More International Companies Look to African Water Market

Economic and political reforms in many African countries have bolstered investor confidence and attracted private sector interest in the water sector, according to industry executives who spoke to OOSKAnews on the sidelines of the International Water Association Development Congress and Exhibition in Nairobi last week.“Many African countries have restored investors’ confidence thanks to economic and political reforms. As governments become more responsive to people’s needs, fund managers have joined the fray to invest in basic services like clean water and sanitation,” said Siemen Veenstra, project director of Vitens Evides International...