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Yemen Gets $40 Million German Loan for Water, Sanitation in Hadarmout

6 May 2013 - 08:29 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

YEMEN, SANA'A — The Yemeni government is planning a $40 million USD drinking water and sanitation project in Hadarmout governorate, using funds provided by German development bank KfW, according to Yemeni official

Lima Residents Fear Water Shortages: Survey

13 Mar 2013 - 10:23 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

PERU, LIMA — More than half of residents in the Peruvian capital, Lima, fear that the city will face water, while just under half say state-owned water and sewage utility SEDAPAL should be privatized, according

Germany Lends Egypt $483 Million for Water, Sanitation, Irrigation

6 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — The German government is lending Egypt $483 million USD for drinking water, sanitation, irrigation and energy, as well as other development projects, according to Egyptian officials.

UK the Latest Donor to Suspend Aid to Uganda Due to Corruption

19 Nov 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

KAMPALA, Uganda — The United Kingdom on November 16 suspended all aid to Uganda over high-level corruption in the office of the prime minister.

US, Mexico Close to Agreement on Sharing Colorado River Water

12 Nov 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

united states, LAS VEGAS NV — The United States and Mexico could soon sign a five-year agreement that would add new areas in Mexico to the 1944 treaty between the two countries on sharing the waters of the Colorado River, the L

Egypt Launches $156 Million Water, Sanitation Improvement Project

29 Oct 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt is launching a major water and sanitation improvement project worth $156 million USD, officials said last week.

Water “Marshall Plan” for Nairobi Will be Financed by Kenya, France and World Bank

20 Sep 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

nairoBi, Kenya — Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga on September 18 launched a comprehensive master plan to provide a long-term solution to water scarcity in Nairobi and 13 satellite towns by 2035.

Egypt Water Shortage Protests Are Widespread and Violent

25 Jul 2012 - 15:25 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — On the day that Egypt President Mohammed Morsi appointed former Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hisham Kandil as the country's new Prime Minister, OOSKAnews can report that residents of

Saudi Development Fund Gives Egypt $80 Million USD for Irrigation

20 Jul 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has allocated $80 million USD for irrigation projects in Egypt, Egyptian officials announced on July 17.

EU Lends Egypt $25 Million USD for Drinking Water Improvement

12 Jul 2012 - 10:22 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — The Egyptian government and the European Union on July 11 signed a $25 million USD loan agreement for drinking water improvement projects in northern Egypt.

Donors Endorse Master Plan to End Nairobi Water Shortages

2 Jul 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

International donors last week approved a long-term strategy to address water scarcity in the Kenyan capital by 2035, for which they will provide over $100 million USD.

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German Assistance to Nicaragua Will Focus on Water, Sanitation From Now On

22 Jun 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

NICARAGUA, MANAGUA — The German government is ending some of its previous cooperation programs in Nicaragua to focus its assistance on drinking water, sanitation and environmental projects, Julia Unger, coordinator of

French Development Agency Allocates $44 Million USD for Irrigation in Egypt

11 Jun 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — The French Development Agency (ADF) is allocating $43.6 million USD for a national irrigation improvement project in Egypt, a spokesman for the Egyptian Ministers’ Council announced last week.

German Development Bank Funds Water, Sanitation in Granada, Nicaragua

6 Jun 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

NICARAGUA, MANAGUA — Nicaragua’s National Assembly last week approved a loan from German development bank KfW for a water and sanitation project in the historic city of Granada.

Funders, Experts Raise New Questions About Uganda’s Contentious Karuma Dam

18 May 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s controversial $2.2 billion USD Karuma Dam project faces more delays, with more questions being raised over the role of the country’s development partners in the project and the viability o