Africa Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Africa Water, Sanitation Jan -Feb 2014 Vol.10 No1 | Page 13

NEWS in brief
the launch of the project development studies, including a
feasibility study as well as a social and environmental impact
assessment, and the provision of a transaction advisory
service. The MoU sets out roles and responsibilities between
the two countries in the organisation and implementation
of the project.

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“The signing of the MoU marks the beginning of the
realisation of an idea hatched in the 1970s to provide
sustainable drinking water from Sogakope in Ghana to the
residents of Lomé as well as the Ghanaian communities
along the transboundary pipeline” said AWF coordinator
Akissa Bahri.
More than 4 million people in Togo and Ghana will
benefit from access to improved drinking water when
the preparation studies are completed and the project is
executed. The AWF and ALSF grant will pave the way for
the mobilisation of € 100 million from the private sector for
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