This implies that Africa awaits major crisis unless governments become unified in giving priority to water security management and sanitation. Almost 98 per cent of the affected people live in the developing world and particularly in Africa, which accounts for almost 40 per cent of the population. According to water experts and stakeholders, for Africa to attain sustainable development on water security and sanitation, the governments in the continent should come up with proper financing mechanisms, taking into account huge funding requirements for the sector. Others say that African governments should tackle corruption in the sector to ensure that the resources allocated are efficiently utilised and direct their focus on the significant results of scientific research to underpin the solutions of the challenges facing the water sector. Last week, more than 1000 participants from public and private sectors, researchers and development partners from across Africa and beyond gathered in […]