How sewage treatment plants in South Sudan are failing to protect public health
Residents are left to navigate a daily reality where the stench of untreated sewage and rising disease rates overshadow the city’s progress.
October 4, 2024
After Covid and Water Scarcity: Uganda’s Isingiro Farmers Justifiably Dreaming Big
Since the Covid-19 lockdown when cattle keepers were barred from crossing to Tanzania, Kaneete has so far lost eight cows on top of selling ten due to lack of water.
May 23, 2022
A Crisis in a Crisis: How the displaced people of Darfur in Sudan are dealing with water shortage amid a political transition and Covid-19 pandemic
Women specially suffer from the issue of water, because the burden of providing water to their families falls on their shoulders, they walk every day to the water distribution area, where they wait in line for hours to get to fill their water bottles.
June 18, 2021
Restoring Lake Nakivale; A Refugees’ Idea
Lake Nakivale in Isingiro District, Uganda is under threat due to massive pollution.
Now, refugees in Nakivale refugee camp in Isingiro district have taken the lead role in the conservation and protection of the lake, the biggest water source to the camp
January 27, 2021
Top InfoNile Stories of 2020: Water, Climate Change and COVID-19 in the Nile Basin
The top InfoNile projects and stories of 2020, highlighting important stories in the Nile Basin around water access, climate change, wildlife and Covid-19.
December 26, 2020
The Hydro Quagmire: Cartels cut into pipes, hinder access to water in Kenya’s Mathare slum
As Nairobi deals with a water shortage amidst the pandemic, and water cartels illegally cut into pipes, how are slum dwellers accessing water that is so critical to fight the spread of infection?
December 8, 2020
Water access a top priority for Rwandan schools as they reopen
The Rwanda government is investing in clean water and new classrooms to prevent the spread of Covid-19, as schools worry they cannot afford increased costs of water for hand-washing.
November 24, 2020
Water at a price: The controversial management of water sources built by NGOs in Butembo, DR Congo
By Mukulu Vulotwa Hervé Sanitation has emerged as the main measure to fight against covid-19
October 20, 2020
Amidst urban water shortages, Rwanda government commits to expanding Kigali’s water supply
Kigali, Rwanda is experiencing a water shortage due to an old distribution network and illegal connections. The government plans to replace old pipes and establish new reservoirs.
August 24, 2020
Unsafe water raises COVID-19 risks in Mbeya, Tanzania
Residents of Madundasi and Lyala villages in Luhanga Ward in Mbarali district – in Tanzania’s Mbeya Region are at risk of contracting waterborne diseases due to the use of unsafe water.
August 12, 2020
RUNNING DRY: Booming informal trade of cross-border water sellers in Rwanda, D.R.Congo hit by border closure
A booming informal water trade between Rwanda and Goma, DRC, has slowed to a trickle during Covid-19, putting at risk more than a million Congolese who depend on Rwanda water.
July 24, 2020
Amidst COVID-19, Omoro district fails to get shs1b for borehole repairs
Omoro district in northern Uganda is in dire dilemma after failing to get over shs1b ($269 million) for the repair of over 200 boreholes as directed by the Ministry of Water and Environment during the Covid-19 pandemic.
July 19, 2020