About Africa Water Week

The Africa Water Week is an AMCOW flagship initiative to facilitate dissemination, sharing, networking and brokering of knowledge and information on water management and WASH services provision in Africa.

Historically, over 1000 participants from Africa and beyond participate in the Africa Water Week. This includes Ministers and representatives responsible for water affairs in Africa; development partners; civil society organisations and lake and river basin organisation to contribute to identifying practical solutions for advancing successes in the water sector. The youths, research organisations, academia; and the media are also instrument in ensuring discussions during the water week is amplified to attract the desired attention.

From the first edition in 2008, the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) now convenes this event every two years in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and other partners.