Africa is running out of water, plagued by drought, population growth

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Africa is running out of water, plagued by drought, population growth
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ACCRA, GHANA (BLOOMBERG) - As water supplies in Ghana's capital grew increasingly erratic, Ms Beatrice Kabuki stopped customers from using her grocery store's washrooms and installed a plastic storage tank at her home.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

ACCRA, GHANA - As water supplies in Ghana's capital grew increasingly erratic, Ms Beatrice Kabuki stopped customers from using her grocery store's washrooms and installed a plastic storage tank at her home.

"Stress levels will continue to increase as demand for water grows and the effects of climate change intensify," the UN said in the report. A study published by the African Development Bank last year found the continent needs to spend at least US$130 billion to address an infrastructure backlog, including as much as US$66 billion on providing universal access to water and sanitation, but faces a financing gap of US$68 billion to US$108 billion.

In Maputo, Mozambique's capital, supply has been cut off on alternating days since January after dam levels fell to less than a quarter of their capacity.

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