RESOURCES
Must-reads selected by the experts behind the programme.
Why Kigali matters now
Across Africa, water and sanitation systems are approaching a point of no return. But in 2026, Africa has a unique political opportunity to change this trajectory.
This symposium aims to position African Institutions as credible, investable and accountable. Read about the vision, priorities and details of the event.
REGULATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY
BACKGROUND PAPER
Regulation and accountability are essential for improving Africa’s water and sanitation services. They help ensure transparency, better performance, sustainable financing, and increased trust among governments, service providers, and consumers
Strong regulatory systems support reliable, affordable, and inclusive services while strengthening investment, resilience, and progress toward universal access to water and sanitation.
Our selected reading
Systems leadership
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Too often we say that leadership is everywhere. But systems transformation depends on people who hold formal authority, institutional mandate, and accountability. Read more
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Why the Africa Water and Sanitation Systems Leadership Symposium matters for organisations working with African governments. Read more
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Leadership that actually transforms water and sanitation systems: Why clarity of roles matters. Read more
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What Kigali Taught Me About Leadership, Dignity and the Power of Systems. Read more.
Financial credibility & investment
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Credit where credit is due: building creditworthy rural utilities.
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Africa is charged more because it is seen as riskier than it truly is.
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Financing Africa’s water future: What I learned from Duflo and Tshabalala.
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From Capacity Building to Performance Transformation: Shaping Africa’s Water Future.
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Access to finance is not the main barrier to achieving universal water and sanitation — systemic credibility is.
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Water and sanitation: Moving beyond the aid debate towards financial credibility.
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Beyond de-risking: building the concept of financial credibility
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Africa’s development financing: Turning potential into reality.
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Financial Credibility: Key to the Systemic Transformation of Water and Sanitation in Africa
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Water utility creditworthiness: Reduce leaks, secure future.
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African ownership & vision
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From Dakar to Kigali: How the Water Sector Is Learning to Deliver.
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"These people take themselves very seriously." — A colleague’s observation after visiting Rwandan ministries
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Africa's Water Transformation Needs You — Even If You Are Not a Water Professional.
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Africa Water Vision 2063 and Policy.
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How to Mobilise US$30 Billion Annually to Achieve Water Security and Sustainable Sanitation in Africa.
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The water supply and sanitation regulatory landscape Across Africa — Continent-wide synthesis report.
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Governance, regulation & PPPs
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Making water PPPs work for Africa: Lessons from global journeys and African realities.
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Avoiding collapse: What Ghana’s rural water reform can learn from England’s crisis.
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Institutional transformation
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In developed countries, people rarely talk about "capacity building." They speak of performance improvement.
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From Technical Assistance to Institutional Empowerment: Rethinking Africa’s Water Agenda.
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Why professionalisation is the conversation Africa's water sector cannot postpone—and what we'll be discussing in Kigali
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Strengthening water and sanitation regulatory systems
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Regulation framework for rural water supply and sanitation and small water supply services.
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A roadmap for advancing sanitation regulation.
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Regulation Strategy and framework for inclusive urban sanitation service provision, incorporating non-sewered sanitation services.
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Guidelines for drinking—water Quality.
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