted and those under threat of water privatization across Africa have called on African governments to …

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