In East Africa, the Kenyan government and residents of Kitui and Makueni counties are locked in a disagreement over what the proposed Thwake dam should produce first.

Ethiopia is pushing on with construction of its massive new dam, despite growing objections from Egypt.

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday launched the construction of the Sh20 billion Thiba Dam in Kirinyaga County as he railed against the country's fixation with politics, despite the campaign peri

As of Wednesday, the overall water levels at Cape Town’s major dams was at 36.3 percent as the city continues to plan for its worst-case drought scenarios.

The construction of new dams and increased exploitation of groundwater are priority projects to sustain potable water in the Seychelles.

The City of Cape Town has attributed the drop in dam levels in the past week partly to hot weather and winds.