SPEAKERS
H.E. Évariste Ndayishimiye
President of Burundi
H.E. João Lourenço
President of Angola
Nardos Bekele-Thomas
Chief Executive Officer, Africa Union Development Agency- New Partnerships for Africa's Development (AUDA- NEPAD)
Ndiame Diop
Regional Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa, World Bank
Yogita Mumssen
Practice Manager, World Bank
Anna Wellenstein
Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, World Bank
Maryam Salim
Division Director for Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan and South Sudan, World Bank
The High-Level Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Forum, taking place on 14 and 15 February 2026 at the African Union Headquarters, will mark the official launch of the WASH Multi-Phase Programmatic Approach (MPA). Convened by African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) in partnership with the World Bank, the Forum will bring together Ministers, financial institutions, and development partners to advance systems change in the WASH sector, mobilise sustainable financing, and strengthen the use of digital and data-driven solutions to accelerate access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene across Africa.
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