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Malawi Receives US$25 Million Additional Financing For Water and Sanitation

World Bank

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

The Government of Malawi and the International Development Association (IDA) today signed a US$25 million grant to improve water supply and...

Rwanda: ICRC supplies drinking water to 22,000 people

The International Committee of the Red Cross

Monday, March 31, 2008

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has completed its water-supply project in Cyuga-Gihogwe, a rural neighbourhood on the outskirts...

Dirty Water threatens 1 million people across Northern Central African Republic

http://ochaonline.un.org

Monday, March 31, 2008

As many as 1 million people in the conflict-affected areas of the Central African Republic (CAR) do not have access to clean water and are at risk of...

International humanitarian community seeks $30 million for 239,000 peole affected by cyclones in Madagascar

OCHA

Monday, March 31, 2008

The international humanitarian community is seeking more than $30 million to support the Government of Madagascar in providing relief to 239,000...

NIGERIA: Worst cholera outbreak in years in Benue State

Sunday, March 30, 2008

At least 35 people have died of cholera in the capital of Benue State, Madurdi, and the town of Oturkpo. Both areas have a history of cholera...

NIGERIA: Poor oil spill clean-up methods affect Niger Delta communities

IRIN

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

A few days after villagers in Kedere in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region noticed oil seeping from the pipe that runs beside the village, a few...

LIBERIA: Less cholera with better hygiene

IRIN

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Faced with unsafe water and poor sanitation systems, aid groups in Liberia are encouraging people to wash their hands, put bleach in drinking water...