Noticias sobre Sierra Leone
Suqia signs MoU with Dubai Cares to provide WASH facilities in developing countries
In line with the International Day of Education, the UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia) and Dubai Cares, both under the umbrella of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to share knowledge and build capacities in support of developing countries facing water scarcity.
District-wide sage water coverage in Ghana
U.S.-based Water4 and its Ghana-based counterpart, Access Development Limited, announced a joint commitment to bring access to safe and affordable water to all across Ghana’s Wassa East District.
With reservoirs at risk, Sierra Leone capital confronts water crisis
Written by Nellie Peyton. Abundant downpours during the rainy season bring deadly floods every year but officials are increasingly worried about another trend: diminishing water reserves.
Protracted conflicts and adverse weather conditions exacerbate food needs
41 countries in need of food assistance – African Swine Fever threatening food security of a large number of people.
DBSA commits US$4.9m to Joule Africa’s Hydropower project in Sierra Leone
As Joule Africa enters the final stages in developing the Bumbuna II 143 MW hydropower project in Sierra Leone, the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), has committed US$4.9 million to finance remaining project development activities.
World Bank supports Ghana to improve flood resilience for 2.5 million people
Over 2.5 million people in the Odaw River Basin of the Greater Accra Region (GAR) will benefit from improved flood risk management, solid waste management and improved access to basic infrastructure and services in targeted communities of the GAR, under the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) project.
Water doesn’t reach the hills of Freetown
In the outlying slums of the capital of Sierra Leone, the population constantly increases in shacks without water or sanitation.
The British firm pumping water in Africa
Exmoor company’s solar water pump exports grew from 12% in 2012 to 52% in 2018 following support from the Department for International Trade (DIT).