Africa's Water Supply Faces Funding Gap, World Bank Says
Bloomberg Television·2026-04-05 04:00
Access to water and sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa is improving, but far too slowly. According to data from the World Health Organization and UNICEF's joint monitoring program, 840 million people in the region had access to basic drinking water services in 2024, up from 587 million a decade ago. But progress hasn't kept pace with population growth.Nearly one in three people in sub-Saharan Africa still lack basic water access. The gap reflects service delivery failures, underinvestment and weak governance ...