Closing Africa’s WASH Gap: Citizen Perspectives on Water and Sanitation

Across 38 African countries, water supply ranks as the third-most-important problem that  citizens want their government to address. One in four citizens report frequent shortages of  clean water, and only a minority have access to sewage systems. These challenges are  especially acute in rural areas and among poor populations. Most Africans are dissatisfied  with their government’s performance on the provision of safe drinking water and sanitation.