From Resolution to Reality: Delivering Water and Sanitation for “The Africa We Want” By Mahmoud Ali Youssouf Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/04/from-resolution-to-reality-delivering-water-and-sanitation-for-the-africa-we-want/ The African Union has pronounced their theme for 2026 to be: ‘Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063’. In an opinion piece, AUC Chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf explores the continent's renewed commitment to protecting and managing its vital water resources. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Apr 22 2026 (IPS) - When Africa’s Heads of State and Government gathered in Addis Ababa on 14 February 2026 for the African Union’s 39th Ordinary Session, they did more than adopt another resolution. They made a choice: to place at the centre of the agenda the most fundamental, life-sustaining and strategic resource our continent possesses: water. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.