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The Sustainable Development Goals
The SDGs seek to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace and prosperity for all. One of the highlights of the transition from…
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Regions of the African Union
Africa is made up of 54 countries, which the African Union divides into five subregions: North, West, Central, East and South Africa, as shown…
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Renewable water resources per capita
There is a general decrease in per capita internal renewable water resources across Africa, but the situation differs between countries. Values range from 25…
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Rainfall patterns in Africa
Africa is the world’s second driest continent after Australia (United Nations Environment Programme [UNEP] 2010). Freshwater is unevenly distributed across its countries and regions,…
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A detailed illustration of the water stress situation in Africa
Water stress and scarcity issues on the continent are complex and cross national boundaries. For example, the countries that use the most water by…
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Countries whose urban populations had the lowest proportions of improved sanitation by 2015
The 2017 Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP) report indicates that 16 of the 24 countries in which at least…
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Wastewater in the water cycle
The World Water Development Report (WWDR) stated that only 20 per cent of globally produced wastewater was receiving adequate treatment in 2012, adding that…
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Proportion of population with access to handwashing facilities with soap and water at home in Africa, 2015
The MDGs agenda did not set a specific target on hygiene. However, adequate hygiene practices in water and sanitation have significant health benefits. Therefore,…
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Global sanitation coverage, 2015
As at 2015, less than a third of sub-Saharan Africa (28 per cent) had access to a basic level of service. A further 18…
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Proportion of the population that had achieved at least a basic level of sanitation service by 2015
In the post-2015 agenda, the targets focus not only on access to facilities but also to services. When the baselines for the SDG 6…
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The excreta management tenets of a safely managed sanitation system
The safe management of faecal waste in water-based sanitation is key, as discharges of untreated wastewater into the environment create public health hazards and…
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Africa’s groundwater storage
An estimated 75 per cent of the African population relies on groundwater as its major source of drinking water, especially in North and Southern…