Africa's water availability sometimes goes untapped

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Oct 29, 2026, 1:10 pm117 ptsTrending
Water demand in Africa grew by around 26% between 2010 and 2020, yet around 717 million people lacked a piped water supply in 2020, according to research published in Nature. The findings indicate that water scarcity in some parts of Africa may be due to a lack of infrastructure, rather than a lack of available…

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