Groundwater productivity in Africa

Groundwater is the main water source for meeting growing demand for domestic and livestock rearing in rural, dispersed communities and small urban towns across…

Basic facts and figures: all Africa

Despite Africa’s rapid urbanization trends, rural populations are also growing quickly. By 2030, an estimated 530 million people will be living in rural areas…

Trends in agricultural fertilizer use per region for the period 2000-2016

Agricultural practices vary between the subregions in Africa. Many of the differences are related to the continent’s environmental diversity and its great range of…

Industrial effluent management in African regions

Key practices of the wastewater management process include water conservation and water and wastewater quality monitoring (International Financial Cooperation [IFC] – World Bank [WB]…

African and Asian least developed countries (LDCs): Trends in industrial sector composition (2000-2007) – Percentage contribution to GDP

Water is an important daily requirement for industrial processes, with the global industrial demand for water for the year 2017 estimated at 5.5 billion…

Trends in wastewater reuse in selected countries

Wastewater effluent reuse (before or after treatment) varies significantly within Africa and is influenced by a number of factors such as the area’s aridity;…

Comparison of faecal sludge and wastewater flows across African countries

Effluents from treatment plants and raw wastewater generated near water bodies such as rivers, lakes, oceans and seas are often discharged with or without…

Visual presentation of existing household sanitation facilities in Africa

Improved sanitation facilities ensure that human excreta is hygienically separated from human contact, for example: cistern flush/pour flush (to piped sewer system, septic tank,…

Emergency sanitation in the wake of disasters

Africa is vulnerable to a wide range of disasters and emergencies, some of which have forced largescale displacements. Emergencies lead to the displacement of…

Pollution in the Murchison Bay, Lake Victoria

At 68,800 km2, Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest freshwater lake, whose shoreline is shared by the East African states of Kenya (6 per cent),…

Urban expansion of Luanda over the last 3 decades

Luanda is one of Africa’s fastest growing cities, with an annual urbanization rate of 7 per cent. In 2016, the city’s population reached 7…

Urban expansion of Addis Ababa over the last 3 decades

Addis Ababa is Ethiopia’s capital and largest city. The city’s population grew from an estimated 2.11 million in 1994 to 3.3 million in 2010…