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#WorldWaterDay: 10 facts – some surprising – about Africa’s water

A boy drinks water at Chesited Borehole in Tiaty, Baringo County on January 30, 2019. The World Water Day is celebrated on March 22. [File, Standard]

In 2019, World Water Day is focusing on the reasons why so many people still do not have safe water.

To mark this day, we’re sharing some facts about water in Africa that we’ve learned from our work in recent years:

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