Capacity building workshop on Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM), from 25th to 28th January 2016.

World Water Day, 22 March, Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

The African Water Facility participated in the AfricaSan from February 18-22, 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa.

AfricaSan is the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) initiative to promote the prioritization of sanitation and hygiene in Africa. Find out more

Dr. Akissa Bahri, Coordinator, African Water Facility, discusses water resources management in Africa in the context of climate change at the Positive Economy Forum 2014, at Havre, France.

The AWF launched the Sudan a project to support peace-building in the Darfur through improved access to water and sanitation. The AWF offered a €3.3 grant to the Government of Sudan to improve the provision of water and strengthen the equitable management of water resources in the area. The project will contribute to sustainable recovery and lasting peace through ensuring access to water resources to meet all the water related needs of about 750,000 pastoralists, nomadic and settled populations in the Darfur region.

Cairo - The AWF took part in the 2012 African Water Week organised by AMCOW, where it launched the AWF mid-term strategy 2012-2016. Over 200 people attended the launch.

Ouagadougou - The AWF and City of Ougadougou held a donor roundtable to secure investment to finance the city’s peri-urban sanitation project meant to provide sanitation services for the urban poor. The event was attended by representatives from various development agencies including: AfDB, BADEA, FDA, GTZ, OPEC, UN-Habitat, Water Aid, WB, among others.

The AWF held its 12th Governing Council in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 22-23, 2012

Dakar - The AWF jointly with the Government of Senegal hosted a donor roundtable to mobilise investment for the Ziguinchor sanitation project. Over 5 Senegalese ministers from various ministries attended, as well as over 30 representatives from various development agencies. The event was open to the public and attracted over 100 people.

Tunis - Mr. Simon Campaore came to visit the AWF right before retiring, following a 17 year term as Mayor of Ouagadougou. Mr. Campaore came to Tunis to thank both the AfDB and the African Water Facility for their support to the city. « We greatly appreciate the quality of the support we received from the African Water Facility, it is quite rare to find donors invest so much of their time and resources to guide recipient all the way up to project completion » Mr. Campaore said to the AWF Coordinator, Dr. Akissa Bahri.