Opinion: Africa can overcome water woes if she gets out of boardroom

Water for Children Africa

According to Water for Children Africa (WCA), a charitable organisation that seeks to solve problems posed by lack of clean water in Africa, 30,000 children die annually for consuming contaminated water. The organisation argues that 85 per cent of all deaths of children under five years in the continent, are water-borne related.

Some studies by water experts estimate that Sub-Saharan Africa loses about five per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) every year due to polluted or contaminated water, lack of water or poor sanitation. Although blessed with vast water resources such as River Congo, Nile, Zambezi and Lake Victoria, Africa is the second driest continent after Australia.